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Posture List of the
Taijiquan Fast Form (Yang)

Posture #

1
Preparatory posture

2
Taijiquan commencing

3
Leap left, vertical scissors and thrust fingers

4
Single whip

5
Round arms

6
White crane leaps diagonally to expose wings

7
Leap forth to brush left thigh and press right palm

8
Spring back to play guitar

9
Leap forth to brush thigh and press palm, left and right

10
Leap forth to brush left thigh and press right palm

11
Spring back to play guitar

12
Leap forth to brush left thigh and press right palm

13
Twist foot, hop up to cross arms, and hammer hits palm

14
Horizontal scissors and shove

15
Tiger returns to cave

16
Sweep palms and shove

17
Circle palms horizontally and stand on one leg

18
Hop up and leap to turn 135 degrees, punch and kick

19
Hop back to repulse monkey

20
Turn, and round arms

21
Leap to fly slantingly

22
Leap back diagonally to round arms

23
White crane leaps diagonally to expose wings

24
Leap forth to brush left thigh and press right palm

25
Leap back to plant needles at sea bottom

26
Leap forth to form fan

27
Hop up to whirl 180 degrees rightward, and punch

28
Leap left and vertical scissors to thrust fingers

29
Single whip

30
Twist right and left

31
Single whip

32
High pat on horse

33
Separate right foot

34
Separate left foot

35
Turn and kick with left sole

36
Leap forth to brush thighs, left and right

37
Leap forth to plant hammer

38
Turn with hammer

39
Double kick

40
Hop down to hit tiger, left and right

41
Slap right foot

42
Twin mountain peaks smash ears

43
Kick with left sole

44
Turn 180 degrees, and kick with right sole

45
Hop down to cross arms, and hammer hits palm

46
Horizontal scissors and shove

47
Tiger returns to cave

48
Sweep palms and shove

49
Single whip, diagonal

50
Round arms

51
Wild horse leaps to part its mane

52
Leap left, vertical scissors and thrust fingers

53
Single whip

54
Fair lady shuttles merry-go-round

55
Leap left, vertical scissors and thrust fingers

56
Single whip

57
Twist right and left

58
Single whip

59
Serpent creeps down

60
Golden cock stands on one leg, and kicks

61
Retreat and repulse monkey

62
Turn and round arms

63
Leap to fly slantingly

64
Leap back diagonally to round arms

65
White crane leaps diagonally to spread wings

66
Leap forth to brush left thigh and press right palm

67
Leap back to plant needles at sea bottom

68
Leap forth to form fan

69
Hop up to whirl 180 degrees rightward, and punch

70
Leap left, vertical scissors and thrust fingers

71
Single whip

72
Twist right and left

73
Single whip

74
High pat on horse

75
Weave palms

76
Turn, and left palm slaps right foot

77
Hop down, and hammer strikes belly

78
Leap left, vertical scissors and thrust fingers

79
Single whip

80
Serpent creeps down

81
Seven-star kick

82
Retreat and kick to front with left foot

83
Turn and swing lotus

84
Bend bow to shoot tiger

85
Twist foot, hop up to cross arms, and hammer hits palm

86
Horizontal scissors and shove

87
Cross forearms

88
Taijiquan concluding

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Revised: 6/4/00
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