SEQUENCE: Close the Door Sequence is repeated 3 times and marks the completion of each of the three parts of the Yang Family long form see video 010.

POSTURE: Traditionally first seen as posture number 13 in the Long Form.  Close the Door is also translated as Cross Hands, Shí zì shǒu 十字手.  This sequence follows ‘Step Up Press Down, Parry and Punch Sequence’.  Close the Door is performed with 2 breaths; see guide