Yang Style 10 Form
Yang Style 10 Form is a relatively new form developed in the early 2000 by a commission who decided to create other tai chi forms for competition and for grading purposes.
The 10 Form and 16 Form were developed as forms that are easier than the 24 which was developed in the 1950's.
The standard is Yang 24 Simplified Form.
everydaytaichi lucy learned from Master Wu in the 1990's when form 10 had not been developed. She studied only the 24 Short Form.
Yang 10 Form is composed of 10 movements all of which are used in the Yang 24 Short or Simplified Form.
Both the sequence and direction that the movements are performed are slightly different.
Yang 10 form is often referred to as Yang 8 form. Both are the same but Yang 8 does not count commencing form and closing form.
everydaytaichi ken learned the 10 Form later and is now teaching it to our students.
Our focus is to incorporate and refine the movements of the 10 Form and apply them to the 24 Form.
We feel that we would like our everydaytaichi students to expand their minds and learn something new to further refine and enhance their tai chi.
Names of the 10 Movements in Sequence
1. Commencing Form
2. Repulsing the Monkey
3. Brush Knee
4. Parting the Horse's Mane
5. Cloud Hands
6. Golden Cockerel Standing on the Left, then the Right
7. Kick Out Right, Kick Out Left
8. Grasping the Bird's Tail
9. Cross Hands or Embrace the Tiger
10. Closing Form
2. Repulsing the Monkey
3. Brush Knee
4. Parting the Horse's Mane
5. Cloud Hands
6. Golden Cockerel Standing on the Left, then the Right
7. Kick Out Right, Kick Out Left
8. Grasping the Bird's Tail
9. Cross Hands or Embrace the Tiger
10. Closing Form