Contents
Tai Chi Fundamentals
Preparing to Practice Tai Chi
Basic Principles of Tai Chi
Tai Chi Forms
1. Commencing Form
2. Wild Horse Parts Mane
3. White Crane Flashes Its Wings
4. Brush Knee
5. Strum the Lute
6. Curve Back Arms
7. Grasp the Bird’s Tail (Left Style)
8. Grasp the Bird’s Tail (Right Style)
9. Single Whip
10. Wave Hands Like Clouds (Left Style)
11. Second Single Whip
12. High Pat on Horse
13. Kick with Right Heel
14. Strike Opponent’s Ears with Both Fists
15. Turn and Kick with Left Heel
16. Push Down and Stand on One Leg (Left Style)
17. Push Down and Stand on One Leg (Right Style)
18. Work at Shuttles on Both Sides
19. Needle at the Bottom of the Sea
20. Flash Arm
21. Turn Downward to Deflect, Parry, and Punch
22. Apparent Closeup
23. Cross Hands
24. Closing Form
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3. White Crane Flashes Its Wings
- Begin in last position of form 2.
- Inhaling, lift right heel so only toes touch floor. Rotate right hand clockwise.
- Move right foot forward so toes align with left heel. Move right hand in front of body at waist level. Move left hand closer to body, palm facing downward.
- Transfer weight to right foot, lift left heel up, and turn body toward right at waist.
- Raise right hand up just above head, palm facing inward. Drop left hand to waist.
- Exhaling, move left hand so palm is parallel to left thigh. Keep right hand aloft.
- Straighten left leg, shifting weight to right leg. Keep right hand up, left hand by left hip.
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