Taijiquan 

(Tai Chi Chuan)

 Forms

Yang Style Tai Chi 10 Form (aka 8 Form)

The Tai Chi 10 form is the perfect starting place for anyone who is new to Tai Chi training. This form is short, simple, and symmetrical and it includes important fundamental Tai Chi movements that everyone should learn.  Below, each movement is listed in order.  The movements that are hyperlinked will take you to a YouTube video with simple, easy to follow instructions on how to do the movement. 




Yang Style Tai Chi 24 Form

This is a short form that is used frequently for competitions and by practitioners who do not have a lot of time to practice the long form.  It does not contain all of the postures that are found in the long form, but gives a good general sampling of the most prominent moves of the long form.

Yang Tai Chi 24 Form Demonstration

Instruction series introduction


The names of these moves are as follows and each name is a link to a video that will teach you that movement or demonstrate several moves done together:

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(Connecting Moves 1-24) *Coming Soon*

Yang Style Tai Chi 103 Long Form

(Videos coming soon)


This form is essentially the same as the 108 form in the postures that are present within the form. However, the way the movements are counted is different and the way they are performed is strikingly different between these two forms.  There are many ways to count the number of movements in the Yang style long form including 85, 103, 105, 108, and others. This version of the Yang style long form more closely matches the version of the long form that is most commonly practiced around the world. 


The Yang Style Tai Chi 103 Long From is split into 3 sections and each section can be practiced individually or they can be combined and practiced as one long form with no pauses.  When practiced slowly and continuously, this form usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes to complete


Part 1 includes movements 1-16.

Part 2 includes movements 17-54.

Part 3 includes movements 55-103.



Yang Style Tai Chi 108 Long Form

The Yang Style Tai Chi 108 Long From is split into 3 sections and each section can be practiced individually or they can be combined and practiced as one long form with no pauses.  When practiced slowly and continuously, this form usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes to complete


It is important to note that there are several different ways to count the moves in the long form which causes some people to call this a 103 movement form, others 108, others 113, etc.  The way we count this version of the Yang style long form yields 108 movements.


It is important to note that this version of the Yang Style Long form has the same postures as the other versions, but the postures are performed in a way that is quite different, in most cases, than what you will encounter most places where the Yang style long form is practiced.  This unique version of this form offers additional insight into the applications of the movements of the Yang style long form. 


108 Form Part 1 Demo (Front view)


108 Form Part 1 Demo (Rear view)


108 Form Part 2 Demo (Front view)


108 Form Part 2 Demo (Rear view)


108 Form Part 3 Demo (Front view)



The names of those moves are as follows:




Yang Style Tai Chi 13 Dao (Saber) Form

This is traditionally the first short weapon form that is taught in Yang Style Tai Chi and is usually practices with a Yang Tai Chi Saber, although it can also be practiced with a Chinese broadsword (Dao).  This form is not described in a series of postures like most forms, but instead is described by a poem that is meant to convey the feeling or spirit of the moves contained in the form.  The poem is given in 13 lines of poetry (thus it is called the 13 Saber Form) and each line of the poem corresponds to several postures of the form.


In this series I have split of the 13 lines of the form into smaller segments and I have tried to separate movements that stand alone well, to make it easier to learn.  The movements and sequence have not been altered, they have simply been split into about 25 lessons plus an intro lesson.  Each video covers one of the segments of this form and shows the movements from several different angles.  The movements in the video are labeled by the line of the poem from which they came and a number indicating the posture in that line.  For example, the first move of the form will be called, "Line 1: Move 1." The second move of the form will be called, "Line 1: Move 2."  The second move of the third line will be called, "Line 3: Move 2" etc.






For your reference, below, I have copied the Yang Tai Chi 13 Saber Poem as found on the International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association's website.  (Excluding the pinyin version of each line) (http://www.yangfamilytaichi.com/about/forms/saber-13)  And I have inserted links under each line of poetry to the videos that correspond to that line.



Yang Style Tai Chi 67 Jian (Straight Sword) Form

(Videos coming soon)


This form, like many other Taiji forms, can have its movements counted a number of different ways. The most common seem to be as a 67 movement form (as numbered below) and as a 54 movement form. This is considered the traditional straight sword form of Yang style Tai Chi (Taiji). 




Chen Style Tai Chi 27 Form

This is a short form that can be used as in introduction to Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) for beginners or by practitioners who do not have a lot of time to practice the old frame long form (Lao Jia Yi Lu).  It is based on old frame Chen style and does not contain all of the postures that are found in the old frame long form, but it does gives a good general sampling of the most prominent moves of the long form.  This form was created by my master and the head master of the academy, at which I trained in China.  Therefore, it is a special form that you will not see performed often in competitions.


Chen Tai Chi 27 Form (Front view)


Chen Tai Chi 27 Form (Rear view)


Chen Style Tai Chi Old Frame First Routine (Lao Jia Yi Lu) (陈式太极拳老架一路)

(Videos coming soon)

This is the oldest known Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) form still in practice today and is the long form for the "Old Frame" of Chen Style Taiji.  It is said that correct, persistent practice of this form is the foundation for developing good Tai Chi skills.  The following list are the names of each posture of the form as given to me by my master.


