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42 Posture Tai Chi Boxing is the tai chi competition series created and compiled by nationl fmous experts and coaches organized by China Wushu Institute in 1989. Its content adopts all styles of Tai Chi Boxing but does not be limited to one specific style; therefore people also call it comperehensive Tai Chi Boxing.
42 Posture Tai Chi Boxing is rich in content, including 3 hand patterns, 12 step patterns, 35 hand methods, 14 step methods, 4 leg methods and 2 kinds of balance. The contents, quantity, team setting and timing conform to competition regulations, which can ensure a just and accurate judge. It is the ruled item often adopted in Wushu competition since 11th Asian Games. Meanwhile it also considers the requirements of mass sports and chooses materials familiarized by mass, with elegant movements, all round exercise and reasonable arrangements and with the characteristics of tradition and times.
1.Starting Posture
2.Pulling Peacock’s Tail-Right Style
3.Left Single Whip
4.Lift Hands
5.White Crane Spreads Its Wings
6.Brush Knees and Twist Steps on Both Sides
8.Deflect and Squeeze
9.Advance to Pull. Block and Pound
10.Apparent Close-up
11.Open and Close Hands
12.Right Single Whip
13.Punch under Elbow
14.Turn Body and Push Palm
15.Work at Shuttles on Both Sides
16.Heel Kicks on Both Sides
17.Hide Hands and Strike Fist
18.Wild Horses Parting its Manes on Both Sides
19.Cloud Hands
20.Beat Tiger on Single Leg
21.Toes Kick-Right
22.Twin Peaks
23.Toes Kick-Left
24.Turn Body and Slap Foot
25.Advance and Punch Down
26.Flying Obliquely
27.Single Whip and Push Down
28.Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg
29.Step Back and Pierce Palm
30.Press Palm in Empty Stance
31.Stand on One Leg and Raise Palm
32.Push Forearm with Horse-Riding Step
33.Turn Body and Deflect
34.Cross Legged Sitting Stance and Lock Stricke
35.Pierce Palm and Push Down
36.Step Forward with Seven Stars
37.Back Step to Mount Tiger
38.Turn Body for Lotus Kick
39.Draw Bow to Shoot Tiger
40.Pulling Peacock’s Tail-left
41.Cross Hands
42.Closing Form
Master Li Deyin
As one of the foremost Tai Ji grandmasters, Professor Li has been working very hard for many years to promote Tai Ji Quan greatly in Asia, Europe and America. He was chairman and chief judge in the Tai Ji Quan Committee in the Asian Games and many other China National and International Championships. Tai Ji Quan is now the most popular style of martial arts and sports. The benefits of practicing Tai Ji Quan are obvious and many patients fully or partially recovered after they practice Tai Ji Quan. Professor Li DeYin's professionalism, effort, contributions, achievements and dedication were greatly appreciated by countless students, practicers and organizations in more than 100 countries in the world. He truly is the best Tai Ji professor and coach in the world and he has earned numerous titles and awards such as "International Wu Shu Judge" and "China's Best Judge".
Professor Li, Deyin was born in 1938 in Hebei province. He was raised in the culture of Wu Shu and began training when he was eight. His grandfather Li, Yulin formally acknowledged Sun Lutang, Hao Enguang, Li Cunyi and Li Jinglin as masters. His father was a doctor who treated his patients with qigong, Tai Ji and massage. His uncle Li Tianji created the first standardized and simplified 24-form Tai Ji Quan and 32-form Tai Ji sword. Due to Li Tianji's excellent achievement and contribution, China awarded him the title "Father of Contemporary Tai Ji Quan".
Professor Li is good at Shao Lin Quan, Xing Yi Quan, Ba Gua Palm, Tai Ji Quan, and Wu Dang Sword. After he earned his BS degree in 1961, Professor Li dedicated himself to Wu Shu studying and a teaching career. He now is Professor of the Beijing People's University, member of the Chinese Wu Shu Science Committee, Vice President of the Beijing Wu Shu Association, and President of the College of the Wu Shu Association (Beijing).
Professor Li has trained the world's top professionals and champions, such as Gao Jiamin, Chen Sitan and Huo Dongli, who have won gold in the All-China National Tournaments and Asian Games. Professor Li has been awarded with numerous honorary titles. Many Tai Ji professionals from China and many other countries, even grand champions, have come to Beijing to be trained by him. Former Japanese Prime Minister Mitsubishi and high ranking government officers from other countries have made special schedules to fly to Beijing and learn from him.
Professor Li is also a published author of a number of books in Chinese, Japanese and English including TaiJi Quan Basic Exercises, An Introductory Guide to Tai Ji Sword, 24 Step Simplified Tai Ji Quan Teaching and Learning, 32 Step Tai Ji Sword Teaching and Learning, 48 Posture Tai Ji Quan, Hsing-yi Quan Shu, Tai Ji Quan (English, 2004), Wu Dang Sword and 42 Posture Tai Ji Quan Competition Routine, which was examined and approved by the Chinese Wu Shu Association as a standard international competition routine, and Tai Ji Kung Fu Fan. His instructional videos, VCDs and DVDs on TaiJi Quan and Tai Ji Sword (swordplay) have become the best selling training references in China as well as in the world.