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From Yang Style Taiji Sword
I now enter my 21st year teaching Taiji. I have had many wonderful experiences and met many amazing people in this time. The best part of it all has been You, my students. Words cannot express my admiration for You. Learning Taiji is one of the most difficult endeavors anyone can undertake, I have always been amazed at the strength of the human spirit. My students have moved me in their commitment to training. One recently told me that she has trained with me for over 14 years, she told me that she started on her 80th birthday! Cathy Hobson, nintey four years young, has come every week and she still does. Another student, Miki Gushi has been with me for 20 years and she too never misses classes and I was with her again today.
This is why I teach; These are just two of my many heros.
From Wadang Taiyi Kung Fu Sword
Move Hands Like Clouds from Dong Family Set
Cat Chasing the Mouse from Wudang Taiyi Sword
Insert Inscense into the Ground from Wudang Taiyi Sword
Wudang Sword
Meditation Before the Show
Master Zhou and Julie are coming back to Maui soon! Here is the flyer with the schedule. I will post again soon with more details, but this is a quick outline of events;
Sunday Morning we are going whale watching! I will let everyone know what boat/harbor and how many spaces we will have available as well as the price. This should be lots of fun hanging out being social and checking out whales.
Sunday Night join us for a pot luck luau on the beach, location to be announced soon. This was a fantastic night last year!
Monday’s Class will focus on Qigong and will be semi private for my students at a small venue perhaps a private home in Kihei, the cost is $35.00
Tuesday Master Zhou will be at Kaunoa for a “just for seniors” qigong group lesson, the last I checked (Jan. 31) there was room for 6 more students. The cost and payment is at Kaunoa $17.00 call 270-7308 to book.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be our exclusive Taiji Workshop. There will be two 2 & 1/2 hour classes each day focusing on Wudang Taiji principles and form. Any Taiji student will gain a lot of personal time and instruction from Master Zhou regardless of what forms you know already or are learning or your level of experience. Wudang methods will help you take your Taiji to the next level. There will be plenty of time for questions and a lunch break between the two sessions each day. The Cost will be $35.00 per class or $70.00 per day and will also be at a private venue in Kihei.
For information about getting a private lesson from Master Zhou, contact him directly at his web site: Here or email him @ Info@DaoistGate.com
Please help us by supporting this fantastic “Second Annual” workshop with a living treasure from China. Those of you that have never met master Zhou are in for a real treat! Those of you that came last year already know Xuan Yun and Julie are more than emissaries from Wudang Mountain…they are personal friends.
The best way to reach me is to go here and leave a comment.
Copyright: Cory Williams 2012
Single Whip with Master Zhou
Here are the names for all the moves in the Wudang Style long form for your reference.
Wudang Taijiquan Long Form
Part One
1. Preparatory Posture (Primordial Chaos; Wuji)
2. Beginning (Birth of Yin and Yang)
3. Step Backwards with a Snapping Force
4. Grasp the Peacocks Tail
5. Single Straight Whip
6. Lift the Hands and Step Forward
7. The White Crane Spreads its Wings
8. Brush the Left Knee and Turn the Leg
9. Hands Strum the Lute
10. The White Crane Spreads its Wings
11. Brush the Left Knee and Turn the Leg
12. Brush the Right Knee and Turn the Leg
13. Brush the Left Knee and Turn the Leg
14. Hands Strum the Lute
15. Step, Parry and Punch
16. Closing Off
17. Cross Hands
18. Carry the Tiger Back to the Mountain
Part Two
19. Step backward to drive away Monkey
