Cheng Man Ching - 37 Movement Tai Chi superb quality (in COLOUR)

Cheng Man Ching performs the 37 Movement Tai Chi form that he created. He was a student of the famous Tai Chi master Yang Cheng Fu.


This full form is known as the Cheng Man Ching, it is also referred to as the Yang Short Form. There are 37 unique movements in the form. There are also 27 repetitions. So to complete the full form, you are actually flowing through 64 movements total.


Here is the name of the posture movements:
1. Preparation
2. Beginning
3. Ward Off, Left
4. Ward Off to the Right
5. RollBack
6. Press
7. Push
8. Single Whip
9. Lift Hands
10. Shoulder Strike
11. White Crane Spreads Wings
12. Brush Knee to the Left
13. Play The Lute (Pipa)
**Brush Knee to the Left
14. Step Forward, Deflect Downward, Parry, and Punch
15. Withdraw and Push (Apparent Close-Up)
16. Cross Hands
17. Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain
**Roll Back (diagonal)
**Press (diagonal)
**Push (diagonal)
**Diagonal Single Whip
18. Fist Under Elbow
19. Repulse Monkey, Right
20. Repulse Monkey, Left
**Repulse Monkey, Right
**Repulse Monkey, Left
21. Diagonal Flying
22. Wave Hands Like Clouds, Left
23. Wave Hands Like Clouds, Right
**Wave Hands Like Clouds, Left
**Wave Hands Like Clouds, Right
**Wave Hands Like Clouds, Left
**Single Whip
24. Snake Creeps Down
25. Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg, Right
26. Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg, Left
27. Separate Right Foot
28. Separate Left Foot
29. Turn Body and Kick With Heel
**Brush Knee to the  Left
30. Brush Knee to the Right
31. Step Forward and Punch low
** Ward Off to the Right
** RollBack
** Press
** Push
** Single Whip
32. Fair Lady Weaves (Works) Shuttle (I)
33. Fair Lady Weaves (Works) Shuttle (II)
** Fair Lady Weaves (Works) Shuttle (I)
** Fair Lady Weaves (Works) Shuttle (II)
** Ward Off to the Left
** Ward Off to the Right
** RollBack
** Press
** Push
** Single Whip
**Snake Creeps Down
34. Step Up to Seven Stars
35. Retreat to Ride Tiger
36. Turn Body Sweep Lotus Leg
37. Bend Bow Shoot Tiger
** Step up, Deflect Downward, Parry, and Punch
** Withdraw and push (Apparent Close-Up)
** Cross Hands