Tai Chi 8-position chart

Wu Style Tai Chi - Simplified Eight Postures

Simplified Tai Chi

1. Starting Posture 1. Standing in an open stance 2. Pushing both arms forward 3 . Press down with two palms

2. Hold the sparrow's tail with your right hand 1. Catch your hands in a virtual step 2. Squeeze forward in a lunge 3. Claw your hands in a virtual step 4. Squeeze forward in a lunge

5 . Horse stance downstroke 6. Lunge forward thrust 7. Sitting with legs and palms 8. Bucking step and pressing palms

3. Single whip 1. Retreat step and hook hand 2. Horse stance flat stroke

4. Hold the sparrow's tail on the left 1. Catch your hands in a false step 2. Squeeze forward in a lunge 3. Claw your hands in a false step 4. Squeeze forward in a lunge

5. Stroke down from the horse stance 6. Claw in front of a lunge 7. Sitting with legs and supporting palms 8. Stepping and pressing palms

5. Single whip 1. Retreating step and hooking hands 2. Horse step and flat stroke

6. Hand gesture 1. Empty step Hand clenching 2. Lung forward squeeze 3. Open step press

7. White Crane Spreads Wings 1. Raise arms upright

8. Retracted pose 1. Stand upright and hang arms

Preface

Wu Style Tai Chi simplifies the eight movements in place. It was compiled by Zhiren in April 2005. It was revised in February 2006 after popular teaching practice. In addition to the unique characteristics of Tai Chi, it also has the style characteristics of Wu-style Tai Chi, such as quietness and softness, compactness and stretch, Sichuan-shaped steps, and straightness in the middle. And absorbed the arc-step charm of the northern and southern factions and Quanyou Laojia. The content is refined, the key points are highlighted, the connections are reasonable, and the operation is smooth. Easy to learn, easy to remember, and easy to promote. The posture is even, soft and continuous. It is a good teaching material for Tai Chi exercise and the basis for further study and research of Wu-style Tai Chi. The boxing style consists of two completely symmetrical arms holding the bird's tail, and two completely symmetrical single whips on the left and right. To strengthen the left and right arms, practice the basic skills of turning, pushing, squeezing and pressing. It has set up steps such as lunge, sitting leg, buckle step, horse stance and natural open stance. Step up on the spot, step back, empty point, leg rotation and other transformation processes. The square garden is two meters wide, which is enough to smoothly complete the entire set of Tai Chi exercises. If necessary, the drill can be repeated continuously to meet the needs of the amount of exercise. The speed can be fast or slow, usually every two and a half minutes. The posture can be high or low, and when you are skilled, you can work very low or very high. As a stage art performance, it can always achieve satisfactory results and is very popular with the audience. A complete set of eight postures and twenty-eight movements. Every time you move, breathe and exhale, breathe first and then exhale, store and release, store and release first, the movements follow the breathing, and are naturally combined to emphasize the whole process of breathing. It is very suitable for maintaining health and fitness, and it is very beneficial for improving luck.

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