1. Begin Taiji (Tai Ji Qi Shi) 起式

2. Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar (Jin Gang Dao Dui) 金刚捣碓

3. Lazily Tying Coat (Lan Zha Yi) 揽扎衣

4. Six Sealing Four Closing (Liu Feng Si Bi) 六封四闭

5. Single Whip (Dan Bian) 单鞭

6. Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar (Jin Gang Dao Dui) 金刚捣碓

7. White Crane Spreading Its Wings (Bai He Liang Chi) 白鹤亮翅 (In Chen style this is often called "White Goose Spreads Its Wings" [Bai E Liang Chi])

8. Diagonal Posture (Xie Xing) 斜行

9. Holding Up the Knee (Lou Xi) 搂膝

10. Stepping To Both Sides (Ao Bu) 坳步

11. Diagonal Posture (Xie Xing) 斜行

12. Holding Up the Knee (Lou Xi) 搂膝

13. Stepping To Both Sides (Ao Bu) 坳步 

14. Cover Fist and Punch (Yan Shou Gong Quan) 掩手肱拳

15. Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar (Jin Gang Dao Dui) 金刚捣碓

16. Hit and Drape Fist Over Body (Pie Shen Quan) 撇身拳

17. Blue Dragon Flying Out of the Water (Qin Long Chu Shui) 青龙出水

18. Double Pushing Hands (Shuang Tui Shou) 双推手

19. Striking with Fist Under Elbow (Zhou Di Kan Quan) 肘底看拳

20. Stepping Back and Wrapping Upper Arms (Dao Juan Hong) 倒卷肱

21. White Crane Spreads Wings (Bai He Liang Chi) 白鹤亮翅 (In Chen style this is often called "White Goose Spreads Its Wings" [Bai E Liang Chi])

22. Diagonal Posture (Xie Xing) 斜行

23. Turning Back With Arms Twining (Shan Tong Bei) 闪通背

24. Cover Fist and Punch (Yan Shou Gong Quan) 掩手肱拳

25. Six Sealing Four Closing (Liu Feng Si Bi) 六封四闭

26. Single Whip (Dan Bian) 单鞭

27. Cloud Hands (Yun Shou) 云手

28. Patting the Horse’s Back (Gao Tan Ma) 高探马

29. Slapping the Right Foot (You Ca Jiao) 右擦脚

30. Slapping the Left Foot (Zuo Ca Jiao) 左擦脚

31. Kicking With the Left Heel (Zuo Deng Yi Gen) 左蹬一跟

32. Walking Forward By Stepping To Both Sides (Ao Bu) 坳步

33. Punching Toward the Ground (Ji Di Chui) 击地捶

34. Turning and Kicking Twice in the Air (Fan Shen Er Qi Jiao) 翻身二起脚

35. Protect the Heart with the Fist (Hu Xing Quan) 护心拳

36. Tornado Kick (Xuan Feng Jiao) 旋风脚

37. Kicking with the Right Heel (You Deng Yi Gen) 右蹬一跟

38. Cover Fist and Punch (Yan Shou Gong Quan) 掩手肱拳

39. Grab and Hit (Xiao Qin Da) 小擒打

40. Protecting the Head and Pushing Mountain (Bao Tou Tui Shan) 抱头推山

41. Six Sealing Four Closing (Liu Feng Si Bi) 六封四闭

42. Single Whip (Dan Bian) 单鞭

43. Forward Technique (Qian Zhao) 前招

44. Backward Technique (Hou Zhao) 后招

45. Parting the Wild Horse's Mane (Ye Ma Fen Zong) 野马分鬃

46. Six Sealing Four Closing (Liu Feng Si Bi) 六封四闭

47. Single Whip (Dan Bian) 单鞭

48. Jade Maiden Working Her Loom (Yu Nu Chuan Suo) 玉女穿梭

49. Lazily Tying Coat (Lan Zha Yi) 懒扎衣

50. Six Sealing Four Closing (Liu Feng Si Bi) 六封四闭

51. Single Whip (Dan Bian) 单鞭

52. Cloud Hands (Yun Shou) 云手

53. Swing the Foot and Drop Down (Bai Jiao Die Cha) 摆脚跌叉

54. Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg (Jin Ji Du Li) 金鸡独立

55. Stepping Back and Whirling the Arms (Dao Juan Hong) 倒卷肱

56. White Crane Spreads Its Wings (Bai He Liang Chi) 白鹤亮翅 (In Chen style this is often called "White Goose Spreads Its Wings" [Bai E Liang Chi])

57. Diagonal Posture (Xie Xing) 斜行

58. Turning Back With Arms Twining (Shan Tong Bei) 闪通背

59. Cover Fist and Punch (Yan Shou Gong Quan) 掩手肱拳

60. Six Sealing Four Closing (Liu Feng Si Bi) 六封四闭

61. Single Whip (Dan Bian) 单鞭

62. Cloud Hands (Yun Shou) 云手

63. Patting the Horse’s Back (Gao Tan Ma) 高探马

64. Reverse Sweep With Right Leg Crossing (Shi Zi Jiao) 十字脚

65. Punch the Groin (Zhi Dang Chui) 指裆捶

66. White Ape Dedicate Fruit (Bai Yuan Xian Guo) 白猿献果

67. Single Whip (Dan Bian) 单鞭

68. Dragon Rolling Downward (Que Di Long) 雀地龙

69. Stepping Forward to Form the Seven Stars (Shang Bu Qi Xing) 上步七星

70. Stepping Back to Ride the Tiger (Xia Bu Kua Hu) 下步跨虎

71. Sweeping leg and slapping both hands ( Shuang Bai Lian) 双摆莲

72. Cannon Right Over Head (Dang Tou Pao) 当头炮

73. Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar (Jing Gang Dao Dui) 金刚捣碓

74. Finish Posture of Taijiquan Form (Tai Ji Shou Shi) 太极收势



Chen Style Tai Chi Old Frame Second Routine (Lao Jia Er Lu), aka: Cannon Fist (Pao Cui)

(Videos coming soon)




Chen Style Tai Chi Dao (Saber) Form:

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Chen Style Tai Chi Jian (Straight Sword) Form

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