Here are the movement names for the international combined tai chi form.

Please note that some Chinese characters have been substituted or omitted because of current technological limitations on the display of Chinese characters on the Internet.

Section One

預備勢 yù bèi shì preparation
1 起勢 qǐ shì commencement
2 右攬雀尾 yòu lǎn què wěi grasp the sparrow's tail (right)
• ward-off (left side)
• ward-off (right side)
• roll back
• press
3 左單鞭 zuǒ dān biān single whip (left)
4 提手 tí shǒu raise arms
5 白鶴亮翅 bái hè liàng chì white crane spreads wings
6 摟膝拗步(二) lǒu xī ào bù brush knee twist step (2)
7 撇身捶 piě shēn chuí parry and strike with fist
8 捋擠勢(二) lǚ jǐ shì stroke and press (2)
9 進步搬攔捶 jìn bù bān lán chuí advance, deflect, parry and punch
10 如封似閉 rú fēng sì bì apparently closing

Section Two

11 開合手 kāi hé shǒu open and close hands
12 右單鞭 yòu dān biān single whip (right side)
13 肘底捶 zhǒu dǐ chuí fist under elbow
14 轉身推掌(二) zhuǎn shēn tuī zhǎng (2) turn body, push with palm (2)
15 玉女穿梭(二) yù nǚ chuān suō fair lady weaving (2)
16 右左蹬腳 yòu zuǒ dèng jiǎo heel kick (right & left sides)
17 掩手肱捶 yǎn shǒu hōng chuí cover hands, forearm punch
18 野馬分鬃(二) yě mǎ fēn zōng part the wild horse's mane (2)

Section Three

19 雲手(三) yún shǒu cloud hands (3)
20 獨立打虎 dúlì dǎ hǔ single stance, strike tiger
21 右分腳 yòu fēn jiǎo separate leg (right side)
22 雙峰貫耳 shuāng fēng guàn ěr twin peaks through ears
23 左分腳 zuǒ fēn jiǎo separate leg (left side)
24 轉身拍腳 zhuǎn shēn pāi jiǎo turn body, slap foot
25 進步栽捶 jìn bù zāi chuí advance and plant punch
26 斜飛式 xié fēi shì diagonal flying
27 單鞭下勢 dān biān xià shì single whip in low stance
28 金雞獨立(二) jīn jī dú lì golden rooster, single stance (2)
29 退步穿掌 tuì bù chuān zhǎng step back, penetrate with palm

Section Four

30 虛步壓掌 xū bù yā zhǎng empty stance, press palm down
31 獨立托掌 dú lì tuō zhǎng single stance, hold palm up
32 馬步靠 mǎ bù kào horse stance, lean
33 轉身大捋 zhuǎn shēn dà lǚ turn body, big strike
34 歇步擒打 xiē bù qín dǎ diagonal resting stance, catch and strike
35 穿掌下勢 chuān zhǎng xià shì penetrate with palms in low stance
36 上步七星 shàng bù qī xīng step up, Seven Stars
37 退步跨虎 tuì bù kuà hǔ step back, ride tiger
38 轉身擺蓮 zhuǎn shēn bǎi lián turn body, sweep lotus
39 彎弓射虎 wān gōng shè hǔ draw bow, shoot tiger
40 左攬雀尾 zuǒ lǎn què wěi grasp the sparrow's tail (left side)
• ward-off (left side)
• roll back
• press
• push
41 十字手 shí zì shǒu cross hands
42 收勢 shōu shì conclusion

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