188-3. BACK TO SCHOOL in 2025 - ACTIVESG (Taijiquan Yang Style 楊氏太极拳)

August 24, 2025

188-3. BACK TO SCHOOL in 2025 - ACTIVESG (Taijiquan Yang Style 楊氏太极拳)

OUR CLASSROOM ADVENTURES!

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楊氏太极拳 TAIJIQUAN YANG STYLE

from 25 July 2025

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Links

ALL - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-1a-back-to-school-ALL.html
French Cuisine - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-1A-back-to-school-FrenchCooking.html

Peranakan Cooking - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-1B-back-to-school-Peranakan.html

Mat Pilates - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-2-back-to-school-Pilates.html

Taijiquan - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-3-back-to-school-taijiquan.html

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i have so many things i wanna learn!

i'm learning pilates, tai chi quan and now some cooking classes!

have to use ActiveSG and Skillsfuture credits. yay!

Courses under ActiveSG

- Pilates - Rita - every 12 weeks (since 13 Jan 2025)

- Taichi (Fri) - Alam Mg Kee Shifu - every 8 weeks (since 25 July 2025)

- Taichi (Tues) - Michael Song Shifu - 8 weeks (28 Oct 2025 to 27 Jan 2026)

Courses under Skillsfuture
french cuisine (ITE) - Aug 2025 - $82.60

peranakan delights (BIZiQ) -WSG - Oct to Nov 2025 -$374.40

sourdough (Phoon Huat) - Nov 2025 - $250 (cancelled)

Total Spent - $457.00

Skillsfuture Credits left to use before expiry at end 2025 - $43

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楊氏太极拳 TAIJIQUAN YANG STYLE

from 25 July 2025

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楊氏太极拳 yang style taijiquan - activesg taichi

mr alan ng kee - start 25 july 2025 (8 weeks)

what we learnt - aa at 12 Sep 2025 (week 8)

25 July to 12 Sep 2025 (FRI) - 8 sessions

19 Sep to 14 Nov 2025 (FRI) - 8 sessions (rain - lessons cancelled)

28 Oct 2025 to 27 Jan 2026 (TUES) - 8 sessions (rain, power failure - lessons cancelled)

5 Dec 2025 to 20 March 2026 (FRI) - 8 sessions (rain - many lessons cancelled)
27 March 2026 (FRI) to June 2026 (FRI) - with shifu - 8 sessions

learning: Yang Style Taijiquan - 2025-2026
- 108 form (or 85 form)

- 18 form (Singapore)
- 13 mixed form (Singapore)
- 8 silken brocades (Qigong)

learning other Martial Arts - 2026 onwards

* 七星螳螂拳 - 7 Stars Praying Mantis Quan

Mantis - “躲剛” - Duǒ gāng - evade force or hide from danger

* 快拳 - Kuai Quan - fast fist or fast boxing

* may learn weapons soon (start with Taijijian 太极剑 Sword)

other instructors:

michael song (teaches on Tues & Wed)

angelina koh siew noi
julie (angelina's sister)
irene

to chee kan and florence (helps for warm up sessions)

ho koon boh (teaches other new beginners)
mr lee (Tues) + mr liew (teaches the senior students)

师兄, 师姐, 师妹, 师弟 Classmates:

6 of us in same batch -
sadly my memory for names and faces terrible :(

- SK (Siew Khim, sec school VP/teacher)

- NEO (he's learnt WU style taichi) - left around nov/dec 2025

- mo qing i think (china girl staying yishun)

- qiyang or "claw" (young boy from ITE - wants to learn self defence)

- ms ? (lawyer from hk) - left after 1st 8 sessions, no time

- Chieko - Japanese lady from Tokyo (NEW from April 2026)

师兄, 师姐, 师妹, 师弟 Classmates:

- Neo - previously learnt WU style taichi
- Koh Siew Khim SKJ - VP Sec Sch
- Mo Qing i think (girl from china) - lives in yishun
- Qiyang or "Clas" - 18 year old ITE student - also learns karate, wants to learn fighting taichi - Japanese lady

Terms:
Shifu (師父): "Teacher-Father" or master, a term of great respect for one's primary instructor.
Shimu (师母): Means "Teacher-Mother," the honorific title for the Shifu's wife

师兄 (Shīxiōng/Shīge): Senior Martial Brother (older male student/disciple).
师姐 (Shījiě): Senior Martial Sister (older female student/disciple).
师弟 (Shīdì): Junior Martial Brother (younger male student/disciple).
师妹 (Shīmèi): Junior Martial Sister (younger female student/disciple).

Within this structure, seniority is typically determined by when a person joined the school or was accepted as a formal disciple, not necessarily by age.

