numbered taiji steps Flashcards
01
Commencement; grasping bird’s tail; pivot R heel 90deg
02
hold ball R; stroking bird’s tail
03
hold ball L; grasping sparrow’s tail; ward off
04
pull back
05
press
06
roll back
07
push
08
under the rainbow; eagles beak; single whip; grind foot
09
raise hands; shift weight back turn to R; put weight on L
as hands raise so does Right food; heel touches play the guitar
10
shoulder stroke; white stork cools it’s wings
11
brush knee Left; 1/2 step up
12
play the guitar
13
brush knee Left; twist step L 45deg
14
brush knee Right; twist step 45deg
15
brush knee Left; 1/2 step up
16
play the guitar
17
brush knee Left
18
Opera Step Right; strike Right; Parry and step Left; punch Right
19
slide Right arm back over left hand
20
push
21
fan through back
22
apparent close
23
Cross Hands
24
carry tiger over mountain; brush knee Right; pull back; press; roll back; push
25
horizontal single whip
26
opera step Left
27
Right fist under elbow
28
repulse the monkey
Right hand forward; pivot Right heel
29
repulse the monkey
Left hand forward; pivot Left heel
30
repulse the monkey
Right hand forward; pivot Right heel
31
step behind; captains wheel
32
diagonal flying
33
lift hands
34
shoulder stroke; white stork cools its wings
35
brush knee Left; 1/2 step up and back
36
needle at sea bottom
37
fan through the back
38
turn and chop with fist; sink back a little; Right scrapes down Right to Left
39
opera step Right; strike Right; parry and step Left; punch Right
40
twist step 45deg Left; fist through elbow
41
grasping sparrow’s tail
42
under the rainbow; eagles beak; single whip
43
wave hands like clouds 3x
44
single whip
45
high pat on horse
46
two birds; cross hands; separation to Right
47
two birds; cross hands; separation to Left
48
turn 180deg on Right leg; kick with Left sole
49
brush knee Left