The Thirteen Movements of the Tai Chi Sabre


1. Changing the sabre over in “Seven Stars” and “Riding a Tiger” postures.
“Seven Stars and Riding a Tiger”

2. Soaring and turning, dodging and spreading in an elevated fashion
“Soaring, Turning, Dodging and Spreading”

3. Glancing to the left and to the right and spreading out
“Glancing to Left and Right”

4. White crane unfolding its wings with ‘Wuxing’ palm.
“White Crane Spreading its Wings”

5. The Lotus flower hidden amongst the leaves as the wind blows.
“The Wind Rolls the Lotus Flowers”

6. Jade Lady working at her shuttles in eight directions.
“Jade Lady Working her Shuttles”

7. Opening and Closing of the “Three Stars” of the body in a free display
“Opening and Closing of the Body”

8. Rising to kick followed by “striking the tiger” postures
“To Kick and to Strike the Tiger”

9. Covering body and turning sideways to kick like a mandarin duck
“To Kick like a Mandarin Duck”

10. Whipping the sabre like pushing a boat along with the current
“Pushing a Boat Along with the Current”

11. Co-ordinated horizontal movements with body, arms and legs
“Horizontal Co-ordinated Movements”

12. Parting water left and right and to jump up the Dragon Gate
“Jumping up the Dragon Gate”

13. Concluding the form like a phoenix returning to roost
“Phoenix Returning to Roost”

TAI CHI PALANI

Tai chi is an ancient martial art developed in China that’s often referred to as a “moving meditation.”Tai chi’s slow, graceful movements are accompanied by deep circular breathing.

Though tai chi is practiced slowly for health benefits — stress relief, improved balance and flexibility — it can be sped up and used as a fighting form in very advanced classes.Chinese physicians prescribe tai chi as a gymnastic form of medicine to complement other traditional treatments such as acupuncture and herbs.
Within every tai chi movement is the principle of yin and yang. The idea that there is unity within opposites: positive and negative, full and empty, dark and light, hard and soft, cause and effect,”
“Computer tech people, they love tai chi. It’s a good destresser for them: sitting hours behind a keyboard, hunched over doing programming.
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