There’s a saying :
“If you practice Simplified Tai Chi, you have millions of friends around the world!”
Why?
The Simplified Tai Chi 24 Form is the most popular martial art exercise form in the world! In 1956, Master Li Tianji created the Simplified 24 Step Tai Chi Form from the traditional Yang Family Style Long Form, by deleting repetitive movements and designing the sequence of steps to progress from the most simple steps in the first two sections, to gradually progressing through more intermediate level movements in the third section, then culminating into the more challenging combinations in the final fourth and fifth sections.
These 24 postures only take about six minutes to perform, yet give beginners an introduction to the essential elements of the art of Tai Chi, while retaining the traditional flavor and benefits of the Traditional Yang Family Long Form.
If you’re looking for a simple way to feel healthier, then Simplified Tai Chi may be exactly what your body needs. With only 24 movements (versus up 108!), this form can be done anywhere at any time without needing much space. It’s ease of training makes this exercise possible even on those tough weeknights when other workouts might not work out so well!
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Here’s the list of movements of the 24 Step Simplified Tai Chi Form.
Simplified Taiji 24 Step Form
Section 1
- Commencing Form
起勢
Qishi - Left and Right Part the Wild Horse’s Mane
左右野馬分鬃
Zuo You Ye Ma Fen Zong - White Crane Spreads Its Wings
白鹤亮翅
Bai He Liang Chi - Left and Right Brush Knee and Push Forward
左右摟膝拗步
Zuo You Lou Xi Ao Bu - Playing Lute
手揮琵琶
Shou Hui Pi Pa
Section 2
- Repulse Monkey Left and Right
左右倒卷肱
Zuo You Dao Juan Gong - Grasp Sparrow’s Tail Left
左攬雀尾
Zuo Lan Que Wei - Grasp Sparrow’s Tail Right
右攬雀尾
You Lan Que Wei - Left Single Whip
单鞭
Dan Bian
Section 3
- Wave Hands Like Clouds
雲手
Yun Shou - Left Single Whip
單鞭
Dan Bian - High Pat on Horse
高探馬
Gao Tan Ma - Right Heel Kick
右蹬脚
You Deng Jiao - Strike to the Ears with Both Fists
雙峰貫耳
Shuang Feng Guan Er - Left Heel Kick
轉身左蹬腳
Zhuan She Zuo Deng Jiao
Section 4
- Left Lower Body and Stand on One Leg
左下勢獨立
Zuo Xia Shi Duli - Right Lower Body and Stand on One Leg
右下勢獨立
You Xia Shi Duli - Fair Lady Works with Shuttles
右左玉女穿梭
You Suo Yu Nu Chuan Suo - Needle at Sea Bottom
海底针
Hai Di Zhen
Section 5
- Fan Through the Back
閃通背
Shan Tong Bei - Turn Body, Deflect, Parry, and Punch
轉身搬攔捶
Zhuan Shen Ban Lan Chui - Apparent Closure
如封似閉
Ru Feng Si Bi - Cross Hands
十字手
Shi Zi Shou - Closing Form
收勢
Shoushi
