CHEN STYLE

13 POSTURE SPEAR (Qiang)

This routine was combined with staff to create the

Plum Flower/White Ape Staff form.

This is from the Yang family Spear (not Yang Taiji).

Courtesy of PaChenTaiji.com

     Commencing form

  1. A blue dragon goes out of the water

  2. A child worships Guanyin 

  3. A hungry tiger pounces on the food

  4. A tiger on the way

  5. Split horizontally 

  6. Sweep brows horizontally

  7. Waist-blocking spear

  8. Hang the well railing downward     

  9. Center-to-center

10. A handsome bird goes into his nest

11. Split face

12. Block back 

13. Split face

14. Block back

15. Poke grass and seek snakes

16. The white ape drags his spear

17. Three rapid spears

18. Stab backward while the black  dragon goes into the hole

19. A yellow dragon stirs water three times

20. Stamp foot and point the spear to the sky

21. Jump and hands press a ground snake spear

22. Extend spear twice 

23. Sweep the spear horizontally once

24. Hold the moon in the arms ending form

      Ending form