Hunyuan Taiji Basic 24 Movement Form 陳式混元入門二十四式
(Video and Movement Name List)
Hunyuan Baisc 24 Movement Form
This is the beginning entry-level form in the Hunyuan Chen Style Taiji system. Above it is performed by Wang Fengming, an 11th generation Chen Style and 2nd generation Hunyuan style Taiji master (and Dr. McCann's shifu). Below are listed all the movements in the form:
Section 1 第一段
1. Opening Posture (wú jí qǐ shì 無極起式)
2. Buddha’s Warrior Pounds the Mortar (jīn gāng dǎo duì 金刚捣碓)
3. Leisurely Tie the Coat (lǎn zhā yī 懒扎衣)
4. Six Blocking Four Closing (liù fēng sì bì 六封四閉)
5. Single Whip (dān biān 单鞭)
6. White Crane Spreads its Wings (bái hè liàng chì 白鹤亮翅)
Section 2 第二段
7. Walk Obliquely and Twist Step (xíe xíng ǎo bù 斜行拗步)
8. Lift Hands and Raise Knee (tí shōu shì 提收式)
9. Wade Forward and twist Step (qían tāng ǎo bù 前蹚拗步)
10. Cover Hand Punch (yǎn shǒu gōng chuí 掩手肱捶)
11. Shield Body Punch (pī shēn chuí 披身捶)
12. Fold and Lean with Back (bèi zhé kào 背折靠)
Section 3 第三段
13. Blue-Green Dragon Exits the Water (qīng lóng chū shǔi 青龍出水)
14. Double Push Hand (shūang tūi shǒu 雙推手)
15. Three Change Palms (sān huàn zhǎng 三換掌)
16. Reverse Arm Roll (dào jǔan gōng 倒捲肱)
17. Step Back Press Elbow (tuì bù yā zhǒu 退步壓肘)
18. Middle Winding (zhōng pán 中盤)
Section Four 第四段
19. Dodge Through Back (shǎn tōng beì 閃通背)
20. Ground Punch (jī dì chuí 擊地捶)
21. Horizontal Heart Punch (píng xīn chuí 平心捶)
22. Snap Waist Press Elbow (shà yāo yā zhǒu 煞腰壓肘)
23. Head Punch (dāng tóu pào 當頭炮)
24. Closing Posture (shōu shì 收式)
Hunyuan Taiji 24 Movement Form
陳式混元二十四式
(Video)
The posture names are the same as the Basic 24 Movement Form (see above)