Chen Style Laojia Erlu Paochui (41 Form)

Commencing Posture

太极起势

also written 起势 · 预备式

• Stand with the feet together and the breath sunk; lift the left leg and open half a step to the left, slightly wider than the shoulders, the toe turned out a little, the foot gripping the ground with the point under the sole left hollow.并脚直立、气沉丹田 → 提左腿向左横开半步（略比肩宽，脚尖微外摆，脚趾、脚掌外沿、脚跟抓地，涌泉要虚）
• Raise both arms to shoulder height with the palms down, then sink the elbows, loosen the shoulders, bend the knees and press the palms down.两臂缓缓上升与肩平、手心向下 → 沉肘松肩、屈膝按掌
• Crown suspended, chest relaxed, waist settled; the turn and shift agree with the ward-off of both hands, hips tucked and the crotch travelling a downward arc. Do not clamp the elbows to the ribs.虚领顶劲、含胸塌腰、立身中正；转体移重心与双手前掤协调一致，塌腰悬裆、裆走下弧；切勿夹肘

Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds the Mortar

金刚捣碓

• Turn and ward off with a stroke, turn right and stroke level with the foot brushing out, lift the palm in an empty stance, then raise the fist and knee and stamp as the fist drops into the palm.转身掤捋 → 转身右捋、擦脚平推 → 虚步撩掌 → 举拳提膝、震脚砸拳
• A stamp is not a stomp: sink the hips and drop the body first, elbow and knee meeting as the knee lifts — “lift and drive down, want forward and go back first”, with all three arriving together. The force comes back up from the ground through the whole chain to the face of the fist; the hands stay about one forearm apart.震脚不是跺脚——须先沉胯坠身、提膝时肘膝相合，"提而砸下、欲前先后"，三点同时到位；力量由地反传、劲起于脚、节节贯穿至拳面；两手距离约一小臂

Lazily Tying the Robe

懒扎衣

also written 揽扎衣

• Part the palms and draw arcs, brush the foot out and close the arms, then settle into a horse stance with the palm upright.分掌划弧 → 擦脚合臂 → 马步立掌
• Ward-off, lead, shoulder strike and pluck each stay distinct; the knee lifts with elbow and knee meeting, the brushing step and the closing arms arrive together, and the push reaches the heel of the palm.掤、引、靠、挒四劲分明；提膝时肘膝相合；擦脚（贴地铲出）与合臂同步，立掌力达掌根；沉肩坠肘、裆劲开圆

Six Sealing and Four Closing

六封四闭

• Turn the body and follow with the hands, stroke down and press with the arms kept round, then press both palms down in an empty stance.转体跟手 → 下捋掤挤 → 虚步双按
• The stroke arcs and the press keeps the arms rounded; the press-down arrives before the abdomen at the heels of the palms with the weight on the back leg. The name refers to sealing and closing the gates.捋走弧线、挤撑圆合；双按至腹前、力达掌根，虚步重心在后腿；"六封四闭"取封护门户之意

Single Whip

单鞭

• Turn and push, then draw in; turn and raise the hook, lift the knee and brush the foot out, settle into a horse stance and push the palm.转体推收 → 转身提勾 → 提膝擦脚 → 马步立掌
• Hook hanging and fingers gathered without gripping; the step brushes the floor and the weight sinks; the palm is driven from the abdomen along the inner arm to the centre of the palm.勾手腕垂、指拢不用死力；擦步贴地、重心下沉；立掌时劲由丹田发、沿臂内侧达掌心

Leaping Step, Protect-the-Heart Fist

跃步护心拳

also written 跃步护心捶

• Step up and lift the hands, lift the knee and cut outward, drop the step and gather the palm, then close the arms in a horse stance.上步提手 → 提膝外斩 → 落步揽掌 → 马步合臂
• The movement is joined by a leap — land with bent knees to cushion and the weight settled; both fists guard the centre, elbows hanging, shoulders sunk and waist settled.本式以"跃步"衔接，落地屈膝缓冲、重心稳；双拳（掌）护于胸前中门，肘尖下垂、沉肩塌腰，桩步沉稳

