103 Form Yang Family T'ai Chi Ch'uan

The solo form routine sequence, usually called the hand form or just the form in English and ch'an in Mandarin: 拳 (in Wade-Giles romanization: ch'an2, in the pinyin system: qun), is the best known manifestation of T'ai Chi training for the general public. It is usually performed slowly by beginners and is designed to condition the body and acquaint students with the inventory of motion for more advanced styles of training (see pushing hands). The 103 postures of the Yang family style of T'ai Chi Ch'uan are listed as follows: 1. Preparation Form 2. Beginning
   
3. Grasp the Bird's Tail
   
4. Single Whip 5. Lift Hands and Step Up 6. White Crane Lifts Wings 7. Left Brush Knee and Step 8. Hand Strums Lute 9. Left Brush Knee and Step
   
10. Right Brush Knee and Step 11. Left Brush Knee and Step
   
12. Hand Strums Lute 13. Left Brush Knee and Step 14. Step Forward, Deflect, Parry and Punch
   
15. As Though Sealed and Closed
   
16. Cross Hands 17. Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain 18. Fist under Elbow 19. Right Repel Monkey 20. Left Repel Monkey
   
21. Right Repel Monkey 22. Diagonal Flying 23. Lift Hands and Step Up 24. White Crane Lifts Wings 25. Left Brush Knee and Step 26. Needle at Sea Bottom 27. Fan through Back
   
28. Turn Body and Flip Fist Past Body 29. Step forward Deflect Parry and Punch 30. Step Up and Grasp the Bird's Tail 31. Single Whip 32. Cloud Hands (1) 33. Cloud Hands (2)
   
34. Cloud Hands (3) 35. Single Whip 36. High Pat Horse 37. Right Separate Foot 38. Left Separate Foot 39. Turn Body, Left Heel Kick 40. Left Brush Knee and Step 41. Right Brush Knee and Step 42. Step Up and Punch Down 43. Turn Body and Flip Fist Past Body 44. Step Forward, Deflect, Parry and Punch 45. Right Heel Kick 46. Left Strike Tiger 47. Right Strike Tiger 48. Turn Body, Right Heel Kick 49. Two Peaks Box Ears
   
50. Left Heel Kick
   
51. Turn Body, Right Heel Kick 52. Step Forward, Deflect, Parry and Punch 53. As Though Sealed and Closed 54. Cross Hands
   
55. Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain 56. Diagonal Single Whip 57. Right Wild Horse Parts Mane 58. Left Wild Horse Parts Mane
   
59. Right Wild Horse Parts Mane 60. Grasp the Bird's Tail 61. Single Whip 62. Jade Lady Passes through the Shuttle 63. Grasp the Bird's Tail 64. Single Whip
   
65. Cloud Hands (1)
   
66. Cloud Hands (2) 67. Cloud Hands (3) 68. Single Whip 69. Low Form 70. Left Golden Cock Stands on One Leg 71. Right Golden Cock Stands on One Leg 72. Right Repel Monkey 73. Left Repel Monkey
   
74. Right Repel Monkey 75. Diagonal Flying 76. Lift Hands and Step Up 77. White Crane Lifts Wings
   
78. Left Brush Knee and Step 79. Needle at Sea Bottom 80. Fan through Back 81. Turn Body, White Snake Spits Tongue 82. Step Forward, Deflect, Parry and Punch 83. Step Up and Grasp the Bird's Tail 84. Single Whip 85. Cloud Hands (1) 86. Cloud Hands (2) 87. Cloud Hands (3) 88. Single Whip 89. High Pat Horse with Palm Thrust 90. Cross Kick 91. Step Forward and Punch Groin 92. Step Up and Grasp the Bird's Tail 93. Single Whip 94. Low Form 95. Step Up Seven Stars 96. Step Back and Ride Tiger 97. Turn Body and Swing over Lotus 98. Bend Bow and Shoot Tiger 99. Step Forward, Deflect, Parry and Punch 100. As Though Sealed and Closed 101. Cross Hands 102. Closing 103. Return to Normal

Differences between schools

This is an English translation from Chinese of the form list used by the current Yang family teachers. Other Yang style schools may have different enumeration schemes.

 

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