Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan - Laojia Er Lu

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List of moves in Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan - Laojia Er Lu.

Er Lu (二路) is the second part of Laojia (老架), the form of Chen style Tai Chi Chuan created by Chen Changxing (陳長興, 1771–1853), the 14th generation of the Chen family. In contrast to Laojia Yi Lu which is trained more gently with the main aim to train practitioners to understand and master the basic principles of Tai Chi Chuan, Laojia Er Lu, also called Cannon Fist (炮捶, Pào Chuí), emphasizes the martial aspect of Tai Chi Chuan with its much faster and more explosive moves.

Laojia Er Lu consists of 41 moves divided into 4 parts and, since these moves are based on Laojia Yi Lu, mastering Laojia Yi Lu first is a prerequisite for learning this form. The following is a list of moves from Chen style Tai Chi Chuan - Laojia Er Lu. The translation of the moves' names may differ from other references, but they all refer to the same moves.

Chen Bing performed Chen Tai Chi Chuan - Laojia Er Lu

Key Points:

Section-1

  1. Taiji starting form (Tàijí qǐ shì, 太极起势)
  2. Buddha's warrior attendant pounds mortar (Jīn gāng dǎo duì, ⾦刚捣碓)
  3. Lazily tying coat (Lǎn zhā yī, 揽扎⾐)
  4. Six sealings and four closings (Liù fēng sì bì, 六封四闭)
  5. Single whip (Dān biān, 单鞭)
  6. Leaping step and fist of protecting the heart (Yuè bù hù xīn quán, 跃步护心拳)
  7. Stepping forward and walking oblique (Jìn bù xié xíng, 进步斜行)
  8. Turning around and Buddha's warrior attendant pounds mortar (Huí tóu jīn gāng dǎo duì, 回头⾦刚捣碓)
  9. The fist of covering the body (Piē shēn chuí, 撇身捶)
  10. Point to the crotch (Zhǐ dāng, 指裆)
  11. Cutting hand (Zhǎn shǒu, 斩手)
  12. Turning flowers and waving sleeves (翻花舞袖 Fān huā wǔ xiù)
  13. Cover hands and strike with fist (Yǎn shǒu gōng quán, 掩⼿肱拳)

Section-2

  1. Turn body and strike with elbow (Zhuǎnshēn yāo dào zhǒu, 转身腰到肘)
  2. Big arm fist and small arm fist (Dà gōng quán xiǎo gōng quán, 大肱拳小肱拳)
  3. The fair lady work at the shuttle (Yù nǚ chuān suō, 玉女穿梭)
  4. Riding a dragon backwards (Dào qí lóng, 倒骑龙)
  5. Cover hands and strike with fist {Yǎn shǒu gōng quán, 掩手肱拳}
  6. Wrapping firecrackers (Guǒ biān guǒ biān, 裹鞭裹鞭)
  7. Beast's head pose (Shòu tóu shì, 兽头式)
  8. Splitting pose (Pī jiàzi, 披架子)
  9. Cover hands and strike with fist (Yǎn shǒu gōng quán, 掩⼿肱拳)

Section-3

  1. Subdue the tiger ((Fú hǔ, 伏虎)
  2. Rubbing eyebrow (Mǒ méi gōng, 抹眉肱)
  3. Yellow dragon stirs water three times (Huáng lóng sān jiǎo shuǐ, 黄龙三搅水)
  4. Left and right heel kicks (Zuǒ chōng yòu chōng, 左沖右沖)
  5. Cover hands and strike with fist (Yǎn shǒu gōng quán, 掩⼿肱拳)
  6. Sweeping legs (Sǎo táng tuǐ, 扫膛腿)
  7. Cover hands and strike with fist (Yǎn shǒu gōng quán, 掩⼿肱拳)
  8. Whole cannon fist (Quán pào chuí, 全炮捶)
  9. Cover hands and strike with fist (Yǎn shǒu gōng quán, 掩⼿肱拳)

Section-4

  1. Forearm attacks (Dǎo chā dǎo chā, 捣叉捣叉)
  2. Attack leftward twice and rightward twice with forearm (Zuǒ èr gōng yòu èr gōng, 左二肱右二肱)
  3. The canon of turning head (Huítóu dāng mén pào, 回头当门炮)
  4. Change posture big caught canon (Biàn shì dà zhuō pào, 变势大捉炮)
  5. Striking with elbow (Yāo lán zhǒu, 腰拦肘)
  6. Smooth elbows (Shùn lán zhǒu, 顺拦肘)
  7. Canon at the bottom of the nest (Wō dǐ pào, 窝底炮)
  8. Turn and go straight into the well (Huítóu jǐng lán zhírù, 回头井拦直入)
  9. Buddha's warrior attendant pounds mortar (Jīn gāng dǎo duì, ⾦刚捣碓)
  10. Closing form (Shōu shì, 收势)

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