How to close a fist: Grab like rolling a Beijing duck pancake. Normally in MaGui bagua we twist as we grab, but for the daishou drill, close the fist square. First press into the heel of the palm. Then close the finger tips, then the fingers, opening out the palm as the fingers close, and rotating the forearm. These actions expand the forearm and connect the grab deep into the body. Do the grab very slowly and deliberately, feeling the expansion and connection. Do the daishou also very slowly, to develop the tendons deep in the back. Do not do a daishou quickly until these tendons are fully developed, as you can hurt yourself.
1. Mabu stance, alternating grabbing and pulling in to waist. Reach out in front of and past the opposite shoulder onto a straight line with the stance with the palm up, bring the arm across horizontally to in front of and past the same shoulder with the palm down, then rotate and close to fist and bring the fist back to the hips, fist heart up. Keep the body upright and sit into the mabu.
2. Mabu stance, alternating grabbing and pulling to full daishou. Reach to the upper opposite side corner and pull down to the same side corner or stay level with shoulders. Keep the body upright and pull from the lower back. Do not use the arm to do the daishou.
3. Mabu stance, turning to reach fully to side above the head, pulling to daishou to the opposite side to knee height. This is similar to the tendon changing 'pulling nine oxen'.