Chen Style Taijiquan
Laojia (Old Style) – First Form Yi Lu consists of the following 74 postures:
Part I.
1. Beginning
2. Jin Gang Pounds Mortar
3. Lazy about Tying Coat
4. Six Sealings and Four Closings
5. Single Whip
6. Jin Gang Pounds Mortar II
7. White Crane Spreads its Wings
8. Move Sideways
9. Brush Knee
10. Stepping Three Steps
11. Move Sideways
12. Brush Knee
13. Stepping Three Steps
14. Fist of Covering Hand and Arm
15. Jin Gang Pounds Mortar III
16. Punch of Draping over Body
17. Blue Dragon Comes out of Water
18. Push with Both Hands
Part II.
19. Fist under Elbow
20. Step Back and Whirl Arms on both Sides
21. White Crane Spreads its Wings
22. Move Sideways
23. Flash the Back
24. Fist of Covering Hand and Arm
25. Six Sealings and Four Closings
26. Single Whip
27. Wave Hands like Clouds
28. High Pat on Horse
29. Slap (Cross) Right & Left Foot
30. Kick with Heel
31. Stepping Three Steps
32. Punch the Ground
33. Turn Body Round and Double Kick
34. Fist Protecting Heart
35. Tornado Kick
36. Kick with Right Heel
37. Fist of Covering Hand and Arm
Part III.
38. Small Catching and Hitting
39. Cover Head and Push Mountain
40. Six Sealings and Four Closings
41. Single Whip
42. Forward Trick
43. Backward Trick
44. Part Wild Horse’s Mane
45. Six Sealings and Four Closings
46. Single Whip
47. Jade Girl Works at Shuttles
48. Lazy about Tying Coat
49. Six Sealings and Four Closings
50. Single Whip
51. Wave Hands like Clouds
52. Shake Foot and Stretch Down
53. Golden Cock Stands on Left and Right Foot
Part IV.
54. Step Back and Whirl Arms on both Sides
55. White Crane Spreads its Wings
56. Move Sideways
57. Flash the Back
58. Fist of Covering Hand and Arm
59. Six Sealings and Four Closings
60. Single Whip
61. Wave Hands like Clouds
62. High Pat on Horse
63. Cross Waving Lotus
64. Punch the Crotch
65. White Ape Offers Fruit
66. Six Sealings and Four Closings
67. Single Whip
68. Dragon on the Ground (Tame the Tiger)
69. Step up to Seven Stars
70. Step Back and Mount the Tiger
71. Turn Body and Double Wave Lotus
72. Cannon right Overhead
73. Jin Gang Pounds Mortar IV
74. Closing Form
Demonstration by
Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang