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Cloud Hands Bow Form Tai Chi - Part One

1.  Preparation
2.    Beginning  (Tai-Chi Shih)
3.    Step out to Ward Off Left
4.    Grasp the Sparrow's Tail: Right  (Yu Lan Ch'iao Wei)
    Ward-off  (P'eng)
    Rollback  (Lu)
    Press   (Ghi)
    Push   (On)
5.   
Single Whip  (Tan Pien)
6.    Lift Hands and Lean Forward: Right  (T'i Shou Shang Shih))
7.    The Crane Spreads Its Wings  (Pai Hao Liang Ch'ih)
8.    Brush Knee and Step Forward: Left  (Tso Lou Hsi Yao Pu)
9.    Play the Guitar  (Shou Hui P'i Pa
10.            Brush Knee and Step Forward: Left  (Tso Lou Hsi Yao Pu)
11.            Brush Knee and Step Forward: Right  (Tso Lou Hsi Yao Pu)
12.            Brush Knee and Step Forward: Left  (Tso Lou Hsi Yao Pu)
13.            Play the Guitar  (Shou Hui P'i Pa)
14.            Brush Knee and Step Forward: Left
15.            Twist Body and Circle Fist -Step Forward, Deflect Downward, Parry and Punch 
        (Chin Pu  Pan  Lan Ch'ui)

16.            Seal   (Ju Feng Ssu Pi)
17.       Crossing Hands
 Book recommendation for form practice.

Master Cheng's New Method of T'Ai Chi Self-Cultivation
by Man-Ching Cheng, Cheng Man-Ch'Ing, Mark Hennessy (Translator), Manqing Zheng