Taijiquan twenty-four illustrated tutorial

Taijiquan is a perfect combination of the dialectical theoretical thinking of the Chinese nation and martial arts, art, guiding art, Chinese medicine, etc. She takes the dialectical concepts of taiji and yin and yang in the traditional Chinese philosophy of Confucianism and Taoism as the core idea, and combines the functions of nourishing the temperament, strengthening the body and combating with skill, which is a high-level human culture.

01

Starting Pose

Stand with your left foot open, arms raised in front of you, knees bent and palms pressed.

02

Left and right Wild Horse Splitting Mane

Left Wild Horse Splitting Mane

Slightly turn to the right, close the foot and hold the ball, turn the body and step up, lunge and split.

Right Mustang Split Mane

Sit back and skim the foot, close the foot and hold the ball, turn the body and step up, lunge and break.

Left Bronco's mane

Sit on the skimming foot, close the foot and hold the ball, turn the body and step up, lunge and break.

03

White Crane Shining Wings

Slightly right turn, follow and hold the ball, sit back and turn the body, break up with a false step.

04

Left and right knee stance

Left knee stance

Turn and swing the arm, swing the arm and close the foot, step up and bend the elbow, lunge and push.

Right knee-straddling stance

Sit back and skim the foot, swing the arm and close the foot, step up and bend the elbow, lunge and push.

Left knee-straddling stance

Sit down and skim the foot, swing the arm and close the foot, step up and bend the elbow, lunge and push.

05

Waving the pipa with the hand

Spread the arm after the step, sit back and draw the hand, and close the hand with a false step.

06

Left and right inverted curling arm

Right inverted curling arm

Turn slightly right, withdraw the hand and hold the ball, step back and curl the arm, push the palm with a false step.

Left inverted curled arm

Turn left, withdraw hand, step back and curl arm, push palm in false step.

Right inverted curled arm

Turn slightly right, withdraw hand to hold the ball, step back and curl arm, push palm in false step.

Left inverted curled arm

Turn slightly left, withdraw hand to hold the ball, step back and curl arm, push palm in false step.

07

Left Bird's Tail

Turn the body and withdraw the hand, close the foot and hold the ball, turn the body and step up, bow step and arrow-quiver, swing the arm and stroke back.

Turn the body and take the hand, bow down and squeeze forward, turn the wrist and break up, sit back and lead the hand, bow forward.

08

Right bird's tail

Sit down and buckle the foot, close the foot and hold the ball, turn the body and step up, lunge and arrow-quiver the arm, swing the arm and stroke the back.

Turn the body and take the hand, lunge forward and squeeze, turn the wrist and break up, sit back and draw the hand, lunge forward and press.

09

Single Whip

Turn the body and carry the arm, right foot inside, turn the upper body right, hook the hand and close the foot, turn the body and step up, push the palm with a bow step.

10

Cloud Hands

Sit back and buckle the foot, turn the body and loosen the hook, parallel step cloud hands, open step cloud hands, parallel step cloud hands, open step cloud hands, open step cloud hands, open step cloud hands, buckle the foot cloud hands.

11

Single Whip

Turn and hook, turn and step up, lunge and push palm.

12

Gao Tan Ma

Follow the ball, sit back and roll the arm, push the palm in a false step.

13

Right stomping foot

Walk on the upper step, break up the bow leg, close the foot and hug, stomp and break up the foot.

14

Double peaks through the ears

Bend the knees and hands, step up and drop the hands, bow through the fist.

15

Turn around and stomp left

Sit back and buckle the feet, turn the body to break up, close the feet together and stomp to break up.

16

Independent left downward stance

Hook the hand, crouch and withdraw the step, servant's step through the palm, bow the leg and rise up, independent palm picking.

17

Right down position independent

Drop the foot and hook the hand, grind the foot and turn the body, crouch and withdraw the step, servant step through the palm, bow the leg and rise up, pick the palm independently.

18

Left and Right Shuttle

Right Shuttle

Land on the ball, turn the body and step up, lunge and push.

Left shuttle

Sit back and skim the foot, drop the foot and hold the ball, turn the body and step up, lunge and push.

19

Bottom of the Sea Needle

Raise the hand with a follow-through, and insert the palm with a false step.

20

Flash through the arm

Lift the hand and foot, lunge and push the palm.

21

Turn around and move the blocking fist

Sit down and buckle the foot, sit on the leg and hold the fist, swing and move the fist, turn the body and close the fist, step up and block the palm, bow step and punch.

22

Like a seal

Turn the palm through the hand, sit back and draw the hand, bow forward and press.

23

Cross Hands

Sitting back and withholding the feet, breaking up with a bow step, crossing the hands and closing the feet together.

24

Closing stance

Turn the palms over to break up, drop the arms and hands, and restore with a parallel step.