67 movements Combined Tai-Chi Chuan form
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The 67 movements Combined Tai-Chi Chuan form was created in the 1950’s during a series of meetings of several contemporary Tai Chi masters with the goal to create standardized forms for China. It was homologated by the Chinese National Athletic Commission in 1958 and contains characteristics of several styles like Yang (open elegance), Wu (compactness), Sun (swiftness), Chen (explosive movements) and Fu (left and right sided with rippling steps). These styles were blended into a combined form, expressing harmony and power all the while holding its own amongst the modern Tai Chi styles in that does not follow one exclusive family style “bloodline”. The form takes 20 minutes at a comfortably slow speed and can also be practiced in 6 minutes only at a more advanced level.
In 1975, Sifu Bow Sim Mark of the Chinese Wushu Research Institute became the first to publish a detailed text in Chinese. In 1979 it was published in English as Combined Tai-Chi Chuan (ASIN: B0006XEO4E).
In western countries the modern 67 movement form was pushed in the forefront by the growing interest in the martial application of Tai Chi as opposed to the New Age declinations. Master Bow Sim Mark is the mother of the martial arts movie star Donnie Yen, whose career might have had an influence on the expansion of Combined Tai Chi Chuan in this sense. This form is said by its adherents to be a more complete basis for combat training than other modern short demonstration forms.
[edit] Postures in the Combined Tai Chi form
Section 1:
- Tai Chi Beginning
- Grasps the birds tail
- Single whip
- Wave hands like clouds
- Brush knee and push
- Hands strum the lute
- Back fist chop right
- Step up, deflect, intercept and punch
- Grasps the birds tail left
Section 2: - Turn with slanted flying right
- Left turn and fist under the elbow
- Step back and repulse monkey 2 parts
- Brush knee and push with a "following" step
- Raise hands
- White crane spreads its wings
- Brush knee and push left
- Needle to the sea bottom
- Fan though the back
- White snake darts out its tongue (focusing 'chin')
- Step up, deflect, intercept, and punch - right
- Step forward and press
Section 3: - Slide down -- left
- Golden cock stands on one leg 2 parts
- Foot separation -- right
- Foot separation -- left
- Brush knee and hammer down
- Red Fist (focusing 'chin')
- Small capture (focusing 'chin')
- Moving as if shutting a door
Section 4 - Single whip -- right
- Wave hands like clouds -- right
- High pat the horse -- left
- Stretching heel kick -- left
- Strike ears with fists -- left
- Stretching heel kick -- right
- Strike ears with fists -- right
- Fast stretching heel kick -- left
- Turn body, stretching side kick
- Step forward and punch down
Section 5 - Pivot over, jumping double kick
- Taming the tiger -- left
- Taming the tiger -- right
- Parting the wild horse's mane
- Fair lady works at shuttles
- Pressing palm with point step
- Thrusting palm – left
Section 6 - Turn around with a cross kick
- Brush knee and push -- left
- Brush knee with a groin punch
- Left upward chop, right snapping punch (focusing 'chin')
- Step forward and press -- right (focus 'chin' to stamp heel)
- Retreat and press -- left (focus 'chin' to stamp heel)
- Turn right and punch from below
- Left brush knee and lift with the palm
- Retreat and grasp the birds tail – left
Section 7 - Single whip -- left
- Slide down -- left
- Step forward with a 'stven stars' punch
- Retreat to ride the tiger
- Double lotus sweeping kick
- Draw the bow and shoot the tiger
- Back fist chop -- left
- Retreat and high pat the horse
- Retreat, deflect, intercept, and punch
- Moving as if shutting a door
- Crossing hands
- Conclusion
