T'ai Chi forms

Wu Chien-ch'uan in the Wu style's version of the posture known as Cloud Hands 雲手

The different slow motion solo form training sequences of T'ai Chi Ch'uan are the best known manifestation of T'ai Chi for the general public. In English, they are usually called the hand form or just the form; in Mandarin it is usually called ch'uan: 拳 (in Wade-Giles romanization: ch'üan², in the pinyin system: quán). They are usually performed slowly by beginners and are designed to promote concentration, condition the body and acquaint students with the inventory of motion techniques for more advanced styles of martial arts training. There are also solo weapons forms, as well as much shorter and repetitive sequences to train power generation leverages as a form of ch'i kung. The various forms of Wu style pushing hands have their own one person drill routines, as well, which fulfil some of the same functions as the power generation drills. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (648x733, 275 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (648x733, 275 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wu Chien-chuan 吳鑑泉 Wu Chien-chüan (Wade-Giles), or Wú Jiànquán (pinyin), 吳鑑泉 (1870-1942), was a famous teacher of Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) in late Imperial and early Republican China. ... Tai Chi Chuan or Taijiquan (Chinese: 太極拳; pinyin: ; literally supreme ultimate fist), commonly known as Tai Chi, Tai Chi, or Taiji, is a nei chia (internal) Chinese martial art which is known for the claims of health and longevity benefits made by its practitioners and in some... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Mandarin, or Guanhua (Traditional Chinese: 官話; Simplified Chinese: 官话; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally official speech), or Beifanghua (Chinese: 北方方言; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally Northern Dialect(s)) is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... In linguistics, romanization (or Latinization, also spelled romanisation or Latinisation) is the representation of a word or language with the Roman (Latin) alphabet, or a system for doing so, where the original word or language uses a different writing system. ... Hanyu pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... Qigong (Simplified Chinese: 气功; Traditional Chinese: 氣功; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: chi4 kung1) is an increasingly popular aspect of Chinese medicine involving the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. ... For other uses of the term, see Pushing Hands Pushing hands, (推手, Wade-Giles tui1 shou3, pinyin tuÄ« shÇ’u), is a name for two-person training routines practiced in soft style Chinese martial arts such as Pa Kua Chang (Baguazhang), Hsing-i Chuan (Xingyiquan), Tai Chi Ch...

Differences between schools

The following list is an English translation from Chinese of the empty hand or fist form list used by the Wu family's Hong Kong headquarters. Different schools will use different translations. Notably, the family's Shanghai branch has a different enumeration scheme, numbering the same "long form" routine sequence with 89 posture names instead of 108. Almost all of the individual posture names are the same, however. The Wu style (吳氏) Tai Chi Chuan of Wu Chuan-yü (Quanyou) and Wu Chien-chüan (Jianquan) is the second most popular form of Tai Chi Chuan in the world today, after the Yang style, and fourth in terms of family seniority. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海 pinyin: (help· info); Shanghainese: Zanhe ) , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ...

Wu style form list

The 108 postures of the Wu family style of T'ai Chi Ch'uan are listed as follows: The Wu style (吳氏) Tai Chi Chuan of Wu Chuan-yü (Quanyou) and Wu Chien-chüan (Jianquan) is the second most popular form of Tai Chi Chuan in the world today, after the Yang style, and fourth in terms of family seniority. ... Tai Chi Chuan or Taijiquan (Chinese: 太極拳; pinyin: ; literally supreme ultimate fist), commonly known as Tai Chi, Tai Chi, or Taiji, is a nei chia (internal) Chinese martial art which is known for the claims of health and longevity benefits made by its practitioners and in some...

