Tai Chi Chuan Yang Style Short Form

24 moves

  1. Commencement
  2. Partition the wild horse’s mane LRL
  3. Stork cools its wings
  4. Brush knee and twist step  RLR
  5. Play the fiddle
  6. Step back and repulse the monkey - RLRL
  7. Grasp bird’s tail L
         Ward off
         Pull back
         Press forward
         Push
         Turn and grasp the bird’s tail R
         Ward off
         Pull back
         Press forward
         Push
  8. Single whip
  9. Wave hands like clouds (4)
  10. Single whip
  11. High pat on horse
  12. Kick with right sole
  13. Strike opponent’s ears with both fists
  14. Turn and kick with left sole
  15. Single whip – snake creeps down – golden cock stands on left leg
  16. Single whip – snake creeps down - golden cock stands on right leg
  17. Fair lady works at shuttle RL
  18. Needle at sea bottom
  19. Fan through the back
  20. Turn and chop opponent with fist
  21. Deflect downward, step up, parry, step up & punch
  22. Apparent counter and closure
  23. Cross hands
  24. Conclusion
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