Yang Style Short Form
1.Preparation
Also known as wu chi or hun-yuan(undifferentiated unity).
Feet together at a 45° angle.
2.Beginning
3.Left Ward Off
Form aright hand ball as you turn right and shift, adjust left foot and shift weight onto left leg as you ward off left, right toecomes in.
4.Right Ward Off
Turn right,forming a left hand ball.
Right foot and right hand move together.
5.Roll Back
Remember to bring in left toe as you gather.
6.Press
7.Push
[Postures3 through 7 are collectively known as “Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail”.]
8.Single Whip
As you turn left hand palm out, right foot turns in.
9.Lifting Hands
Right foot comes in as you gather the hands in, to Play Pipa Right.
Pull down.
10.Shoulder Strike
Remember tostep out diagonally. Don’t lean!
11.White Crane Spreads Wings
Toedown, heel up.
12.Brush Knee - Left
Toe doesn’t come in yet…instead lift knee (knee strike) then replace foot at correct angle.
13.Play Pipa - Left
Left handrises straight up to shoulder height, palm down.
Both palms are down, as palms turn inward then foot comes in together with hands.
Toe up, heel down.
14.Repeat Brush Knee - Left
15.Step Up, Block Down and Intercept
Remember to keep a space (approx. 4 fingers)between heels when lowering right foot.
16.Parry and Punch
Don’t extend right arm too far.
[Postures 15 and 16 are collectively called Chin Pu, Pan Nan Ch’ui.]
17.Withdraw and Push
Body turns in direction of dan tien.
18.Cross Hands
Turn left foot with dan tien.
Bringing hands upward lifts right leg into shoulder’s width position.
19.Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain
As rightfoot touches the ground, right hand brushes knee then turns palm up.
Shift weight as right hand comes up, palm facing you.
20.Grasp Sparrow’s Tail
Gather, rollback etc…
In the direction of the back corner/diagonal.
Shift weight back and turn-step left.
21.Fist Under Elbow
Toe down, heel up.
22.Step Back to Repulse Monkey – Right
Keep feet facing straight forward as possible.
23.Step Back to Repulse Monkey – Left
24.Step Back to Repulse Monkey – Right
Turn left,hands circling to form a left hand ball over your left knee.
Turn right, lifting right foot as you turn.
25.Diagonal Flying
Step out diagonally.
26.Wave Hands in Clouds
4 times to the left then “rolling ball” forward (so 3 complete, 4th is only to the left side).
27.Single Whip
28.Snake Creeps Down
29.Golden Pheasant Stands on One Leg – Right
30.Golden Pheasant Stands on One Leg – Left
31.Separate Right Foot
Gather right, step back with left foot, roll back, release, cross hands, hands turn down as knee comes up, and separate foot (at an angle)…this is an attack to your opponent’s knee.
32.Separate Left Foot
33.Turn Around and Heel Kick - Left
34.Brush Knee - Left
Skew step left.
35.Brush Knee – Right
36.Step Forward and Punch (Low)
37.Grasp Sparrow’s Tail
Shift back, skew step left and then step forward into right ward off from #36 and continue as per normal.
38.Single Whip
39.Fair Lady Weaves the Shuttle (Four Corners)
40.Grasp Sparrow’s Tail
41.Single Whip
42.Snake Creeps Down
43.Step Up to Seven Stars of The Dipper
Toe down, heel up.
44.Step Back to Ride the Tiger
Form a left ward off as right hand releases down and gathers up.
Toe down, heel up.
45.Turn to Sweep Lotus with the Leg
Arms gradually come up to shoulders height as you rotate.
46.Bend the Bow to Shoot the Tiger
47.Step Up, Block Down and Intercept
48.Parry and Punch
49.Withdraw and Push
50.Cross Hands
51.Conclusion / Close
