Handouts for NSSTC Courses
Short Form Stage 1
& Foundation for Tai Chi Movement Form, FTCM©
1) Welcome to NSSTC - Handout
2) First Principle - Presence
3) FTCM© Postures 1 - 3
4) FTCM© Postures 4 - 6
5) FTCM© Postures 7 - 9
6) Traditional Chinese Medicine
(TCM) - The Kidneys
7) Taking a Natural, Single Weighted Step Exercise
8) Short Form posture list - Attention to Cross Hands
9) Your Personal Practice - What in truth is in your way?
- Handout
10) Why practice Tai Chi? - Handout
11) What to practice? - Handout
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Short Form Posture Instructions
1) Attention, Preparation, Beginning
2) Grasp Sparrows Tail
3)
Ward-off Left
4) Ward-off Right, Rollback,
5) Press, Separate, Push & Withdraw
6) Single Whip
7) Lifting Hands &
Shoulder Stroke
8) White Crane Spreads its Wings
9) Brush Left Knee & Push, Play Guitar & Brush Left Knee and Push
10) Step Forward, Deflect Downward, Parry and Punch
11) Withdraw and Push, withdraw & Cross Hands
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Short Form Stage 2
Stage 2 Handouts
1) Second Principle - Innocence
2) Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - The Liver
3) TCM - The Stomach & Spleen
4) The Art of Playing Tai Chi - Handout
5) TCM - The Lungs
Short Form Posture Instructions
12) Embrace Tiger Return to Mountain to Diagonal Single Whip
13) Punch Under Elbow
14) Repulse Monkeys
15) Diagonal Flying
16) Waving Hands in Clouds
17) Squatting
Single Whip
18) Golden Roosters
19) Separate Right & Separate Left Foot
20) Needles at Sea Bottom
21) Iron Fan Penetrates Back
22) Turn Body to Chop & Push
23) Roll Back, Intercept & Punch
24) Kick with Heel
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Short Form Stage 3
Stage 3 Handouts
1) Third Principle - The Heart
2) TCM - The Heart & small intestines
3) TCM - The Heart protector & Triple heater
4) The Four principles - Handout
5) The 10 important points - Handout
6) The Next Natural Step - Handout
Short Form Posture Instructions
25) Brush Left Knee & Punch Down
26) Ward Off Right, Roll Back
27) Press, Separate, Push, Withdraw
28) Single Whip
29) First Fair Lady Weaves Shuttle
30) Second Fair Lady Weaves Shuttle
31) Third & Fourth Fair Lady
32) Ward Off Left, Ward Off Right, Roll Back etc
33) Squatting
Single Whip, Step Forwards to 7 Stars
34) Step Back to Ride Tiger
35) Turn Body to Sweep Lotus
36) Bend Bow to Shoot Tiger to Conclusion
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