This is the style of Tai Chi Chuan practiced by more people than any other.
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This is the style of Tai Chi Chuan practiced by more people than any other. Most of the popular forms today evolved from the Yang. Tai Chi started out with 13 basic movements and kept expanding until it reached 108 movements. All these movements are actually only variations on the basic 13. There are now many shortened versions of thislong form. In fact, not that many people teach and practice this long form, sowhy do I?
The main reason is the length of time for practice. The long form takes 20 minutes to go through, so when you start, you are committed to 20 minutes of concentrative exercise. If you don’t have that much time for some reason, the form is divided into three sections that can be practiced in 5 or 10 minutes each.
I also like the fact that with all this variety, you exercise more muscles and joints and are called on to make more connections between various parts of the body. That means there is more practice of mind/body coordination, which helps in all aspects of daily life. This is the style of Tai Chi Chuan practiced by more people than any other. Most of the popular forms today evolved from the Yang. Tai Chi started out with 13 basic movements and kept expanding until it reached 108 movements. All these movements are actually only variations on the basic 13. There are now many shortened versions of thislong form. In fact, not that many people teach and practice this long form, sowhy do I?
We recommend that you print out each lesson and save it for reference.
This index is divided into three sections: 1, 2, and 3. Hopefully, this will save some time for students as they work their way through all the lessons. Besides the movements in each section, there are also some other lessons on Chi Gong and related subjects. I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoy sharing my life’s work with you.
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Section 1:
Basic Stances Revised 2/04/02
Lesson 3: Movement#1 Commencement; #2 – Ward Off Left
Lesson 4: #3 Right Push Upward
Lesson 10: Four ImportantPoints and Movement # 9 Stork Spreads Its Wings
Lesson 11:Compression, Torsion, and Rebounding and Movement # 10 Left Brush Knee
Lesson 12: Jieng,Chi, and Shen (Three Essential Energies) and Movement # 11 Play the Fiddle
Lesson 13: The Yinand Yang of Tai Chi Chuan and Movement # 12 Left Brush Knee
Lesson 14:Movement # 13 – Right Brush Knee
Lesson 15:Movement # 14 Left Brush Knee
Lesson 16:Standing Meditation and Movement #15 Play the Fiddle
Lesson 17:Movement # 16 Left Brush Knee and Movement #17 Step Up, Parry, and Punch
Lesson 18:Movement # 18 Withdraw and Push
Lesson 19: Movement# 19 – Cross Hands (End of First Section)
Section 2:
Lesson 20: Common Mistakes in the First Section
Lesson 21:Movement # 20 – Carry Tiger to Mountain (Beginning of the Second Section)
Lesson 22:Movement # 21 – Grasp the Bird’s Tail
Lesson 23:Movement #22 Fist Under Elbow
Lesson 24:Movements # 23, 24, 25- Step Back andRepulse Monkey
Lesson 25:Movement # 26 Slanting Flying
Lesson 26:Movement # 27 Raise Hands
Lesson 27: The SixHarmonies and Movement # 28 Stork Spreads Its Wings
Lesson 28:Movement # 29 Left Brush Knee
Lesson 29:Movement # 30 Needle At Sea Bottom
Lesson 30:Movement # 31 Fan Through The Back
Lesson 31:Movement # 32 Turn and Chop Opponent With Fist
Lesson 32:Movement # 33 Step Up, Deflect Downward, Punch
Lesson 33:Movement # 34 Ward Off Left and Movement # 35 Grasp The Bird’s Tail
Lesson 34:Movement # 36 Single Whip
Lesson 35:Movement # 37 Wave Hands Like Clouds
Lesson 36:Thoughts on Violence; and Energy and theMind
Lesson 37:Movement # 38 Single Whip
