Form 34: (Xie Bu) Qin Da (Hold and Punch in Crossed Squatting Stance)

Qin means  "grab, capture" , and Qin Da means grab and punch. Because Qin Da is competed together with different stances and footwork, there are other Qin Da movements such as Xie Bu Qin Da (Hold and Punch in Crossed Squatting Stance), Shang Bu Qin Da (Step Forward, Grab and Punch), and Xiao Qin Da (Small Grab and Punch). Tai chi boxing requires proper kung fu clothing to practice.

Detailed Explanation
Lower limbs: Step forward with the right foot, and bend two legs to a Xie Bu. Xie Bu means resting stance: two legs cross and get close to a full squat; one foot lands on the ground completely with tiptoes pointing outward, the other foot lands on the ground with the upper part of it, with the knee leaning against the outside of the leading calf and the hips resting on the heel. When the left leg is beneath the right one, it is called Zuo Xie  Bu-left resting stance, while when the right leg is beneath the left one, it is called You Xie Bu-right resting stance.
Upper limbs: Press and grab with the left palm circling from left to front, turn the palm into a fist and position it to the front of the abdomen, with the palm side of fist facing downward and the Hukou part inward; drop the right fist from the body side, and shoot it out forward and downward along the left forearm, till the abdomen height. with the palm side of fist facing upward, eyes looking at the right palm.

Key Point
Perform movements continuously and smoothly, and tum the waist in harmony with all the rest parts of the body.

Form 31: Du Li Tuo Zhang (Lifting Palm and Standing on One Leg)

This form is so named because it is performed by standing on one leg and lifting one palm up before the body.

Detailed Explanation
Lower limbs: Stand steady with the left leg bent slightly and bend the right leg and lift it up with tiptoes dropping down naturally.
Upper limbs: Turn the right palm upward, and hojd it up before the body, with the palm facing upward and the wrist level with the chest; circle the left palm leftward and upward until the body side, with the wrist reaching the shoulder height, the palm facing outward with fingertips obliquely upward, eyes looking at the right palm.

Key Point
See Jin Ji Du Li for movements of the lower limbs. Hold the right palm up and thrust the left palm outward forcibly in the opposite direction.

Form 30: Xu Bu Ya Zhang (Press Palm in Empty Stance)

This form is so named because it is top-down palm pressing in coordination with the empty stance.

Detailed Explanation
Lower limbs: Move into a right empty stance.
Upper limbs: Press the left hand top down over the right knee, with fingertips pointing to right; circle the right hand over the knee until reaching the right crotch side with fingers pointing forward, eyes looking down forward .

Key Point
Stand in the empty stance to an extent that there is no need to hold breath. Keep the waist relaxed and the crotch down. Move the tiptoe of the left foot outward at some 45 degrees, aligned to the knee. Don't lean the upper part of the body forward as the center of gravity is lowered.

Form 26: Xie Fei Shi (Oblique Flying)

The posture is so named because of its unfolding movements, with arms opening and closing like Kunpeng (a legendary huge bird) obliquely flying in the sky with its wings spread.

Key Point
This posture shows the movements of threading and thrusting. It should be performed in an unfolding manner.

Detailed Explanation
This posture is typical of the Wu-style Tai Chi Boxing.
Lower limbs: Step forward with the left foot, transfer weight leftward, and turn right the body to form into a left bow stance.
Upper limbs: As the left foot is moved forward, circle the left hand right downward until the outside of the right knee with the palm facing right; turn the right hand inward and withdraw it to the front of the left shoulder with the palm facing outward; while transferring weight leftward, cross two arms before the chest, with the right hand downward and the left one upward; lift the left hand to the front of the left shoulder, and drop the right hand from the inside of the right forearm to the right crotch side; as the body turns right to form into a left bow stance, push two arms left upward and right downward, eyes looking at the right side.

Form 23: Zuo Fen Jiao(Kicking with Toes Forward-Left Side)

See You Fen Jiao for detail.

Key Point
See You Fen.liao for detail.

Detailed Explanation
Lower limbs: Stand with the Jeft leg bent slightly; with the left instep unfolding, toes slowly kick up forward to above the waist.
Upper limbs: Circle two palms downward and inward from two sides, cross them before the abdomen, turn them inward and rest them before the chest. When kicking with the right foot, part arms fefc forward and right respectively, with patms facing outward, fingers facing upward, the wrists level with the shoulders, elbow joints bent slightly and the right arm aligned with the right leg, eyes looking at the left palm.

Form 20: (Du li) Da Hu (Step Backward and Stand on One leg to Hit the Tiger)

This form is typical of the Wu-style Tai Chi Boxing. It is so named because two fists are uplifted as done to hit a tiger. When performed with one leg standing, the posture is termed Du Li Da Hu, a Wu-style movement.

