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Chen Laojia Yilu (Old Frame First Road) – 74 Movements 陳式太極拳老架一路

The core Chen Village routine taught by Chen Xiaowang, Chen Zhenglei and the Chenjiagou school. The order below matches two independent listings (Wikipedia 'Chen-style Laojia forms' and Earth Balance Tai Chi's 74-movement list). Some teachers count the same sequence with slightly different numbers.

Chen Style74 stepsChen Changxing / Chen Fake lineage; standard Chen Village sequence

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Practice tips

  • Learn one section at a time and repeat it daily before adding the next.
  • Face the same wall each time so the directions stay consistent.
  • Keep stances higher than you think you need. Depth comes with time.
  • Breathe naturally and let the breath follow the movement.
  • Film yourself now and then and compare with the videos.

Reading this list

Each line is one posture, in order. Repeated postures keep their own number. Pinyin (romanised Chinese) is on the right, and underlined names link to the movement glossary.

74 postures · 6 sections

☞ Hover over any underlined movement to see an animated example. Click it to open that movement in the glossary, with how-to instructions and how it varies between styles. Source: Wikipedia: Chen-style Laojia forms; Earth Balance Tai Chi – Chen Laojia Yi Lu 74.

Section 1 (often taught as the short form)

  1. 1.Preparing FormTaiji Qi Shi
  2. 2.Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds MortarJin Gang Dao Dui
  3. 3.Lazy About Tying CoatLan Zha Yi
  4. 4.Six Sealing and Four ClosingLiu Feng Si Bi
  5. 5.Single WhipDan Bian
  6. 6.Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds MortarJin Gang Dao Dui
  7. 7.White Crane Spreads Its WingsBai He Liang Chi
  8. 8.Walk ObliquelyXie Xing
  9. 9.Brush KneeLou Xi
  10. 10.Step Forward Three Times (Twist Step)Shang San Bu
  11. 11.Walk ObliquelyXie Xing
  12. 12.Brush KneeLou Xi
  13. 13.Step Forward Three Times (Twist Step)Shang San Bu
  14. 14.Hidden Hand Punch (Fist of Covering Hand)Yan Shou Gong Quan
  15. 15.Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds MortarJin Gang Dao Dui

Section 2

  1. 16.Punch of Draping BodyPie Shen Quan
  2. 17.Blue Dragon Comes Out of the WaterQing Long Chu Shui
  3. 18.Pushing with Both HandsShuang Tui Shou
  4. 19.Fist Under ElbowZhou Di Kan Quan
  5. 20.Step Back and Whirl ArmsDao Juan Gong
  6. 21.White Crane Spreads Its WingsBai He Liang Chi
  7. 22.Walk ObliquelyXie Xing
  8. 23.Flash the BackShan Tong Bei
  9. 24.Hidden Hand Punch (Fist of Covering Hand)Yan Shou Gong Quan
  10. 25.Six Sealing and Four ClosingLiu Feng Si Bi
  11. 26.Single WhipDan Bian
  12. 27.Cloud HandsYun Shou
  13. 28.High Pat on HorseGao Tan Ma

Section 3

  1. 29.Rub Right FootYou Ca Jiao
  2. 30.Rub Left FootZuo Ca Jiao
  3. 31.Turn and Kick with Left HeelZuo Deng Yi Gen
  4. 32.Step Forward Three Times (Twist Step)Shang San Bu
  5. 33.Punch to the GroundJi Di Chui
  6. 34.Turn and Double KickTi Er Qi
  7. 35.Protect the Heart PunchHu Xin Quan
  8. 36.Tornado KickXuan Feng Jiao
  9. 37.Kick with Right HeelYou Deng Yi Gen
  10. 38.Hidden Hand Punch (Fist of Covering Hand)Yan Shou Gong Quan

Section 4

  1. 39.Small Catching and HittingXiao Qin Da
  2. 40.Embrace Head and Push MountainBao Tou Tui Shan
  3. 41.Six Sealing and Four ClosingLiu Feng Si Bi
  4. 42.Single WhipDan Bian
  5. 43.Front TrickQian Zhao
  6. 44.Back TrickHou Zhao
  7. 45.Part the Wild Horse's ManeYe Ma Fen Zong
  8. 46.Six Sealing and Four ClosingLiu Feng Si Bi
  9. 47.Single WhipDan Bian

Section 5

  1. 48.Jade Girl Works the ShuttlesYu Nu Chuan Suo
  2. 49.Lazy About Tying CoatLan Zha Yi
  3. 50.Six Sealing and Four ClosingLiu Feng Si Bi
  4. 51.Single WhipDan Bian
  5. 52.Cloud HandsYun Shou
  6. 53.Shake Foot and Drop Down (Fall and Split)Bai Jiao Die Cha
  7. 54.Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg (left & right)Jin Ji Du Li
  8. 55.Step Back and Whirl ArmsDao Juan Gong
  9. 56.White Crane Spreads Its WingsBai He Liang Chi
  10. 57.Walk ObliquelyXie Xing
  11. 58.Flash the BackShan Tong Bei
  12. 59.Hidden Hand Punch (Fist of Covering Hand)Yan Shou Gong Quan
  13. 60.Six Sealing and Four ClosingLiu Feng Si Bi
  14. 61.Single WhipDan Bian
  15. 62.Cloud HandsYun Shou
  16. 63.High Pat on HorseGao Tan Ma

Section 6

  1. 64.Cross Lotus Kick (Single Lotus)Shi Zi Dan Bai Lian
  2. 65.Punch Toward the GroinZhi Dang Chui
  3. 66.White Ape Presents FruitBai Yuan Xian Guo
  4. 67.Single WhipDan Bian
  5. 68.Dragon on the GroundQue Di Long
  6. 69.Step Forward to Seven StarsShang Bu Qi Xing
  7. 70.Step Back to Ride the TigerTui Bu Kua Hu
  8. 71.Turn Around and Double Lotus KickZhuan Shen Shuang Bai Lian
  9. 72.Head-On Cannon FistDang Tou Pao
  10. 73.Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds MortarJin Gang Dao Dui
  11. 74.Closing FormTaiji Shou Shi

Names and numbering vary between teachers and books. Learn from a qualified teacher and move within a comfortable range.