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3D jelly "cake" made by Angeline (Siew Noi)

the concepts/techniques behind taijiquan -

ying - yang
八法 8 techniques (8 gates)
五步 5 steps
animal movements, eg cat light steps, tiger, crane, monkey, etc

The eight techniques 八法 Bafa represent the eight fundamental methods of training the body’s power, and lays the foundation of all the skills and techniques of taijiquan.

Taijiquan’s basic movements center upon wubu (五步 five steps) and bafa (八法 eight techniques, eight gates) with a series of routines, exercises and tuishou (推手 hand-pushing skills performed with a counterpart).

八法 Bafa refers to

1- HEAVEN - peng (棚 ward off),
2- EARTH - lü (捋 roll back),
3- WATER - ji (挤 press),
4- FIRE - an (按 push),
5- WIND - cai (pull down),
6- THUNDER - lie (split),
7- VALLEY - zhou (elbow strike) and
8- MOUNTAIN - kao (lean).

Yang-style 103-Form list of Postures
The 103 postures of the Yang family style of tai chi are as follows:

	Chinese	Pinyin	English
	第一段		Section 1
1.	预备	Yùbèi	Preparation Form
2.	起式	Qǐ shì	Beginning
3.	揽雀尾	Lǎn què wěi	Grasp the Bird's Tail
4.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
5.	提手上势	Tí shǒu shàng shì	Raise Hands and Step Forward
6.	白鹤亮翅	Bái hè liàng chì	White Crane Spreads its Wings
7.	左搂膝拗步	Zuǒ lōu xī ǎo bù	Left Brush Knee and Push
8.	手挥琵琶	Shǒu huī pípá	Hand Strums the Lute
9.	左搂膝拗步	Zuǒ lōu xī ǎo bù	Left Brush Knee and Push
10.	右搂膝拗步	Yòu lōu xī ǎo bù	Right Brush Knee and Push
11.	左搂膝拗步	Zuǒ lōu xī ǎo bù	Left Brush Knee and Push
12.	手挥琵琶	Shǒu huī pípá	Hand Strums the Lute
13.	左搂膝拗步	Zuǒ lōu xī ǎo bù	Left Brush Knee and Push
14.	进步搬拦捶	Jìn bù bān lán chuí	Step Forward, Parry, Block, and Punch
15.	如封似闭	Rú fēng shì bì	Apparent Close Up
16.	十字手	Shí zì shǒu	Cross Hands

	第二段		Section 2
17.	抱虎归山	Bào hǔ guī shān	Embrace the Tiger & Return to Mountain
18.	肘底捶	Zhǒu dǐ chuí	Fist Under Elbow
19.	左倒撵猴	Zuǒ dào niǎn hóu	Step Back & Repulse the Monkey, Left
20.	右倒撵猴	Yòu dào niǎn hóu	Step Back & Repulse the Monkey, Right
21.	左倒撵猴	Zuǒ dào niǎn hóu	Step Back & Repulse the Monkey, Left
22.	斜飞式	Xié fēi shì	Diagonal Flying
23.	提手上势	Tí shǒu shàng shì	Raise Hands and Step Forward
24.	白鹤亮翅	Bái hè liàng chì	White Crane Spreads its Wings
25.	左搂膝拗步	Zuǒ lōu xī ǎo bù	Left Brush Knee and Push
26.	海底针	Hǎi dǐ zhēn	Needle at Sea Bottom
27.	扇通背	Shàn tōng bèi	Fan Through the Back
28.	转身撇身捶	Zhuǎn shēn piē shēn chuí	Turn Body and Chop with Fist
29.	进步搬拦捶	Jìn bù bān lán chuí	Step Forward, Parry, Block, and Punch
30.	上步揽雀尾	Shàng bù lǎn què wěi	Step Forward and Grasp the Bird's Tail
31.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
32.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (1)
33.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (2)
34.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (3)
35.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
36.	高探马	Gāo tàn mǎ	High Pat on Horse
37.	右分脚	Yòu fēn jiǎo	Right Separation Kick
38.	左分脚	Zuǒ fèn jiǎo	Left Separation Kick
39.	转身左蹬脚	Zhuǎn shēn zuǒ dēng jiǎo	Turn Body and Left Heel Kick
40.	左搂膝拗步	Zuǒ lōu xī ǎo bù	Left Brush Knee and Push
41.	右搂膝拗步	Yòu lōu xī ǎo bù	Right Brush Knee and Push
42.	进步栽锤	Jìn bù zāi chuí	Step Forward and Punch Down
43.	转身撇身锤	Zhuǎn shēn piē shēn chuí	Turn Body and Chop with Fist
44.	进步搬拦锤	Jìn bù bān lán chuí	Step Forward, Parry, Block, Punch
45.	右蹬脚	Yòu dēng jiǎo	Right Heel Kick
46.	左打虎式	Zuǒ dǎ hǔ shì	Left Strike Tiger
47.	右打虎式	Yòu dǎ hǔ shì	Right Strike Tiger
48.	回身右蹬脚	Huí shēn yòu dēng jiǎo	Turn Body and Right Heel Kick
49.	双峰灌耳	Shuāng fēng guàn ěr	Twin Fists Strike Opponents Ears
50.	左蹬脚	Zuǒ dēng jiǎo	Left Heel Kick
51.	转身右蹬脚	Zhuǎn shēn yòu dēng jiǎo	Turn Body and Right Heel Kick
52.	进步搬拦锤	Jìn bù bān lán chuí	Step Forward, Parry, Block, Punch
53.	如封似闭	Rú fēng shì bì	Apparent Close Up
54.	十字手	Shí zì shǒu	Cross Hands

