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Cheng Man-Ch'ing's Yang Form
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...Cheng Man-Ch'ing's 37 POSTURES
Repetitions Included for ClarityCheng Man-Ch'ing's 37 POSTURES
Yang-Style, Short FormStarting Position 1. Preparation
2. BeginningGRASP SPARROW'S TAIL
3. Turn Right with Beach Ball
4. Ward-off Left
5. Ward-off Right
6. Rollback-Press
7. Rollback-Push
8. SINGLE WHIP9. Lift Hands ("gather")
10. SHOULDER STRIKE
11. Phoenix Spreads Wings
12. "Backwards Play the Guitar"
13. Brush Knee Left
14. Knee Strike
15. Play the Guitar ("in front")
16. "Backwards Play the Guitar"
17. Brush Knee Left18. "Hold the WATERMELON"
19. Block, Parry, & Punch20. Cross Hands
21. APPARENT CLOSURE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
22. Embrace Tiger & Return to Mountain
23. "Diagonal Rollback-Press"
24. "Diagonal Rollback-Push"
25. "Diagonal Single Whip"26. "Push Back Curtain"
27. Fist Under Elbow28. REPULSE MONKEY (3x)
29. Diagonal Flying
30. WAVE HANDS IN THE CLOUDS (3x)31. Single Whip
32. Snake Creeps Down
GOLDEN ROOSTER
33. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg (right up)
34. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg (left up)
35. (step back) Separate Right Foot
36. (step forward) Separate Left Foot37. SPINNING HEEL KICK
38. Brush Knee Left
39. Brush Knee Right
40. (step forward) Low Punch41. (step forward) Ward-off Right
42. Rollback-Press
43. Rollback-Push
44. Single WhipFOUR CORNERS - -
Fair Lady Works at Shuttles
45. CORNER #1 (northeast)
46. CORNER #2 (northwest)
47. CORNER #3 (southwest)
48. CORNER #4 (southeast)49. Ward-off Left
50. Ward-off Right
51. Rollback-Press
52. Rollback-Push
53. Single Whip54. Snake Creeps Down
55. SEVEN STARS (right foot forward)
56. Step Back & Ride Tiger (left foot forward)
57. Sweep Lotus (3600 turn) (sweep palms)
58. Bend Bow & Shoot Tiger59. Block, Parry, & Punch
60. Cross Hands
61. CONCLUSION1. Preparation
2. BeginningGRASP SPARROW'S TAIL
3. Ward-off Left
4. Ward-off Right
5. Rollback
6. Press
...Rollback
7. Push
8. SINGLE WHIP9. Lift Hands
10. SHOULDER STRIKE
11. White Crane Spreads Wings
..."Backwards Play the Guitar"
12. Brush Knee Left
..."Knee Strike"
13. Play the Guitar
....Brush Knee Left..."Hold the WATERMELON"
..."Step Forward"
14/15. Deflect, Parry, & Punch16. Cross Hands
16. APPARENT CLOSURE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
17. Embrace Tiger & Return to Mountain
..."Diagonal Rollback-Press"
..."Diagonal Rollback-Push"
..."Diagonal Single Whip"
18. Fist Under Elbow19/20. REPULSE MONKEY
21. Diagonal Flying
22/23. WAVE HANDS IN THE CLOUDS....Single Whip
24. Snake Creeps Down
GOLDEN ROOSTER
25. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg (right up)
26. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg (left up)
27. Separate Right Foot
28. Separate Left Foot29. SPINNING HEEL KICK
30. Brush Knee Left
30. Brush Knee Right
31. Crouch Forward & Punch with step...Step Forward
...Ward-off Right
...Rollback-Press
...Rollback-Push
...Single WhipFOUR CORNERS
Fair Lady Works at Shuttles
32/33. CORNER #1
32/33. CORNER #2
32/33. CORNER #3
32/33. CORNER #4...Ward-off Left
...Ward-off Right
...Rollback-Press
...Rollback-Push
...Single Whip...Snake Creeps Down
34. SEVEN STARS
35. Step Back & Ride Tiger
36. Sweep Lotus
37. Bend Bow & Shoot Tiger...Block, Parry, & Punch
...Cross Hands
...CONCLUSION
...1. Preparation
2. Beginning
3. Ward-Off Left
4. Ward-Off Right
5. Rollback
6. Press"
7. Push
8. SINGLE WHIP
9. Lift Hands
10. SHOULDER STRIKE
11. White Crane Spreads Wings
12. Brush Knee Left
13. Play the Guitar
14/15. Deflect, Parry, & Punch
16. Cross Hands
16. APPARENT CLOSURE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
17. Embrace Tiger & Return to Mountain
18. Fist Under Elbow
19./20. REPULSE MONKEY
21. Diagonal Flying
22/23. WAVE HANDS IN THE CLOUDS
24. Snake Creeps Down
25. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg (right)
26. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg (left)
27. Separate Right Foot
28. Separate Left Foot
29. SPINNING HEEL KICK
30. Brush Knee Left
30. Brush Knee Right
31. Crouch Forward & Punch with step
32/33. Fair Lady Works at Shuttles (CORNER #1)
32/33. CORNER #2
32/33. CORNER #3
32/33. CORNER #4
34. SEVEN STARS
35. Step Back & Ride Tiger
36. Sweep Lotus
37. Bend Bow & Shoot Tiger
