Short Form Round
| All Movements Flow | |
|---|---|
| Tai Chi at rest / WuJi | |
| Ready style / Tai Ji | |
| Beginning style | |
| Seven stars style | |
| Grasping bird’s tail | |
| Single whip | |
| Cloud hands | |
| Pat the horse high | |
| Turn the body to face the left / left drape body | |
| Right foot kicks out in a curve | |
| Step back seven stars style | |
| Step back to beat the tiger | |
| Twist the body and kick | |
| Box the ears | |
| Turn the body to face the right / right drape body | |
| Raise left leg and kick out in a curve | |
| Turn on the heel and kick with the heel | |
| Brush knee twist step | |
| Step forward and punch down | |
| Step back swing fist | |
| Step back snake creeps down | |
| Step up seven stars | |
| Step back to ride the tiger | |
| Slap the face | |
| Double hand sweeps lotus leg | |
| Draw the bow to shoot the tiger | |
| Step back repulse monkey | |
| Seven stars style | |
| Stroke the lute | |
| Parry and punch | |
| As if shutting a door | |
| Embrace tiger and return to mountain | |
| Tai Chi in unity | |
| Completion |
Moving forwards
The roundness of Tai Chi forms is brought in now that the student has mastered the form in square mode/style
Rounded
Short form round is a much more rounded, circular and fluid version of the square form. This is traditional Tai Chi Forms
Speed
Not only is the form done very rounded and circular, but it’s now done at different speeds throughout; speeding up and slowing down, depending on the technique