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Yang Tai Chi Straight Sword (Chien) (Jien) (Short Form)

1.      Ready Position

2.     Immortal Guardian Points the Way

3.     Encircling the Moon in Three Rings  (3 jade rings stance)

4.     Dragonfly dips Tail/Needle to the Bottom of the Sea  

5.     Biggest Star in the Big Dipper (Big Dipper rotates about North star)

6.     Swallow Skims the Water

7.     Right Wing Block

8.     Left Wing Block

9.     Probe the Sea

10.  Embrace the Moon left

11.   Pequafo Returns to Forest 

12.  Black Dragon Whips its Tail

13.  Green Dragon Emerges From Water

14.  Cat Chases Rabbit

15.  Lion Shaking its Head

16.  Tiger Holds its Head

17.  Wild Horse Leaps the Ravine

18.  The Smallest Star in the Big Dipper

19.  Fish the Moon from Sea Bottom/Rhino look at Moon

20. Shoot the Wild Goose                 

21.  White Ape Offers Fruit

22. Sweep  Against the Wind - right

 (Whirl-Wind Curls the Lotus Leaves (4 Winds Curls Leaves))

Immortal Chase Shadow

23. Sweep Against the Wind - left

24. Sweep Against the Wind - right

25. Push the Boat with the Current

26. Meteor Chases the Moon

27. Heavenly Steed (horse) Soars Across the Sky

28. Lift the Curtain

29. Left Wheeling Sword

30. Right Wheeling Sword

31.  Great Bird (Mythical Tai Ping/Roc) Spreads its Wings

32. Yellow Hornet (Bee)Hesitates then Returns to Nest

33. Embrace the Moon

34. Winds Sweeps the Plum Blossoms

35. Compass Needle to the South/Yellow Dragon Extends Claw

 

SIMPLIFIED YANG STYLE TAI CHI SWORD

abbreviated version by section

1st SECTION

BEGINNING MOVEMENT
THREE RINGS CIRCLING THE MOON
THE BIG DIPPER CONSTELLATION
THE SWALLOW SKIMMING OVER THE POND
SWALLOW SWEEPING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT
NEPTUNE SEARCHING THE SEA
EMBRACING THE MOON
EVENING BIRDS RETURNING TO THE FOREST

2nd SECTION

BLACK DRAGON WHIPPING ITS TAIL
GREEN DRAGON COMING OUT OF THE WATER
THE WIND CURLING UP THE LOTUS LEAVES
THE LION SHAKING ITS HEAD
THE TIGER HOLDING ITS HEAD
WILD HORSE JUMPING OVER THE CREEK
THE LITTLE DIPPER CONSTELLATION
SCOOPING THE SEA BOTTOM FOR THE MOON

3rd SECTION

THE UNICORN WATCHING THE MOON
SHOOTING AT THE WILD GOOSE
COMPASS NEEDLE POINTING SOUTH
DUSTING INTO THE WIND
PUSHING THE BOAT WITH THE CURRENT
SHOOTING STAR CHASING THE MOON
FLYING HORSE GALLOPING ACROSS THE SKY

4th SECTION

HOOKING UP THE CURTAIN
WHEELING THE SWORD LEFT AND RIGHT
THE SWALLOW HOLDING MUD IN ITS MOUTH
THE CONDOR SPREADING ITS WINGS
THE HORNET FLYING INTO THE NEST
EMBRACING THE MOON
THE WIND SWEEPING THE PLUM BLOSSOMS
YELLOW DRAGON EXTENDING ITS CLAWS
CLOSING MOVEMENT

Taijijian ( Chinese : 太极 ; pinyin : tàijíjiàn; literally " Taiji Sword")

 

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The most common is the Yang-style form composed of 64 or 56 movements

simplified 33-movement sword form 1957, the Chinese Sports Committee developed a simplified version of Tai Chi Sword based primarily on the Yang style

Yang Taijiquan (楊氏) (Jian) Sword Form 53 Movements:

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  1. Bow      
  2.  
      
