48-PATTERN TAIJIQUAN SET
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48-Pattern Taijiquan Set

White Crane Flaps Wings

This 48-Pattern Taijiquan Set was created by the National Sports Council of China in 1976, and composed of techniques from Yang Style, Chen Style, the two Wu Styles, and Sun Style. Although this set is not taught in our school, it is explained in Grandmaster Wong's book, "The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan". A completely revised edition with explanation of all major Taijiquan styles will be published this year (2016).

As many patterns are repeated, there are more than 48 pictures shown below.

Sequence 1

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1 White Crane Flaps Wings 2 Green Dragon Shoots Pearl

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3 Single Whip 4 Playing the Lute

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5 Push Boat According to Current (1) 6 Push Boat According to Current (2)

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7 Push Boat According to Current (3) 8 Move - Intercept - Strike (1)

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9 Move - Intercept - Strike (2) 10 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (1)

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11 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (2) 12 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (3)

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13 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (4) 14 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (5)

Sequence 2

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15 Seven-Star Anchor 16 Punch Below Sleeves

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17 Repulse Monkey (1) 18 Repulse Monkey (2)

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19 Repulse Monkey (3) 20 Repulse Monkey (4)

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21 About Turn Palm Strike (1) 22 About Turn Palm Strike (2)

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23 About Turn Palm Strike (3) 24 About Turn Palm Strike (4)

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25 Playing the Lute 26 Plant Fist

Sequence 3

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27 White Snake Shoots Venom (1) 28 White Snake Shoots Venom (2)

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29 Kick and Tame Tiger (1) 30 Kick and Tame Tiger (2)

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31 Kick and Tame Tiger (3) 32 Kick and Tame Tiger (4)

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33 Swinging Fist 34 Thread Fist Low Stance

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35 Crane Standing Among Cockerels (1) 36 Crane Standing Among Cockerels (2)

Sequence 4

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37 Single Whip 38 Cloud Hands (1)

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39 Cloud Hands (2) 40 Cloud Hands (3)

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41 Cloud Hands (4) 42 Wild Horse Spreads Mane (1)

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43 Wild Horse Spreads Mane (2) 44 High Patting Horse

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45 Right Thrust Kick 46 Double Bees Buzzing at Ears

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47 Left Thrust Kick 48 Cover Hand Rising Fist

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49 Needle at Sea Bottom 50 Dodge then Extend Arm

Sequence 5

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51 Double Flying Kick (1) 52 Double Flying Kick (2)

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53 Green Dragon Shoots Pearl 54 Grip and Punch

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55 Like Sealed as if Closed 56 Cloud Hands (1)

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57 Cloud Hands (2) 58 Cloud Hands (3)

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59 Cloud Hands (4) 60 Swinging Fist

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61 Jade Girl Threads Shuttle (1) 62 Jade Girl Threads Shuttle (2)

Sequence 6

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63 Retreat Step Thread Palm 64 False Leg Press Palm

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65 Single Whip on One Leg 66 Blue Dragon Emerges from Water

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67 Turn Body Anchor Strike 68 Low Palm Strike (Transitional)

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69 Lift Palm Low Stance 70 Seven Stars

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71 Single Leg Ride Tiger 72 Turn Body Sway Lotus (1)

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73 Turn Body Sway Lotus (2) 74 Pull Bow Shoot Tiger

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75 Move - Intercept - Punch 76 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (1)

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77 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (2) 78 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (3)

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79 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (4) 80 Grasping Sparrow's Tail (5)

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81 Cross Hands 82 Chi Flow

The 48 patterns of the set are as follows:

Sequence 1

  1. White Crane Spreads Its Wings
  2. Green Dragon Shoots Pearl
  3. Single Whip
  4. Playing the Lute
  5. Push Boat According to Current
  6. Move - Intercept - Strike
  7. Grasping Sparrow's Tail

Sequence 2

  1. Seven-Star Anchor
  2. Punch Below Sleeves
  3. Repulse Monkey
  4. About Turn Palm Strike
  5. Playing the Lute
  6. Plant Fist

Sequence 3

  1. White Snake Shoots Venom
  2. Kick and Tame Tiger
  3. Swinging Fist
  4. Thread Fist Low Stance
  5. Crane Standing Among Cockerels
  6. Single Whip

Sequence 4

  1. Cloud Hands
  2. Wild Horse Spreads Mane
  3. High Patting Horse
  4. Right Thrust Kick
  5. Double Bees Buzzing at Ears
  6. Left Thrust Kick
  7. Cover Hand Rising Fist
  8. Needle at Sea Bottom
  9. Dodge then Extend Arm

Sequence 5

  1. Double Flying Kick
  2. Green Dragon Shoots Pearl
  3. Grip and Punch
  4. Like Sealed as if Closed
  5. Cloud Hands
  6. Swinging Fist
  7. Jade Girl Threads Shuttle
  8. Retreat Step Thread Palm

Sequence 6

  1. False Leg Press Palm
  2. Single Whip on One Leg
  3. Blue Dragon Emerges from Water
  4. Turn Body Anchor Strike
  5. Lift Palm Low Stance
  6. Seven Stars
  7. Single Leg Ride Tiger
  8. Turn Body Sway Lotus
  9. Pull Bow Shoot Tiger
  10. Move - Intercept - Punch
  11. Grasping Sparrow's Tail
  12. Cross Hands

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48-Pattern Taijiquan Set in Video

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