Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Chuan, has become known as the "lost" Yang-style tai chi chuan form It combines aspects of Yang Style with qualities that added strength and versatility.
Guang Ping's stances are lower and wider than Yang style but not as pronounced as Chen style and are also distinguished by little weight difference between leading and trailing foot in certain moves.
The form comprises 64 movements with some repetition. The movements of the form are listed below:
- Strike palm to ask Buddha
- Grasp Bird's Tail
- Single whip
- Stork cools its wings
- Brush knee and twist
- Deflect, parry & punch
- Step up, apparent closing up
- Carry tiger to the mountain (I)
- Fist under elbow
- Repulse the monkey
- Slow palm slanting flying
- Raise the right hand, raise the left hand
- Flying pull back
- Fan through the arm
- Green dragon rises from water
- Single whip
- Wave hands like clouds (I)
- Single whip
- High pat on horse (I)
- Separate right foot, separate left foot
- Turn, kick with heel
- Wind blows lotus leaves
- Finger block up with punch
- Turn, kick two feet upward
- Step in, deflect, parry & punch
- Retreat, arms beside body
- Left foot kicks up and forward
- Turn, kick with heel
- Step in, deflect, parry & punch
- Apparent closing up
- Carry tiger to the mountain (II)
- Chop opponent with fist
- Diagonal single whip
- Part the wild horse's mane
- Diagonal single whip
- Fair lady works the shuttle
- Step up, grasp the bird's tail
- Single whip
- Wave hands like clouds (I)
- Single whip, moving down
- Golden cock stands on one leg
- Repulse the monkey
- Slow palm slanting flying
- Raise the right hand, raise the left hand
- Flying pulling back
- Fan through the arm
- Wind blasts the ears
- Cannon through the sky
- Single whip
- Wave hands like clouds (II)
- Single whip
- High pat on horse (II)
- Cross wave of lotus, downward punch
- Step up, grasp the bird's tail
- Single whip
- Wave hands like clouds (II)
- Single whip moving down
- Step up to form seven stars
- Retreat, ride the tiger
- Slanting body, turn to the moon
- Cross wave of lotus foot
- Bend the bow, shoot the tiger
- Grasp the bird's tail right & left
- Grand Terminus
The video below shows the form with Posture Names:
A later version: