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Principles of Tai Chi Chuan

  •   Your Body should be aligned and vertical, top of the head straight, looking far.
  •   Take a deep breath naturally, exhale with the completion of each movement.
  •   You should use as little muscle tension as possible but do not lose the correct posture.
  •   A little light Music should be playing while you practice the routines.

         24 FORMS     

  • The 24 Forms, the world's most popular Tai Chi Forms, suitable for almost anyone. It contains all the essential principles of Tai Chi and is suitabled to this modern age. This form is the very foundation of Tai Chi and is now the most widely practised form in the world today.

SECTION ONE
1. Commencing Form
2. Parting Wild Horses Mane
3. White Crane Flashing Wings
4. Brush Knee
5. Playing the Lute

SECTION TWO
6. Repulse Monkey
7. Stroking Birds Tail - Left
8. Stroking Birds Tail - Right
9. Single Whip
10. Waving Hands Like Clouds
11. Single Whip

SECTION THREE
12. High Horse
13. Heel Kick
14. Punching Ears with Both Fists
15. Turn and Heel Kick
16. Lower Movement and Golden Cock Stands on One Leg - Left
17. Lower Movement and Golden Cock Stands on One Leg - Right

SECTION FOUR
18. Fair Lady Works at Shuttles
19. Needle at Sea Bottom
20. Fan Back
21. Turn to Deflect Downward, Parry and Punch
22. Apparent Closing Up
23. Cross Hands
24. Closing Form

42 FORMS 

This is the forms chosen for TaiChiChuan competition . It takes approximately 8 to 15 minutes  to complete the forms , and is considered one of the best forms of taichichuan ever created, suitable for all levels from beginners to the advanced.

SECTION ONE
1. Commencing Form
2. Grasp the Peacock's Tail-Right Side
3. Single Whip-Left Side
4. Raise Hands
5. White Crane Spreads Wings

SECTION TWO
6. Brush Knee & Twist Step-Both Sides
7. Parry & Turn to Punch
8. Roll Back & Press Forward, on Both Sides
9. Step Forward, Parry & Punch
10 Apparent Close Up

SECTION THREE
11. Open & Close Hands
12. Single Whip-Right Side
13. Fist Under Elbow
14.Turn Body & Push Palm on Both Sides

SECTION FOUR
15. Fair Lady Works at Shuttles-Both Sides
16. Kick with Heel-Both Sides
17. Cover Hands & Punch with Fist
18. Parting Wild Horse's Mane-Both Sides

SECTION FIVE
19. Waving Hands Like Clouds
20. Step Backward & Beat the Tiger
21. Kicking With Toes Forward-Right Side
22. Strike Opponent's Ears with Both Fists
23. Kicking With Toes Forward-Left Side

SECTION SIX
24. Turn Body & Slap Foot
25. Step Forward & Punch Downward
26. Oblique Flying
27. Single Whip & Push Down
28. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg
29. Step Backward & Thrust Palm

SECTION SEVEN
30. Press Palm in Empty Stance
31. Hold Palm Up & Stand on One Leg
32. Lean with Body in Horse Riding Step
33. Turn Body for Large Deflecting
34. Hold & Punch in Resting Step
35. Thread Palm & Push Down
36. Step Forward Seven Stars

SECTION EIGHT
37. Mount the Tiger & Stand on One Leg
38. Turn Body with Lotus Kick
39. Curved Bow Shoots Tiger
40. Grasp the Peacocks Tail-Left Side
41. Cross Hands
42. Closing Form

32 (SWORD) FORMS 

The sword has, throughout Chinese History, been the most useful weapon for combat, but nowadays its use mainly in martial arts and also in the performing arts. It is the most graceful and popular of all weaponry used in Tai Chi, containing all the essential principles.

SECTION ONE
1. Three Rings Around the Moon
2. Standing on One Leg to Thrust
3. Swallow Skimming Across Water
4. Carrying Sword to the Right
5. Carrying Sword to the Left
6. Sounding the Sea
7. Withdrawing Sword in Empty Stance
8. Birds Returning to the Tree at Dusk

SECTION TWO
9. Dragon Sweeping Tail
10. Green Dragon Emerging from Water
11. Turning Around and Carrying Sword
12. Stepping Backward Carrying Sword
13. Tiger Holding Head
14. Wild Horse Leaping Over Creek
15. Cutting Upward in Empty Stance
16. Scooping the Moon from Sea Bottom

SECTION THREE
17. Rhinoceros Gazing at Moon
18. White Ape Offering Fruit
19. Parrying in Left Bow Stance
20. Parrying in Right Bow Stance
21. Parrying in Left Bow Stance
22. Stepping Forward and Piercing Back
23. Comet Chasing the Moon
24. Heavenly Horse Flying Across the Sky

SECTION FOUR

25 Standing on One Leg and Lifting Sword
26. Cutting in Bow Stance
27. Cutting Downward in Empty Stance
28. Giant Geese Spreading Wings
29. Stepping Forward to Thrust
30. Withdrawing Sword
31. Wind Sweeping Plum Blossom
32. Thrusting Forward in Bow Stance

The Wushu Sabre Form (Tai Chi Tao) is composed of the following movements. The terminology and enumeration are slightly adapted from the classical breakdown of the form into thirteen postures.

  1. Step up to Seven Stars
  2. Ride a Tiger
  3. Turn, Thrust and Spread with Sabre
  4. Form a Level Line with Arms & Sabre
  5. White Crane Spreads its Wings
  6. Wind Rolls the Lotus Leaves
  7. Jade Lady works the Shuttles
    1. Northeast
    2. East
    3. Northwest
    4. Southwest
    5. West
    6. Southeast
    7. Northeast
    8. East

 

  1. Sabre Moves In and Out
  2. Strike a Tiger With the Right Foot
  3. Strike a Tiger Over the Right Knee
  4. Open Sabre like walk of a Mandarin Duck
  5. Push the Boat With the Current
  6. Three Movements of the Sabre
  7. Sabre Parts the Waters
  8. Phoenix Returns to Roost

 

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