PTCC Spear form - 13 techniques spear

The name of the spear form taught in the Cheng Tin-Hung / Dan Docherty lineage is tài jí shí sān shì qiāng (太極十三勢槍) meaning "Taiji 13 Techniques Spear".

These 13 techniques are of course simply what you get if you ignore "Ready style", "Tai Chi beginning style" and "Completion style" in the list of techniques below.

The form

  1. Ready style

    yù bèi shì

    預備式

  2. Tai Chi beginning style

    tài jí qǐ shì

    太極起式

  3. Facing the wind blowing the willow

    yíng fēng fú liǔ

    迎風拂柳

  4. The waves going up and down

    bō lán qǐ fú

    波瀾起伏

  5. Obstructing the river to intercept the dipper

    lán jiāng jié dǒu

    攔江截斗

  6. Green dragon stretching its claw

    qīng lóng xiàn zhuǎ

    靑龍現爪

  7. Giant python turning its head

    dà mǎng huí tóu

    大蟒回頭

  8. Golden dragon swinging its tail

    jīn lóng bǎi wěi

    金龍擺尾

  9. Giving the horse its head while chasing enemies

    zòng mǎ zhuī cáo

    縱馬追曹

  10. The Black-eared Kite flies and the fish Leaps

    yuān fēi yú yuè

    鳶飛魚躍

  11. Golden cockerel nodding its head

    jīn jī diǎn tóu

    金雞點頭

  12. White rainbow soaring over the sun

    bái hóng guàn rì

    白虹貫日

  13. Lying tiger and diving dragon

    wò hǔ qián lóng

    卧虎潛龍

  14. Plum blossom opens five petals

    méi kāi wǔ bàn

    梅開五瓣

  15. Celestial horse walks the skies

    tiān mǎ téng kòng

    天馬騰空

  16. The completion style

    tài jí shōu shì

    太極收式