Step Forward, Oblique Form

进步斜行

also written 跃步斜行

• Circle the arms in a horse stance, lift the knee and cut the palm, turn and raise the hook, then push from a horse stance.马步绕臂 → 提膝斩掌 → 转身提勾 → 马步立掌
• Travel on the diagonal with the waist carrying upper and lower; the knee-lift cut is clean and decisive, the hook leads, and the crotch travels a downward arc.斜向出行、以腰带动上下相合；提膝斩掌干脆利落；勾手领劲、裆走下弧

Turn Back, Pounds the Mortar

回头金刚捣碓

• Turn and push the palm, turn and ward off, turn and lift the palm into an empty-stance fist drop, then raise the fist and knee and stamp.转身推掌 → 转身掤捋 → 转身撩掌、虚步砸拳 → 举拳提膝、震脚砸拳
• “Turn back” means the mortar pound is completed through 180°: the turn is carried by the waist and the stamp stays settled, the centre never lost."回头"即转身180°完成捣碓，转身以腰带身、震脚沉稳；转身时不失中正

Deflect Body Punch

撇身拳

also written 庇身拳 · 披身拳

• Brush the foot and join the palms, push left from an off-angle horse stance, push and lift with the right, then turn the elbow into a shoulder strike.擦脚合掌 → 偏马左推 → 右推托掌 → 屈肘转靠
• Fist, lift and shoulder strike combine; the cross swing reaches the back of the fist, and the turning shoulder strike uses the whole back rather than a local bump.拳法以撇、托、靠组合，横撇力达拳背；"屈肘转靠"用肩背整体贴靠，非局部撞

Point to the Groin

指裆

also written 指裆捶 · 指裆斩手

• Step forward, or turn, and punch with the fist pointing down toward the groin.上步（或转身）冲拳、拳向前下指裆
• Waist loose and hips tucked, force to the face of the fist, the punch on the centre line.松腰敛臀、力达拳面，拳走中路

Cutting Hand

斩手

also written 斩手炮

• Step up and lift the fist, then cut down through a crossed step.上步提拳 → 叉步下斩
• The cut lands crisp on the edge of the palm or fist, the crossed step steady, shoulders sunk and elbows dropped.掌缘（或拳缘）下斩干脆，叉步稳、沉肩坠肘

Turning Flowers, Waving Sleeves

翻花舞袖

• Hop, turn the body over, then drop the step and plant the fist.跳步翻身 → 落步栽拳
• Hop, turn and plant run as one; land with bent knees to cushion and the weight settled, the shape like a sleeve flung and folded.跳步与翻身、栽拳连贯；落地屈膝缓冲、重心稳，势如"翻花舞袖"
• The 43-count enters a second 翻花舞袖 after 披架子; this listing has the movement only here.43式计数在"披架子"后另有一式"翻花舞袖"，本41式仅此处一式

Concealed Hand Forearm Fist

掩手肱拳

also written 掩手肱捶 · 演手红拳

• Stamp and wind the arm, then punch from a bow stance.震脚旋臂 → 弓步发拳
• The core release of the whole set: sink the hips and drop before stamping, wind to store, then punch. Short and crisp to the face of the fist, the other hand guarding chest and flank — a loose elastic snap, never braced strength.全套最核心的发力式——先震脚（沉胯坠身）、旋臂蓄劲，再弓步发拳；出拳短促脆快、力达拳面，另手护于胸腰侧；松活弹抖，忌僵力硬顶

Turn Body, Waist-Blocking Elbow

转身腰拦肘

also written 腰拦肘 · 拗拦肘

• Stamp and gather the hands, then turn and drive the elbow across from a bow stance.震脚揽手 → 转身弓步拦肘
• The waist carries the elbow and the force reaches the point of it; the turn and the block are simultaneous, shoulders sunk and elbows dropped.拦肘以腰带肘、力达肘尖；转身与拦肘同时，沉肩坠肘

Large and Small Forearm Fists

大肱拳小肱拳

also written 左二肱右二肱

• Fire the long forearm fist first, then the short one, the two arms striking in turn.先发大（远）肱拳、再发小（近）肱拳，两拳（前臂）交替进击
• Large and small follow each other like a string of beads, carried by the waist with the power whole; watch the near-far layering of the two strikes.大、小肱拳连发如连珠，以腰带臂、劲整不散；注意两拳的远近层次

