The 42 Form (Competition Form) t'ai chi ch'uan is the standard Wushu competition form which combines movements drawn from the Chen, Yang, Wu, and Sun styles of traditional T'ai chi ch'uan (Taijiquan). It was created in 1989 by Professors Men Hui Feng from The Beijing Sport Institute and Li De Yin from the People's University for the Chinese Sports Committee. The 42-form has been subjected to criticism for being a hybrid form, but in actual practice it has received a lot of positive attention as well, for being a challenging, fluid form which loads the body with energy (qi). Today it is a popular form for competition as well as for personal health benefits.
At the 11th Asian Games of 1990, Wushu was included as an item for competition for the first time with the 42 Form being chosen to represent T'ai chi.
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Taiji 42-form
Introduction: The 42 Form (Competition Form) t'ai chi ch'uan is the standard Wushu competition form which combines movements drawn from the Chen, Yang, Wu, and Sun styles of traditional T'ai chi ch'uan (Taijiquan). It was created in 1989 by Professors Men Hui Feng from The Beijing Sport Institute and Li De Yin from the People's University for the Chinese Sports Committee. The 42-form has been subjected to criticism for being a hybrid form, but in actual practice it has received a lot of positive attention as well, for being a challenging, fluid form which loads the body with energy (qi). Today it is a popular form for competition as well as for personal health benefits.At the 11th Asian Games of 1990, Wushu was included as an item for competition for the first time with the 42 Form being chosen to represent Tai Chi.
- Commencing form
- Grasp the peacock's tail (right)
- Single whip (left)
- Raise hands
- White crane spreads its wings
- Brush knee and twist step on both sides
- Parry and punch
- Deflect and press on both sides
- Parry and push
- Apparent close
- Open and close hands
- Single whip (right)
- Punch under elbow
- Turn body and push palm on both sides
- Fair lady works the shuttles on both sides
- Kick with heel on both sides
- Cover hands and punch
- Part the wild horse's mane on both sides
- Wave hands like clouds
- Step back and beat the tiger
- Separate legs (right)
- Strike opponent's ears with both fists
- Separate legs (left)
- Turn body and slap foot
- Step forward and punch downward
- Oblique flying
- Snake creeps to the right
- Golden rooster stands on one leg (right and left)
- Step back and thrust palm
- Press palm in empty stance
- Hold palm up and stand on one leg
- Lean with body in horse stance
- Turn body for large roll back
- Grab and punch in resting step
- Thread palm and push down
- Step forward to seven-star posture
- Mount the tiger and stand on one leg
- Turn body with lotus kick
- Bend the bow to shoot the tiger
- Grasp the peacock's tail (left)
- Cross hands
- Closing form