TAI CHI POSTURES

YANG STYLE  (Short Form)

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  POSTURES 1ST 3rd   POSTURES 2nd 3rd   POSTURES 3rd 3rd
           
1 PREPARATION 17 EMBRACE TIGER AND RETURN  29 TURN AND STRIKE WITH HEEL
      TO MOUNTAIN   BRUSH LEFT KNEE/TWIST STEP
2 BEGINNING        
      ROLLBACK 30 BRUSH RIGHT KNEE/TWIST STEP
  "GRASP SPARROWS TAIL "   PRESS    
3 WARD OFF LEFT   PUSH 31 STEP FORWARD AND STRIKE
4 WARD OFF RIGHT   SINGLE WHIP    WITH FIST
5 ROLLBACK       WARD OFF RIGHT
6 PRESS 18 FIST/PUNCH UNDER ELBOW   ROLLBACK
7 PUSH       PRESS
    19 STEP BACK AND REPULSE MONKEY RIGHT   PUSH
8 SINGLE WHIP       SINGLE WHIP
    20 STEP BACK AND REPULSE MONKEY LEFT    
9 LIFT HANDS   STEP BACK AND REPULSE MONKEY RIGHT 32 FAIR LADY WORKS  AT
          SHUTTLES, RIGHT
10 LEAN FORWARD/SHOULDER STRIKE 21 DIAGONAL FLYING    
        33 FAIR LADY WORKS  AT
11 STORK SPREADS ITS WINGS 22 WAVE HANDS IN CLOUDS RIGHT   SHUTTLES, LEFT
          FAIR LADY RIGHT
12 BRUSH LEFT KNEE/TWIST STEP 23 WAVE HANDS IN CLOUDS LEFT   FAIR LADY LEFT
      WAVE HANDS IN CLOUDS RIGHT    
13 PLAY THE GUITAR/STRUM THE LUTE   WAVE HANDS IN CLOUDS LEFT   "GRASP SPARROWS TAIL "
      SINGLE WHIP    
  BRUSH LEFT KNEE/TWIST STEP       SINGLE WHIP
    24 SQUATTING SINGLE WHIP/SINGLE WHIP    
14 STEP FORWARD,DEFLECT  DOWNWARD,    SINKS DOWN   SQUATTING SINGLE WHIP/SINGLE WHIP
  PARRY AND PUNCH        SINKS DOWN
    25 GOLDEN COCK STANDS ON ONE LEG RIGHT    
15 WITHDRAW AND PUSH     34 STEP FORWARD TO 7 STARS
    26 GOLDEN COCK STANDS ON ONE LEG LEFT    
16 CROSS HANDS     35 STEP BACK AND RIDE TIGER
    27 SEPARATE RIGHT FOOT    
        36 TURN BODY AND SWEEP LOTUS 
    28 SEPARATE LEFT FOOT   WITH LEG
           
        37 BEND BOW AND SHOOT TIGER
          STEP FORWARD,DEFLECT  -
          DOWNWARD,PARRY AND PUNCH
          WITHDRAW AND PUSH
          CROSS HANDS