66-form tai chi
The 66-posture tai chi form, also called the Taijiquan Combined Styles Form is a series of taichi movements from various family styles.
In the early 50s the mainland Chinese National Athletic Committee invited the most renowned masters of tai chi to attend a series of conferences to study and evaluate the various styles.
Sifu Bow Sim Mark was involved and was a student of Li Tianji, one of the members of the committee composing the Simplified 24 yang form which was broadly created at the same time as this form.
See also the combined styles 48 form (created 1970s) and the Combined styles 42 form (created 1980s).
Selecting the best movements and techniques from each style, they developed the combined form. This contains the characteristic mixture of the hard and soft in the Chen ; the open elegance of the peaceful Yang; the light and swift movements of the Sun ; the compactness of the Wu and the balance of the fu style with its unique waist turning movements.
List of moves
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Section One: | |
| 1. | Tai Chi Beginning |
| 2. | Grasps the birds tail |
| 3. | Single whip |
| 4. | Wave hands like clouds |
| 5. | Brush knee and push |
| 6. | Hands strum the lute |
| 7. | Back fist chop right |
| 8. | Step up, deflect, intercept and punch |
| 9. | Grasps the birds tail left |
| Section Two: | |
| 10. | Turn with slanted flying right |
| 11. | Left turn and fist under the elbow |
| 12. | Step back and repulse monkey 2 parts |
| 13. | Brush knee and push with a "following" step |
| 14. | Raise hands |
| 15. | White crane spreads its wings |
| 16 | Brush knee and push left (5) |
| 17 | Needle to the sea bottom |
| 18 | Fan though the back |
| 19 | White snake darts out its tongue (focusing 'chin') |
| 20 | Step up, deflect, intercept, and punch - right |
| 21 | Step forward and press |
| Section 3 | |
| 22 | Slide down -- left |
| 23 | Golden cock stands on one leg 2 parts |
| 24 | Foot separation -- right |
| 25 | Foot separation -- left |
| 26 | Brush knee and hammer down |
| 27 | Red Fist (focusing 'chin') |
| 28 | Small capture (focusing 'chin') |
| 29 | Moving as if shutting a door |
| Section 4 | |
| 30 | Single whip -- right |
| 31 | Wave hands like clouds -- right |
| 32 | High pat the horse -- left |
| 33 | Stretching heel kick -- left |
| 34 | Strike ears with fists -- left |
| 35 | Stretching heel kick -- right |
| 36 | Strike ears with fists -- right |
| 37 | Fast stretching heel kick -- left |
| 38 | Turn body, stretching side kick |
| 39 | Step forward and punch down |
| Section 5 | |
| 40 | Pivot over, jumping double kick |
| 41 | Taming the tiger -- left |
| 42 | Taming the tiger -- right |
| 43 | Parting the wild horse's mane |
| 44 | Fair lady works at shuttles |
| 45 | Pressing palm with point step |
| 46 | Thrusting palm -- left |
| Section 6 | |
| 47 | Turn around with a cross kick |
| 48 | Brush knee and push -- left |
| 49 | Brush knee with a groin punch |
| 50 | Left upward chop, right snapping punch (focusing 'chin') |
| 51 | Step forward and press -- right (focus 'chin' to stamp heel) |
| 52. | Retreat and press -- left (focus 'chin' to stamp heel) |
| 53. | Turn right and punch from below |
| 54. | Left brush knee and lift with the palm |
| 55. | Retreat and grasp the birds tail -- left |
| Section 7 | |
| 56. | Single whip -- left |
| 57. | Slide down -- left |
| 58. | Step forward with a 'seven stars' punch |
| 59. | Retreat to ride the tiger |
| 60. | Double lotus sweeping kick |
| 61. | Draw the bow and shoot the tiger |
| 62. | Back fist chop -- left |
| 63. | Retreat and high pat the horse |
| 63. | Retreat, deflect, intercept, and punch |
| 64. | Moving as if shutting a door |
| 65. | Crossing hands |
| 66. | Conclusion |
External links
- 66 Form Tai Chi (front view) Video on YouTube
- "PK Shui student of Bow Sim Mark lists form moves". PKShiu. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- "Black belt magazine 1979 refers to Bow Sim Mark and Taichi 66". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- "Book on taichi 66 author Bow Sim Mark". unknown. Retrieved 2026-03-11.