Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form
 

Research by 
Michael P. Garofalo
 

 

Bibliography     Links     Videos     Movements List     Quotations   

Chen Style Taijiquan 19 Form     Yang Style Standard 24 Form

Hun Yuan Qigong     Taoist Taiji Stick and Ruler Qigong     Chi Kung 

Chen Style Taijiquan     Yang Style Taijiquan     Hsing Yi     Tao Te Ching

Cloud Hands Blog     Facebook     Index

 

 

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Introduction

Hunyuan Chen Taijiquan Xing-I 24 Form

 

"Heart and spirit void and quiet from start to end."  Twelve Principles of Hunyuan Taijiquan
-  Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang

 

 

Grand Master Feng Zhi Qiang (1926-2012) created the Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan Xing-I 24 Form. 

A description of this form was first published in book format in Chinese in ??

Video recordings of Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang performing the Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form are now available online on Utube. 

 

This hypertext notebook, the webpage you are reading now, is being created by a person with no previous experience before 2018 with the Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form, or with Hun Yuan Qigong. 

Consequently, this webpage will develop slowly.  Thanks for your patience. 

 

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Bibliography, Links, Resources

Hun Yuan Taijiquan 24 Form  (Chen Style Taijiquan and Hsing Yi)

 

 

Bagua Qigong: Liang Shen Pu.  Teaching by Sifu Bryan Knack.  N.W. Tai Chi downtown Dojo in Vancouver, Washington, 2018.  Instructional DVD. 


Bibliography: Taijiquan


Biography of Grand Master Feng Zhi Qiang (1926-2012)


Sifu Bryan Knack, Northwest Tai Chi and Qigong, Vancouver, Washington


Boost Your Energy with Hun Yuan Tai Chi Qigong  Instructional DVD, 78 minutes.  By Brett Wagland and Fontane Ip.  Tai Chi Academy, Australia.  VSCL. 


Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method: Volume One, Theory.  By Hong Junsheng.  Hunyuan Taiji Press, 2006.  ISBN: 978-0973004557. 


Chen Style Taijiquan: Bibliography, Links, Resources


Chen Style Taijiquan.  By Feng Zhiqiang and Chen Xiaowang.  Beijing, China, Morning Glory Publishers, 1996.  227 pages.  ISBN: 978-7505404809.  VSCL.  Features the 38 Chen Taijiquan form. 


Chen Style Taijiquan  Hypertext notebooks by Mike Garofalo. 


Chen Style Taijiquan Short Forms


Chen Style Taijiquan, Old Frame, First Form, Lao Jia Yi Lu


Chen Style Xinyi Taijiquan 24 Form, Instructional DVD by Yaron Seidman, 55 minutes.  "
This is the complete 24 Form of The Chen style Hunyuan Taijiquan system created by Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang.  Demonstrated and explained here by Master Yaron Seidman.  Front, rear and side views as well as in slow motion. 55 minutes running time English."


Chen Tai Chi with Feng Zhi-Qiang, Plum Publications, Instructional DVDs


Chi Kung (Qigong, Nei Gong, Yang Sheng Gong, Inner Work):  Bibliography, Links, Resources


Cloud Hands Blog.  By Michael Garofalo.  Online since 2005. 


Enjoy Greater Relaxation and Better Health with the Hun Yuan Tai Chi 24 Form  Instructional DVD, NTSC, 74 minutes.  Featuring Brett Wagland and Fontane Ip.  From the Tai Chi Academy.  VSCL. 


Experience the Healing and Calming Effects of Sitting and Standing Meditation  Instructional DVD, NTSC, 89 minutes.  Presentation by Brett Wagland.  From the Tai Chi Academy.  VSCL. 

 


Feng Zhiquan, 1926-2012, Grandmaster, Taijiquan and Qigong, Biography and Career.  The surname of "Feng" is pronounced 'Fung' in English. 

 

 

                                                           


 

 

Feng Zhiquan Chen Style Taijiquan Academy, USA  San Francisco and elsewhere.  Complete training program. 


Feng Zhiqiang on Integrating Mind and Body.  By Yang Yang and Scott Grubisich. 


