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Tai Chi and Beyond




Yang style 108 movements



Part 1:


1. Grasp the ball
2. Ward off left
3. Ward off right
4. Roll back with low palms
5. Grasp the sparrows tail
6. Push hands
7. Single Whip
8. Lifting hands
9. White crane spreads its wings
10. Brush knee left
11. Play the guitar
12. Brush knee left
13. Brush knee right
14. Brush knee left
15. Play the guitar
16. Brush knee left
17. Deflect, intercept, punch
18. Withdraw and push
19. Close cross hands


Part 2:


20. Carry the tiger to the mountain
21. Roll back
22. Grasp the sparrows tail, roll back, press, push
23. Single whip to fist under elbow
24. Repulse the monkey (1-3)
25. Slant fly
26. Lifting hands
27. White crane spreads its wings
28. Brush knee left
29. Pick up needle form the bottom of the sea
30. Fan through the back
31. Chop with fist
32. Intercept, deflect, and punch
33. Step, ward off right
34. Grasp the sparrows tail, roll back, press, push
35. Single whip
36. Wave hands through the clouds (1-3)
37. Single whip
38. High pat on the horse
39. Separate right leg kick
40. Separate left leg kick
41. Turn kick with sole foot
42. Brush knee left and hit
43. Brush knee, twist step hit
44. Planting fist
45. White snake darts out it's tongue
46. White snake darts out it's tongue
47. Intercept deflect and punch
48. Kick with sole of foot and punch right
49. Hit the tiger left - step left
50. Hit the tiger right - pull back foot as turn, step
51. Kick with sole right
52. Double wind to the ears - right
53. Kick with left heel
54. Turn kick with right heel
55. Step down and punch right
56. Withdraw and push
57. Close


Part 3:


58. Carry tiger to the mountain
59. Grasp the sparrows tail
60. Diagonal (to the north actually) single whip
61. Part the horses mane right
62. Part the horses mane left
63. Part the horses mane right
64. Ward off left
65. Ward off right, grasp the sparrows tail
66. Single whip
67. Fair lady works the shuttle 1,2
68. Fair lady works the shuttle 3,4
69. Ward off left
70. Ward off right
71. Grasp the sparrows tail
72. Single whip
73. Wave hands through clouds 1-3
74. Single whip
75. Snake creeps down
76. Golden cock stands on one leg right
77. Golden cock stands on one leg left
78. Repulse the monkey 1-3
79. Slant fly
80. Lifting hands
81. White crane spreads its wings
82. Brush knee left
83. Pick up needle from the bottom of the ocean


Part 4:


84. Fan through the back
85. Turn chop with fist
86. Intercept, deflect and punch
87. Step to ward off right
88. Grasp the sparrows tail
89. Single whip
90. Wave hands though the clouds 1-3
91. Single whip
92. High pat the horse
93. White snake spits out its tongue 1,2
94. Turn kick cross right
95. Step down and punch low
96. Step forward and ward off right
97. Grasp the sparrows tail
98. Single whip
99. Snake creeps down
100. Step forward to seven star stance
101. Retreat and ride the tiger
102. Turn horizontal kick
103. Shoot tiger with bow
104. Intercept, deflect, and punch
105. Withdraw and push
106. Cross hands
107. Stand lowering hands
108. Tai chi ending(?)



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