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Yang Style 24 Form is created to make traditional movements more accessible. It condenses the essence of the longer Yang style into 24 flowing postures that emphasize balance, relaxation, and internal awareness. Designed for beginners, it helps build a strong foundation in Tai Chi principles like rooted stance, soft focus, coordinated breath, and whole-body movement.
Despite its simplicity, the 24 Form holds deep internal power and is practiced worldwide for its benefits to body, mind, and energy.
Tai Chi 24 Yang Style - Part 1
Tai Chi 24 Yang Style - Part 1
Guiding slowly through the first Tai Chi Movements:
Opening / Commencement – Parting the Horses Mane – Crane opens the Wings – Brush the Knee
Music Only - 12 Minutes
Guided - (12 Minutes)
Silent & Guided - 25 Minutes
Part 1 - Stepping
A small guide onto the Stepping in the first Movements.
Part 1 - Stepping
A small guide onto the Stepping in the first Movements.
Part 1 - Stepping Music only
Part 1 - Stepping Guided
Stepping & Transfering Qi - 5 Minutes
Opening Form - Commencement
Opening Form - Commencement
The Opening Form (also called Commencement or Qǐshì 起势) in the Yang Style 24 Form is the very first movement of the sequence. Although it may appear simple, it sets the foundation for the entire form by establishing structure, breath, intention, and internal connection.
The Opening Form (also called Commencement or Qǐshì 起势) in the Yang Style 24 Form is the very first movement of the sequence. Although it may appear simple, it sets the foundation for the entire form by establishing structure, breath, intention, and internal connection.
Symbolic Meaning
Symbolic Meaning
The Opening Form is like a calm lake before movement begins—a moment of stillness that gives rise to flow.
It represents readiness, presence, and the intention to shift from ordinary movement to mindful movement.
Internal Principles (what you feel)
Internal Principles (what you feel)
Root into the Earth: Feel your weight drop into the feet, especially into the bubbling wells (Yongquan points).
Song (松): Begin releasing tension from the upper body into the ground. The movement is initiated from relaxation, not force.
Mind and Breath: Coordinate the rise and fall of the arms with your breathing—inhale as the arms lift, exhale as they lower.
Dantian Awareness: Start to bring awareness to the lower Dantian. The motion is guided by the intention from your center, not the arms themselves.
Energetic Awakening: This movement is like “waking up” the Qi—opening the gates (joints), aligning the structure, and preparing the body for deeper flow.
(4 Minutes)
Tai Chi 24 Yang Style - Part 2
Tai Chi 24 Yang Style - Part 2
Music - 10 Minutes
Part 2 - Stepping Music only
Tai Chi 24 Yang Style - Part 3
Tai Chi 24 Yang Style - Part 3
Music Only - 12 Minutes
Tai Chi 24 Yang Style - Part 4
Tai Chi 24 Yang Style - Part 4
Music Only - 12 Minutes
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