Feng Zhi Quan System Instructional DVDs


Hsing Yi, Xing I, Mind-Intent Boxing


Hunyuan Academy, Dr. Yaron Seidman


Hunyuan Chen Style Broadsword.  Teaching by Sifu Bryan Knack.  N.W. Tai Chi downtown Dojo in Vancouver, Washington, 2018.  Instructional DVD. 


Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form.  A hypertext notebook by Mike Garofalo.  
 

Hunyuan Chen Taijiquan on UTube


Hunyuan Entirety Theory: The Foundation of Qigong Science.  By Ming Pang.  Paperback.  ASIN: B01k3PECUA. 


Hun Yuan in Qigong by Damo Mitchell


Hunyuan Qigong (Chi Kung)  A hypertext notebook by Mike Garofalo. 


Hunyuan Qigong Can Improve Your Taijiquan by Chen Zhongwa


Hun Yuan Qigong Exercises from the Center for Tai Chi Studies


Hun Yuan Qigong, Part 1.  By the British Hunyuan Taiji Association


Hun Yuan Qigong: Tracing Life to Its Roots.  By Kenneth Cohen, 2007. 


Hun Yuan Ruler (Stick, Bang).  A hypertext notebook by Mike Garofalo. 


Hunyan Tai Chi 24 Forms.  Demonstration by Zhang Jiping.  UTube, 5:59 Minutes.  "Zhang Jiping, an indoor disciple of GM Feng Zhiqiang (the founder of Hunyuan Tai Chi), 7th dan of Chinese Martial Art Rank, and an inheritor of Chen-style in 11th generation from the tradition lineage. He is also the founder of Tai Chi Science System (TSS), which is the front for Tai Chi development in China. Hunyuan Tai Chi was the newest style created by GM Feng Zhiqiang, and with many strongpointes it has became more and more popular in China. This Hunyuan 24 Forms is used for beginners. The performence by Zhang Jiping had always been eulogized by GM Feng, and also followed by most Hunyuan Tai Chi exercisers. Please visit website of Zhang Jiping: www.01248.cn/jiping."


Hun Yuan Tai Chi 24 Form.  Instructional DVD, NTSC, 74 minutes.  Featuring Brett Wagland and Fontane Ip.  From the Tai Chi Academy.  VSCL. 


Hun Yuan Taiji, Center in Beijing, China.  News, blog, general information.  Offical website. 
 

Hun Yuan Taijiquan 24 Form.  A hypertext notebook by Mike Garofalo.  
 

Hun Yuan Taijiquan: Institute For Classical Asian Medicine   Description of the Hunyuan Taiji curriculum. 


Hun Yuan Taijiquan 24 Form instructional DVD, Coach Michael Joyce, The Combative Corner Blog  "Take the journey of Taijiquan with Coach Joyce as he demonstrates the beautiful and therapeutic movements of Hunyuan Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan). Hunyuan Taijiquan was created by Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang of Beijing, China. Performed by Coach Michael Joyce (senior student of Master Chen Zhonghua). Included is a short segment on Qigong, as well as slow motion capturing and alternate angles. Shot on location at the beautiful Arboretum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Perfect for beginners-advanced.  This 24-Posture form is the "class form" for Coach Joyce's classes in taijiquan and provides the essential components of Chen Style Taijiquan. Newly updated and expanded with brand new, high definition footage.  DVD in color, high definition, 65 minutes."  VSCL. 


Hunyuan Taijiquan 24 Forms, Renhe Taijiquan Courses


Increase Your Flexibility with Hun Yuan Tai Chi Chan Si Gong Foundation Exercises  Instructional DVD, 55 minutes.  Presentation by Fontane Ip.  Tai Chi Academy, Australia.  VSCL. 


An Introduction to the Hun Yuan Tai Chi System.  Instructional DVD, NTSC, 65 minutes.  Featuring Brett Wagland and Fontane Ip.  From the Tai Chi Academy, Australia.  VSCL. 

 

 

                                    

 

 

Knack, Bryan, Sifu: Vancouver Tai Chi and Chi Kung, Vancouver, Washington.  Complete training program. 


Kuan Yin Sitting Qi Gong.  Teaching by Sifu Bryan Knack.  N.W. Tai Chi downtown Dojo in Vancouver, Washington, 2018.  Instructional DVD. 


