Resources to help you on your Tai Chi Journey
Principles of Tai Chi (Alignments)
Five Principles of Tai Chi flyer (dowloadable pdf)
- Tai Chi step (45 degrees) video and flyer (pdf)
- Knee over Foot video and flyer (pdf)
- Squaring the Hips video and flyer (pdf)
- Straight Line Heel to Head video and flyer (pdf)
- Equal and Opposite Forces (Expression) video and flyer (pdf)
Tai Chi Set 108 Moves
Note: You can scroll down past the video to see/click on bookmarks to skip ahead in the video
- # 1, 2, 3 – Commencement of Tai Chi, Left Grasp Bird’s Tail, Grasp Bird’s Tail
- # 4 – Single Whip (Whip to One Side)
- # 5 – Step Up and Raise Hands
- # 6 – White Stork Spreads Wings
- # 7 – First Left Brush Knee
- # 8 – Strum the Pei Pa
- # 9, 10, 11 – Left Brush Knee, Right Brush Knee, Left Brush Knee
- # 12, 13 – Strum the Pei Pa, Left Brush Knee
- # 14, 15 – Chop with Fist, and Step Up, Deflect, Parry, and Punch
- # 16 – Appear to Close Entrance
- # 17 – Cross Hands
- # 18 – Carry Tiger to Mountain
- # 19 – Diagonal Single Whip
- # 20 – Fist Under Elbow
- # 21, 22, 23 – Go Back to Ward Off Monkey
- # 24 – Slanting Flying
- #25, 26 – Step up and Raise Hands and White Stork Spreads Wings
- # 27, 28 – Left Brush Knee and Needle at Sea Bottom
- # 29 – Fan Penetrates Through Back
- # 30 – Turn and Chop with Fist
- # 31, 32 – Chop with Fist and Grasp Bird’s Tail
- # 33 – Single Whip
- # 34, 35 – Wave Hands Like Clouds & Single Whip
- # 36 – Reach Up to Pat Horse
- # 37 – Separate Foot to Right (Separation Kicks)
- # 38 – Separate Foot to Left
- # 39, 40 – Turn and Kick, Left Brush Knee & Twist Step
- #41, 42 – Right Brush Knee & Twist Step, and Step Up and Punch (low)
- #43, 44 – Turn and Chop With Fist / Chop With Fist, Step up, Deflect, Parry, Punch
- #45 – Kick with Right Foot
- #46, 47 – Strike Tiger Left, Strike Tiger Right
- #48, 49 – Kick with Right Foot and Strike Ears with Fists
- #50, 51 – Kick 90 Degrees with Left Foot, Turn & Kick with Right Foot
- #52, 53, 54, 55 – Chop with Fist, Step up Deflect Parry Punch, Appear to Close Entrance, Cross Hands
- # 56, 57 – Carry Tiger to Mountain, Horizontal Whip
- #58 – 62, Parting Wild Horse’s Mane (Partitions)
- #63, 64, 65 – Left Grasp Bird’s Tail, Grasp Bird’s Tail, Single Whip
- #66, 67, 68, 69 – Fair Lady Works Shuttles
- #70, 71, 72 – Left Grasp Bird’s Tail, Grasp Bird’s Tail, Single Whip
- #73, 74 – Wave Hands Like Clouds (7), Single Whip
- #75, 76 – Creeping Low Like a Snake, Golden Cock Stands on Left Leg
- #77, 78, 79 – Golden Cock Stands on Right Leg, Go Back to Ward Off Monkey
- #80, 81, 82 – Slanting Flying, Step Up to Raise Hands, White Stork Spreads Wings
- #83, 84, 85 – Brush Knee, Needle at Sea Bottom, Fan Penetrates Back
- #86, 87 – White Snake Turns & Puts Out Tongue, Chop with Fist, Step Up, Deflect Parry & Punch
- #88, 89, 90, 91 – Grasp Bird’s Tail, Single Whip, Wave Hands Like Clouds (3), Single Whip
- #92, 93 – Reach Up to Pat Horse, Cross Hands to Penetrate
- #94, 95, 96, 97, 98 – Turn & Kick, Chop with Fist, Step Up, Deflect, Parry & Punch, Step Up to Grasp Bird’s Tail, Single Whip
- #99, 100 – Creeping Low Like a Snake, Step Up to Form Seven Stars
- #101 – Retreat to Ride Tiger
- #102 – Turn Around to Sweep Lotus
- #103, 104, 105 – Draw Bow to Shoot Tiger, Chop with Fist, Deflect Parry & Punch
- #106, 107 – Appear to Close Entrance, Cross Hands
- #108 – Closing of Tai Chi and The Bow