In this lesson, you can learn all movements of Part 1 of Chen’s Tai Chi Old Form 1, including 15 movements (movement 1 – 15).
Generally, there are three videos for each movement. There are different purposes for each clip of the videos. First, you can learn and understand the details of the movements from the Explanation video. Secondly, it is easier to remember the movements step-by-step from the videos with the order. The text below can help you to understand more and remember the sequence of the steps of the movements. Furthermore, after you can remember the movements, you can try to exercise the movements smoothly with strong feeling of the Qi by following the videos of the Demo. Requirements below are very helpful to understand the more details of the movements. You may also find the basic applications for the most of the movements. It can help you to learn and exercise the movements more accurately.
Movement 1: Starting Pose
Explanation
With Order: Front View
Demo: Front View
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Steps: For the Ready Pose, keep two feet together, relax the whole body, push the Baihui up slightly, touch the tip of the tongue to the ceiling of the month, relax the shoulders and arms, look to the front.
1. Loosen your hip joints and bend the knees. Step the left foot to the left at the shoulder width. Grasp the toes on the ground. Keep the center of the feet (Yongquan) empty. Relax your shoulders and arms; 2. Lower the body slightly. Raise the palms to the shoulder height slowly. Relax the shoulders, sink the elbows, loosen the hip joints, bend the knees. Look forward; 3. Continue to lower the body gradually. Press the palms down to the abdomen height. Look forward.
Requirements: In the Ready Pose, breathe naturally, clear the mind; Shift the weight to the right leg before step to the left. Touch the left toes to the ground first and the whole left foot gradually. Relax the whole body (Step 1); Relax the shoulders. Lower the chest and waist while raise the palms and arms (Step 2); Lower the whole body internally and use the waist to pull the palms downward. Keep the body upright and straight (Step 3).
Applications: Block the opponent’s attacking arms by raising the palms, strike the opponent’s chest when press the palms downward.
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Steps:1. Loosen your hip joints. Turn left and shift the weight to the right leg. Push two palms upward to the left. Raise the left palm with a closing rotation. Push the right palm with an opening rotation. Keep the left arm over the left knee. Hold the right palm in front of the chest by facing upward; 2. Turn the left palm with an opening rotation and close the right palm with a closing rotation. Turn right. Shift the weight to the left leg. Push two palms to the right side. Raise and turn the right toes outward; 3.Shift the weight to the right leg. Lift the left leg and close inward. Loosen the hip joints and bend the knees naturally. Push two palms upward and outward; 4. Step the left foot to the left front corner with the inside of the left heel touching the ground. Still sit on the right leg. Push two palms backward and outward; 5. Shift your weight to the left leg. Raise the left toes and turn outward. Lower the right palm down over the right knee with an opening rotation. Face the right palm outward. Push the left arm forward and turn the left palm with a closing rotation; 6. Push the left palm forwards, then upward and backward. Swing the right arm forward in a downward curve. Turn the right palm with an opening rotation. Face the right palm upward. Place the left palm inside of the right arm. Face the left palm downward and the right palm upward. At the same time step the right foot forward with the toes touching the ground. Loosen your hip joints and relax the knees; 7. Lower the left palm downward to the front of the abdomen with an opening rotation. Face the left palm upward. Change the right palm to the fist and rest the right fist on the left palm. Face the palm side of the right fist upward; 8. Lift the right fist to the shoulder height and lift the right knee by following the right elbow; 9. Relax the hip joints and knees. Stomp the right foot to the ground with the shoulder width from the left foot. Drop the right fist into the left palm at the same time. Keep two arms round and away from the abdomen.
Requirements: Relax the hip joints and sink the waist when push two palms upward with internal strength (Step 1); Push two palms outward with internal strength when turn right (Step 2); Loosen the right hip joints and sink the body when lift the left leg (Step 3); When step forward, use expanding feeling between the left foot and two palms (Step 4); Relax the hip joints. Use the waist and crotch to lower the right arm and push the left arm forward. Keep the right elbow away from the body (Step 5); Loosen the left hip joints and use the waist to bring the right foot and right palm forward (Step 6); Lower the right fist to the left palm by sinking the waist, keep the hands away from the abdomen (Step 7); Loosen the left hip joint and sink the waist when lift the right fist and right leg (Step 8); Loosen the hip joints and sink the waist when stomp the right foot and drop the right fist, still focus the mind in Dantian (Step 9).
Applications: Grasp the arm of the opponent and pull backward, kick the knee or abdomen of the opponent (Step 1, 2, 3, 4); The left hand blocks the attacking arm, the right palm hits the abdomen or chest of the opponent, the right foot kicks the knee or abdomen of the opponent (Step 5, 6); The right fist hits the chin and the right knee attacks the abdomen or chest of the opponent (Step 8); Stomp the toes of the opponent with your right foot. Hit the chest or face of the opponent with your right fist (Step 9).