Links, Resources, Bibliography for Tai Chi Chuan


Mind Hun Yuan Chen Style Tai Chi, Basic 24 Style.  Instructional DVD and book by Sifu Ma Guang Lu.  Chinese edition. 


Mind-Intent Boxing, Xing I, Hsing Yi, Mind-Will Shadow Boxing


Northwest Tai Chi and Qigong  Sifu Bryan Knack, Vancouver, Washington.  Complete Taiji training program. 


Primordial Chaos, Somewhat Undifferentiated, Swirling and Circling, The Edge of Becoming, The Grand Ultimate (Tai Chi),
     The Beginning, The Origin, The Fertilized Seed, Emerging as Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Beings ...
     - Themes of the Dao


Primordial Qigong


Primordial Qigong (Wu Ji Qigong)  List of Movements.  From Michael Winn. 


Resources, Links, Bibliography: Chi Kung, Qigong, Nei Gong, Yang Sheng Gong, Inner Work


Qigong (Chi Kung, Nei Gong, Yang Sheng Gong, Inner Work):  Bibliography, Links, Resources


Qigong (Chi Kung): Practices, Guides, Bibliographies, Theories.  By Michael Garofalo. 


Relax with Hun Yuan Tai Chi Fa Soong Gong Foundation Exercises  Instructional DVD, 68 minutes.  By Brett Wagland and Fontane Ip.  Tai Chi Academy, Australia.  VSCL. 


Ripening Peaches: Taoist Studies and Practices 


San Francisco Hunyuan Taiji Academy


Sieradski, Matthew Peters; Healer, Teacher, Minister, Eugene, Oregon


Tai Chi Academy, Canberra, Australia.  Numerous instructional DVDs on Hun Yuan Qigong and Tai Chi.  Featuring instruction by Fontaine Ip and Bryan Wagland. 


Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) 


Taijiquan: The Art of Nurturing, The Science of Power.   By Yang Yang with Scott A. Grubish.  Champaign, Illinois, Zhenwu Publications,
Center for Taiji Studies, 2005.  Bibliography, index, notes, glossary, 219 pages.  ISBN: 0974099007. 
VSCL.   


Taiji, Wuji, Modern Physics, and Cosmology  By Dom Tow. 


Taijiquan: The Art of Nurturing, The Science of Power  By Yang Yang with Scott A. Grubish.  Champaign, Illinois, Zhenwu Publications, Center for Taiji Studies, 2005.  Bibliography, index, notes, glossary, 219 pages.  ISBN: 0974099007.  Emphasis upon the theory and methods of Taijiquan, exercise science, and health benefits.  VSCL. 


Taoist Studies Institute, Sifu Harrison Moretz


Testimonials on the Health Benefits from Practicing Chen Style Hun Yuan Taijiquan


24 Movement Hun Yuan Taiji.  Instructional VCD, 60 minutes, Chinese Only.  "24 Movement Hun Yuan Tai Chi. Here is a powerful and unusual blending. Famous teacher Feng has combined Chen Tai Chi exercise with LiuHe Xin Yi and the Chi Kung benefits of Primordial Chi exercise HunYuan. This VCD shows a shortened version the basic Hun Yuan Tai Chi along with key points for boxing practice and for health preserving Chi movement."  Available from Plum Publications.   


Vancouver Tai Chi and Chi Kung.  Sifu Bryan Knack.  Vancouver, Washington.  I began to study here in January of 2018.     


Way of Hunyuan: A Personal Odyssey.  By Chen Zhongwa.  Edited by Jean Wong and Rita Chen.  Hunyanataiji Press, 2002.  233 pages.  ISBN: 979-0973004518.  $20.00 for E Book.  "According to Master Chen, the classic tenets on Qigong must be understood and accepted in order to gain the maximum benefit from this antiquated discipline. This book did just that. It provided authentic information from ancient China on the subject of Qigong. Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang's Hunyuan Qigong system is used in this book to illustrate the richness of Qigong in health, in self-cultivation and in martial arts. The book is filled with personal experiences. The Qigong glossary at the end of the book makes it a useful reference source. Master Chen Zhonghua is a famous martial artist and Qigong master. He received his training in Chian from Grandmaster Hong Junsheng and Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang, two of the greatest martial artists in China. Illustrated. Includes Qigong dictionary, references, a history chart of China, personal relationships within the discipline, and an index."


