Postures 1 to 14

Posture 1: 渾元樁 / Hún Yuán Zhuāng / Primordial Mixture Stance

Posture 2: 開太極/ Kāi Tàijí / Begin Taiji

Posture 3: 上步打擠 / Shàng Bù, Dǎ Jǐ / Step Up and Do a Press

Posture 4: 右琵琶勢 / Yòu, Pípá Shì / Play Guitar to Right

Posture 5: 攬雀尾 / Lǎn Què Wěi / Grasp Sparrow’s Tail

Posture 6: 斜單鞭 / Xié, Dān Biān / Diagonal Single Whip

Posture 7: 左右搬攔 / Zuǒyòu, Bān Lán / Deflect and Parry to Left and Right

Posture 8: 提手上勢 / Tí Shǒu, Shàng Shì / Raise the Hand Up

Posture 9: 白鶴亮翅 / Báihè Liàng Chì / White Crane Shows Its Wings

Posture 10: 摟膝拗步 / Lǒu Xī, Ǎo Bù / Brush Knee Twist Step

Posture 11: 左琵琶勢 / Zuǒ, Pípá Shì / Play Guitar to Left

Posture 12: 並步進步搬攔捶 / Bìng Bù, Jìnbù, Bān Lán Chuí / Step Together, Advance the Foot, Deflect, Parry and Beat with Fist

Posture 13: 如封似閉 / Rú Fēng Sì Bì / Apparent Close Up

Posture 14: 十字手 / Shízì Shǒu / Cross-shaped hands

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