Classical Chen Style – Fan Form

The Chinese fan was used both for dance and for combat.

The Tai Chi Fan routines incorporate movements from the Chen style of Tai Chi Chuan (as taught by Masters Eva and Karel Koskuba). These routines combine the characteristics of Tai Chi Chuan with the artistic and martial functions of the fan. Practising the Tai Chi Fan can help develop your flexibility, strength, balance, health, and further your Tai Chi training.

Fans were actually used as a weapon by both men and women in feudal China and often carried by the Samurai in Japan. Whether you practise Tai Chi as a martial art or for health and enjoyment, you will find Tai Chi Fan a wonderful addition to your overall Tai Chi regimen.

The following videos are intended to help students with their practice only. They cannot replace what is learnt by attending a course with a qualified instructor.

Classical Tai Chi Fan Forms (24 Movements) (as taught by Masters Eva and Karel Koskuba)
Single Fan Form	Double Fan Form
Begin Embrace the Moon Against the Chest Black Dragon Strikes with Tail Protect the Knees Black Dragon Strikes with Tail Wave Flag left and right Peacock opens its Tail Big Peng Opens Wings Three Circles round the Sun Immortal Points the Way Split Mountain Spread Wings Immortal Points the Way Green Dragon Comes out of Water White Crane Spreads Wings Golden Rooster Stands on one Leg Yellow Eagle Swoops Down Ancient Tree Wraps its Roots Search for a Bird in a Tree Swallow Pecks the Soil Hide a Flower under a Leaf Young Bird Flies Sideways White Crane Spreads Wings End	Begin Fans protecting heart Hide a flower under a leaf Half spinning circle Tame the tiger Chop and thrust Cut the snake in half Embrace the moon against the chest Golden rooster stands on one leg Salute to the sun Dragon on the ground Diagonal flying Immortal points the way Fire crackers 3x Phoenix fans its tail and shakes its feathers White ape offers fruit Hide a flower under a leaf Salute to the sun Dragon rolls in the clouds L & R Butterfly drinks water Tame the tiger Flash the fans End

Watch a video of the form: Tai Chi Taiji Kung Fu Fan at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoO0SBBHH7k

A suitable fan for your lessons may be purchased from Tai Chi Link: www.taichilink.net (bamboo preferable to plastic)

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“The upright body must be stable and comfortable to be able to sustain an attack from any of the eight directions.” (Tai Chi Classics)