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Tai Chi (Tai Chi Chuan or Taijiquan)

Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan (Tai Chi) — Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art that is often misunderstood. Many have been led to believe that “Tai Chi” is just a relaxation exercise; and a way of generating health when you are too old for any other exercise.

While Tai Chi Chuan is a way to increase your physical health; this is only possible if you practice Tai Chi Chuan with the right intent. Tai Chi Chuan applications are no different than those of other martial arts. What separates Tai Chi from other martial arts is the intense detail given to posture, energy and the motion of the form. We teach every student with this in mind.

You don’t have to be a fighter to be a Tai Chi Chuan practitioner. The movements however, are best understood when the original martial arts applications are realized. Everything is taught in a slow controlled environment.

Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Long Form

We teach the traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Long form... developed by Yang Cheng Fu and his disciples, from the original Yang Lu Chan family line. The form is often traditionally referred to as the 108 posture form... however this number may vary, depending upon how one breaks down the movements.

The Long Form has been also referred to as the 85 posture form by Fu Zhongwen, and the 103 movement form by Yang Zhen Duo. There are also numerous other ways of counting the form postures. Because of the way we break down the form into 90 postures, we do not wish to name the form as such, but rather refer to it simply as the Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Long Form.

The order of the postures are listed in the table below. Postures in Yellow are those postures learned in the first section. Postures in purple are those learned in the second section. And postures in red are those learned in the third section.

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Note: The Chinese tones 1-4 are indicated by (-), (/), (v), (\) respectively.

Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Long Form (Section 1)                   © 2007 YangStyle.com
Posture	English Posture Name	Chinese Posture Name with (Tones)	Repetitions
1	Beginning Tai Chi	Tai(\) Ji(/) Qi(v) Shi(\)	1
2	Gasp Sparrow's Tail (2a through 2e)	Lan(v) Que(v) Wei(v)	1
2a	Left Ward Off	Zuo(v) Peng(/)	1
2b	Right Ward Off	You(\) Peng(/)	1
2c	Roll Back	Lu(v)	1
2d	Press	Ji(v)	1
2e	Push	An(\)	1
3	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
4	Lift Hand Upward	Ti(/) Shou(v) Shang(\) Shi(\)	1
5	White Crane Spreads Wings	Bai(/) He(\) Liang(\) Chi(\)	1
6	Left Brush Knee Twist Step	Zuo(v) Lou(v) Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
7	Hand Strums Pipa	Shou(v) Hui(-) Pi(/) Pa(-)	1
8	Left Brush Knee Twist Step	Zuo(v) Lou(v Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
9	Right Brush Knee Twist Step	You(\) Lou(v) Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
10	Left Brush Knee Twist Step	Zuo(v) Lou(v) Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
11	Hand Strums Pipa	Shou(v) Hui(-) Pi(/) Pa(-)	1
12	Left Brush Knee Twist Step	Zuo(v) Lou(v) Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
13	Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, Punch	Jin(\) Bu(\) Ban(-) Lan(/) Chui(/)	1
14	Like Sealing, As if Closing	Ru(/) Feng(-) Si(\) Bi(\)	1
15	Cross Hands	Shi(/) Zi(\) Shou(v)	1
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Long Form (Section 2)                   © 2007 YangStyle.com
Posture	English Posture Name	Chinese Posture Name with (Tones)	Repetitions
16	Embrace Tiger Return to Mountain	Bao(\) Hu(v) Gui(-) Shan(-)	1
17	Fist Under Elbow	Zhou(v) Di(v) Chui(/)	1
18	Step Back, Repulse Monkey	Dao(\) Nian(v) Hou(/)	3 (RLR)
19	Diagonal Flying	Xie(/) Fei(-) Shi(\)	1
20	Lift Hand Upward	Ti(/) Shou(v) Shang(\) Shi(\)	1
21	White Crane Spreads Wings	Bai(/) He(\) Liang(\) Chi(\)	1
22	Left Brush Knee Twist Step	Zuo(v) Lou(v) Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
23	Needle at Sea Bottom	Hai(v) Di(v) Zhen(-)	1
24	Fan Through Back	Shan(-) Tong(-) Be(\)	1
25	Turn Body, Chop with Fist	Zhuan(v) Shen(-) Pie(-) Chui(/)	1
26	Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, Punch	Jin(\) Bu(\) Ban(-) Lan(/) Chui(/)	1
27	Step Up and Gasp Sparrow's Tail	Shang(\) Bu(\) Lan(v) Que(v) Wei(v)	1
28	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
29	Cloud Hands	Yun(/) Shou(v)	3
30	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
31	High Pat on Horse	Gao(-) Tan(\) Ma(v)	1
32	Right Separate Foot	You(\) Fen(-) Jiao(v)	1
33	Left Separate Foot	Zuo(v) Fen(-) Jiao(v)	1
34	Turn Body, Left Heel Kick	Zhuan(v) Shen(-) Zuo(v) Deng(-) Jiao(v)	1
35	Left Brush Knee Twist Step	Zuo(v) Lou(v) Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
36	Right Brush Knee Twist Step	You(\) Lou(v) Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
37	Step Up, Punch Down	Jin(\) Bu(\) Zai(-) Chui(/)	1
38	Turn Body, Chop with Fist	Zhuan(v) Shen(-) Pie(-) Chui(/)	1
39	Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, Punch	Jin(\) Bu(\) Ban(-) Lan(/) Chui(/)	1
40	Right Kick with Heel	You(\) Ti(-) Jiao(v)	1
41	Left Hit Tiger	Zuo(v) Da(v) Hu(v)	1
42	Right Hit Tiger	You(\) Da(v) Hu(v)	1
43	Right Kick with Heel	You(\) Ti(-) Jiao(v)	1
44	Two Winds Pierce Ears	Shuang(-) Feng(-) Guan(\) Er(v)	1
45	Left Kick with Heel	Zuo(v) Ti(-) Jiao(v)	1
46	Turn Body, Right Heel Kick	Zhuan(v) Shen(-) You(\) Deng(-) Jiao(v)	1
47	Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, Punch	Jin(\) Bu(\) Ban(-) Lan(/) Chui(/)	1
48	Like Sealing, As if Closing	Ru(/) Feng(-) Si(\) Bi(\)	1
49	Cross Hands	Shi(/) Zi(\) Shou(v)	1
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Long Form (Section 3)                   © 2007 YangStyle.com
Posture	English Posture Name	Chinese Posture Name with (Tones)	Repetitions
50	Embrace Tiger Return to Mountain	Bao(\) Hu(v) Gui(-) Shan(-)	1
51	Diagonal Single Whip	Xie(/) Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
52	Parting Wild Horse's Mane	Ye(v) Ma(v) Fen(-) Zong(-)	3 (RLR)
53	Gasp Sparrow's Tail	Lan(v) Que(v) Wei(v)	1
54	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
55	Fair Lady Works the Shuttle	Yu(\) Nu(v) Chuan(-) Suo(-)	4 (LRLR)
56	Gasp Sparrow's Tail	Lan(v) Que(v) Wei(v)	1
57	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
58	Cloud Hands	Yun(/) Shou(v)	3
59	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
60	Snake Creeps Down	She(/) Shen(-) Xia(\) Shi(\)	1
61	Right Golden Pheasant Stands on One Leg	You(\) Jin(-) Ji(-) Du(/) Li(\)	1
62	Left Golden Pheasant Stands on One Leg	Zou(v) Jin(-) Ji(-) Du(/) Li(\)	1
63	Step Back, Repulse Monkey	Dao(\) Nian(v) Hou(/)	3 (RLR)
64	Diagonal Flying	Xie(/) Fei(-) Shi(\)	1
65	Lift Hand Upward	Ti(/) Shou(v) Shang(\) Shi(\)	1
66	White Crane Spreads Wings	Bai(/) He(\) Liang(\) Chi(\)	1
67	Left Brush Knee Twist Step	Zuo(v) Lou(v) Xi(-) Ao(v) Bu(\)	1
68	Needle at Sea Bottom	Hai(v) Di(v) Zhen(-)	1
69	Fan Through Back	Shan(-) Tong(-) Be(\)	1
70	Turn Body, White Snake Darts Tongue	Zhuan(v) Shen(-) Bai(/) She(/) Tu(\) Xin(\)	1
71	Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, Punch	Jin(\) Bu(\) Ban(-) Lan(/) Chui(/)	1
72	Step Up and Gasp Sparrow's Tail	Shang(\) Bu(\) Lan(v) Que(v) Wei(v)	1
73	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
74	Cloud Hands	Yun(/) Shou(v)	3
75	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
76	High Pat on Horse	Gao(-) Tan(\) Ma(v)	1
77	Cross Palms (or Piercing Palm)	Shi(/) Zi(\) Zhang(v)	1
78	Turn Body, Cross Legs	Zhuan(v) Shen(-) Shi(/) Zi(\) Tui(v)	1
79	Setep Up, Punch Groin	Jin(\) Bu(\) Xi(-) Zhi(v) Dang(-) Chui(/)	1
80	Step Up and Gasp Sparrow's Tail	Shang(\) Bu(\) Lan(v) Que(v) Wei(v)	1
81	Single Whip	Dan(-) Bian(-)	1
82	Snake Creeps Down	She(/) Shen(-) Xia(\) Shi(\)	1
83	Step Up to Seven Stars	Shang(\) Bu(\) Qi(-) Xing(-)	1
84	Step Back, Ride Tiger	Tui(\) Bu(\) Kua(\) Hu(v)	1
85	Turn Body, Sweep Lotus Leg	Zhuan(v) Shen(-) Bai(v) Lian(/) Tui(v)	1
86	Bend Bow, Shoot Tiger	Wan(-) Gong(-) She(\) Hu(v)	1
87	Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, Punch	Jin(\) Bu(\) Ban(-) Lan(/) Chui(/)	1
88	Like Sealing, As if Closing	Ru(/) Feng(-) Si(\) Bi(\)	1
89	Cross Hands	Shi(/) Zi(\) Shou(v)	1
90	Conclude Tai Chi	He(/) Tai(\) Ji(/)	1

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