      
       
       
      
       

Rise the Ch’i at the Beginning  N
Taiji
Sword Beginning Posture (Taijijian Qi Shi);  
Enclose the Sword;  Step LF Up and Circle Hands
 (Shang Bu He Jian Shi)
    

  1.    
       

       

Three Jade Rings Circle the Moon (San Huan Tao Yue)  turn E wave LH;  

LF W (Immortal Points the Way RH  W)



  1.   
        
       
        

Step LF, Step RH   W RH sword

Big Dipper (Da Kui Xing)   W
 
     

  1.  
       
     
         

       

Swallow Skims the Water (Yan Zi Chao Shui)  W

       


  1.   
     
     
        

       

Left Block and Sweep (Zuo Lan Sao) 
Right Block and Sweep (You Lan Sao)
Left Block and Sweep (Zuo Lan Sao) 
Right Block and Sweep (You Lan Sao)
       

6. 
     
  
    

   

Little Dipper (Xiao Kui Xing)  W
        

7.  
  
   
   

LF Swallow Enters the Nest (Yanzi Ru Chao)  E
 
     

8.
 
 


Clever Cat Catches the Mouse (Ling Mao Bu Shu
E

K RF  Jump
 
   

9. 
    
  

 

 

    

 

 


Dragonfly Dips the Water (Qingting Dian Shui)  E
 
      

10.  
   
  
         

 

Wasp/ Bee Enters the Hive (Huangfeng Ru Dong)  counter clockwise 360° E
 
 
    

11.  
   
       


Phoenix Spreads Its Wings (Feng Huang Shuang Zhan ChiW
      

12.  
 
    
    

 

Whirlwind to the Left (Zuo Xuanfeng) S to N
 
   

13. 

    
    
    

Little Dipper (Xiao Kui Xing on RF- LK up W
 
Small Star of the Big Dipper
 
    

14. 
 
    
  

 

Whirlwind to the Right (You Xuanfeng)  W
 
 
     

15.   
   
   
    

 

 

Waiting for the Fish (Deng Yu Shi)

 
     

16.
  
   
   
    

Parting the Grass Looking for Snakes (Bo Cao Xun She)
 
     

17.   
    
    

Embrace the Moon (Huai Zhong Bao Yue)   
       

18.  
 
    
   
    

 Pheaquafo Flies Into the Forest to Rest (Su Niao Tou Lin)
 
     

19.       
    
   

Black Dragon Whips Its Tail (Wulong Bai Wei)
 
       

20.  
  
   
    

Wind Rolls Up the Lotus Leaves  (Feng Juan Heye)
 
     

21.  
    
   
   

L side Lion Shakes Its Head (Shizi Yao Tou)
 
     

22. 
    
   
   
   

L side Tiger Embraces His Head (Hu Bao Tou)
 
 
     

23. 
  

    

    

Wild Horse Jumps the Mountain Stream Crevasse (Yema Tiao Jian
 
          

24. 
  
    
     
    

Turn Around and Rein in the Horse (Fan Shen Le Ma)
 
       

25.  
     
   
    

Step Forward - Compass Needle Points South (Zhinanzhen)
  
 
      

26. 
   
   
   
    

Brush the Dust in the Wind (Yingfeng Fu Chen) E 
 
 
     

27.  
 
   
   
   

Push the Boat With the Current  (Shun Shui Tui Zhou)  backward E- W
 

28.  
   
   
   

L Comet Chases the Moon (Liuxing Gan Yue)
 
      

29.  
  
    
    

Celestial Horse Flies Through the Sky (Tianma Xing Kong
 
 
       

30. 

    
   
    

Lift the Curtain (Tiao Lian Shi)  
 
     

31.  

   
   
 

Sword Circles like a Cartwheel, Left and Right (Zuo You Chelun Jian
 
 
    

32.  
  
 
  
   

The Mythical Bird Spreads Its Wings(Da Peng Dan Zhan Chi)
 
      

33. 

   
    
 

Fishing the Moon Out from the Bottom of the Sea (Hai Di Lao Yue)
     

34.  

 

Embrace the Moon (Huai Zhong Bao Yue)  
 
    

35. 
    
    
 

Night Demons Searches the Sea (Yecha Tan Hai)
    

36. 
 