Why is the Hun Yuan System So Effective


Xing I, Hsing Yi, Mind-Intent Boxing, Mind-Will Shadow Boxing


Yang Style 88 Long Form Tai Chi.  Teaching by Sifu Bryan Knack.  N.W. Tai Chi downtown Dojo in Vancouver, Washington, 2018.  Instructional DVD. 

 
 

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Videos

Hunyuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form Videos on Utube
 

Created by Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang

 

 

Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang demonstrates the Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form

 

 

Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang demonstrates the Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form Videos on Utube

 

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Quotations

Information, Facts, Notes
Hun Yuan Chen Taijiquan 24 Form

 

 

     "Hunyuan Qigong is a system of qigong (chi kung) which is part of the system of hunyuan taiji (tai chi), created by Master Feng Zhiqiang, a disciple of Chen Fake, a famous master of Chen style taijiquan. But before becoming a disciple of Master Chen, Feng was a disciple of Master Hu Yaozhen, a scholar of Chinese medicine, and master of xinyiquan and practices of Taoist and Buddhist meditation. Hu was considered the father of modern qigong in China. Master Feng used the some of the best facets of his two masters’ systems to create the system hunyuan taiji, which includes hunyuan qigong. The product was a system of taijiquan that follows the rules of qigong very well.
     The name hunyuan is composed of “hun” meaning 'mixed' (may also mean 'origin.') and “yuan” meaning 'circle'.  It may also be said that the system is based on these “circles” or flows arising from the universe. These circles are part of this “original” energy that flows in the universe, nature and humans.
     Qigong systems generally fall into 3 classifications: religious (e.g. Taoist), martial and medicinal. Hunyuan qigong is classified as the martial type because in addition to health benefits, it also provides benefits useful for martial arts such as taijiquan. It is important to know that while hunyuan qigong uses concepts from Taoism such as yin and yang, this does not mean that the system is linked to religion. It’s simply a system of exercises that anyone can do to enjoy the benefits associated with this practice.
     In the system of hunyuan taiji, empty hand forms (sequences of movement) are considered important while practices with conventional weapons are considered complementary. However, hunyuan qigong is an essential element of the system of hunyuan taiji. While many systems use qigong as a complementary exercise, the system hunyuan taiji includes qigong practices so complete that they can be seen as a complete system of qigong in themselves."
-  Chen Zhongwa, Hunyuan Qigong Can Improve Your Taijiquan

 

 

"In the Hun Yuan Tai Chi form, each movement flows into the next in an endless circle of energy.   The first stage of learning involves remembering the individual movements which are all based on the following Tai Chi principles:

1.  Keep the spine straight and relaxed - not tense.
2.  Bend your knees to enable weight transfer.
3.  Let your weight sink down to the soles of the feet - not held in the upper body or the thighs. 
     Develop natural weight transfer – from ground to ground.
4.  Legs are the foundation.  Each movement starts from the legs, to the waist (which also enables the spine to rotate) and
     then to the arms.  The waist controls the upper body. 
     Avoid leaning with the upper body.
5.  Distinguish between empty and solid.  Control your centre of gravity.  Step out empty with no weight, so that you may
     be able to retrieve your step if necessary. 
6.  Be aware of relaxing the shoulders. 
7.  Use minimum amount of strength to move the body.  Anything more is tension.  Relax, relax, relax.         
8.  Coordinate the lower and the upper body.
9.  Distinguish between open and close within the movement.  Feel your back and chest.  Avoid leaning.
10.  Use your mind, that is, your intention, to lead the movement."

