CURRICULUM OF YANG-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN

Author:Wan Yueting

CLASS 7 (29/04/97)


Review
  1. Standing Form (1)
  2. Beginning Form
  3. Standing Form (2)
  4. Walking (obliquely)
New
  1. Holding Bird's Tail
Home Exercises
  1. Standing Form (1) -10 min (every day)
  2. Beginning Form Step -8 times (every day)
  3. Holding Bird's Tail -10 min (every)
  4. Walking (obliquely) -5 min (odd)
  5. Standing Form (2) -2 min each side (even)

CLASS 6 (24/04/97)

Review
  1. Standing Form (1)
  2. Beginning Form
New
  1. Walking (obliquely)
  2. Standing Form (2)
Home Exercises
  1. Standing Form (1) -10 min (every day)
  2. Beginning Form Step -8 times (every day)
  3. Walking (obliquely) -5 min (odd)
  4. Standing Form (2) -2 min each side (even)

CLASS 5 (10/04/97)

Review
  1. Standing Form (1)
  2. Drawing An Ellipse
  3. Beginning Form: Step 1-2
New
  1. Form 1: Beginning Form:
Home Exercises
  1. Standing Form (1) -10 min (every day)
  2. Drawing An Ellipse -5min (odd-numbered day)
  3. Beginning Form Step 1-3 -8 times (every day)

CLASS 4 (15/04/97)

Review
  1. Standing Form (1)
  2. Drawing An Ellipse
  3. Beginning Form: Steps 1-2
  4. Opening & Closing the Joints
  5. Lifting Hands (sideways)
Home Exercises
  1. Standing Form (1) -10 min (every day)
  2. Drawing An Ellipse -5min (odd-numbered day)
  3. Beginning Form Step 1-2 -10 times (every day)
  4. Opening & Closing The Joints -5 times (even-numbered day)

CLASS 3 (10/04/97)

Review
  1. Standing Form (1)
  2. Turning Body With Hands Lifting (sideways)
  3. Turning Body With A Ball Between Hands (horizontally)
  4. Turning Body With A Ball Between Hands (in an arc)
New
  1. Drawing An Ellipse
  2. Form 1: Beginning Form:
Home Exercises
  1. Standing Form (1) -10 min (every day)
  2. Drawing An Ellipse -5min (odd-numbered day)
  3. Beginning Form Step 1-2 -10 times (every day)
  4. Opening & Closing The Joints -5 times (even-numbered day)

CLASS 2 (10/04/97)

Review
  1. The steps 2-6 of CLASS 1
New
  1. Inclining (forward)
  2. Turning Body with a Ball between Hands (horizontally)
  3. Turning Body with a Ball between Hands (left to middle)
  4. Turning Body with a Ball between Hands (middle to right)
  5. Combing step 3 & step 4
  6. Opening and closing the joints
Home Exercises
  1. Standing Form (1) -10 min (every day)
  2. Lifting Hands (sideways) -5 min (even-numbered day)
  3. Opening & Closing the Joints -10 times (every day)
  4. Walking (forwards) -5 min (odd-numbered day)
  5. Turning Body With Hands Lifting ( sideways) -5min (odd)
  6. Turning Body With A Ball Between Hands (horizontally) -5min (even)

CLASS 1(10/04/97)

New

  1. The points of the Body
  2. Standing Form (1)
  3. Lifting Hand ( forwards)
  4. Lifting Hand (sideways)
  5. Walking (forwards)
  6. Turning Body with Hands lifting (sideways)
Home Exercises
  1. Standing Form (1)-10 min
  2. Lifting Hands (sideways-5 min
  3. Walking (forwards) -5 min
  4. Turning Body With Hands Lifting ( sideways)- 5min

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