  
    
  

Rhinoceros Looks at the Moon (Xiniu Wang Yue
 

37. 
  
    
   

Shooting the Wild Goose (She Yan Shi);     

38. 

 
  

White Ape Offers the Fruit (Baiyuan Xian Guo
 
 

39. 
  
   
   

Phoenix Spreads Its Wings (Fenghuang Shuang Zhan Chi);  
 
    

40. 
    

   

Left and Right Step and Block (Zuo You Kua Lan)
 
    

41. 
  
 
 

Shoot the Wild Goose; (She Yan Shi
 
   

42.
 
 
 

White Ape Offers the Fruit (Baiyuan Xian Guo)  
 
 
 

43. 
 
   
    
  


Left and Right Flowers Fall (Zuo You Lou Hua)  
 
    

44. 
 
    
    
 

Jade Maiden Threads the Shuttle (Yunti Chuan Suo)
 
  

45.  
    
   
   

White Tiger Wags Its Tail (Baihu Jiao Wei
 
    

46.  
  
 
  
  

Tiger Holds Its Head (Hu Bao Tou)
 
    

47. 
  
  
    
 

Carp Jumps the Dragon Gate (Liyu Tiao Longmen)
 
  

48. 
   
    
   
    

Black Dragon Entwines a Pillar (Wulong Jiao Zhu)

49. 
  
 
    
 

The Immortal Points the Way;  (Xianren Shi Lu)
 

50. 
    
    
51. 

Wind Sweeps the Plum Blossoms (Peng Sao Meihua
 
    

 

52. 
 

53.
    
  

Tiger Holds Its Head (Hu Bao Tou)

 

 

 

Step Forward - The Compass Needle Points South  (Zhinanzhen)




 Turn the Sword Over and Return to the Beginning Position (Bao Jian Gui Yuan)
N

 
      


  
  
  

 

 

 

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1. Preparatory Stance
2. Three Rings Around the Moon
3. Large Comet Posture
4. Sparrow Skims the Water
5. Blocking and Sweeping Left and Right
6. Small Comet Posture
7. Sparrow Returns to its Nest
8. Cat Captures Mouse
9.
Phoenix Raises its Head
10. Bee Enters the Cave
11. Cyclone Left and Right
12. Small Comet Posture
13.
Phoenix Spreads its Wings
14. Catching Fish Posture
15. Dragon Walking Posture
16. Embracing the Moon
17. Resting Birds Return to
Forest
18, Black Dragon Wags Tail
19. Yellow Dragon Exits the Water
20. Wind Wraps Lotus Leaves
21. Lion Shakes its Head
22. Tiger Embraces Head
23. Wild Horse Jumps the Ravine
24. Return Body to Strap Horse
25. Advance to Compass Direction
26. Wind Blows to Destroy Ashes
27. Pushing Boat Along the Current
28. Push the Moon with Shooting Star
29. Celestial Horse Flies Through Sky
30. Raise Curtain Posture
31. Rotating Sword Posture
32. Sparrow Lies Down on Mud
33. Large Roc Spreads Wings
34, Scooping Moon From Bottom of Sea
35. Embracing the Moon
36. Na
Zha Searches Sea
37. Rhino Looks at Moon
38. Shoot the Wild Goose
39. Green Dragon Shows Claws
40.
Phoenix Spreads Wings
41. Jump Over the Hurdles Left and Right
42. Shoot the Wild Goose
43. White Ape Offers Fruit
44, Falling Flowers Left and Right
45, Jade Lady Weaves Shuttle
46. White Tiger Wags its Tail
47, Tiger Embraces Head
48. Fish Jumps over the Dragon Gate
49. Black Dragon Coils around Pillar
50. Immortal Points the Way
51. Incense Points to the Heavens
52. Wind Sweeps the
Plum Flowers
53. Embracing Tablet Posture
54. Closing Posture

 

 

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The wind has settled; the blossoms have fallen;
Birds sing,    the mountains grow dark --
This is the wondrous power of Buddhism.
  
      
          -   Ryokan,    (1758-1831)
                           
Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf