As a favor to my Tai Chi peeps in the world, I am posting a list of moves for the Chang Shi Taijiquan Solo form that we are learning as part of being students at The Peaceful Dragon. Remember that this is just a reference so that we can learn the names of the moves so that we can talk intelligently to our instructors about what we are learning. Come to class to learn how to do it.
Many of the names for these postures were adapted by Grandmaster DeMaria to be more descriptive than the original Chinese names, which tend to be more poetic. That said, students will appreciate that even in Grandmaster’s book, the descriptions given for moving from posture to posture just scratch the surface. Further, Grandmaster has refined his understanding over time and today explains some of these movements differently than the book. He also performs many of the postures with an emphasis or expression that has evolved from what is pictured in the book.
Read, enjoy and learn!
For the sake of convenience, repeat moves are given in italics.
Names of the Postures:
1. Opening Position Hands
2. Slant Flight
3. Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail
4. Pulling Back
5. Rolling Arm Pushing
6. Departing Grasping
7. Pushing Palms
8. Double Pulling
9. Single Whip
10. Defending Hands
11. White Crane Flaps Wings
12. Left Brush Knee Twist Step
13. Hands Plucking Pipa
14. Left Brush Knee Twist Step
15. Right Brush Knee Twist Step
16. Left Brush Knee Twist Step
17. Hands Plucking Pipa (not an exact repeat of the first “Pipa”)
18. Left Brush Knee Twist Step
19. Turn Body, Deflect, Parry and Punch
20. As Closing a Door
21. Crossing Hands
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Paul said,
January 9, 2011 at 19:30
Thanks, Pookysan! Having just finished Part I of the Solo Form and looking ahead … Wow! That’s a lot of moves. However, I remember when I thought that Push The Mountain, Move the Sea was complicated. Ha! Just started Part II today, first 4 moves. Nice!