48 Movement Taijiquan Form (in 6 sections)
*Beginning Action and Closing Action are not officially counted.
Section 1 | ||
*1a. | Beginning Action | 起勢 Qi Shi |
1. | White Crane Spreads Wings | 白鹤亮翅 Bai He Liang Chi |
2. | Left Brush Knee | 左摟膝拗步 Zuo Lou Xi Ao Bu |
3. | Left Single Whip | 左单鞭 Zuo Dan Bian |
4. | Left Strum Lute | 左琵琶势 Zuo Pi Pa Shi |
5. | Roll Back & Press (3 times, LRL) | 履擠势 Lue Ji Shi |
6. | Left Back fist, Parry & Punch | 左搬攔捶 Zuo Ban Lan Chui |
7. | Left Ward off, Roll back, Press & Push (“Grasp Sparrow's Tail”) | 左棚履擠按 Zuo Peng Lue Ji An |
Section 2 | ||
8. | Diagonal Lean (“Diagonal shove”) | 斜身靠 Xie Shen Kao |
9. | Fist Under Elbow | 肘底捶 Zhou Di Chui |
10. | Repulse Monkey (4 times, RLRL) | 倒卷肱 Dao Juan Gong |
11. | Turn Body and Thrust Palm (“Brush knee half step” to 4 corners, LRLR) | 轉身推掌 Zhuan Shen Tui Zhang |
12. | Strum Lute | 右琵琶勢 You Pi Pa Shi |
13. | Brush Knee Punch Down | 摟膝栽捶 Lou Xi Zai Chui |
Section 3 | ||
14. | White Snake Spits Tongue (2 times, LR) | 白蛇吐信 Bai She Tu Xin |
15. | Slap Foot and Tame the Tiger (“Separate Feet & Hit Tiger” 2 times, LR) | 拍脚伏虎 Pai Jiao Fu Hu |
16. | Left Fling Fist Across Body (Diagonal Back Fist) | 左撇身捶 Zuo Pie Shen Chui |
17. | Piercing Fist Lower Body (“Snake Creeps Down”) | 穿拳下勢 Chuan Quan Xia Shi |
18. | Stand on One Leg & Prop Up Palm (“Golden Pheasant Stands on One Leg”; L R) | 獨立撑掌 Du Li Cheng Zhang |
19. | Right Single Whip | 右單鞭 You Dan Bian |
Section 4 | ||
20. | Right Cloud Hands (3 times to R) | 右雲手 You Yun Shou |
21. | Right & Left Part Horse's Mane | 右左分鬃 You Zuo Fen Zong |
22. | High Pat Horse | 高探馬 Gao Tan Ma |
23. | Right Heel Kick | 右蹬脚 You Deng Jiao |
24. | Strike Ears with Both Fists (“Double Winds to the Ears”) | 雙風貫耳 Shuang Feng Guan Er |
25. | Left Heel Kick | 左蹬脚 Zuo Deng Jiao |
26. | Cover Hands & Strike with Fist | 掩手撩捶 Yan Shou Liao Chui |
27. | Needle in Sea Bottom | 海底针 Hai Di Zhen |
28. | Fan Through the Back | 閃通背 Shan Tong Bei |
Section 5 | ||
29. | Right and Left Toe Kick (Separate Feet) | 右左分脚 You Zuo Fen Jiao |
30. | Brush Knee Cross Stance (2 times, LR) | 摟膝拗步 Lou Xi Ao Bu |
31. | Step Forward, Grab and Punch | 上步擒打 Shang Bu Qin Da |
32. | Apparent Closure (“Action of Closing Doors”) | 如封似閉 Ru Feng Si Bi |
33. | Left Cloud Hands (3 times to L) | 左雲手 Zuo Yun Shou |
34. | Right Diagonal Back Fist | 右撇身捶 You Pie Shen Chui |
35. | Left and Right Work Shuttles | 左右穿梭 Zuo You Chuan Suo |
36. | Step Back & Piercing Palm (Cross Palms) | 退步穿掌 Tui Bu Chuan Zhang |
Section 6 | ||
37. | Empty Stance Press Palm | 虚步壓掌 Xu Bu Ya Zhang |
38. | Stand on One Leg Lift Palm | 獨立托掌 Du Li Tuo Zhang |
39. | Lean in Horse Stance (“Shove” to L) | 獨立托掌 Du Li Tuo Zhang |
40. | Turn Body and Large Roll Back | 轉身大捋 Zhuan Shen Da Lue |
41. | Lift Palm & Lower Body (Low Palm Strike & “Snake Creeps Down”) | 撩掌下勢 Liao Zhang Xia Shi |
42. | Step Up & Cross Fists (“Step Up to Seven Stars” | 上步十字拳 Shang Bu Shi Zi Shou Quan |
43. | Stand on One Leg & Ride Tiger | 獨立跨虎 Du Li Kua Hu |
44. | Turn Body & Sweep Lotus | 轉身擺蓮 Zhuan Shen Bai Lian |
45. | Pull Bow to Shoot Tiger | 彎弓射虎 Wan Gong She Hu |
46. | Right Deflect, Parry and Punch | 右搬攔捶 You Ban Lan Chui |
47. | Right Ward Off, Roll back, Press and Push (“Grasp Sparrow's Tail”) | 右棚履擠按 You Peng Lue Ji An |
48. | Cross Hands | 十字手 Shi Zi Shou |
*48b. | Closing Action | 收勢 Shou Shi |
Additional Resources:
Video of Gary doing the 48 form
Video of Gary doing the 48 form angles near ending