Yang Style Tai Chi Long FormLong Form 108 Movements Yang Style is the style of Tai Chi Chuan as practiced by more people than any other. Most of the popular forms today evolved from the Yang. Tai Chi started out with 13 basic movements and kept expanding until it reached 108 movements. All these movements are actually only variations on the basic 13.
There are now many shortened versions of this long form, in fact not that many People teach and practice this form, The main reason is the length of time for practice. The 108 long form takes 20 minutes to go through, so when you start , you are committed to 20 minutes of concentrative exercise. How ever If you don't have that much time for some reason, the 108 Movements Yang Style is divided into three sections that can be practiced in 5 or 10 minutes. I also like the fact that with all this variety, you exercise more muscles and joints and are called on to make more connections between various parts of the body. Which means there is more practice of mind and body co-ordination which will help in all aspects of daily life. The form is taught in three parts. in my classes 1st class works on basic Tai Chi principles, then we work on conditioning the body, we will teach you relaxation of the body and mind , then the Start of the form, There is No Rush to learn the Form,we are all different in our Learning abilities,If You Learnt one move a week and Practised that one move then you can slowly put the moves together. Its Important to set yourself some Practise time,How much depends on your own commitment,But Dont Overdo it.
(Movements 1 - 19). continues with the form up to movement 57, and more time is spent with breathing, conditioning, and partner exercises. The advanced class finishes the form with more emphasis on applications, push hands, breathing, and meditation.
A student could stop at the end of any of the classes and have a complete form to practice,even if it is One Move, and hopefuly end up with a complete understanding of basic Tai Chi principles that you can apply for the rest of Your Life
I will try and add one or two moves a week in detail:
The movements up to First Cross handsHigh Spirit Long Form 108 Movement Yang Style Form 1. Commencement of Tai Chi Chuan Grasp Sparrows Tail is a sequence made up of four Moves 3.Ward off, Right (Lan Ch’iao Wei, P’eng Yu)4.Rollback (Lan Ch’iao Wei, Lu) 5, Press (Lan Ch’iao Wei, Chi) and Push (Lan Ch’iao Wei, An) 7 Single Whip - An excellent posture for chi circulation 8 Raise Hands or Lifting hands which leads into Step forward or Shoulder Strike 9 Stork Spreads Its Wings 10 Left Brush Knee and Twist Step 12 Left Brush Knee 13 Right Brush Knee 14 Left Brush Knee 15 Play The Fiddle 16 Left Brush Knee (same as 12) 17 Step Up, Parry, and Punch
18 Withdraw and Push
19 Cross Hands (End of First Section)
Movements up to Second Cross Hands20 Carry Tiger to Mountain 21 Grasp Bird's Tail (Movements 4,5,6) 22 Fist Under Elbow 23 Step Back and Repulse Monkey Right Side 24 Step Back and Repulse Monkey -Left Side 25 Step Back and Repulse Monkey -Right 26 Slanting Flying 27 Raise Hands 28 Stork Spreads It's Wings 29 Left Brush Knee 30 Needle At Sea Bottom #31 Fan Through the Back 32 Turn and Chop Opponent With Fist 33 Step Up, Deflect Downward, Punch #34 Ward Off Left 35 Grasp Bird's Tail 36 Single Whip - An excellent posture for chi circulation 37 Waving Hands Like Clouds #38 Single Whip 39 High Pat On Horse 40 Separation of the Right Foot Kick 41 Separation of the Left Foot Kick 42 Turn and Left Foot Kick With Sole 43 Left Brush Knee 44 Right Brush Knee 45 Step Up and Punch Downward 46 Turn and Chop Opponent 47 Step Up, Deflect Downward, Punch 48 Right Foot Kick With Sole 49 Hit a Tiger At Left 50 Hit a Tiger At Right 51 Right Foot Kick with Sole of foot 52 Strike Opponent's Ears With Both Fists 53 Left Foot Kick With of Sole of foot 54 Turn Around And Right Foot Kick With Sole 55 Step Up, Parry, And Punch 56 Withdraw and Push 57 Cross Hands ( end of second section)
Movement up to Conclusion end of Long Form58 Carry Tiger To The Mountain59 Grasp Bird's Tail 60 Horizontal Single Whip 61 Partition of the Wild Horse's Mane -Right 62 Partition of the Wild Horse's Mane -Left 63 Partition of the Wild Horse's Mane -Right 64 Ward Off Left 65 Grasp Bird's Tail 66 Single Whip - An excellent posture for chi circulation 67 Fair Lady Works At Shuttles -Left 68 Fair Lady Works At Shuttles -Right 69 Fair Lady Works At Shuttles -Left 70 Fair Lady Works At Shuttles -Right 71 Ward Off Left 72 Grasp The Bird's Tail 73 Single Whip - An excellent posture for chi circulation
74 Clouds Hands 75 Single Whip - An excellent posture for chi circulation 76 Snake Creeps Down 77 Golden Pheasant Stands On One Leg -Right 78 Golden Pheasant Stands On One Leg -Left 79 Step Back And Repulse Monkey -Right 80 Step Back and Repulse Monkey -Left 81 Step Back and Repulse Monkey -Right 82 Slanting Flying 83 Raise Hands 84 Stork Spreads Its Wings 85 Left Brush Knee 86 Needle At Sea Bottom 87 Fan Through The Back 88 Turn And White Snake Puts Out Tongue 89 Step Up, Deflect Downward, Parry, and Punch 90 Ward Off Left 91 Grasp Bird's Tail 92 Single Whip - An excellent posture for chi circulation 93 Clouds Hands 94 Single Whip 95 High Pat On Horse And Plane Cross Hands 96 Turn And Cross Foot Kick With Sole 97 Step Up And Lower Punch #98 Ward Off Left 99 Grasp Bird's Tail #100 Single Whip 101 Snake Creeps Down 102 Step Up to Form Seven Stars 103 Retreat to Ride a Tiger 104 Turn Around and Kick Horizontally 105 Shoot a Tiger With Bow 106 Step Up, Deflect Downward, Punch 107 Withdraw and Push 108 Conclusion of Tai Chi Chuan
The Traditional 108 Yang Style Form
Return from Long Form to Tai Chi Forms
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