Simplified Peking Yang Style Tai Chi

                                                 Tai- Chi Al Se Se' Tse   

(24 Postures)
24式杨式简化太极拳是男女老幼皆宜的运动。早在50年代，中国已把它列为全 民健身的运动。这套太极拳简单易学，因此受到世界各地人们的喜爱和普极。
1. Commencing (Rising Position) 起势
2. Part Wild Horse's Mane (Wild Horse Spreads It's Mane) L, R 野马分鬃
3. White Crane Spreads its Wings 百鹤亮翅
4. Brush Knee and Step Forward 楼膝拗步
5. Playing the Lute (Hand Plays Guitar) 手挥琵琶
6. Reverse Reeling Forearm (Reverse Flip the Elbows) 倒卷　
7. Left Grasp Sparrow's Tail (Grabs Sparrow's Tail) 左拦雀尾
8. Right Grasp Sparrow's Tail 右拦雀尾
9. Single Whip 单鞭
10. Wave Hands like Cloud (Cloud Hand) 云手
11. Single Whip 单鞭
12. High Pat on Horse (On a High Plain Look out for Horses) 高探马
13. Right Heel Kick 右蹬脚
14. Strike Ears with Both Fists (Twin Peaks Strike the Ears) 双封灌耳
15. Turn body and Left Heel Kick (Left Leg Thrust Out) 转身左蹬脚
16. Left Lower Body and Stand on One Leg (Low Position Single Leg Stance) 左下势独立
17. Right Lower Body and Stand on One Leg 右下势独立
18. Shuttle Back and Forth (Fair Lady Works the Shuttle) L, R 穿梭
19. Needle at Sea Bottom (Under the Ocean Pick Up the Needle) 海底针
20. Fan Through Back (Lightning Hand) 扇通背
21. Turn Body, Deflect, Parry and Punch (turning Body Strike the Hammer Out) 转身搬拦锤
22. Appears Closed 如封似闭
23. Cross Hands (Cross Hand Posture) 十字手
24. Closing Position 收势


(jianhua taijiquan)

        1. Qi Shi (Starting Posture)
        2. Ye Ma Fen Zong (Parting Wild Horse's Mane - x3)
        3. Bai He Liang Chi (Stork Spreads Wings)
        4. Low Xi Yao Bu (Brush Knee - x3)
        5. Shou Hui Pi Pa (Holding a Lute)
        6. Dao Juan Gong (Rolling the Arms Backward - x4)
        7. Zuo Lan Que Wei (Ward Off Left)
        8. You Lan Que Wei (Ward Off Right)
        9. Dan Bian (Single Whip)
        10. Yun shou (Wave Hands Like Clouds - x3)
        11. Dan Bian (Single Whip)
        12. Gao Tan Ma (High Pat the Horse)
        13. You Deng Jiao (Heel Kick Right)
        14. Shuang Feng Guan Er (Box Opponent's Ears)
        15. Zhuan Shen Zuo Deng Jiao (Heel Kick Left)
        16. Zuo Xia Shi Du Li (Snake Creeps Down and Golden Pheasant Stands on Left Leg)
        17. You Xia Shi Du Li (Snake Creeps Down and Golden Pheasant Stands on Right Leg)
        18. Zuo You Chuan Suo (Fair Lady Weaves at Shuttles)
        19. Hai Di Zhen (Picking Up Needle From Sea Bottom)
        20. Shan Tong Bei (Fan Through Back)
        21. Zhuan Shen Ban Lau Chui (Turn and Strike with Hammer in Right Hand)
        22. Ru Feng Shi Bi (Parry, Punch, Withdraw and Push)
        23. Shi Zi Shou (Crossing Hands)
        24. Shou Shi (Final Posture)

 

by Section  24 Form  Numbering 34 Movement #s Separate Postures Non-repeating
1 1.Commencing form/Lifting Water 1.Preparation

2.Beginning / Rising Position

 1
  2.Part the wild horse's mane /Flying Diagonally (3x) 3.Wild Horse Parts It's Mane 2
  3.The White Crane spreads its Wings 4.Stork Flaps Wings 3
2 4.Brush knee and twist step on both sides L, R (3x) /Green Dragon Shoots Out Pearl  5. Brush Knee and Twisted Step L-

 6.R

Reverse Flip the Elbows

or / Reverse Reeling Forearm

 

 4
  5.Hand strums the lute/ Play the Pipa
  6.Step back and whirl arms on both sides (4x) / Repulse Monkey
3 7.Grasping the sparrow's tail-left style 7.- 11. Grasp Sparrow's tail-L

Ward off, Rollback, Press, Withdraw. Push

 5
  8.Grasp the sparrow's tail-right style/ Cloud Hands 12.- 16. Grabs Sparrow's tail-R

Ward off, Rollback, Press, Withdraw, Push

 

 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
4 9.Single whip

10.Wave hands like clouds-left style

11.Single whip / Cross-Hand Thrust Kick

12.High pat on the horse / High Patting Horse 10

 17. Single Whip 11
  18. Waving hands in the cloud/ Cloud Hand 12
  19. Single Whip  
5 20. On a High Plain Look out for Horses 13
  13.Kick with right heel / Cross Hands Thrust Kick 11 21. Heel Kick R 14
  14.Strike opponent's ears with both fists/ Double bees Buzzing at Ears 12 22. Box the Ears / Twin Peaks Strike the Ears 15
  15.Turn and kick with left heel / Single Whip Low Stance 13

16.Push down (lower body) and stand on one leg-left style / Golden Cockerel Stands Alone 14

17.Push down and stand on one leg-right style

18.Work at shuttles on both sides (back & forth) / Jade Girl (Virgin) Threads Shuttle 15

 23. Turn and Kick with the Heel- L

24. Snake creeps Down-L

25.Gold Rooster Stand on 1 leg L

26. Snake Creeps Down R

27. Gold Rooster Stand on 1 leg R

28. Fair Lady (Fairy Maiden) works at Loom

  
6 16
  17
   
   
7 18
  19.Needle at sea bottom 16 29. Pick Up Needle from Bottom of Ocean 19
  20.Flash the arm  / Elbow Strike 17, Shoulder Strike 18 30. Fan Through the back / Lightning Hand 20
8 21.Turn, / Dodge then extend Arm 19, deflect downward, parry / Swinging Fist 20 and punch / Move-Intercept-Punch 21 31. Turn-Parry and Punch /

Strike the Hammer Out

 21
  22.Apparent close up / Like Sealed as if Closed 32. Apparent Closure and Push 22
  23.Cross hands 33. Cross the Hands 23
  24.Closing form/ Infinite ultimate stance 34. Closing Position    Conclusion 24

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