20. Double Palm Thrust
21. Diagonal Palm Thrust
22. Grasp the Bird’s Tail
23. Diagonal Single Whip
24. Under Elbow Punch
25. Brush the Right knee, Bent Leg Step
26. Step Back and Whirl the Arms
27. Diagonal Flying
28. Empty Step, Pushing Palm
29. Lift Hands and Step Forward
30. White Crane Spreads its Wings
31. Brush the Left Knee, Bent Leg Step
32. Needle at the Bottom of the Sea
33. Dodge, Step, Parry and Punch
34. Open the Window and Watch the Moon
35. Grasp the Peacock’s Tail
36. Single Straight Whip
37. Cloud Hands
38. Single Straight Whip
39. Pat the Horse
40. Lion Kick with the Right Heel
41. Lion Kick with the Left Heel
42. Turn the Body, Brush the Left Knee, Bent Leg Step
43. Brush the Right Knee, Bent Leg Step
44. Step Forward to Tame the Tiger with a Punch
45. Dodge to Strike the Back
46. Step, Parry and Punch
47. Small Capturing Hold
48. Right Leg Kick
49. Beat the Tiger, Left Side
50. Beat the Tiger, Right Side
51. Right Leg Kick
52. Thrust Both Palms Downward
53. Strike the Ears with Both Fists
54. Cross Hand
55. Mount the Tiger
56. Stand on One Leg
57. Step, Parry and Punch
58. Closing Off
59. Cross Hands
60. Carry the Tiger Back to the Mountain
Part Three
61. Step backward to drive away Monkey
62. Thrust Both Palms Downward
63. Diagonal Palm Thrust
64. Grasp the Peacock’s Tail
65. Single Whip
66. Part the Wild Horse’s Mane
67. Grasp the Bird’s Tail
68. Single Straight Whip
69. The Fair Lady Works at the Shuttle
70. Grasp the Peacock’s Tail
71. Single Straight Whip
72. Cloud Hands
73. Single Straight Whip
74. Push down on the Left with the Single Whip
75. Push down on the Right with the Single Whip
76. Single Punch to the Throat
77. Step back and Whirl Arms on Both Sides
78. Diagonal Flying
79. Empty Step, Pushing Palm
80. Lift Hands and Step Forward
81. The White Crane Spreads its Wings
82. Brush the Left Knee, Bent Leg Step
83. Needle at the Bottom of the Sea
84. Dodge to Strike the Back
85. Straight Punch
86. Step, Parry and Punch
87. Grasp the Peacock’s Tail
88. Single Straight Whip
89. Cloud Hands
90. Pat the Horse
91. Diagonal Palm Thrust
92. Right Foot Diagonal Thrust
93. Brush the Left Knee, Bent Leg Step
94. Lion Kick with the Right Heel
95. Brush the Right Knee, Bent Leg Step
96. Left Cutting Palm
97. Punch the Chest
98. Grasp the Bird’s Tail
99. Single Straight Whip
100. Push Down with the Single Whip
101. Seven Star Forward Step
102. Step Backwards to Mount the Tiger
103. Place the Lotus
104. Flex the Bow to Shoot the Tiger
105. Step, Parry and Punch
106. Apparent Close-up
107. Cross Hands
108. Carry the Tiger Back to the Mountain
What an amazing week many of us just had! Personally I am still coming to grips with all that we did and all that I learned after living side by side with Master Zhou and his wife Julie for an entire week.
Thank you Master Zhou for your dignity and grace throughout the week sharing your life changing energy with all of us.
Thank you everyone that supported this adventure into the mysteries of Tao. From the philosophy, the story of a humble upbringing, the history, the spiritual practice and all the way to Qigong and Taijiquan practice it has been quite a week. We are so very blessed to have Xuan Yun as a teacher. We are working on getting another visit next year and this is entirely because of your love for these traditional arts.
If you want to continue (or start) working on Wudang Taoist qigong and Taijiquan, I’m meeting students for a new “Wudang Program” on Saturday mornings from 8:00 to 9:30 AM at Waipuilani park in north Kihei. In addition, I will be showing some of the Qigong at my regular classes and at next months Kaiser classes. I am also adding links to a new “Wudang Links” sidebar here on this site. Stay tuned here for future posts and information about “Wudang Taiji on Maui”
Thank you Julie for making it all possible!
The Cloud Traveller
Taiji on Maui 