Five Basic Principles
1. Relax
2. Body upright
3. Separate weight (Yin/Yang)
4. Turn waist
5. Beautiful lady's hands
Opening
1. Put feet at 30 degree angle to each other. Drop weight evenly down.
2. Drop weight down into right foot. Lift empty left foot and put down shoulder
length apart, pointing directly forward.
3. Shift weight to left foot. Hips will turn to the right a little bit.
4. Turn waist and right foot to forward. (turn on heel) Wake up arms and hands.
Commencement
5. Raise arms by wrists until shoulder height. Fingers pointing down.
6. Raise fingers parallel to ground and drop arms, with heavy elbows.
7. Draw arms back and raise fingers to point to ceiling.
8. Let hands drift down.
Left ward off
9. Shift weight into left foot.
10. Turn waist and pivot on right heel. Catch ball! (right hand on top.)
11. Shift weight to right foot.
12. Empty heel step forward on left foot.
13. Shift weight to left foot. (70-30) Turn forward. Pivot on right heel. Switch
hands into ward off position.
Right ward off
14. Shift weight left and catch ball. (Left hand on top.)
15. Turn waist and pivot on ball of right foot.
16. SMALL empty step of right foot.
17. Shift weight 70 30 to right foot, while completing waist turn to (right)
side. Bring hands up into triangle position. Left hand closest to body. Right
hand is 5" from left hand. Both hands are chest high.
Note that forearms, hands and elbows form an equilateral triangle.
Rollback and Press
18. Turn waist to right corner. (no weight shift.) Touch left ring finger to
right elbow.
19. Shift weight 100% into left foot.
20. Turn waist to left. Left hand comes back, ready to throw the ball. Turn
waist to right side. Throw the ball. (Left arm circles. Left elbow bends. Left
arm goes forward. Right arms comes across same time.)
21. Shift weight and press. Left hand is closest to body. Keep weight centered
and down the middle.
Withdraw and push
22. Shift weight 100% left. No waist turn. Hands separate and face forward,
elbows bent.
23. Shift weight forward into 70/30 on right foot. Arms come forward to push
position.
Single whip
24. Shift weight to left foot, leaving arms as they are. (arms will stretch
out.)
25. Turn waist to front, moving arms with waist. Pivot on heel of right foot.
Note: Right foot will face directly forward.
26. Shift weight into right foot and catch the ball. (right hand on top.)
27. Turn waist to right side. (100% on right foot.) Make hook with right hand.
28. Turn waist to front left. Pivot on ball of left foot. Hip movement pushes
right arm out.
29. Empty left foot, heel step way to the left. (Left foot faces left.)
30. Turn waist left. Bring left hand to block chin. As waist turns to left,
turn over left hand. (Left palm is facing out.) Right hand slightly back from
shoulder. (Hook)
Lift Hands
31. Shift weight into left foot, open hands (palms away from body). Hands pointed
out. Pivot on ball of right foot. Little bit of waist turn to right.
32. Turn waist right, to face front. Bring hands in, left palm facing right
elbow. Right palm facing left.
Right foot comes to left a bit.
Shoulder Strike
33. Turn waist to left, bring hands down and bring right foot back. (dangling
right foot)
34. Empty step forward with right foot. (half shoulder width)
35. Shift weight into right foot (80/20) and bring up left hand with palm down.
(bend elbow and across chest.)
White Crane Spreads Wings
36. Shift weight 100% into right foot. Turn waist left. Bring left foot in, (only ball of left foot touches the ground). Left hand comes down across body. Right hand comes up like a salute.[Cat stance is when feet are not shoulder width apart and all weight is in one foot.)
Brush Knee
37. Turn waist right and circle arm.
38. Move left foot back long ways. Shift weight back. (70/30 on left foot)
39. Turn waist. Left hand brushes left knee. Right hand in front of right shoulder,
with palm facing out.
