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Class Form Progression Booklets
Below are printable versions of the Form Progression Booklets for the Tuesday 7.30pm Wu Tai Chi class at Sutherland Multi Purpose Ctre, 123 Flora Street, Sutherland.
Wu 108 Slow Form Progression Booklet: Print PDF
Wu Sensing Hands Progression Insert: Print PDF
Video of Complete 108 Wu Slow Form
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Wu Tai Chi 108 Movement List
GREEN = Lesson Sutherland Tuesday 7.30 pm
Gold colour = direct link to movements
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| Level One | 36. Left Open Kick | 72. Lower Posture |
| 1. Preparation Posture | 37. Left Heel Kick | 73. Right Golden Cock |
| 2. Beginning Tai Chi | 38. Brush Knee x 2 | 74. Left Golden Cock |
| 3. Hands Play Guitar | 39. Planting Punch | 75. Repulse Monkey x 3 |
| 4. Grasping Birds Tail | 40. Turn Body Hammer | 76. Slanting Flying Posture |
| 5. Single Whip | 41. Right Pat Horse | 77. Raising Hand, Step Up |
| 6. Watch Low Hand (6 - 10) | 42. Right Open Kick | 78. White Crane |
| 7. Raise Hand, Step Up | 43. Strike Throat (43 - 48) | 79. Brush Knee |
| 8. White Crane Cools Wing | 44. Fighting Tiger Posture | 80. Needle in Deep Sea (80 - 89) |
| 9. Brush Knee Step x 4 | 45. Parting Leg | 81. Open the Fan |
| 10. Hands Play Guitar | 46. Strike to Ears | 82. Turn Body Hammer |
| 11. Side Loops (11 - 19) | 47. Left Toe Kick | 83. Side Loops |
| 12. Block & Punch | 48. Turn Right Heel Kick | 84. Block & Punch |
| 13. Withdraw & Push | 49. High Pat Horse (49 - 57) | 85. Grasping Bird's Tail |
| 14. Crossing Hands | 50. Side Loops | 86. Single Whip |
| 15. Diagonal Brush Knee | 51. Block & Punch | 87. Cloud Hands x 3 |
| 16. Turn Body Brush Knee | 52. Withdraw & Push | 88. Single Whip |
| 17. Grasping Bird’s Tail | 53. Crossing Hands | 89. High Pat Horse |
| 18. Diagonal Single Whip | 54. Diagonal Brush Knee | 90. Palm Strike Face (90 - 99) |
| 19. Fist Under Elbow | 55. Turn Body Brush Knee | 91. Single Lotus Kick |
| 20. Repulse Monkey x 3 (20 - 26) | 56. Grasping Bird’s Tail | 92. Brush Knee |
| 21. Slanting Flying Posture | 57. Diagonal Single Whip | 93. Lower Punch |
| 22. Raise Hand, Step Up | Level Three | 94. Grasping Bird's Tail |
| 23. White Crane Cools Wing | 58. Hands Play Guitar (58 - 69) | 95. Single Whip |
| 24. Brush Knee | 59. Part Wild Horses Mane 1 | 96. Lower Posture |
| 25. Needle in Deep Sea | 60. Part Wild Horses Mane 2 | 97. Seven Star Posture |
| 26. Open the Fan | 61. Part Wild Horses Mane 3 | 98. Ride the Tiger |
| 27. Turn Body Hammer (27 - 33) | 62. Forward Parting Hands | 99. Palm Strike Face |
| 28. Block & Punch | 63. Jade Lady Weaving 1 | 100. Double Lotus Kick (100 - 108) |
| 29. Grasping Bird’s Tail | 64. Jade Lady Weaving 2 | 101. Bend Bow, Shoot Tiger |
| 30. Single Whip | 65. Forward Parting Hands | 102. High Pat Horse |
| 31. Cloud Hands x 3 | 66. Jade Lady Weaving 3 | 103. Palm Strike Face |
| 32. Single Whip | 67. Jade Lady Weaving 4 | 104. Turn Body Hammer |
| Level Two | 68. Grasping Bird’s Tail | 105. High Pat Horse |
| 33. Right High Pat Horse | 69. Single Whip | 106. Grasping Bird's Tail |
| 34. Right Open Kick (34 - 42) | 70. Cloud Hands x 3 (70 - 79) | 107. Single Whip |
| 35. Left High Pat Horse | 71. Single Whip | 108. Closing Tai Chi |
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Movement List Detailed Breakdown
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1 & 2. Beginning Tai Chi --Detailed Explanation --
Chin tucked in, arms by side, weight evenly balanced
Shift weight in right, step across with left
Feet paralel, shoulder width, weight even
Wrists cicle up, elbows come down, by your side sink down
Weight shifts right leg, touch left heal. right hand, left wrist<
Turn on left heal, shift weight, turn right toe, touch right heal
3. Hands Play Guitar --Detailed Explanation--
Weight in back left leg
Touch right heal, leg no weight
left hand touching right wrist
Eyes watching hands
4. Grasping Birds Tail --Detailed Explanation--
Right palm turns facing upwards, breathing in
Right hand circling from left side to right side breathing out
Hand movement is controlled by the turning of the waist, not shoulder
Watching the right hand moving with your eyes
Gentle like a small bird is sitting on your palm and you don’t want to disturb it
5. Single Whip --Detailed Explanation--
Right hand forms a hook, fingers and thumb all touching
Left hand moves from right to left, breathing in Left hand turns at end of movement, breathing out
Follow left hand with eyes
Relaxed like slowly cracking a whip
Wu Tai Chi 108 Practice Video
Preparation Posture, Grasping Birds Tail, Single Whip. Five repetitions of these movements from the Wu 108 Slow form, filmed from front and back view to help my students to learn the movements.
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