Alright. This is the third and final installment of the Chang Shi Taijiquan Solo Form. If you have made it this far then you have stuck with the training for over a year. Good on you! Keep it up! And remember, if you think that you have mastered the Solo form, that just means that you have start from the beginning again because you have missed something.
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 Postures
71. Content Tiger Returns to Mountain
72. Pulling Back
73. Rolling Arm Pushing
74. Departing Grasping
75. Pushing Palms
76. Double Pulling
77. Single Whip
78. preceded by Holding the Ball – Wild Horse Ruffling Its Mane (4x) R, L, R, L
(we have commonly referred to this as Parting the Horse’s Mane)
79. Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail
80. Pulling Back
81. Rolling Arm Pushing
82. Departing Grasping
83. Pushing Palms
84. Double Pulling
85. Single Whip
86. Jade Maiden Threading the Shuttle (4x) L, R, L, R
(we commonly refer to this as Fair Lady, from an identical posture in another style)
87. preceding by as if holding a ball – Slant Flight
88. Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail
89. Pulling Back
90. Rolling Arm Pushing
91. Departing Grasping
92. Pushing Palms
93. Double Pulling
94. Single Whip
95. Wave Hands Like Clouds (3x)
96. Single Whip
97. Slanting Body Down
98. Right Rooster Stands on One Leg
99. Left Rooster Stands on One Leg
100. Step Back and Repulse Monkey
101. Slant Flight
102. Defending Hands
103. White Crane Flaps Wings
104. Left Brush Knee Twist Step
105. Fetching Needle at the Bottom of the Sea
106. Fanning Out Arms
107. Creeping Snake
108. Turn Over and Hammer
109. Fetching Arms
110. Turn Body, Deflect, Parry and Punch
111. Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail
112. Pulling Back
113. Rolling Arm Pushing
114. Departing Grasping
115. Pushing Palms
116. Double Pulling
117. Single Whip
118. Wave Hands Like Clouds (3x)
119. Single Whip
120. Right Hand Patting Horse
121. Creeping Snake (as in 33)
122. Turn Over and Hammer
123. Fetching Arms
124. Crossing Leg
125. Left Brush Knee Twist Step
126. Vital Punch
127. Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail
128. Pulling Back
129. Rolling Arm Pushing
130. Departing Grasping
131. Pushing Palms
132. Double Pulling
133. Single Whip
134. Slanting Body Down
(similar to 97, but here it’s double hand; there it’s single hand)
135. Stepping Up to Form Seven Stars
(we have commonly referred to this as Seven Stars)
136. Step Back, Separate Hands
137. Step Back to Ride Tiger
138. Turn Body and Sweep Leg Like Lotus
139. Holding Bow to Shoot Tiger
140. Turn Body, Deflect, Parry and Punch
141. As Closing a Door
142. Crossing Hands
(not like similar named postures – is different here at the end of the form)
143. Closing Position Hands
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Kristie said,
January 9, 2011 at 07:42
you are amazing!
Kris Brown said,
January 19, 2011 at 08:56
Thank you Adam, for sharing these here. It is so interesting to see what you are learning. This is a lot of information. I know it only touches the surface of all you have done in class. Good luck on your next test!!
pookysan said,
January 19, 2011 at 10:18
Thank you Kris. It definitely is a lot of information, but once you start and continue to practice it then it gets easier to remember. The tough thing is remembering the correct terminology and forgetting the slang that is used to explain it in class. That’s why I like putting things up here. It keeps the info in a safe place so I have somewhere to refresh my memory.
Thanks for the good luck wishes! I’ll let you know if I pass tonight’s advancement test.