Basic Taijiquan Steps

Steps Chen-style Taijiquan steps are mainly upward, backward and horizontal open steps.

The flexibility of the footwork relates to whether you can seize the first opportunity to win, so the footwork is very important in the training of Taijiquan, and even in the training of all martial arts. Here are three basic steps of Chen's Taijiquan:

One, step up

1, stand with feet together, hands naturally placed on both sides of the thighs, relax your body.

2. Turn your body to the right and rotate your right foot along with your body on the axis of your heel, rotating your forefoot 45 degrees outward against the ground, with your body oriented in the same direction as your toes.

3, the center of gravity to the right, lift the left foot to knee height, while the body sinks, 45 degrees to the left in front of the direction (90 degrees with the right foot) stirrups the left foot, note: stirrups the foot is the inside of the heel against the ground stirrups out.

4. Turn left, turn to the point of no force, the left foot to the heel as an axis, the forefoot against the ground outward rotation to the left in front of the 45-degree direction.

5, center of gravity to the left, collect the right foot, the body sinks, to the right front 45 degrees in the direction of the right foot, note: the same is the inside of the heel against the ground stomping out.

6. Turn your body to the right, and when you can't, take your right foot as the axis of your heel, and rotate your forefoot outward against the ground to 45 degrees to the right.

7, the center of gravity to the right, closed the left foot, the body sinks, to the left 45 degrees in front of the direction of the left foot, pay attention to: the inside of the heel of the foot against the ground to stir out. Then follow the fourth step, so the cycle of practice.

Second, step back

1, stand with your feet together, put your hands on both sides of your thighs and relax your body.

2, two feet slightly false knee squatting, the center of gravity to the left, the right big toe side of the foot against the ground backward stirrups a step of distance, the outside of the two feet is about the same width as the shoulders.

3. Shift your center of gravity to the right, and place the small toe of your left foot on the ground next to your right foot.

4. Stomp backward with the big toe of your left foot on the ground, the outside of your feet about shoulder-width apart.

5. Shift your center of gravity to the left, and place your right foot next to your right foot with the little toe side of your foot on the ground.

6. Stomp backward with the big toe side of your right foot against the ground, the outside of each foot about shoulder-width apart. Then continue with step 3, and so on.

Three, horizontal open step

1, stand with feet together, hands naturally on both sides of the thighs, relax the body.

2. Squat on your knees with your center of gravity to the right, lift your left foot and sink your body, while the inside of your left heel stomps horizontally to the left against the ground.

3. Open the right knee slightly with the entanglement, at the same time, stir the right leg and the left leg, shift the center of gravity to the left, the crotch walks down the arc, and receive the right foot next to the left foot.

4. Keep the left leg together, sink the body, and at the same time stomp the inside of the right heel against the ground to the right side.

5. Open the left knee slightly with the entanglement, at the same time, stir the left leg and the right leg, shift the center of gravity to the right, the crotch walks down the arc, and receive the left foot next to the left foot in the same way.

6, the right leg together, the body sinks, at the same time the left foot heel inside the ground to the left side of the horizontal stirrups. Then follow the 3rd step, so the cycle of practice.