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38 Form

The 38 Form is a routine based on the Chen family's Laojia (Old Frame) and Xinjia (New Frame) forms. It moves from the gentle to the powerful, containing both slow and fast actions.

Move list from Master Jan Silberstorff's "Chen: Living Taijiquan in the Classical Style"

chen shi tai ji quan san shi ba shi

First Section
1 yu bei shi Preparation Stance
2 jin gang dao dui Buddha's Guardian Pounding the Mortar
3 bei he liang chi The White Crane Spreads Its Wings
4 san shang bu Three Steps Forward
5 xie xing Taking Oblique Position
6 lou xi Enfold and Raise Knee
7 qian tang ao bu Neatly Pacing Forward in Diagonal Mode
8 yan shou hong quan Hand Conceals Arm and Fist
9 pie shen quan The Fist Follows the Turned-in Body
10 shuang tui shou Push with Both Hands
Second Section
11 san huan zhang Change Palms Three Times
12 zhou di kan quan Fist Showing under the Elbow
13 dao juan gong Step Back with Arms Rolled in
14 tui bu ya zhou Step Back and Strike with Elbow
15 bai she tu xin The White Snake Pushes out the Tongue
16 shan tong bei Swiftly Dodging with the Back
17 qian tang ao bu Neatly Pacing Forward in Diagonal Mode
18 qing long chu shi Blue-green Dragon Shoots out of the Water
19 ji di chui Striking Downward
Third Section
20 er ti jiao Kicking with Both Feet
21 hu xin quan Protecting the Heart with the Fist
22 qian zao Taking up from the Front
23 hou zao Taking up from the Back
24 you deng yi gen Kick with Right Heel
25 zuo deng yi gen Kick with Left Heel
26 yu nu quan suo Jade Woman Casting the Shuttle
27 lan zha yi Tying the Coat
28 liu feng si bi Six Sealings and Four Closings
Fourth Section
29 dan bian Single Whip
30 que di long The Dragon Bows to the Ground
31 shang bu qi xing Step Forward, Forming the Seven Stars
32 xiao qin da Small Catching and Hitting
33 yun shou Circling Hands
34 gao tan ma High Pat on Horse
35 shuang bai lian Moving both Hands towards Foot
36 dang tou pao Directly Hitting the Head
37 jin gang dao dui Buddha's Guardian Pounding the Mortar
38 shou si Closing Stance