-  Brett Wagland, Experiencing the First Stage of Hun Yuan Tai Chi

 

 

"Hun Yuan Qigong is often translated as meaning ‘Primordial’ or ‘Congenital Qigong’ which is an appropriate name but it really deserves further exploration.  ‘Hun’ by its nature refers to something that is mixed, something that is still a composite and hasn’t been divided into various parts as in Hun Dun which is often translated as original chaos.  ‘Yuan’ literally means rotations or circles. So the name of this Qigong set is actually Mixed Circles or Mixed Rotations Qigong. Why is this and what does this have to do with primordial?  A state of undifferentiated rotating energy is the original state of the cosmos according to esoteric Daoism. This was the state before Yin and Yang divided. It is the potential for something but nothing manifest. The ultimate state of Wuji is supposed to be formed of various mixed circles – Wuji is Hun Yuan.  Out of these mixed circles come Taiji which is the catalyst for Creation so Hun Yuan literally implies trying to take yourself, your Mind, your Energy Body to a state before Yin and Yang divided when there is still just rotational potential for something – which is why often they’ll shorten all of that and say Primordial Qigong for example.  Most people will know Hun Yuan Qigong through a gentleman who died recently named Feng Zhi Qiang who was the founder of Hun Yuan Taiji, a variant of Chen style boxing. Feng also taught Hun Yuan Qigong which, prior to being part of a Taijiquan system, had alchemical Daoist origins."
-  Damo Mitchell, Hun Yuan in Qigong

 

 

"Qigong is the root of Tai Chi.  Tai Chi is the flower of Qigong."
-  Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang

 

 

     "Hunyuan is an ancient, central concept of Daoist philosophy and meditation practice. Hun means undifferentiated unity, the state of mind and being that occurs when one does not divide the world into concepts. In other words, hun is equivalent to inner silence. Yuan means origin or original. Yuan is the root or antecedent of any action. It is the creative spark or impulse, like a seed planted in Spring which is just ready to sprout.  This mantric phrase may be interpreted as four stages in the creation or evolution of an idea or phenomenon; or it may represent the four seasons.  ...
    
     "Hun with yuan becomes the concept Hunyuan, the Primordial State of Being. The term is synonymous with the word Dao itself and also with Taiji (the Undifferentiated, as in Taiji Quan, a martial art and healing art that blends yin and yang, suppleness with strength).  Philosophy and personal cultivation are not separate categories in Daoist thought.  Thus, Hunyuan is the Primal Being (God) or Beingness that both precedes and underlies all creation.  It is also the spiritual state of a person who practices Daoist meditation.  That is, a meditator's goal is to become Hunyuan. We see evidence of this in the two classic terms for Daoist meditation: xin zhai and zuo wang:
 
1. Xin Zhai, "the fasting of the mind" --the body fasts and is refreshed when it doesn't eat; the mind fasts and is refreshed when it doesn't think. (Or as my old friend Alan Watts used to say, "If you are always thinking, you have nothing to think about except thoughts! There needs to be a break for experience."). 

2.  Zuo Wang, "sitting and forgetting," an old term found in the Daoist Zhang Zi classic: the mind forgets judgment and worries and returns to a state of peace and clarity.   ...

    "We find references to Hunyuan throughout Daoist literature. Zhang Boduan (983-1082), founder of the Complete Reality (Quan Zhen) sect of Daoism, learned "the Dao of Hunyuan".  Lao Zi, the founder of Daoist philosophy was known as Hunyuan Sheng, the Sage of the Primordial. (A famous biography of Lao Zi written in 1191 A.D. is titled Hunyuan Shengji, Chronicle of the Sage of the Primordial.) Lao Zi's Dao De Jing is still the most important source for information about the philosophy of Hunyuan."   ...

    "The Hunyuan, also designated Dao, creates Two, a polarity of complementary opposites known as Yin and Yang. Two creates Three: Yang forms the heavens, Yin forms the earth; and Qi creates life. The three could also be considered Heaven, Earth, and Human, the famous trinity of Chinese philosophy. The interactions between the Three create all things. Thus, all beings have yang and yin aspects: front and back, inside and outside, positive and negative, light and shadow, obvious and hidden, masculine and feminine, and so on. When a human being wishes to commune with the Hunyuan, he or she has only to center the mind on Qi, the energy of life.  ...

