Longwater Tai Chi - Wu Short Form
Developed by B.K. Frantzis from the Wu Long Form, taught to him by his teacher, Taoist lineage master Liu Hung Chieh.
The Wu-style Short Form is the ideal vehicle for anyone new to Tai Chi who wants an introduction to its principles without compromising the deeper benefits to health and vitality. Containing only 18 moves and lasting around four or five minutes, it is easy and quick enough for the busiest person to practice each day.
Longwater Tai Chi teaches the Wu-style short form in 4 distinct stages:
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Foundations - the basics of body alignment, how to shift weight, turn and start to feel your body - see our drop-in class page for more details.
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Landmark Positions - relatively quickly you learn the 18 key postures of the form, and memorise their sequence. Click here to view the sequence of moves.
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Go with the Flow - the gaps between each landmark position are filled in and, over time, everything is smoothed out.
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Still and Deep - after much practice, you will begin to learn how to use the form to deeply relax, heal and meditate.
List of Moves: beginning form | play guitar | ward off | roll back and press | push | single whip | raise hands step up | white crane spreads wings | brush knee twist step | needle at sea bottom | fan through back | turn and chop with fist | step forward parry punch | apparently closed | tiger and leopard spring to mountain | cross hands | end form.
