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What are the 28 strokes of Tai Chi?

Taiji 28-style movements: prepare, start, collapse backwards, pull the sparrow's tail and pull the edge of a single whip.

1, preparatory type

Hanging on the top of the head is indispensable, with long waist and loose buttocks, round ribs and a round back, and grasping Yongquan point with ten toes. When doing actions, you should concentrate, raise your head in vain, let your body relax naturally, hold your toes slightly, and breathe naturally and peacefully.

2. Starting type

In boxing, the waist, hands, wrists, elbows, hips and knees are alive but not stiff, alive but not chaotic, loose but not chaotic, stiff but not stiff, the body moves regularly and intentionally, the body seems crooked and straight, the movements are in place, and the spirit must be in place.

3. Collapse backwards

The footwork of this fist is flexible, and the flexibility of steps and legs can be seen only from the previous moves. At the same time, it requires the unity of step, body and hand.

4. Trailing type

This type of decomposition action is more complicated, and it is also a unique symbol that distinguishes it from other boxing frames. In practical application, we should pay attention to hands, body, feet, heart, qi and strength.

5. Pull up the single whip.

In the process of left and right flat belts, the key is to twist and wait for dark strength, and the requirements are also very strict. It's like two palms facing each other in two directions, which means holding hands, touching elbows and hugging each other all the time. The change back and forth is based on the change of the other side's force. In the process of folding, the body, waist and feet should change in harmony to reflect the integrity, so as to defeat the enemy.