The old form is a beautiful set of movements, it demonstrate circles in different direction as well as various speed. These following pages tends to cut the movement into simplified circles. So that they can help student to have a clear path to practice good Taichi.

The old form is composed of 13 sections, 64 movements as follow:
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Section 1

Wu Chi
1/ Tai Chi
2/ Buddha's Stamp. (class 1, 6)

Section 2 (Class 10)

3/ Lazy about grasping robe, (class 2, 3, 7)
(transition) Six seals and four closures, (class 4, 8)
4/ Single whip, (class 3, 5, 9)
5/ Buddha's stamp. (class 1)

Section 3 (class 23)

6/ White goose spreads wing, (class 11)
7/ Oblique form. (class 12)

Section 4 (class 23)

Transition 1st gathering, (class 13)
8/ Brush knee and move forward, (class 14, 17)
9/ Oblique form. (class 12, 18)

Section 5 (class 23)

Transition Gather again, (class 13, 19)
10/ Brush knee and move forward, (class 14, 20)
11/ Hidden hand punch, (class 15, 21)
12/ Buddha's stamp. (class 16, 22)

Section 6 (class 33)

13/ Twist Shoulder Strike, (class 24, 25)
14/ Blue dragon out of water, (class 26, 27)
15/ Both hands push, (class 28)
16/ Hand below elbow, (class 29)
17/ Twist arm retreat, (class 30)
18/ White goose spreads wing, (class 11, 17)
19/ Oblique form. (class 12, 18)

Section 7 (class 55)

20/ Flash back turns, (class 34, 35, 36)
21/ Hidden hand punch, (class 15, 21)
Transition Six seals and four closures, (class 13, 19)
22/ Single whip. (class 3, 5, 9)

Section 8 (class 55)

23/ Cloud hands, (class 37, 49)
24/ High pat horse, (class 38, 49)
25/ Right front kick, (class 39, 50)
26/ Left front kick, (class 39, 50)
27/ Left heel dash, (class 40, 50)
28/ Three steps forward, (class 51)
29/ A magic grasp, (class 41, 51)
30/ Double jump kick, (class 42, 52)
31/ Fists protecting heart, (class 43, 52)
32/ Tornado Kick, (class 45, 53)
33/ Right heel dash, (class 40, 44, 53)
34/ Hidden hand punch, (class 15, 21, 53)
35/ Little grasp and hit, (class 46, 54)
36/ Push the mountain, (class 47, 54)
Transition Six seals & four closures, (class 13, 19)
37/ Single whip. (class 3, 5, 9)

Section 9 (class 63)

38/ Forward brush backward brush, (class 56, 57)
39/ Wild horse shakes mane, (class 58)
Transition Six seals and four closures, (class 13, 19)
40/ Single whip, (class 3, 5, 9)
41/ Shuttle jump, (class 59, 60)
42/ Lazy about grasping robe, (class 2, 3, 7)
Transition Six seals and four closures, (class 13, 19)
43/ Single whip. (class 3, 5, 9)

Section 10 (class 63)

44/ Cloud hands, (class 37, 49)
45/ Sweep leg and fall, (class 61)
46/ Right rooster stand, Left rooster stand, (class 62)
47/ Twist arm retreat, (class 30)
48/ White goose spreads wing, (class 11, 17)
49/ Oblique form, (class 12, 18)
50/ Flash back turns, (class 34, 35, 36)
51/ Hidden hand punch, (class 15, 21)
Transition Six seals and four closures, (class 4, 8)
52/ Single whip. (class 3, 5, 9)

Section 11 (class 71)

53/ Cloud hands, (class 37, 49)
54/ High pat horse, (class 38, 49)
55/ Cross kick, (class 64)
56/ Fist to abdomen,
57/ Monkey pick Fruit, (class 65)
58/ Single whip. (class 3, 5, 9)

Section 12 (class 71)

59/ Dragon crawl, (class 66)
60/ Up step seven stars, (class 67)
61/ Down step leg and arm. (Backward ride tiger) (class 68)

Section 13 (class 71)

62/ Turn and sweep leg, (class 69)
63/ Cannon forward, (class 70)
64/ Buddha's stamp (class 1, 6)