     "Hunyuan, Hundun, and Taiji may all be translated "Chaos," because they suggest a primal "soup" in which individual things cannot be distinguished. According to A. C. Graham's translation of Zhuang Zi, "In Chinese cosmology, the primordial is not a chaos reduced to order by imposed law, it is a blend of everything rolled up together; the word is reduplicative of the type of English 'hotchpotch' and 'rolypoly'."
-  Kenneth Cohen, Hunyuan Qigong: Tracing Life to Its Root, 2007

 

 

     "Chen-style Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan (abbreviated as Hunyuan Taiji) is a Taiji (Tai Chi) style that combines the martial skills and frame of the Chen-style system with elements of Xinyi Quan as well as Taoist internal cultivation methods. The system includes meditation practices, qigong sets, empty hand forms, weapons, two-person drills (push-hands), and free fighting.  Chen-style Taijiquan is the oldest form of Taiji and is the source of all of the other styles (such as Yang and Wu). It emphasizes a spiraling form of movement called silk-reeling.  Xinyi means Mind-Intent. Proper practice of Taiji begins by relaxing and settling the mind to enter stillness and employing intent to move the qi (the body’s subtle energy). Xinyi Quan was the internal martial art style of Hunyuan Taiji founder Grandmaster Feng’s Taoist teacher Hu Yaozhen." 
     "Hunyuan means Primordial Origin. This original qi of the universe is what heaven, earth, and human beings are formed from. By cultivating a return to this original unity with both mind and body, we manifest the tranquility of eternity and the power of heaven and earth.  Taijiquan means Supreme Polarity Boxing. The supreme polarity of the universe is yin and yang. The original hunyuan qi of the universe separates into these complementary forces. In Taiji boxing, we cultivate the ability to differentiate yin and yang in our bodies in order to promote health and to neutralize and uproot our opponent." 
     "According to Hunyuan Taiji founder Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang: “While designed for both health and self-defense, Hunyuan Taiji focuses on health; while alternating between movement and stillness, it emphasizes stillness; and while simultaneously training the internal and the external, it gives priority to the internal. The internal and external should be coordinated, the upper and lower body should follow each other, and the whole body should move in harmony.”
Matthew Peters Sieradski; Healer, Teacher, Minister; Eugene, Oregon

 

 

Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang's Twelve Principles of Taijiquan


1.  Heart and spirit void and quiet from start to end.

2.  Center equilibrium.

3.  Use mind to move qi.  The heart is the commander. 

4.  Start with sink and drop. 

5.  Search for soft and smooth.

6.  Inside/outside and upper/lower should work together.

7.  The transition of yin/yang will help you find hard/soft.

8.  The silk reeling force should be present through the body. 

9.  Search for open/close by folding the chest and stomach.

10.  Concentrate on dantian to improve neigong (internal force).

11.  Keep your heart calm, mind quiet, and practice slowly (stillness in movement).
      The form is a moving standing pole (huo zhuang).

12.  You will be successful if you know both how to practice and how to nuture yourself (yang sheng). 

-  Master Yang Yang, Center for Taijiquan Studies, Grandmaster Fen Zhi Qiang's Twelve Principles of Taijiquan

 

 

"Over his years of training Feng Zhiqiang reintegrated a deep practice of Daoist Neigong (Qigong) with Chen’s Taiji, which in my opinion allows Chen Taiji to once again embrace it’s origin in combining self-defense with self-cultivation. Closer to the end of the 20th century Feng started calling his personal interpretation of Chen Taiji “Hunyuan Chen Style Taijiquan” (混元陳氏太極拳). The word “Hunyuan” means primordial chaos, or the original heart of the universe. This reminds us that the practice of Taijiquan is both as a martial art as well as a path to cultivating spirit and cultivating stillness. The first chapter of the Suwen, the foundational text of Chinese medicine says, “quiet peacefulness, absolute emptiness – the true Qi follows these states” (恬惔虛无,真氣從之). This statement is the heart of Hunyuan, and the heart of practice."
Hunyuan Taijiquan, Institute for Classical Asian Medicine

 

 

