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Tai Chi Academy of Los Angeles
2620 W. Main Street, Alhambra, CA91801, USA

Wednesday afternoon class now is learning Sun Style Tai Chi Chuan-84 Forms

(last time updated on May 13, 2013) 

Names of Sun Style Tai Chi Chuan-84 Forms

  1. 无极wu ji (wuji)
  2. 太极tai ji (taiji)
  3. 懒扎衣lan zha yi (lazily tie the coat)
  4. 开合手kai shou (open and close hands)
  5. 单鞭dan bian (single whip)
  6. 提手ti shou (raise hands)
  7. 白鹤亮翅bai he liang chi (white crane spreads its wings)
  8. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  9. 搂膝拗步lou xi ao bu (brush the knee and step)
  10. 手挥琵琶shou hui pi pa shi (strum the lute)
  11. 进步搬拦捶jin bu ban lan chui (advance with deflect, parry and punch)
  12. 如封似闭ru feng si bi (close)
  13. 抱虎推山bao hu tui shan (embrace the tiger and push the mountain)
  14. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  15. 搂膝拗步lou xi ao bu (brush the knee and step)
  16. 手挥琵琶shou hui pi pa (strum the lute)
  17. 懒扎衣lan zha yi (lazily tie the coat)
  18. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  19. 单鞭dan bian (single whip)
  20. 肘底看捶zhou di kan chui (fist under the elbow)
  21. 倒牵猴dao nian hou (repulse the monkey)
  22. 手挥琵琶shou hui pi pa (strumming the lute)
  23. 白鹤亮翅bai he liang chi (white crane spreads its wings)
  24. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  25. 搂膝拗步lou xi ao bu (brush the knee and step)
  26. 手挥琵琶shou hui pi pa (strum the lute)
  27. 三通背san tong bei (three connections through the back)
  28. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  29. 单鞭dan bian (single whip)
  30. 云手yun shou (cloud hands)
  31. 高探马gao tan ma (pat the horse)
  32. 右起脚you qi jiao (raise the leg, right)
  33. 左起脚zuo qi jiao (raise the leg, left)
  34. 转身踢脚zhuan shen ti jiao (turn the body and kick)
  35. 践步打捶qian bu da chui (advance and hammer down)
  36. 翻身二起fan shen er qi (reverse the body and double rising attack)
  37. 披身伏虎pi shen fu hu (attack the tiger)
  38. 左踢脚zuo ti jiao (left kick)
  39. 右踢脚you ti jiao (right kick)
  40. 上步搬拦捶shang bu ban lan chui (advance with deflect, parry and punch)
  41. 如封似闭ru feng si bi (close)
  42. 抱虎推山bao hu tui shan (embrace the tiger and push the mountain)
  43. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  44. 搂膝拗步lou xi ao bu (brush the knee and step)
  45. 手挥琵琶shou hui pi pa (strum the lute)
  46. 懒扎衣lan zha yi (lazily tie the coat)
  47. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  48. 斜单鞭xie dan bian (diagonal single whip)
  49. 野馬分鬃ye ma fen zong (part the wild horse's mane)
  50. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  51. 单鞭dan bian (single whip)
  52. 右通背you bei zhang (right palm stance)
  53. 玉女穿梭yu nu chuan suo (fair lady shuttles)
  54. 手挥琵琶shou hui pi pa  (strum the lute)
  55. 懒扎衣lan zha yi (lazily tie the coat)
  56. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  57. 单鞭dan bian (single whip)
  58. 云手yun shou (cloud hands)
  59. 云手下式yun shou xia shi (cloud hands follow-up)
  60. 金鸡独立jin ji du li (chicken stands on one leg)
  61. 倒牵猴dao nian hou (repulse the monkey)
  62. 手挥琵琶shou hui pi pa (strum the lute)
  63. 白鹤亮翅bai he liang chi (white crane spreads its wings)
  64. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  65. 搂膝拗步lou xi ao bu (brush the knee and step)
  66. 手挥琵琶shou hui pi pa (strum the lute)
  67. 三通背san tong bei (three connections through the back)
  68. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  69. 单鞭(single whip)
  70. 云手yun shou (cloud hands)
  71. 高探马gao tan ma (pat the horse)
  72. 十字摆莲shi zi bai lian (crossed lotus kick)
  73. 进步指铛捶jin bu zhi dang chui (advance and punch)
  74. 退步懒扎衣tui bu lan zha yi (retreat and lazily tie the coat)
  75. 开合手kai he shou (open and close hands)
  76. 单鞭dan bian (single whip)
  77. 单鞭dan bian xia shi (single whip with crouching stance)
  78. 上步七星shang bu qi xing (advance and seven stars stance)
  79. 下步跨虎xia bu kua hu (step back and ride the tiger)
  80. 转身摆莲zhuan shen bai lian (spinning lotus kick)
  81. 弯弓射虎wan gong she hu (pull the bow and shoot the tiger)
  82. 双撞捶shuang zhuang chui (double punch)
  83. 阴阳混一yin yang hun yi (merge the yin and yang)
  84. 无极wu ji huan yuan (return to wuji)