1. Begin T'ai Chi Form 太極起式

2. Raise Hands Above Posture 提手上勢

3. Hand Plays P'i P'a 手揮琵琶 The pipa (Chinese: 琵琶; pinyin: pípá) is a plucked Chinese string instrument. ...

4. Grasp Bird's Tail 攬雀尾

5. Single Whip 單鞭

6. Slant Flying Posture (a.k.a. Slant Single Whip) 斜飛勢 (斜單鞭) This article concerns the process of flying. ... While not moving, a human can be in one of the following main positions. ...

7. Raise Hands Above Posture 提手上勢

8. White Crane Spreads Wings 白鶴亮翅 Crane style martial arts may refer to: Fujian White Crane Tibetan White Crane Persatuan Gerak Badan This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A Laughing Gull on the beach in Atlantic City. ...

9. Brush Knee Push Step Left and Right 4 Times 摟膝拗步左右四度 An x-ray of a human knee In human anatomy, the knee is the leg joint connecting the femur and the tibia. ...

10. Hand Plays P'i P'a (guitar) 手揮琵琶

11. Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, Punch 進步搬攔捶 In violence and martial arts, a punch is a strike made using the hand closed into a fist. ...

12. Apparently closed (a.k.a. Push Forward) 如封似閉 (進按)

13. Carry Tiger to the Mountain 抱虎歸山 Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the Panthera genus. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ...

14. Cross Hands 十字手

15. Slant Brush Knee Push Step 斜摟膝拗步

16. Turn Body Brush Knee Push Step 轉身摟膝拗步 With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavior. ...

17. Grasp Bird's Tail 攬雀尾 Orders Many - see section below. ...

18. Single Whip (a.k.a. Slant Single Whip) 單鞭 (斜單鞭)

19. Fist Under Elbow Punch 肘底看捶 Future Infantry Soldier Technology is the British Ministry of Defences program as part of the Future Soldier project. ... Elbow redirects here. ...

20. Step Back Repulse Monkey Left and Right 3 Times 倒攆猴左右三度

21. Slant Flying Posture 斜飛勢

22. Raise Hands Above Posture 提手上勢

23. White Crane Spreads Wings 白鶴亮翅

24. Brush Knee Push Step 摟膝拗步

25. Needle at Sea Bottom 海底針

26. Fan Through Back 扇通背

27. Turn Body Away Body Punch 翻身撇身捶

28. Step Back, Deflect, Parry, Punch 退步搬攔捶

29. Step Up Grasp Bird's Tail 上步攬雀尾

30. Single Whip 單鞭

31. Cloud Hands (3 Times) 雲手 (三度)

32. Single Whip 單鞭

33. Left High Pat Horse 左高探馬 Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus or Equus ferus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...

34. Right Separate Foot Kick 右分腳 To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

35. Right High Pat Horse 右高探馬

36. Left Separate Foot Kick 左分腳

37. Turn Body Kick with Heel 轉身蹬腿 The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. ...

38. Brush Knee Push Step Twice 摟膝拗步二度

39. Step Forward Punch Down 進步栽捶

40. Turn Body Away Body Punch 翻身撇身捶

41. High Pat Horse 高探馬

42. Right Separate Hands 右分手

43. First Raise Foot Kick 一起腳

44. Step Back Seven Stars 退步七星 STAR is an acronym for: Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Labs, a fictional research organization in the DC Comics universe. ...