Lesson 38:Movement # 39 High Pat On Horse
Lesson 39:Movement # 40 Separation Of The Right Foot Kick
Lesson 40:Movement # 41 Separation Of The Left Foot Kick
Lesson 41:Movement # 42 Turn And Left Foot Kick With Sole
Lesson 42:Movement # 43 Left Brush Knee and Movement # 44 Right Brush Knee
Lesson 43:Movement # 45 Step Up And Punch Downwards
Lesson 44:Movement # 46 Turn And Chop Opponent With Fist
Lesson 45:Movement # 47 Step Up, Deflect Downward, Punch
Lesson 46:Movement # 48 Right Foot Kick With Sole
Lesson 47:Movement # 49 Hit A Tiger At Left
Lesson 48:Movement # 50 Hit A Tiger At Right
Lesson 49:Movement # 51 Right Foot Kick With Sole
Lesson 50:Movement # 52 Strike Opponent’s Ears With Both Fists
Lesson 51:Movement # 53 Left Foot Kick With Sole
Lesson 52:Movement # 54 Turn Around And Right Foot Kick With Sole
Lesson 53:Congratulations and Movement # 55 Step Up, Parry, And Punch
Lesson 54:Movement # 56 Withdraw and Push
Lesson 55: Movement# 57 Cross Hands
(End of SecondSection)
Section 3:
Lesson 56: ChiGong Exercises 1) Smile and 2) Harmonizing The Three Energy Centers
Lesson 57:Movement # 58 Carry Tiger To Mountain (Beginning Of The Third Section)
Lesson 58:Movement # 59 Grasp the Bird’s Tail (Roll Back, Press Forward, Push)
Lesson 59:Movement # 60 Horizontal Single Whip
Lesson 60: Movement# 61 Partition Of The Wild Horse’s Mane – Right
Lesson 61:Movement # 62 Partition Of The Wild Horse’s Mane – Left
Lesson 62:Movement # 63 Partition Of The Wild Horse’s Mane – Right
Lesson 63:Movement # 64 Ward Off Left
Lesson 64:Movement # 65 Grasp The Bird’s Tail
Lesson 65:Movement # 66 Single Whip
Lesson 66:Movement # 67 Fair Lady Works At Shuttles – Left
Lesson 67: TimelyInformation and Movement # 68 Fair Lady Works At Shuttles – Right
Lesson 68:Movement # 69 Fair Lady Works At Shuttles – Left
Lesson 69:Movement # 70 Fair Lady Works At Shuttles – Right
Lesson 70:Movement # 71 Ward Off Left
Lesson 71:Movement # 72 Grasp The Bird’s Tail
Lesson 72:Movement # 73 Single Whip
Lesson 73:Movement # 74 Wave Hands Like Clouds
Lesson 74:Movement # 75 Single Whip
Lesson 75:Notification and Movement # 76 Snake Creeps Down
Lesson 76:Movements # 77 and 78 Golden Pheasant Stands On One Leg Right and Left
Lesson 77:Movement # 79 Step Back And Repulse Monkey – Right
Lesson 78:Movement # 80 Step Back And Repulse Monkey – Left
Lesson 79:Movement # 81 Step Back And Repulse Monkey – Right
Lesson 80:Movement # 82 Slanting Flying
Lesson 81:Movement # 83 Raise Hands
Lesson 82:Movement # 84 Stork Spreads Its Wings
Lesson 83:Thirteen Essential Energies and Movement # 85 Left Brush Knee
Lesson 84: PushHands Tournament Reminder and Movement # 86 Needle At Sea Bottom
Lesson 85:Movement # 87 Fan Through The Back
Lesson 86:Movement # 88 Turn And White Snake Puts Out Tongue
Lesson 87:Movement # 89 Step Up, Deflect Downward, Punch
Lesson 88:Movement # 90 Ward Off Left and Movement # 91 Grasp The Bird’s Tail
Lesson 89:Movement # 92 Single Whip
Lesson 90:Movement # 93 Wave Hands Like Clouds
Lesson 91:Movement # 94 Single Whip
Lesson 92:Movement # 95 High Pat On Horse And Plane Cross Hands
Lesson 93:Movement # 96 Turn and Cross Foot Kick With Sole
Lesson 94:Movement # 97 Step Up and Lower Punch
Lesson 95:Movement # 98 Ward Off Left
Lesson 96:Movement # 99 Grasp The Bird’s Tail
Lesson 97:Movement # 100 Single Whip
Lesson 98:Movement # 101 Snake Creeps Down
Lesson 99:Movement # 102 Step Up To Form Seven Stars
Lesson 100:Movement # 103 Retreat to Ride A Tiger
Lesson 101:Movement # 104 Turn Around And Kick Horizontally
Lesson 102:Movement # 105 Shoot A Tiger With Bow
Lesson 103:Movement # 106 Step Up, Deflect Down, Punch
Lesson 104:Movement # 107 Withdraw And Push
Lesson 105:Movement # 108 Conclusion Of Tai Chi Chuan
Final Wordsand Next Projects