37 Posture Short Form

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The following is a list of the movements contained within the 37 form;

Section One

1	yù bèi shì	Preparation
.	qǐ shì	Commencement
2	lán què wěi	Grasp the sparrow’s tail Ward-off left Ward-off Right Roll back Press Push
3	dān biān	Single whip
4	tí shǒu	Raise arms
.	kào	Shoulder stroke (Lean)
5	bái hè liàng chì	White Crane spreads wings
6	lōu xī ào bù	Brush knee, twist step
7	shǒu huī pípá	Play guitar
8	lōu xī ào bù	Brush knee,twist step
9	jìn bù bān lán chuí	Advance, deflect, parry and punch
10	rú fēng sì bì	Apparent close up
11	shí zì shǒu	Cross hands

Section Two

12	bào hǔ guī shān	Embrace the Tiger, return to mountain
.	lán què wěi	Grasp the sparrow’s tail Ward-off Right Roll Back Press Push
13	xié dān biān	Diagonal single whip
14	zhǒu dǐ chuí	Fist under Elbow
15	dào niǎn hóu	Step back and repluse monkey
16	xié fēi shì	Diagonal Flying (slanting fly)
17	yún shǒu	Wave hands like clouds
18	dān biān	Single whip

Section Three

19	shé shēn xià shì	Snake creeps down
20	jīn jī dú lì	Golden cock stands on; Left leg Right leg
21	fēn jiǎo	Seperate leg Right side Left side
22	zhuǎn shēn dèng jiǎo	Turn and Kick with Heel
23	zuǒ yòu lōu xī ào bù	Brush knee, twist step Left Right
24	jìn bù zāi chuí	Advance and plant the fist
25	shàng bù lán què wěi	Rise up and Grasp the Sparrow’s tail Ward-off Right Roll back Press Push
26	dān biān	Single whip

Section Four

27	yù nǚ chuān suō	Fair lady weaves her shuttles
28	lán què wěi	Grasp the sparrow’s tail Ward-off Left Ward-off Right Roll back Press Push
29	dān biān	Single whip
30	shé shēn xià shì	Snake creeps down
31	shàng bù qī xīng	Step up seven stars
32	tuì bù kuà hǔ	Step back to ride the tiger
33	zhuǎn shēn bǎi lián	Turn around to lotus kick
34	wān gōng shè hǔ	Bend the bow to shoot the tiger
35	jìn bù bān lán chuí	Advance, deflect, parry and punch
36	rú fēng sì bì	Apparent close up
37	shí zì shǒu	Cross Hands
.	hé tài jí	Conclusion

 

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