37 Posture Form

  1. preparation (yù bèi shì)
  2. beginning
  3. grasp sparrow's tail, ward off left (lán què wei, peng)
  4. grasp sparrow's tail, ward off right (lán què wei, peng)
  5. grasp sparrow's tail, rollback (lán què wei, lu)
  6. grasp sparrow's tail, press (lán què wei, ji)
  7. grasp sparrow's tail, push (lán què wei, an)
  8. single whip (dan bian)
  9. lift hands (tí shou)
  10. lean forward (kào)
  11. crane spreads wings (bái hè liàng chì)
  12. brush left knee and twist step (lou xi ào bù)
  13. play the pipa (shou hui pípá)
    • 13a) brush left knee and twist step (lou xi ào bù)
  14. step forward, deflect downward, parry, and punch (jìn bù, ban, lán, chuí)
  15. withdraw and push (rú feng sì bì)
  16. cross hands (shí zì shou)
  17. embrace tiger and return to mountain (bào hu gui shan)
    • 17a) grasp sparrow's tail, rollback (lán què wei, lu)
    • 17b) grasp sparrow's tail, press (lán què wei, ji)
    • 17c) grasp sparrow's tail, push (lán què wei, an)
    • 17d) diagonal single whip (xié dan bian)
  18. punch under elbow (zhou di chuí)
  19. step back and repulse monkey, right (dào nian hóu)
  20. step back and repulse monkey, left (dào nian hóu)
    • 20a) step back and repulse monkey, right (dào nian hóu)
  21. diagonal flying (xié fei shì)
  22. wave hands in clouds, right (yún shou)
  23. wave hands in clouds, left (yún shou)
    • 23a) wave hands in clouds, right (yún shou)
    • 23b) wave hands in clouds, left (yún shou)
  24. squatting single whip (dan bian, shé shen xià shì)
  25. golden rooster stands on one leg, right (jin ji dú lì)
  26. golden rooster stands on one leg, left (jin ji dú lì)
  27. separate right foot (fen jiao)
  28. separate left foot
  29. turn and strike with heel (zhuan shen dèng jiao)
    • 29a) brush left knee and twist step (lou xi ào bù)
  30. brush right knee and twist step (lou xi ào bù)
  31. step forward and strike with fist (jìn bù zai chuí)
    • 31a) grasp sparrow's tail, ward off right (lán què wei, peng)
    • 31b) grasp sparrow's tail, rollback (lán què wei, lu)
    • 31c) grasp sparrow's tail, press (lán què wei, ji)
    • 31d) grasp sparrow's tail, push (lán què wei, an)
    • 31e) single whip (dan bian)
  32. fair lady works at shuttles, right (yù nu chuan suo)
  33. fair lady works at shuttles, left (yù nu chuan suo)
    • 33a) fair lady works at shuttles, right (yù nu chuan suo)
    • 33b) fair lady works at shuttles, left (yù nu chuan suo)
    • 33c) grasp sparrow's tail, ward off left (lán què wei, peng)
    • 33d) grasp sparrow's tail, ward off right (lán què wei, peng)
    • 33e) grasp sparrow's tail, rollback (lán què wei, lu)
    • 33f) grasp sparrow's tail, press (lán què wei, ji)
    • 33g) grasp sparrow's tail, push (lán què wei, an)
    • 33h) single whip (dan bian)
    • 33i) squatting single whip (dan bian, shé shen xià shì)
  34. step forward to seven stars (shàng bù qi xing)
  35. step back and ride tiger (tuì bù kuà hu)
  36. turn body and sweep lotus with leg (zhuan shen bai lián)
  37. bend bow and shoot tiger (wan gong shè hu)
    • 37a) step forward, deflect downward, parry, and punch (jìn bù, ban, lán, chuí)
    • 37b) withdraw and push (rú feng sì bì)
    • 37c) cross hands (shí zì shou)
    • 37d) conclusion (hé tài jí)



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