45. Step Back Hit Tiger 退步打虎勢

46. Second Raise Foot Kick 二起腳

47. Double Pierce Both Ears 雙峰貫耳 An ear is an organ used by an animal to detect sound waves. ...

48. Lean Back Kick with Toe 披身踢腿 Toes on a humans right foot. ...

49. Turn Body Kick with Heel 轉身瞪腿

50. High Pat Horse 高探馬

51. Step Forward, Deflect, Parry, Punch 進步搬攔捶

52. Apparently closed (a.k.a. Push Forward) 如封似閉 (進按)

53. Carry Tiger to the Mountain 抱虎歸山

54. Cross Hands 十字手

55. Slant Brush Knee Push Step 斜摟膝拗步

56. Turn Body Brush Knee Push Step 轉身摟膝拗步

57. Grasp Bird's Tail 攬雀尾

58. Single Whip (a.k.a. Slant Single Whip) 單鞭 (斜單鞭)

59. Hand Plays P'i P'a 手揮琵琶

60. Wild Horse Separate Mane 野馬分鬃

61. Hand Plays P'i P'a 手揮琵琶

62. Wild Horse Separate Mane 3 Times 野馬分鬃三度

63. Hand Plays P'i P'a 手揮琵琶

64. Wild Horse Separate Mane 野馬分鬃

65. Jade Lady Works Shuttles Twice 玉女穿梭二度

66. Hand Plays P'i P'a 手揮琵琶

67. Wild Horse Separate Mane 野馬分鬃

68. Jade Lady Works Shuttles Twice 玉女穿梭二度

69. Grasp Bird's Tail 攬雀尾

70. Single Whip 單鞭

71. Cloud Hands (3 Times) 雲手 (三度)

72. Single Whip 單鞭

73. Downward Posture (a.k.a. Snake Creeps Down Posture) 下勢 (蛇身下勢) There are several styles of Chinese martial arts which imitate the motions of snakes (蛇) as some part of their training system. ...

74. Left Golden Cock on One Leg 左金雞獨立 Binomial name Gallus gallus A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... Leg has multiple meanings: For the limbs of animals that support them above the ground: in the case of the legs of humans, see Human leg; in the case of the legs of horses, see Equine leg; in the case of the legs of crabs, lobsters, and their close relatives...

75. Right Golden Cock on One Leg 右金雞獨立

76. Step Back Repulse Monkey Left and Right 3 Times 倒攆猴左右三度

77. Cross Slant Flying Posture 橫斜飛勢

78. Raise Hands Above Posture 提手上勢

79. White Crane Spreads Wings 白鶴亮翅

80. Brush Knee Push Step 摟膝拗步

81. Sea Bottom Needle 海底針

82. Fan Through Back 扇通背

83. Turn Body Away Body Punch 翻身撇身捶

84. Step Up, Deflect, Parry, Punch 上步搬攔捶

85. Step Up Grasp Bird's Tail 上步攬雀尾

86. Single Whip 單鞭

87. Cloud Hands (3 Times) 雲手 (三度)

88. Single Whip 單鞭

89. High Pat Horse 高探馬

90. Slap Face Palm 撲面掌 The face of Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa, one of the most recognized faces in the world The face is the front part of the human head from forehead to chin including the head, hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyes, nose, cheek, mouth, lips, teeth, skin, and chin. ...

91. Turn Body Single Lotus Kick 翻身單擺蓮 The foot sweep is a move in many different styles of martial arts. ...

92. Brush Knee Push Step 摟膝拗步

93. Step Up Punch Opponent's Lower Abdomen 上步指擋捶 The abdomen is a part of the body. ...

94. Step Up Grasp Bird's Tail 上步攬雀尾

95. Single Whip 單鞭

96. Downward Posture (a.k.a. Snake Creeps Down Posture) 下勢 (蛇身下勢 )

97. Step Up Seven Stars 上步七星

98. Step Back Ride Tiger 退步跨虎

99. Turn Body Slap Face Palm 轉身撲面掌

100. Turn Body Double Lotus Kick 翻身雙擺蓮

101. Bend Bow Shoot Tiger 彎弓射虎 These arrows score as an inner 10, and a 9 Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ...

102. High Pat Horse 高探馬

103. Slap Face Palm 撲面掌

104. Turn Body Away Body Punch 翻身撇身捶

105. Step Up High Pat Horse 上步高探馬

106. Step Up Grasp Bird's Tail 上步攬雀尾

107. Single Whip 單鞭

108. Conclusion of T'ai Chi 合太極

External links

• International Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Federation website
• Detroit, Michigan Wu style website
• European Association for Traditional Wu Tai Chi Chuan website