{"id":267,"date":"2022-04-24T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norfolktaichiacademy.org\/?p=267"},"modified":"2023-08-04T12:51:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:51:11","slug":"the-first-17-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norfolktaichiacademy.org\/index.php\/2022\/04\/24\/the-first-17-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"The first 17 moves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first 17 moves make a natural first block because the end of the 17th move is a natural place to return to the opening position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>1<\/td><td>Opening of Tai Ji<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u592a \u6975 \u8d77 \u5f0f<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>2<\/td><td>Left grasp bird&#8217;s tail<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u5de6 \u652c \u96c0 \u5c3e<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>3<\/td><td>Grasp bird&#8217;s tail<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u652c \u96c0 \u5c3e<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>4<\/td><td>Whip to one side (&#8220;Single whip&#8221;)<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u55ae \u97ad<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>5<\/td><td>Step up, raise hands<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u63d0 \u624b \u4e0a \u52e2<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>6<\/td><td>White crane cools wings<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u767d \u9db4 \u6dbc \u7fc5<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>7<\/td><td>Brush knee (left)<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u645f \u819d (\u5de6)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>8<\/td><td>Strum the <em>pei-pa<\/em><\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u624b \u63ee \u7435 \u7436<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>9<\/td><td>Brush knee, twist step (left)<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u645f \u819d \u5773 \u6b65 (\u5de6)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>10<\/td><td>Brush knee, twist step (right)<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u645f \u819d \u5773 \u6b65 (\u53f3)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>11<\/td><td>Brush knee (left)<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u645f \u819d (\u5de6)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>12<\/td><td>Strum the <em>pei-pa<\/em><\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u624b \u63ee \u7435 \u7436<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>13<\/td><td>Brush knee, twist step (right)<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u645f \u819d \u5773 \u6b65 (\u53f3)<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>14<\/td><td>Chop with fist<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u6487 \u8eab \u6376<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>15<\/td><td>Step up, deflect, parry, punch<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u9032 \u6b65 \u642c \u6514 \u6376<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>16<\/td><td>Appear to close entrance<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u5982 \u5c01 \u4f3c \u9589<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>17<\/td><td>Cross hands<\/td><td><span class=\"chinese\">\u5341 \u5b57 \u624b<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Download a <a href=\"https:\/\/norfolktaichiacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/NTCA-First-17.pdf\">pdf of the first 17 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