Detaited Explanation Lower limbs: Stand firm with the left leg bent slightty, curve and lift the right leg; take the right foot to the front of the crotch, with tiptoes perking and buckled inward. Upper limbs: Slowly close hands, raise the left frst from the body side, and move the right fist to the left chest; lift the left fist left forward before the forehead with the palm side of fist facing outward and the eye of fist obliquely downward, and move the right fist before the left chest with palm side of fist facing inward and the eye of fist facing upward. Key Point Take a step back, transfer weight rightward steadily, and turn the waist to circle the arm and roll back; bend and part two arms in harmony with the left leg curving and uplifting and the tiptoes hooking up.

Form 13: Zhou Di (Kan) Chui (Fist under Elbow)

Elusive and disguised, this form uses the fist to guard beneath the elbow, poised to defend against the opponent and protect oneself. It implies watch, defense and readiness to move.

Key Point
Make sure that the whole body is in harmony up and down. With the head uplifted and the waist upright, use the waist to drive two arms, eyes following the leading hand. When holding postures, keep the head uplifted, the neck upright, the back broadened and the armpits empty.

Detailed Explanation
Lower limbs: Take a crescent step left forward with the left foot, move the right foot a hatf step in the same direction, and transfer weight onto the right foot with the knee slightly curved; step forward with the left foot, with the left heel landing on the ground, and raise tiptoes to form into a left empty stance.
Upper limbs: As the left foot is moved forward, move the left palm upward and leftward in front of the body from before the abdomen, through beneath the right forearm, until the head height, and circle the right palm from before the right chest to the left chest down to the right side of the crotch; as the right foot foliows the left one, continue to circle the left palm leftward and downward to the left side of the body, and circle the right palm right and forward to the front of the body (with the palm obliquely facing upward); when the left foot moves forward into a left empty stance, turn the left palm to an inclined standing palm and strike it out forward over the right wrist, with fingertips reaching the eyebrow height, turn the right palm into a ftst before the body and take it back to beneath the left elbow, with the eye of fist facing upward; keep the upper part of the body upright, with the chest facing forward in a slightly oblique way, eyes looking at the left palm.

Form 9: (Jin Bu) Ban Lan Chui(Advance, Parry and Punch)

As the name implies, Ban Lan Chui, where Ban means "move" and Lan  "block" , means that in defense and attack terms, the palm is used to move the incoming fist left or right so as to block the opponent' s attack, and the fist is used to attack the opponent's ribs or chest.

Key Point
Use the waist to drive two arms for defense and attack. When parrying, keep the heat uplifted, the shoulders sunk, the waist upright and the crotch down, strike out backfist with the elbow joint as pivot, while transfer weight forward.



Detailed Explanation
Lower limbs: When performing the Ban movement, step the right foot forward to form into a right empty stance, with the right heel landing on the ground and tiptoes hooked; when performing the Lan movement, step the left foot forward to form into a left empty stance, with the left heel landing on the ground and tiptoes hooked; when performing the Chui(punch) movement-rtransfar-weight forward to form into a left bow stance.
Upper limbs: When performing the Ban movement, turn the right fist with the elbow as pivot and move it forward along the inside of the left arm, with the palm side of the fist upward above the chest height; push the left palm to the left crotch side, eyes looking at the right fist: then as the body turns right, take a left step, turn the left forearm outward, circle the left fist from left to the front till the front of the body with eyes looking at the left fist, and take the right fist back to the right side of the waist, with the palm side of the fist upward; form into a bow stance, and throw a punch forward with the right fist. Turn the eye of fist upward to the chest height, and take the left palm back to the inside of the right forearm, eyes looking at the right fist.

Form l: Qi Shi (Beginning Position)

Qi Shi of tai chi (chinese martial arts) refers to the first movement performed when any part of the body starts to move from stillness. It generally begins with one feet moving or taking a step, the knees and crotch bent, the weight held on the lower part of the body, and both hands first rising then falling.

Detail Explanation
Lower limbs: Take a left step shoulder-width apart with the left foot; fall to the ground gradually from the toes to the full sole of foot, with the toes pointing forward and the weight transferred to between the legs; bend the knees and hold weight on the lower part of the body.
Upper limbs: After the foot falls to the ground, raise the arms forward and upward, palms downward, elbows slightly bent shoulder-width apart, until they reach shoulder height; sink the shoulders and elbows, and roll back and push both hands down to the front of the abdomen, with the palms opposite to the knees.

Key Point
Take the step and transfer weight even and slowly,with the foot rising and falling lightly; focus the mind on the wrists when raising the arms, with fingers dropping naturally; as the arms drop, rest the wrists and spread fingers, rolling back and pushing down.