The Luohan Kung begins and ends with, the same posture. It's a meditation stance which gathers one's breath (chi) and one's mind at the beginning and end of the exercise.
Keep your back straight, but relaxed, drop your shoulders and concentrate on the lower abdomen or Dan Tien.
There are two parts to the exercise: the first 14 Luohan Kung (indicated by numbers before each name) deal primarily with the hands, and the last four deal with the legs.

EAISE PALMS TOWARDS HEAVEN

Extend the left palm upwards and push the right palm down; arch back and tilt head, both feet separated at shoulders' width, standing firm on the ground, as you breath a in. Repeat the movement alternating the hands.

Extend one palm to the front and the other towards the back as you breathe in.

This movement should be executed four times in four different directions, while alternating right and left hands.

The hand formation used is called "willow leaf" palm: The palm is tilted back perpendicular to the forearm with the fingers stretched and held next to each other during extension.

Extend both palms forward as you breathe out and send the Chi down.

This movement is executed five times in four directions. Two of the movements should use the bow stance, two should use "twisted steps", and one should use the horse stance.

"Wild goose unfolds its wings" is the 11th of the 18 hands.

The practitioner raises his hands, which are in crane's beak formation, above his head, while breathing in. The practitioner simultaneously stands on his toes.

The entire posture should resemble a large and graceful bird, poised to leap into flight.

Stand upright with the hands in a position of prayer, as if one were paying homage to Buddha.

This posture is complemented with squats and stretches, as well as special massage delivered to various acupuncture points.

Also part of the 13th hand are two back bands. The back bands alternate with drawing the bow. Thus there is a total of four movements, divided in two types (drawing the bow and the back bends).

This hand, the 13th, is similar to the posture "draw bow and shoot vulture" from the "eight silken form" exercise, except it is executed with a bow stance instead of a horse stance. (The "eight silken form" was a popular health exercise in China at the turn of the century).

The leopard's claw is formed as though the fingers are bent to squeeze an invisible ball held in the palm of the hand.

The posture is performed four times in all: Twice facing to opposite sides, and twice facing to the front (relative to the starting position).

The front kick should be executed slowly with the kicking leg rising to a medium height.

The Chi sinks to the Dan Tien.

The movement is repeated, using the opposite leg as the kicking leg.

This movement is executed with the intent of sweeping one's opponent off his feet.

The sweep is then repeated three more times, each time alternating the leg that executes the sweep.

It is important that one's balance be maintained, and the body remain upright during the sweep.

This prepares one to execute the vertical high kick.

This is the only movement which must be executed with great speed.

This sequence which is the "Hand Number 17" is repeated with each leg and has a total of 8 kicks.

This section of the Luohan Kung begins with a series of balancing exercises (both legs should be exercised in this manner) before executing a vertical high kick.

Begin by extending the body horizontally, balancing on one leg.

Then bring the upper body upright while swinging the extending leg forward.

as a transitional movement execute a back arch from a horse stance with arms outstretched.

The practitioner begins the last of the 18 hands by drawing a circle on the ground with one leg and then settling into a crossed stance with hands in cranes beak position. Repeat the movement, alternating hands and legs, but first...

After doing the second "Twisted step with crane's beak", the practitioner settles back into a horse stance, extends both arms to this sides, and then assumes the meditational stance illustrated in photo 1, completing the exercise.