     "Hunyuan Taijiquan 24 Forms could be as the symbol for this new style, because it is the set most spreading, often used for group performance and for beginners to start with. Also it could reflect the essential principle of Hunyuan,"getting healthy is all what we do for". The 24 Forms is fit to benefit the people’s health care.
     The character of the set is to guide the arms’ moving by the body; to do the movements with mind but not force; and to emphasize the relaxing movement at the end of every form. The set should be done in 7-8 minutes with “Acrid tea in spring” as the music accompaniment.
     The set of Hunyuan 24 Forms in fact was simplified from Hunyuan Taijiquan 48 Forms. It consists of the first 21 forms and the last 3 ones of the 48 Forms. But the start form and Pi Shen Chui are different. The start form of Hunyuan 48 Forms, which was published in 1988, had used the four methods, Peng, Ji, Lu, An, mainly on the mind; but now in Hunyuan 24 Forms it becomes to four movements. So the start forms between Hunyuan 48 Forms, the 24 Forms and the 32-form Cannon are different for each other. 
     And we should insist in such rules during the teaching: 1. Keep in higher posture but not force squatting lower.  2. The relaxing is the first of all elements; carefully perceive the weight on your body and arms, and no even little more force to add on; do the relaxing movements well.  3. To take the three-pillar frame as the dynamical model, to emphasize the function of the heaven pillar, and to protect the lumbar by crotch turning.  4. To change the weight between the two sides of the body, and to do the movements in silk-reeling method.  And, 5. To keep in deep and natural breath."
Hunyuan Taijiquan 24 Forms, Renhe Taijiquan Courses

 

 

 

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List of Movements
Hunyuan Chen Style Taijiquan 24 Form

Created by Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang

 

 

Section One
 
Di Yi Duan     第一段 
 
  
1.  Starting Posture (Nothing, Ultimate Polarity, Opening)
 
Wu Ji Qi Shi     無極起式
 
2.  Buddha's Warrior Pounds Mortar
 
Jin Gang Dao Dui     金刚捣碓
 
3.  Leisurely Tie the Coat
 
Lan Zha Yi     懒扎衣
 
4.  Six Blocking, Four Closing Liu Feng Si Bi     六封四閉
5.  Single Whip Dan Bien     单鞭
6.  White Crane Spreads Wings Bai He Liang Chi     白鹤亮翅    

 

Section Two
 
Di Er Duan     第二段
7.  Walk Obliquely and Twist Step Xie Xing Ao Bu     斜行拗步
8.  Lift Hands and Raise Knee Ti Shou Shi     提收式    
9.  Wade Forward and Twist Step Qian Tang Ao Bu     前蹚拗步   
10.  Cover Hand Punch  Yen Shou Gong Chui    掩手肱捶   
11.  Shield Body Punch Pi Shen Chui     披身捶    
12.  Fold and Lean with Back Bei Zhe Kao     背折靠     

 

Section Three
 
Di San Duan     第三段
13.  Green Dragon Emerges from Water Qing Long Chu Shui     青龙出水
14.  Double Push Hands Shuang Tui Shou      双推手    
15.  Three Change Palm San Huan Zhang     三换掌    
16.  Reverse Roll Arm  Tao Juan Gong     倒捲肱    
17.  Step Back Press Elbow Tui Bu Ya Zhou      退步壓肘    
18.  Middle Winding Zhong Pan     中盤

 

Section Four
 
Di San Duan     第三段
13.  Green Dragon Emerges from Water Qing Long Chu Shui     青龙出水
14.  Double Push Hands Shuang Tui Shou      双推手    
15.  Three Change Palm San Huan Zhang     三换掌    
16.  Reverse Roll Arm  Tao Juan Gong     倒捲肱    
17.  Step Back Press Elbow Tui Bu Ya Zhou      退步壓肘    
18.  Middle Winding Zhong Pan     中盤

 

 

Section Five
 
Di Si Duan     第四段    
19.  Dodge Through Back Shan Tong Bei     閃通背
20.  Ground Punch Ji Di Chui     擊地捶    
21.  Chest Level Punch Ping Xin Chui     平心捶    
22.  Snap Waist Press Elbow Sha Yao Ya Zhou     煞腰壓肘    
23.  Head On Cannon Punch Dang Tou Pao    當頭炮   
24.  Closing Posture Shou Shi      收式    

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

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Michael P. Garofalo, M.S.

Green Way Research

Valley Spirit Center, Gushen Grove

Vancouver, Clark County, Washington


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