Yang Style Dui Lien 

  edited November 2009

  as practiced in the Yang Chen Fu academy by Master Tung Ying Jie

    written by Toni DeMoulin, as studied from Master Tung Kai Ying

        in Norwegian          in Czech

pictures:  July 2004 with Toni & Inger Johanne   and   Jan 2004 with Toni & Ken

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s33uXOgiN28

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 Side A                                                                                               Side B

   Begin- pivot left foot,                                                                          Begin- pivot left foot,

   Step Right Foot,                                                                                 Step Right Foot,

   Touch back of wrists                                                                          Touch back of wrists

 


                                                                       

1. Step Right Foot                                                                              2. Step back to center, change feet,

    Right Hand WRIST LOCK (chin na)                                                 step forward Left Foot

                                                                                                                  and BRUSH KNEE and PUSH chest

 

 

3. Sit back and                                                                                    4. Step back to center, change feet,

    REPULSE the MONKEY                                                                 step forward Right Foot,

                                                                                                                  andPART HORSE'S MANE



 

5. Half step Right Foot                                                                       6. Step (fall) Left Foot, half step Right Foot on diagnol,

    back on diagonal. PLAY GUITAR                                                   step Left Foot on diagonal and SLANT FLYING

 


 

7. Step back Left Foot,                                                                      8. Half step Right Foot on diagonal,

    step back Right Foot toward diagonal,                                            step Left foot on diagonal

    step back Left Foot on diagonal                                                       and SHOULDER STRIKE

    and PULL DOWN


 

9. Step back Right Foot on diagonal                                             10. Pivot Left foot, step (fall) forward Right Foot

    and PULL DOWN                                                                              on diagonal, and SLAP FACE

 


 

11. Block with Right Hand,                                                              12. Sit back and pivot Right Foot,

      pivot Right Foot, step back to center,                                             Bring Left Foot forward (half step) on toe,

      change feet, Right Foot on toe,                                                      WHITE CRANE SPREADS WINGS

      WHITE CRANE SPREADS WINGS                   

 


 

13. Step forward Right Foot on diagonal                                       14. Step (fall) Left Foot on diagonal,

      and BRUSH RIGHT KNEE                                                             step (fall) back half step Right Foot on diagonal,

      and PUSH shoulder.                                                                         left foot (half step) on toe,

                                                                                                                   step forward Left Foot on diagonal,

                                                                                                                   RETREAT and SEAL, PUSH

 


                                                 

15. Half step (fall) back on diagonal,                                              16. Sit back, (big) half step Left Foot, (spin)

       Left foot on heel, FIST UNDER ELBOW                                      half step Right Foot on toe, ELBOW STRIKE

 


17. Step back Left Foot,                                                                  18. Step back Right Foot,

       block Right Hand and                                                                       half step Left Foot,

       RIGHT HEEL KICK                                                                        scoop up foot with Left Hand

                                                                                                                   and RIGHT HEEL KICK

 


                                                           

19. Step back Right Foot,                                                                 20. a. CLOSE

       step back Left Foot,                                                                   or to continue:

       bring Right Foot back (half step) on heel,                                      b.  Bring Right Foot down to center,

and...                                                                                                               step back Left Foot and REPULSE THE MONKEY     

   a. CLOSE                                                                                                    (this is where side A number 3 begins)

or to continue:                          

   b. Step forward Right Foot,

       step forward Left Foot, slap Partner foot,

       step forward Right Foot (long half step),

       step left foot, BRUSH LEFT KNEE and PUSH

       (this is where side B number 2 begins)

 

 

 

   Toni DeMoulin and Inger Johanne Vesje demonstrate a dui Lien (chorreographed sequence of taiji applications) that was originally taught in Yang Chen Fu's academy in China. Master Tung Ying Jie, a 17 year disciple of Yang Chen Fu, taught this dui lien to his students, his son, Master Tung Hu Ling and to his grandson, Master Tung Kai Ying.  Toni learnrd this dui lien from Master Tung Kai Ying.
   The movements in this video,  are performed slowly with details. The form is meant to be performed faster and with much more energy.
 
YouTube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s33uXOgiN28
more detailed photos:
  July 2004 with Toni & Inger Johanne         
   and  Jan 2004 with Toni & Ken
Yang Style Dui Lien Video

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