Play Guitar
40. Shift weight 100% left leg. Pick up right foot and set it down where it
was.
41. Shift weight 100% to right foot. Bring left leg in front of you into Cat's
stance. Raise hands with right hand facing left elbow.
Brush Knee
42. Turn waist right. Left hand crosses body and right swings out. Bend right elbow and turn waist to front. Move empty left foot to left. Shift weight forward into 70-30 postion. Left hand brushes left knee and right hand faces forward.
Step forward, Deflect downward, Parry and Punch
43. Shift weight 100% into right leg. Turn waist left and pivot on left heel.
Bring right hand down to form fist in front of groin.
44. Shift weight 100% onto left foot. Take empty T-step with right foot. Shift
weight 100% into right foot, letting both arms drift out to left.
45. Take empty step with left foot, to place feet in 70-30 stance. 100% weight
still in right foot. Turn waist right. Chop with left hand. Drop right fist
by hip.
46. Shift weight forward into 70/30. Turn waist left. Roll fist laterally (
thumb side up). Punch.
Apparent close up
47. Shift weight into right leg 100%. Turn waist slightly to the left. Open
fist. Extend right palm, with palm up. Left hand (palm up) under right arm pit.
48. Turn waist to right. Draw right arm back.
49. Turn left. Shift weight into 70/30. Hands in push position.
Circle hands
50. Shift weight 100% into right leg. Let arms extend.
51. Turn waist to right, pivot on left heel and sweep arms up.
52. As you shift 100% into left foot, circle hands down toward sides and pivot
on right toe to make feet parallel.
53. Bring hands in front of chest with wrists cross. (palms face body.) Bring
right foot back in alignment with left foot.
Note 54a is only if stopping at the first 1/3 of form.
54a. Shift weight equally on both feet. Float hands down to opening posture.)
Embrace tiger. Return to mountain.
54. While lowering hands, turn right palm down. Back of wrists will be touching. Shift weight into left foot. Reach back with left hand. Take step with right foot to back right corner. (Toe will be facing into corner.) Turn waist to far right corner. Shift weight into 70/30 (right foot). Bend left elbow. Left hand moves into push position. Right hand brushes knee and turns with palm out.
Rollback
55. Shift weight into left leg. Touch left ring finger to right elbow. Turn waist left and circle arms.
Press
56. Turn waist back to corner. Shift weight to 70/30. Bring hands together with palms touching, (hands in triangular position).
Withdraw and push
57. Shift weight 100% into left foot, (withdraw) and separate hands.Then push forward with both hands. Shift weight back into 70/30.
Slanting single whip
58. Shift weight to left foot, leaving arms as they are. (arms will stretch
out.)
59. Turn waist to left corner, moving arms with waist. Pivot on heel of right
foot.
Note: Right foot will face directly toward corner.
60. Shift weight into right foot and catch the ball. (right hand on top.)
61. Turn waist to right side. (100% on right foot.) Make hook with right hand.
63. Turn waist back to corner. Pivot on ball of left foot. Hip movement pushes
right arm out.
64. Empty left foot, heel step way to the left. (Left foot faces corner.)
65. Turn waist left. Bring left hand to block chin. As waist turns to left,
turn over left hand. (Left palm is facing out.) Right hand slightly back from
shoulder. (Hook)
Fist under Elbow
66. Sit back and shift 100% weight into right foot. Leave left arm out. (Extends
left arm.) Turn waist left . Empty left foot step to left side.
67. Shift weight 100% left. Turn waist left, picking up right foot and placing
in line with arch of left foot.
68. Shift weight 100% right . Pivot on ball of left foot. Open hook. Pick up
left foot. (Dangles.) Bend both elbows. Left hand by pocket. Right hand bent
in front, (palm down).
69. Turn waist right, (to side). Move left foot into cat's stance. Heel down.
Keeping left arm bent at the elbow, bring arm forward and up, with waist turn,
so that palm faces to right. At the same time, bring the right hand down, forming
the fist. Left hand crosses right hand at the wrist, ending with right fist
under left elbow.
