2.5 This trains double koubu and double baibu stepping, dodging the body, using the elbow to strike, connecting the tanzhang to an elbow strike. The koubu is always placed and then the body turns, so that the turning is very smooth and upright. The 5th to 8th changes train directional changing, and the 5th particularly so.
Description: starting in dragon form with the left hand up.
Action One: koubu, baibu to liaozhang the same as the 2nd change, except that the baibu steps away from the circle.
Action Two: Stab to heaven and thrust into the ground similar to the 2nd change.
Action Three: Koubu right gaizhang onto the line of the circle. At this point the feet are on the circle and the belly is facing into the centre. Keep the gaizhang high.
Action Four: Hook the right hand, keeping it at the same height. Drop stance thread the left palm along the left leg.
Action Five: Step the right foot forward into a smooth stance right chuanzhang.
Action Six: Koubu the right foot without changing direction yet. Baibu the left foot and turn the body fully around to do the crab form facing into the centre of the circle. The hands are higher than the shoulders. Make sure the body is upright, no leaning at all. This could be an elbow strike, so must remain balanced.
Action Seven: Step the left foot across and reach the left hand along the line of the circle. Right tanzhang, grabbing with the left hand. Then left palm up chuanzhang, bringing the right palm to the left elbow.
Action Eight: Step the right foot back and reach the right hand along the line of the circle. Left tanzhang, grabbing with the right hand. Then right palm up chuanzhang, bringing the left palm to the right elbow.
Action Nine: Koubu the right foot and hook the right hand. Drop stance and thread the left palm back along the line of the circle.
Action Ten: Move forward and koubu to Hide a flower under a leaf.
Action Eleven: Turn to dragon form.
The variations of the change are not in any specific order. They are numbered for convenience and this order may be adjusted later.