24 Form

24 Form


Background: This is a Yang-style short form.

Orthodox Listing of 24 Movements in 8 Sections

    Section I:

  1. Commencement
  2. Part the horse's mane [x 3]
  3. White crane spreads its wings

    Section II:

  4. Brush knee [x 3]
  5. Play the p'i p'a
  6. Repulse the monkey [x 4]

    Section III:

  7. Grasp the sparrow's tail [x 2]

    Section IV:

  8. Single whip
  9. Cloudy hands [x 3]
  10. Single whip

    Section V:

  11. High pat the horse
  12. Separate and heel kick
  13. Double wind to the ears
  14. Separate and heel kick

    Section VI:

  15. Snake creeps down
  16. Golden cock stands on one leg
  17. Snake creeps down
  18. Golden cock stands on one leg

    Section VII:

  19. Fair lady weaves the shuttle [x 2]
  20. Pick up the needle from the bottom of the sea
  21. Fan back

    Section VIII:

  22. Deflect, intercept, and punch
  23. Cross hands
  24. Closure

Detailed Listing


  1. Wu chi [South]
  2. Preparation [South]
  3. Lifting water [South]
  4. Part the (wild) horse's mane, left [East]
  5. Part the (wild) horse's mane, right [East]
  6. Part the (wild) horse's mane, left [East]
  7. White crane spreads its wings, left [East]
  8. Twist and deflect [East]
  9. Brush knee (and twist step), left [East]
  10. Brush knee (and twist step), right [East]
  11. Brush knee (and twist step), left [East]
  12. Play the p'i p'a, left
  13. (Step back and) repulse the monkey, left [East]
  14. (Step back and) repulse the monkey, right [East]
  15. (Step back and) repulse the monkey, left [East]
  16. (Step back and) repulse the monkey, right [East]
  17. Grasp the sparrow's tail, left [East]
  18. Grasp the sparrow's tail, right [West]
  19. Turn (around) and chop, left [East]
  20. Single whip, left [East]
  21. Cloudy hands, left [South]
  22. Cloudy hands, left [South]
  23. Cloudy hands, left [South]
  24. Single whip, left [East]
  25. High pat the horse, left [East]
  26. Cross palm [30 degrees South of East]
  27. Separate (hands) and heel kick, right [30 degrees South of East]
  28. Bash knee [30 degrees South of East]
  29. Double wind to the ears [30 degrees South of East]
  30. Turn (around) and chop [30 degrees West of North]
  31. Separate (hands) and heel kick, right [30 degrees West of North]
  32. Snake creeps down (the vine), left [West]
  33. Golden cock stands on one leg, left [West]
  34. Snake creeps down (the vine), right [West]
  35. Golden cock stands on one leg, right [West]
  36. Fair lady weaves the shuttle, right [Northwest]
  37. Fair lady weaves the shuttle, left [Southwest]
  38. Pick the needle from the bottom of the sea, left [West]
  39. Fan back, left [West]
  40. Turn (around) and chop [East]
  41. (Step forward), deflect (downward), intercept, and punch [East]
  42. Withdraw [East]
  43. Push [East]
  44. Cross hands [South]
  45. Closure [South]