Repulse Monkey (Total of 5 steps backward.)
70. Turn waist right. Right arm goes back, palm up. Left arm extends forward,
palm down. (Left foot is still empty.)
71. Turn over left palm. Bend right elbow. Empty step straight back with left
foot. Turn waist back to center, shift weight left, bring left arm down to side.
Bring right arm forward, palm facing forward. Pivot on right heel, so that toe
faces forward. (Feet should be in parallel lines, shoulder width apart, as though
in country ski tracks. Feet will remain in this "track", for all 5 steps.)
(You have taken one step.)
72. Turn waist left. Left arm goes back, palm up. Right arm extends forward,
palm down. (Right foot is still empty.)
73. Turn over right palm. Bend left elbow. Empty step straight back with right
foot. Turn waist back to center, shift weight right, bring rightarm down to
side. Bring left arm forward, palm facing forward.
(This is the second step.)
74. Take 3 more steps, following instructions above. Ending with step
Diagonal Flying
75. Turn waist left, catch the ball, with left hand on top.
76. Turn waist right, take step to front-right corner of room.
77. Shifting weight into 70/30, bring right hand up on inside, left hand down
by side. Turn waist to corner. Right hand comes up, open palm facing you, separating
thumb from other fingers to form an 'L'. You should be looking through the 'L'
at eye level.
Cloud Hands (Total of 7 steps to the left.)
78. Turn waist right, catch the ball, shift 100% right. Left foot take empty
step straight forward, until even with right foot.
79. Switch hands, float right hand down and left hand up, so palms are facing
you, right hand at waist level and left hand at chest level, turn waist to center
shifting weight to 50/50 by the time that you are facing straight forward.
80. Turn waist left, shift weight 100% left foot, catch the ball. Right foot
take empty flat-footed step left, keeping feet parallel.(You have taken one
step.)
81. Switch hands, float left hand down and right hand up, so palms are facing
you, left hand at waist level and right hand at chest level, turn waist to center
shifting weight to 50/50 by the time that you are facing straight forward.
82. Turn waist right, shift weight 100% right foot, catch the ball. Left foot
take empty flat-footed step right, keeping feet parallel.(You have taken two
steps.)
83. Take 5 more steps, following instructions above, except on the last step,
step forward with right foot.
84. Turn waist to front, shifting weight to 70/30 and switching hands, as though
holding a stick between the palms and forming a hook with the right hand, which
will be on top.
85. Turn waist left, right hand punch out, take empty step to side with left
foot, left hand blocks chin, turn waist to left side, pivot on right heel ending
in single whip posture.
Snake creeps down.
86. Shift weight into left foot, turn right foot out. Shift weight into right foot, turn left foot in, left hand comes down to protect groin. Turn left toe out, squat down, (keeping body upright), running left hand down left leg, shifting weight to the left, bringing the right hand down, open the hook. Continue shifting weight until 100% left.
Golden pheasant stands on left leg.
87. Float left hand down to side, float right knee and right hand up, so that knee touches elbow.
Golden pheasant stands on right leg.
88. Take an empty shoulder-width step back with right foot. Shift weight into right foot, float right hand down, float left knee and left hand up, so that left knee touches elbow.
High pat on horse.
89. Take empty shoulder width step back with left foot. Shift weight left,
left hand comes straight out with palm up, right hand comes down with palm facing
right elbow.
90. Turn waist left, drawing left hand back, leaving right hand behind. Continue
waist turn, swinging hands down and out to the back, keeping the hands the same
distance apart Turn waist to right, circling the hands up and around to the
front, until waist straight to side of room, hands cross at wrists in front
of chest, palms facing down and out, left wrist closest to body. Right foot
moves left, (facing directly in front of you), to the side of room (cat stance),
ball of right foot touches the ground.