	第三段		Section 3
55.	抱虎归山	Bào hǔ guī shān	Embrace the Tiger & Return to Mountain
56.	斜单鞭	Xié dān biān	Diagonal Single Whip
57.	右野马分鬃	Yòu yě mǎ fēn zōng	Parting Wild Horse's Mane, Right
58.	左野马分鬃	Zuǒ yě mǎ fēn zōng	Parting Wild Horse's Mane, Left
59.	右野马分鬃	Yòu yě mǎ fēn zōng	Parting Wild Horse's Mane, Right
60.	揽雀尾	Lǎn què wěi	Grasp the Bird's Tail
61.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
62.	玉女穿梭	Yù nǚ chuān suō	Fair Lady Works at Shuttles
63.	揽雀尾	Lǎn què wěi	Grasp the Bird's Tail
64.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
65.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (1)
66.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (2)
67.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (3)
68.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
69.	蛇身下势	She shen Xià shì	Snake Creeps Down
70.	左金鸡独立	Zuǒ jīn jī dú lì	Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg, Left
71.	右金鸡独立	Yòu jīn jī dú lì	Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg, Right
72.	左倒撵猴	Zuǒ dào niǎn hóu	Step Back and Repulse the Monkey, Left
73.	右倒撵猴	Yòu dào niǎn hóu	Step Back and Repulse the Monkey, Right
74.	左倒撵猴	Zuǒ dào niǎn hóu	Step Back and Repulse the Monkey, Left
75.	斜飞势	Xié fēi shì	Diagonal Flying
76.	提手上势	Tí shǒu shàng shì	Raise Hands and Step Forward
77.	白鹤亮翅	Bái hè liàng chì	White Crane Spreads its Wings
78.	左搂膝拗步	Zuǒ lōu xī ǎo bù	Left Brush Knee and Push
79.	海底针	Hǎi dǐ zhēn	Needle at Sea Bottom
80.	扇通背	Shàn tōng bèi	Fan Through the Back
81.	转身白蛇吐信	Zhuǎn shēn bái shé tǔ xìn	Turn Body, White Snake Spits out Tongue
82.	进步搬拦捶	Jìn bù bān lán chuí	Step Forward, Parry, Block, and Punch
83.	上步揽雀尾	Shàng bù lǎn què wěi	Step Forward and Grasp the Bird's Tail
84.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
85.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (1)
86.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (2)
87.	云手	Yún shǒu	Cloud Hands (3)
88.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
89.	高探马穿掌	Gāo tàn mǎ chuān zhǎng	High Pat On Horse with Palm Thrust
90.	十字腿	Shí zì tuǐ	Cross Kick
91.	进步指裆锤	Jìn bù zhǐ dāng chuí	Step Forward and Punch Groin
92.	上步揽雀尾	Shàng bù lǎn què wěi	Step Forward and Grasp the Bird's Tail
93.	单鞭	Dān biān	Single Whip
94.	蛇身下势	She shen Xià shì	Snake Creeps Down
95.	上步七星	Shàng bù qī xīng	Step Forward Seven Stars
96.	退步跨虎	Tuì bù kuà hǔ	Step Back and Ride the Tiger
97.	转身摆莲	Zhuǎn shēn bǎi lián	Turn Body and Swing Over Lotus
98.	弯弓射虎	Wān gōng shè hǔ	Bend the Bow and Shoot the Tiger
99.	进步搬拦捶	Jìn bù bān lán chuí	Step Forward, Parry, Block, and Punch
100.	如封似闭	Rú fēng shì bì	Apparent Close Up
101.	十字手	Shí zì shǒu	Cross Hands
102.	收式	Shōu shì	Closing
103.	合太极	He Tai Ji	Close tai ji

below: 八段錦 / 八段锦 Ba Duan Jin

Qigong 8 Silken Brocades

Here are the eight steps (八段錦)
in Chinese with their English meanings:

1. 雙手托天理三焦 (Shuāng shǒu tuō tiān lǐ sān jiāo):

Both Hands Hold Up the Sky to Regulate the Triple Burner (San Jiao).

2. 左右開弓似射雕 (Zuǒ yòu kāi gōng sì shè diāo):

Drawing the Bow to Shoot the Eagle (Hawk).

3. 調理脾胃臂單舉 (Tiáo lǐ pí wèi bì dān jǔ):

Lifting the Arm to Regulate the Spleen and Stomach.

4. 五勞七傷向後瞧 (Wǔ láo qī shāng xiàng hòu qiáo):

Looking Back to Relieve the Five Strains and Seven Injuries.

5. 搖頭擺尾去心火 (Yáo tóu bǎi wěi qù xīn huǒ):

Shaking the Head and Wagging the Tail to Remove Heart Fire.

6. 兩手攀足固腎腰 (Liǎng shǒu pān zú gù shèn yāo):

Both Hands Grasp the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys and Waist.

7. 攢拳怒目增氣力 (Zǎn quán nù mù zēng qì lì):

Clenching Fists with Angry Eyes to Increase Strength.

8. 背後七顛百病消 (Bèi hòu qī diān bǎi bìng xiāo):

Bouncing on Heels Behind the Back to Eliminate All Illnesses.

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LEARN TAIJIQUAN

Ref - 太极拳 Taijiquan Movements

Yang Style Taichi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang-style_tai_chi
85 form - Master Zhao Youbin: https://youtu.be/8V8k4d3B5f0?si=U-2rA5QyHirvCHxM

85 form - Master Zhao Youbin: https://youtu.be/8V8k4d3B5f0?si=KMg1EiYAm64QYrhb

Ref 1: https://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/short.htm#1S

Demo: Master Zhao Youbin
5th Generation Inheritor of Yang Style Tai Chi
About Master Zhao Youbin: http://www.legendsofkungfu.com/main/artist/zhao-youbin/ 85 Form Yang Style Taijiquan (108 Form Taijiquan)
1 Front View: https://youtu.be/qiPswbayNlQ?si=NurB09FBNQL4XM3f
2 Front View: https://youtu.be/8V8k4d3B5f0?si=Sg-FaF7TmVNEGqFT
3 Back View: https://youtu.be/0ipfOlt_PcA?si=KDkfJ4XUg1dmkZTE

Yang Style, 24 Form
Master Gao Jiamin - demo - https://youtu.be/an5qNCspzUw?si=VLWkS1WNHivOpMwF
Master Qiu Hui Fang - teach, detailed - https://youtu.be/ttfiBGYZCpw?si=W0oYIsNk4QjfwARk
Master Qiu Hui Fang - teach, series - https://youtu.be/JRFZvUZu0lg?si=t02GiKRALVRy-2w1

Master Qiu Huifang
Qiu Huifang, associate professor in the Department of Physical Education, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), and a world champion of tai chi competition
Demo 1 - https://youtu.be/JRFZvUZu0lg?si=cC2T8HmNSH6sswwX
Demo 2 - https://youtu.be/uh7Jd4PIiNQ?si=sGWOTLmVF3_sqnOz

24式太極拳 Detailed Lessons
1 - https://youtu.be/gwjh_RLmc8o?si=d-gX2zyfq9qNmRzd
2 - https://youtu.be/ttfiBGYZCpw?si=utSdTUECi6j514_N

Yi Peng
24式太極拳的技擊攻防實戰演示 ~ 易鹏 -
Tai Chi 24 form offensive and defensive in actual fighting ~ Yi Peng
- https://youtu.be/d16w1sHOR48?si=6bWGbiptcaMmzZ7F

Playlist - Detailed Tutorial for 24式太極拳 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL21hde9_fm1DcKRE2JCU-zBYVb52UlucX&si=QEGGDuOBN-K700WG

40 Form - https://youtu.be/c1ste_DusQE?si=xFwd7zMnuQ6juXau

Yang Style Taijiquan 88 form - detailed instruction by Zong Weijie, Playlist (Teach) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0kJasKWdy2qURqU7PNTkm416Ta10udHb&si=1UfrUZf3SmhTUAk7

Chen Style
缠丝劲 chán sī jìn - https://youtu.be/Lony0pWGenc?si=54YCFDrjlFHmrqa3
纏絲功#7: 单手後捋纏 - Hand Rolling Exercise #7: https://youtu.be/rACyddSsUWg?si=cGfR38fuLKchj-U-

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Links

ALL - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-1a-back-to-school-ALL.html
French Cuisine - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-1A-back-to-school-FrenchCooking.html

Peranakan Cooking - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-1B-back-to-school-Peranakan.html

Mat Pilates - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-2-back-to-school-Pilates.html

Taijiquan - https://jt-write.blogspot.com/2025/08/188-3-back-to-school-taijiquan.html

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