The 32 Form (Competition Form) t'ai chi ch'uan (Taijiquan) is the standard Wushu competition form which combines movements drawn from the Chen, Yang, Wu, and Sun styles.
This is form is useful as a prelude to the Official 42 International Competition tai chi form..
The movements are:
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1st section:
- Commencing form
- Grasp the bird’s tail
- Single whip
- Strum the lute
- Parry, deflect and punch
- Apparent close-up
- Brush knee, twist step 2nd section:
- Single whip
- Cloud hands x3
- Part wild horse’s mane x2
- Needle at sea bottom
- Fan through the back/flash arms
- Grasp the bird’s tail 3rd section:
- Turn body and punch
- Roll back and press hands
- Right toe kick – hand hitting toes
- Left toe kick
- Right kick with fists
- Step up and punch downwards
- Fair lady works the shuttles x2 4th section:
- Left fist under right elbow/step back with left leg
- Repulse monkey X3
- Snakes creeps down
- Golden cock stands on one leg
- Snakes creeps down
- Cross fists 5th section:
- Step back open hands
- Turn lotus kick
- Shoot the tiger
- Grasp the bird’s tail
- Apparent close up
- Closing the tai chi
The following video is an excellent demonstration by Master Amin Wu:
The following video is an excellent demonstration from Tai Chi iStudio: