There are many forms, which exist in Tai Chi today and especially regarding the most popular form, which is the Yang style short form. This form has been reduced from 73, postures to 37 and then to date 24, depending on who you study with and what your preference of learning is. At the Kypros Tai Chi Chuan Association the original Yang Style form is taught, without modification as my preference is to teach authentic Tai Chi in line with the great ancestors of Tai Chi.


The form is a series of individual postures joined as woven strands of silk, each one independent, yet joined in such a way, our spiritual cloth remains strong, flexible and yielding. 

We start from a standing position and then journey through a series of movements containing all the essential postures of Tai Chi. The form allows us to express our energy and has many names such as ‘dancing with the Tao’ ‘meditation in movement’ ‘Qi Gong in movement’

The form to me represents many centuries of hard work and specialist knowledge applied to health, self defence and energy. In essence the movements allow our energy (QI) to flow through our meridians and provide us with good health and to establish our root, our connection with the ground. 

We capture the spirit of the form by moving through the postures with an  imaginary opponent. By working like this, we can express ourselves to the full. Our imaginary opponent can be gentle and contain more yielding than ourselves, ensuring that we never experience victory, we instead learn to to yield and improve our Tai Chi through softness and understanding.

At each weekly class you will be shown a new posture, which requires you to perform solo practice at home. This is very important as finding quite time for your self to practice on your own, requires concentration, dedication and will also prepare you for your next class.

During the course of the form, revision classes will be held to ensure that you have learnt each posture well. After you have completed learning the form, the classes will continue until a level of quality has been achieved, through your QI, movement and understanding of the form.

My journey is long, my work is hard, my suffering is never ending, but my spirit is alive and I am full of energy flowing in all directions. Which ever way the wind shall caress me, I will yield and not resist. My journey is with the wind, my path is laid clearly upon the skin of mother earth and my light comes from within. I will dance through life, stopping only to rest, waiting for the next wind.

Master Vasilious 

each students will progress through a series of forms starting from the beginning or the foundation form as it is known. 

There are no exceptions here as all students must start from the beginning to ensure that they understand and can work with the principals of Tai Chi

16 Step beginners form
A three minute form designed to liven up the student and give them an introduction into the footwork and the principals of Tai Chi. This form takes just a few weeks to learn but is great for confidence building and clearing up of any coordination problems students may have. The form consists of postures taken form the short form and long form left and right side.


Short form
The short form consists of a serious of postures which takes about ten minutes to complete. It is a very gentle form and a great way for students to really get into their form work after having learnt the basic moves and steps of Tai Chi.

Other forms which students progress to.
Long form right side
Long form left side
Ta Lu
Pushing hands
San Shou
Sword form
Fan Form


Dr Chi performing the short form