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24 Posture Tai Chi Boxing is the first Wushu teaching material selected and published by State Physical Culture and Sports Commission in 1956. The aim is to popularize and promote physical exercise and provide a serial of entry material which is easy to learn with standard movements for novices.
24 Posture Simplified Tai Chi Boxing is simplified by cutting out the superfluous on the basis of traditional Yang style Tai Chi Boxing. It has 24 movements whose contents are simplifying and to the poing, easy to learn and remember. Its movements are standard and going from easy to difficult and complicated, which have intensified all roundness and proportionality. It is the most wide spreading series of Tai Chi Boxing at home and abroad at present.
1 Starting Posture
2 Part the Wild Horse's Mane on Both Side
3 White Crane Spreads its Wings
4 Brush Knee and Twist Step on Both Side
5 Hold the Lute
6 Forearm Rollings on Both Sides
7 Grasp the Bird's Tail-Left Side
8 Grasp the Bird's Tail-Right Side
9 Single Whip
10 Cloud Hands
11 Single Whip
12 High Pat on Horse
13 Kick with Right Heel
14 Twin Peaks
15 Turn and Kick with Left Heel,
16 Push Down and Stand on One Leg-Left Style
17 Push Down and Stand on One Leg-Right Style
18 Work at Shuttles on Both Side
19 Needle at Sea Bottom
20 Flash the Arms
21 Turning body, Pulling, Blocking and Pounding
22 Apparent Close up
23 Cross Hands
24 Closing Forms
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.