T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Long Form Sections 4 & 5
|
Section
4 |
|
Section
5 |
1. |
NW |
Raise
hands |
NE |
2.
|
N |
Ride the
tiger
|
N |
3.
|
SW |
Carry tiger
to mountain, step up |
SE |
4.
|
SW |
Grasping
sparrow's tail
|
SE |
5.
|
N |
Single
whip
|
N |
6.
|
N/W |
Whipping
strikes
|
N/E |
7.
|
W |
Parting
wild horses mane (4 ) |
E |
8. |
W |
Grasping
sparrow's tail
|
E |
9. |
E |
Single
whip
|
W |
10. |
NW/NE/SE/SW
|
Fair lady
works shuttles
|
NE/NW/SW/SE |
11. |
N |
Single
hand ward-off
|
N |
12. |
W |
Grasping
sparrow's tail
|
E |
13.
|
E |
Single
whip
|
W |
14. |
N |
Middle
cloud hands
|
N |
15. |
E |
Single
whip |
W |
16.
|
E |
Snake
creeps down
|
W |
17. |
E |
Golden
rooster stands on one leg
|
W |
18.
|
E |
Snake
creeps down |
W |
19.
|
E |
Golden
rooster stands on one leg
|
W |
20.
|
E |
Step back, kick
with heel |
W |
21.
|
E |
Step back, kick
with heel
|
W |
22. |
E |
Pull wrist
free
|
W |
23.
|
E |
Big pull
back (4 )
|
W |
24.
|
SE/NW |
Slanted
flying
|
SW/NE |
25. |
NW |
Step up, thunder strike
|
NE |
26. |
N |
Raise hands
|
N |
27. |
N |
Dragon turns head
|
N |
28. |
E |
White stork cools
wings |
W |
29. |
E |
Brush knee and push |
W |
30.
|
E |
Needle at sea bottom
|
W |
31. |
E |
Fan through back
|
W |
32. |
W |
Hawk
|
E |
33. |
W |
Hawk
|
E |
34. |
E |
Single whip
|
W |
35. |
N |
High cloud hands
|
N |
36. |
E |
Single whip
|
W |
37. |
SE |
Pull back, step up
|
SW |
38.
|
E |
Deflect, parry and
punch
|
W |
39. |
E |
Withdraw and push
|
W |
40. |
N |
Turn and cross hands
|
N |
|