Like Holding a Book

Even when completing a form in which the elbows are typically close to the body such as in the transition to a punch or “fan through the back” the arm and elbow are not held against the body. The elbow is out from the body “like you are holding a book”. The elbow maintains peng in relation to the body. It is not tucked in closely like a bird at rest but is held outward a bit with roundness.