Tai Chi Chuan Yang 48 Form
Opening - Gather Chi from Heavens – Step out and connect to the Earth
1)
Raise right arm - turn right - embrace moon
2)
Wild horse parts his mane - left
3)
Ward off (right); yield; expand press; yield roll back; push
4)
Redirect - Single whip (left)
5)
Play the pipaw (right press - right heel stance)
6)
Right foot step in; Embrace the moon-left hand on top
7)
White crane cools his wings (right side)
8)
Brush knee and push - 3 x's (right side first)
9)
Play the pipaw (left press - left heel stance)
10)
Press down left side; back fist with right hand; side sweep with right
foot
11)
Snake sticks out tongue (left hand jab)
12)
Punch with right - Wipe off
13)
Apparent close up
14)
Embrace moon - left hand on top, pivot right, Slanting flying (right
side)
15)
Pivot left-draw circle, Block left, Fist under elbow'
16)
Small punch to ribs
17)
Repulse the Monkey - (right side 1st) 2 x's (turn right)
18)
Embrace the moon left hand on top, Pivot right switch hands, left hand
on top – (Lion turns the ball)
19)
Fair lady works the shuttle – left, Fair
lady works the shuttle right
20)
Wi1d horse parts his mane – 2 x's (left 1st)
21)
Wave hands like clouds - 3 x's
22)
Single whip - left press
23)
High pat on the horse's head
24)
Step left-circle right palms down-shift left-palms up,
then
right palms down, Separation of the right foot (kick), wipe down
25)
Golden wind between the ears
26)
Open up, Circle arms, Separation of the left (kick)
27)
Step around front with left foot - pivot turn, Kick with sole - right
foot
28)
Step back with right foot, Block right, brush left, dive for the needle
29)
Step forward left foot - twist-fan to the back
30)
Chop with right fist-left hand on hip
31)
Draw right foot in, right fist to left hip, Sweep right foot, back fist
right hand, chop with left
32)
Government cross over
33)
Circle arms, front kick (right leg)
34)
Step back (left foot cat stance), wipe down, (Tiger) Hit high & low
-left hand high, yield
35)
Pivot right, cat stance right, wipe down
36)
Expand - hit high low - right hand high
37)
Snake creeps down right leg
38)
Golden rooster stands on his right, then left
39)
Brush knee left hand & punch down (right)
40)
Grasp the bird tail series
41)
Single whip
42)
Snake creeps down left leg
43) 7
star (right cat stance)
44)
White crane cools his wings, spin-Lotus kick(right leg)
45)
Draw the bow to shoot the tiger (right)
46)
Back fist, parry punch
47)
Apparent close up
48)
Circle right - pick up the tiger and
return to the mountain…
Close
the gate and seal the chi
Wild Horse Parts it’s Mane
Brush Knee and Push
Fair Lady Works the Shuttles
Play the Pipa
Grasp the Birds Tail Sequence
Theory and Therapeutic Benefits of Tai
Chi
