Tai Chi 24 Form – Beijing or Simplified Form
This page focuses on the Tai Chi 24 form (also known as the Beijing form or simplified form). This form was created in 1956 by the Chinese Government’s National Sports Committee in order to create a simplified Tai Chi form for the “masses” (because many traditional Tai Chi forms were seen as too long or complex). For information on other Tai Chi forms, please visit the main Tai Chi Forms (Ch’uan) section.
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Written Instructions for Tai Chi 24 Form – Beijing Form
- Beginning Posture
- Part the Wild Horse’s Mane
- White Crane Spreads Its Wings
- Brush Knee and Step Forward
- Playing the Lute (or Guitar)
- Step Back or Reverse Reeling Forearm (Repulse Monkey)
- Left Grasp Sparrow’s Tail
- Right Grasp Sparrow’s Tail
- Single Whip
- Wave Hands Like Clouds
- Single Whip
- High Pat on Horse or Stroke Horse
- Cross Hands, Right Heel Kick
- Strike to Ears with Both Fists
- Turn Body, Cross Hands, Left Heel Kick
- Left Single Whip Low, Bird Stand on One Leg
- Right Single Whip Low, Bird Stand on One Leg
- Shuttle Back and Forth
- Needle at Bottom of Ocean
- Ward Off, Push Away (or Fan Through Back)
- Turn Body, Deflect, Parry, and Punch
- Appears Closed or Closing Shut
- Cross Hands
- Ending Posture
Tai Chi 24 Form