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LEARN THE YANG TAI CHI 54 SWORD

 
 
Above is a Slow Motion Video of Cheng Man Ching doing the Tai Chi 54 Sword (Standard Yang).  Each posture has a numbered subtitle with Chinese characters.  Below is an English - Pinyin translation of each subtitle by Sam Masich of  Sam Masich.com

Yang Style Taijijian


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Taijijian Commencement (Taijijian Qi Shi)
Step Up and Enclose With Sword
 
Immortal Deity Points the Way
 
Three Rings Envelope the Moon
 
Major Polestar
 
Swallow Skims the Water
 
Right and Left Block and Sweep
 
Minor Polestar
 
Swallow Enters the Nest
 
Clever Cat Catches a Rat
 
Dragonfly Touches the Water
 
Yellow Wasp Enters the Hive
 
Phoenix Spreads Double Wings
 
Left Whirlwind
 
Minor Polestar
 
Right Whirlwind
 
Waiting for the Fish
 
Parting the Grass to Search for the Snake
 
Embrace Moon to Bosoms Centre
 
Send the Bird to the Woods
 
Black Dragon Waves Its Tail
 
Green Dragon Comes Out of the Water
 
Wind Swirls the Lotus Leaves
 
Lion Shakes Its Head
 
Tiger Holds Its Head
 
Wild Horse Leaps Over the Stream
 
Turn the Body and Rein in the Horse
 
The Compass
 
Wind Flicks the Dust
 
Follow the Waters Current to Push the Boat
 
Shooting Star Reaches the Moon
 
Celestial Bird Flies Over the Waterfall
 
Lift the Curtain
 
Left and Right Whirling Sword
 
Swallow Pecks the Mud
 
Great Peng Spreads One Wing
 
Fish for the Moon at Sea Bottom
 
Embrace Moon to Bosoms Centre
 
Night Demon Explores the Sea
 
Rhinoceros Looks at the Moon
 
Shoot the Wild Geese
 
Green Dragon Explores With Claws
 
Phoenix Spreads Double Wings
 
Left and Right Straddle and Block
 
Shoot the Wild Geese
 
White Ape Presents Fruit
 
Left and Right Falling Flowers
 
Jade Maiden Weaves at Shuttles
 
White Tiger Wags Its Tail
 
Carp Jumps Over the Dragons Gate
 
Black Dragon Twists Around the Column
 
Immortal Points Out the Road
 
Wind Sweeps the Plum Blossoms
 
Hands Exalt the Ivory Scroll
 
Embrace Sword Return to the Beginning


(Shang Bu He Jian)
(Xianren Zhi Lu)
(San Huan Tao Yue)
(Da Kuixing)
 
(Yanzi Chao Shui)
(You Zou Lan Sao)
 
(Xiao Kuixing)
(Yanzi Ru Chao)
(Ling Mao Bu Shu)
(Qingting Dian Shui)
 
(Huangfeng Ru Dong)
(Feng Huang Shuang Zhan Chi)
 
(Zhou Xuanfeng)
 
(Xiao Kui Xing)
(You Xuanfeng)
 
(Deng Yu Shi)
 
(Bo Cao Xun She)
(Huai Zhong Bao Yue)
(Song Niao Shang Lin)
 
(Wulong Bai Wei)
(Qing Long Chu Shui)
(Feng Juan Heye)
 
(Shizi Yao Tou)
(Hu Bao Tou)
 
(Yema Tiao Jian)
 
(Fan Shen Le Ma)
(Zhinanzhen)
 
(Yingfeng Fu Chen)
 
(Shun Shui Tui Zhou)
(Liuxing Gan Yue)
(Tian Niao Fei Pu)
(Tiao Lan Shi)
 
(Zou You Chelun Jian)
(Yanzi Shen Ni)
 
(Da Peng Dan Zhan Chi)
(Hai Di Lao Yue)
 
(Huai Zhong Bao Yue)
(Yecha Tan Hai)
 
(Xiniu Wang Yue)
(She Yan Shi)
(Qing Long Tan Zhao)
 
(Feng Huang Shuang Zhan Chi)
(Zou You Kua Lan)
 
(She Yan Shi)
 
(Baiyuan Xian Guo)
 
(Zou You Luo Hua)
(Yunü Chuan Suo)
 
(Baihu Jiaowei)
 
(Liyu Tiao Longmen)
 
(Wulong Jiao Zhu)
(Xianren Zhi Lu)
(Feng Sao Meihua)
 
(Shou Peng Ya Fu)
(Bao Jian Gui Yuan)



 
If you need another example, this is essentially the same Yang 54 movement in an easy-to-follow video from You Tube. It's done very slowly so you can see all the details.  
 
 
   
 
 

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