TAI CHI RANKING
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7 PRINCIPLES OF TAI CHI
DALU
TAI CHI SWORD

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WHITE

FORM (Still Postures): Beach Ball, 70-30 Stance, Single Whip,
................................Ward-off Left / Ward-off Right, Press & Push

PUSH HANDS: Passes "Listening Sensitivity Drill' every time

SWORD: How to hold the sword, 3 parts of the sword, 4 sides of the sword

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SILVER

FORM (Still Postures): Lift Hands, Shoulder Strike, Phoenix Spreads Wings,
................................Play the Guitar, Brush Knee Left, “Hold the Watermelon”,
................................Punch, Closure/Conclusion

PUSH HANDS: Keep ball between chest and hand

SWORD: 10 Strikes

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GOLD

FORM (Still Postures): Embrace Tiger and Return to Mountain, Fist Under Elbow,
................................Diagonal Flying, Golden Rooster, Separate Foot, “Low Punch”,
................................4 Corners, 7 Stars, Step Back & Ride Tiger, Bend Bow & Shoot Tiger

PUSH HANDS: Keep body square - Square shoulders

SWORD: 15 Blocks

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YELLOW

FORM (Moving Postures): Rollback-Press Rollback-Push, Brush Knee,
....................................Stir the Soup, Shoulder Strike, Repulse Monkey,
....................................Wave Hands in the Clouds, Snake Creeps Down,
....................................Spinning Heel Kick, Sweep Lotus

PUSH HANDS: Weight change

SWORD: No Partner Sword Drills: Drawing in / Drawing out,
.............Spiral Block / Minor Literary Star, Diagonal Slashes

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ORANGE

FORM: To first SINGLE WHIP

PUSH HANDS: Full range (back & forth)

SWORD: Partner Drills

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GREEN

FORM: To APPARENT CLOSURE

PUSH HANDS: Turn & redirect (one hand push hands)

SWORD: Mini-Choreographed Sword Form

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BLUE

FORM: To GOLDEN ROOSTER

PUSH HANDS: Able to unbalance your partner
...................(with neutralizing, grounding, rooting)

SWORD: No Partner Choreographed Sword Form (long form)

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PURPLE

FORM: To FOUR CORNERS

PUSH HANDS: Dalu

SWORD: Choreographed Sword Form (long form) (one side)

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BROWN

FORM: To SEVEN STARS

PUSH HANDS: Choreographed Push Hands

SWORD: Choreographed Sword Form (long form) (both sides)

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BLACK

FORM: Knows Entire Form

PUSH HANDS: Free-Style Push Hands

SWORD: Free Sword Play

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