What is the difference between Taiji Thirteen Forms and Taiji Thirteen Potentials?

Taiji Thirteen Stances, also known as the Thirteen Stances of Long Fist, are the basic eight ways of fighting and five kinds of footwork in Taijiquan. It covers the "fist", "hand, eye, body, step" and "heart" of Taijiquan.

Thirteen Taijiquan postures:

Quiver-quiver, fulfillment, squeezing, pressing; picking, poking, elbowing, leaning, advancing, retreating, guiding, hoping, fixing.

The Four Positions: arrow-quiver, quiver-quiver, squeeze, press.

The four corners: picking, holding, elbowing and leaning.

Five elements: advance, retreat, gu, hope, determination.

Wudang Taiji Thirteen Forms

Characteristics: low stakes and short posture, flexible and steady, practicing qi with the heart, and practicing qi and luck with the combination of consciousness, movement and breathing. It is easy to learn and promote. Most of the movements are left and right, which is good for balancing and exercising the body, delaying the aging process and prolonging the life of the patient.

Action name:

Starting and Tai Chi (two feet open, hands naturally down; two feet curved squatting, two hands forward arc holding the ball to rise, as holding a tree, to the fast standing, turn the palm of the lower press; from the right arc, the right foot inside the right holding the ball.)

1, the left and right range of the bird's tail. (Right hold the ball, left foot forward 45 ° across out, right hand on the left hand forward launch, two palms apart, from left to right to draw an S-shaped recovery and chest, palm forward launch; right back seat, left turn to hold the ball, right foot forward 45 ° across out, left hand on the right hand forward launch, two palms apart, from right to left to draw an S-shaped recovery and chest, palm forward launch).

2, left and right moving bar pounding. (left foot forward, the right hand drops forward arc to the chest recovery to the abdomen, the left hand also at the same time arc to the chest, the two palms into a fist, the right foot forward and step vibration foot, the right fist forward to carry out the right fist, right fist circle center facing themselves, the left hand in the right hand at the bottom of the elbow, the heart of the fist downward; the right foot forward 45 ° across the out, the two fists into a palm, facing the left diagonally in front of the left hand on the left hand in the right hand in the bottom of the drawing of the two planes of the circle, turn around to face forward, the right hand from the abdomen) The right hand draws an arc from the abdomen to the chest, the left hand draws an arc to the abdomen, the two palms change into fists, the left foot steps forward, the left fist moves forward, the center of the left fist faces you, the right fist is at the bottom of the left elbow, the center of the fist is down.

3, left and right hold the tiger back to the mountain. (two fists into palm, the right foot to the right 45 ° across the right, with the right palm bottom-up arc to the same height as the head of the bit, the right palm upward, the left palm directly down to cover the palm at the right elbow at the right hand next to the center of gravity is also shifted to the right foot; the right foot toes buckle turn around to face the left 45 ° diagonally in front of the turn into a horse stance, the left hand rubbing the knee right hand from the top to the bottom of the arc to the left arm next to the left seat, the left hand upward to the right hand directly cover the palm at the left elbow, the right toes swing outward, turn to face 45° right diagonally in front, left foot recovers to 45° left diagonally in front and crosses out into a horse stance, right hand kneels knee, left hand draws arc from above to next to right arm).

4. Straddle the knee and finger crotch whack. (Right back seat, right hand up to palm, left hand down to cover palm, left toe swing as far as possible to the left square, turn to the left side of the square, left hand from the bottom up to palm, the same height as the head, right hand from the top down to cover the palm, right foot point in the left foot side, right foot to the front to stride out into a half-horse stance, right hand kneads the knee, the left hand changes to a fist from the top down to punch the crotch.)

5, turn around and left skimming whack. (The right hand changes into a fist, the right foot buckles and plants a fist, the left foot recovers and strides out 45° to the left rear, turns into a horse stance, the left fist turns upward and the heart of the fist upward, changes from a horse stance to a lunge, and swings both fists diagonally in front of the right and the heart of the right fist downward; the right rear seats the left hand plants a fist, the left foot buckles and the right foot recovers, and crosses out 45° to the right rear, turns into a horse stance, the right fist turns upward and the heart of the fist upward, changes from a horse stance to a lunge, and swings both fists diagonally in front of the right and the heart of the left fist downward. (The heart of the left fist goes down.)

6, the bottom of the elbow to see whack. (Two fists into palms, right palm heart down, left palm heart down, two palms from top to bottom, right toe out, turn around and reverse palm, left foot recovery to the front into a bow stance, two palms into fists, left hand forward to block the fist eye facing you, right fist from inside to outside arc punch out to the bottom of the left hand, the fist eye up.)

7, inverted chuffing monkey. (Two fists turn into palms, the right hand with the right turn backward swinging palm into a sword finger, the left foot backward insertion step sit down into a resting step, the right sword finger from the left palm through, and then do 3 in a row, as the inverted volume of the humerus).

8, flash through the back. (In the 3rd inverted chu chu monkey, get up pointed fingers into palm, right foot buckle, left foot to the back of the front half-step, right foot forward and step vibration foot, right palm forward palm splitting, left palm to receive the right hand below, palm down.)

9. Upward step seven stars. (The right toe swings outward to the right diagonal front, both hands are pushed out to the right diagonal front, the left foot makes a pouncing step to the front, wearing the palm to form a bow stance, the right foot goes forward and steps forward to shock the foot, the right hand changes into a fist and hooks the fist from the bottom to the top, and the left hand rests on the right hand's elbow.)

10. Turn over and tap the foot right. (Hands turn into palms, left foot steps out to the front, left hand becomes a hook hand from the bottom up, right hand draws an arc to the chest from the front to the back, left foot buckles as much as possible, turn around to the front and back, right hand right hand draws an arc from the front to the front and back palms down, at the same height as the eyes, right foot lifts up the front and taps the foot.)

11, Phi body left split leg . (Right foot inserted directly behind, diagonally hold the ball and turn to directly behind, left hand in an arc in front of the abdomen, right hand racking palm on top of the head, lift the knee and left split foot.)

12, turn around and stomp right (left foot recovery buckle, through the palm, left hand inside, right hand outside palm inward, turn around to the front back, left hand frame palm with the head in front, right hand protects in front of the abdomen, knee lifting right stomp).

13, left and right Jade Lady shuttle. (Recover the right foot and insert it backward, turn to the right diagonal direction, push the palm with the left hand, set up the right hand on top of the head, get up and hold the ball with a ding step, step out with the left foot to the left at 45°, insert the right foot under the left foot with the right heel, push the palm with the right hand and set up the palm with the left hand.)

Close. Get up and face the left front, both hands open, put on both sides of the body natural sagging, curved squatting holding the ball, to half of the rise, change the palm under the press, the body rises to stand, both hands recovered and put on both sides of the body natural sagging, collect the left foot.