Forms - Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan • Tai Chi Sword and Saber
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Tai Chi Weapons

In addition to Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan (Internal Kung Fu), Laoshi West's teaches Tai Chi Jian (Sword Form) and Tai Chi Dao (Saber Form). These forms are only available to students who have learned and developed proficiency in the Tai Chi Chuan hand form.

Yang Style - Tai Chi Jian (67 Movement Sword Form)

Buy the Sword above at Cult of Athena - Under Asian/Chinese Swords

Yang Style Tai Chi Jian (67 Postures)... as taught by Master Yang Jun
1	Preparare		Yu bei shi
2	Begin		Qi shi
3	Circle the Moon with Three Rings		San huan tao yue
4	Big Dipper		Kui xing shi
5	Swallow Skims the Water		Yan zi chao shui
6	Block and Sweep, Right		You bian lan sao
7	Block and Sweep, Left		Zuo bian lan sao
8	Little Dipper		Xiao kui xing
9	Swallow Returns to its Nest		Yan zi ru cao
10	Agile Cat Seizes the Mouse		Ling mao bu shu
11	Phoenix Lifts its Head		Feng huang tai tou
12	Wasp Enters the Cave		Huang feng ru dong
13	Phoenix Opens its Right Wing		Feng huang you zhan chi
14	Little Dipper		Xiao kui xing
15	Phoenix Opens its Left Wing		Feng huang zuo zhan chi
16	Casting the Fishing Rod		Deng yu shi
17	Poking the Grass to Seek the Snake, Right		You long xing shi
18	Poking the Grass to Seek the Snake, Left		Zuo long xing shi
19	Poking the Grass to Seek the Snake, Right		You long xing shi
20	Embracing the Moon		Huai zhong bao yue
21	Birds Lodging in the Forest		Su niao tou lin
22	Black Dragon Swings its Tail		Wu long bai wei
23	Green Dragon comes out of the Water		Qing long chu shui
24	Lotus Swirls Around in the Wind		Feng juan he ye
25	Lion Shakes its Head, Left		Zuo shi zi yao tou
26	Lion Shakes its Head, Right		You shi zi yao tou
27	Tiger Covers its Head		Hu bao tou
28	Mustang Jumps the Ravine		Ye ma tiao jian
29	Reining in the Stallion		Le ma shi
30	Compass		Zhi nan zhen
31	Dusting in the Wind, Left		Zuo ying feng dan chen
32	Dusting in the Wind, Right		You ying feng dan chen
33	Dusting in the Wind, Left		Zuo ying feng dan chen
34	Pushing the Canoe with the Current		Shun shui tui zhou
35	Shooting Star Chases the Moon		Liu xing gan yue
36	Heavenly Steed Flies Over the Waterfall		Tian ma fei pu
37	Lifting up the Curtain		Tiao lian shi
38	Left Cart Wheel		Zuo che lun
39	Right Cart Wheel		You che lun
40	Swallow Carries Pieces of Earth in its Beak		Yan zi xian ni
41	Roc Extends its Wings		Da peng zhan chi
42	Fishing for the Moon at the Sea Bottom		Hai di lao yue
43	Naza Explores the Sea Bottom		Ne zha tan hai
44	Rhinoceros Looks at the Moon		Xi niu wang yue
45	Shooting the Wild Goose		She yan shi
46	Green Dragon Shows its Claws		Qing long xian zhua
47	Phoenix Opens Both its Wings		Feng huang shuang zhan chi
48	Step Over and Block Up, Left		Zuo kua lan
49	Step Over and Block Up, Right		You kua lan
50	Shooting the Wild Goose		She yan shi
51	White Ape Presents the Fruit		Bai yuan xian guo
52	Falling Flowers (1), Right		You luo hua shi
53	Falling Flowers (2), Left		Zuo luo hua shi
54	Falling Flowers (3), Right		You luo hua shi
55	Falling Flowers (4), Left		Zuo luo hua shi
56	Falling Flowers (5), Right		You luo hua shi
57	Fair Lady Works at Shuttles		Yu nu chuan suo
58	White Tiger Swings its Tail		Bai hu jiao wei
59	Tiger Covers its Head		Hu bao tou
60	Fish Jumps Over the Dragon Gate		Yu tiao long men
61	Black Dragon Twists Around the Pole, Left		Zuo wu long jiao zhu
62	Black Dragon Twists Around the Pole, Right		You wu long jiao zhu
63	Fairy Points the Way		Xian ren shi lu
64	An Incense for Heaven		Chao tian yi zhu xiang
65	Plum Flowers Being Swept by the Wind		Feng sao mei hua
66	Presenting the Tablet		Ya hu shi
67	Return the Sword to its Original Position		Bao jian gui yuan

  

Yang Style - Tai Chi Dao (13 Movement Sabre Form)

Buy the Saber above at Cult of Athena - Under Asian/Chinese Swords

Yang Style Tai Chi Dao (13 Postures)... as taught by Master Yang Jun
1	Qi Xing Kua Hu Jiao Dao Shi		Seven stars to Mount the tiger, Wielding saber forms.
2	Teng Nuo Shan Zhan Yi Qi Yang		Spring-and-clear to Daze-and-strike with Will and spirit raised.
3	Zuo Gu You Pan Liang Kai Zhang		Looking leftward, Gazing right, the Two components spread.
4	Bai He Liang Chi Wu Xing Zhang		White crane displays its wings to Palm the five-fold states.
5	Feng Juan He Hua Ye Li Cang		Breezes turn the lotus bloom to Hide it in the leaves.
6	Yu Nv Chuan Suo Ba Fang Shi		Treasured maidens work their shuttles facing eightfold ways.
7	San Xing Kai He Zi Zhu Zhang		Triple stars open, close, Extending to their will.
8	Er Qi Jiao Lai Da Hu Shi		Double legs arising come and Strike the tiger pose.
9	Pi Shen Xie Kua Yuan Yang Jiao		Drape the body, hang aslant, and Kick like doting ducks
10	Shun Shui Tui Zhou Bian Zuo Gao		With the current, push the boat, the Whip can be a pole.
11	Xia Shi San He Zi You Zhao		Lower posture, Thrice combining, freedom calls to roll.
12	Zuo You Fen Shui Long Men Tiao		Leftward, rightward cleaving streams, the Dragon gate to crest.
13	Bian He Xie Shi Feng Huan Chao		Old Bian-He retrieves his stone and Phoenix returns to nest.

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