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 Tai Chi for Health with Bob Shapiro
Bow 52 Form 

Disc 1
   Introduction
       
  Chapter 1 - Introduction to Bow 52 Part 1   
           Chapter 2 - Warm up
           Chapter 3- Deeper warm up
           Chapter 4- Stances

         Chapter 5 Lesson 1
                   Preparation - Wu Chi
                    1.    Beginning Tai Chi Circle
                    2.    Ward-Off Left

         Chapter 6 Lesson 2
               3.   Grasping the sparrows tail
                        a.    Ward off- Right
                        b.    Roll Back
                        c.     Press
                        d.    Push

          Chapter 7 Lesson 3
                 4.   Single Whip
                 5.   Lift Hands
                 6.   Shoulder Strike

     Chapter 8 Lesson 4
            7.   White Crane Spreads Wing
            8.   Brush Left Knee and Push
            9.   Play Guitar
            10.  Brush Left, Right, Left
                 a.    Play Guitar
                 b.    Brush Left Knee and Push

      Chapter 9 Lesson 5
            11. Deflect Down Parry and Punch
            12.  Apparent Closing
            13.   Final Closing- Return to Wu Chi

 

 

 

Disc 2
       Chapter 1 - Introduction to part 2
       Chapter 2 - Additional Warm Up
       Chapter 3 - Lesson 1
             14.  Embrace Tiger Return to Mountain
             15.  Grasp the Sparrows Tail
             16.   Diagonal Single Whip
             17.  Fist Under the Elbow
             18.  Repulse Monkey
             19,   Diagonal Flying

     Chapter 4 Lesson 2
          
  20. Lift Hands
             21. Shoulder Strike
             22. White Crane Spreads Wing
             23.   Brush Left Knee and Push
             24. Pick up the Needle from the Sea Bottom
             25.   Fan Through the Back
             26.   Chop Down with Fist
             27.   Deflect Down, Parry and Punch
             28.   Grasp the Sparrows Tail
             29. Single Whip

      Chapter 5 Lesson 3
            
30. Waving Hands in the Clouds
                31.  Single Whip      
               32. Snake Creeps Down
               33.    Golden Rooster Stands on Left Leg
                         a.     Golden Rooster Stands on the Right Leg
               34.  High Pat on a Horse
                         a.     Left Toe Kick
                 35. High Pat on a Horse
                          a.     Right Toe Kick
                 36.  Turn and Heal Kick
                 37.   Brush Left Knee and Push
                           a.    Brush Right Knee and Push
              38 . Brush Left Knee and Punch Down
              39. Grasp the Sparrows Tail
              40. Single Whip

        Chapter 6 Lesson 4
              41. Fair Lady Weaves Her Shuttle
              42. Ward off Left
              43. Grasp the Sparrows Tail
              44. Single Whip

         Chapter 7 Lesson 5
              45. Snake Creeps Down
                  46. Step Up to Seven Stars
              47. Retreat and Ride the Tiger
              48. Turn and Lotus Kick
              49.   Bend the Bow and Shoot the Tiger
              50.  Deflect Down, Parry and Punch
              51.  Apparent Closing
              52.   Final Closing – return to Wu Chi

          Chapter 8 - Demonstration of Part 2

Chapter 9 - Demonstration of Complete Bow 52 Form

          Chapter 10 - Clean Up