Tai Chi Short Form Steps
Below are the Short Form steps of the Yang style.
- Preparation posture
- Beginning posture – shoulder width
- Ward-off left – 7/3 step
- Ward-off right—-⎤ Grasp
- Roll back.———-|
- Press.—————-| Sparrow’s
- Pull——————|
- Push—————-⎦ Tail
- Single hook
- Lift hands – T step
- Shoulder forward – ½ step
- White crane spreads wings – ½ step
- Brush knee, left – 7/3 step
- Play the guitar – ½ step
- Brush Knee & Twist Step
- Step forward, deflect downward & punch – 7/3 step
- Withdraw & push
- Cross hands – shoulder width
- Embrace tiger, return to mountain – 7/3 step 30º into corner
- Grasp sparrow’s tail – 7/3 step
- Look at fist under elbow – ½ step
- Step back to repulse monkey – left
- Step back to repulse monkey – right
- Step back to repulse monkey – left
- Diagonal flying – shoulder width
- Cloud hands – left – 1½ x shoulder
- Cloud hands – right – shoulder width
- Single hook – 7/3 step
- Descending single hook
- Golden rooster stands on one leg – right
- Golden rooster stands on one leg – left
- Separate right foot – shoulder width
- Separate left foot – shoulder width
- Turn & kick with heel
- Brush knee left – 7/3 step
- Brush knee right
- Step forward & strike with fist
- Step forward & Grasp Sparrow’s Tail
- Single hook
- Fair lady weaves at the shuttles 1,2,3,4 – 7/3 step 30º into corner
- Ward-off left
- Grasp Sparrow’s Tail
- Single hook
- Descending single hook
- Step forward to seven stars – ½ step
- Step back & ride tiger
- Turn body & sweep lotus with leg
- Bend bow, shoot tiger – 1½ shoulder
- Step up – shoulder width
- Roll back
- Step forward, deflect downward & punch – 7/3 step
- Withdraw & push
- Cross hands – shoulder width
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