Fair Lady Works at the Shuttles

玉女穿梭

• Turn continuously and, at the four cardinal and four corner directions, ward off with one arm and push with the other.连续转体，四正四隅方位上一架一推
• The waist carries each step; one ward and one push, the torso upright and the directions clearly marked.转腰带动上步、一架一推；上体不歪斜、方向交代清楚

Ride the Dragon Backward

倒骑龙

also written 倒骑麟

• Retreat — or travel backwards — while striking with fist or palm, the body turning as if riding a dragon and looking back.退步（或倒行）中出拳（掌），身法如骑龙回身
• Retreat that still advances, striking on the turn; the footwork stays lively and the weight changes clearly.退中有进、回身发力；步法灵活、重心转换清晰
• The circulating 排树蒸龙 is a graphic corruption of this name. 倒骑麟 belongs to the new-frame second road."排树蒸龙"为本名之形近讹写；"倒骑麟"属新架二路用名

Concealed Hand Forearm Fist

掩手肱拳

• As movement 13.同第13式
• Stamp, wind, release: the same short elastic punch, the other hand guarding.要求同第13式：震脚旋臂蓄劲、短促脆快、另手护于胸腰侧

Wrapping Whip

裹鞭裹鞭

also written 裹鞭炮

• The forearm wraps and strikes like a whip, twice in succession — counted here as two movements.拳臂如鞭缠绕裹击，连续两记；本处计作两动
• The wrapping is released from the spine, the two strikes running on without a break.裹劲以腰脊为轴、缠裹而发；两动连发、劲不中断

Beast-Head Posture

兽头势

also written 兽头式

• Both fists guard the chest with the elbows hanging, forming the “beast head”.双拳（掌）护于胸前、肘尖下垂，成"兽头"式
• Both fists guard the centre with the presence of a beast; shoulders sink, waist settles, the stance steady.双拳护中、气势如兽；沉肩塌腰、桩步沉稳

Splitting the Frame

披架子

also written 劈架子

• Both arms split and chop outward and down as if splitting a frame.双臂（或拳）如劈架般向两侧（下）分开抡劈
• The waist carries the arms, the chop travelling a vertical circle, released short with the force reaching the ends.以腰带臂、抡劈走立圆；发劲短促、力达梢节

Concealed Hand Forearm Fist

掩手肱拳

• As movement 13.同第13式
• Same release — stamp, wind, punch.要求同第13式：震脚、旋臂蓄劲、弓步发拳

Subdue the Tiger

伏虎

also written 伏虎势

• Turn and draw the fists in, one above the other, in the shape of subduing a tiger.转身收拳、双拳一上一下相对，如伏虎之势
• The two fists oppose vertically, the waist releases, the eyes on the front fist; the body wraps while the structure stays whole.两拳上下相对、转腰发力、目视前拳；身披而势整

Forearm Across the Brow

抹眉肱

also written 抹眉红

• The forearm wipes across horizontally at brow height.前臂自眉前横抹而过
• The wipe is carried by the waist with the force running through the forearm; shoulders sink and elbows drop.横抹以腰带臂、劲贯前臂；沉肩坠肘

Yellow Dragon Stirs Water Thrice

黄龙三搅水

• Both arms stir in three continuous turns, like a dragon stirring water.双手（臂）连续三次搅转，如龙搅水
• Three turns on the waist axis without a break, the force running from the spine to the ends of the arms.三次搅转以腰为轴、连绵不断，力由腰脊贯于臂梢

Left Thrust, Right Thrust

左冲右冲

• Thrust left and right in continuous succession, looking both ways.左右顾盼连续冲（发）劲
• Left and right release one after the other with the power whole; the waist turns and the force reaches the ends.左、右连发、劲整不散；转腰带动、力达梢节
• The 43-count splits this single entry into 左冲 and 右冲.43式计数将本式拆为"左冲"与"右冲"两式

Concealed Hand Forearm Fist

掩手肱拳

• As movement 13.同第13式
• Same release — stamp, wind, punch.要求同第13式：震脚、旋臂蓄劲、弓步发拳

Sweeping Leg

扫堂腿

also written 扫蹚腿

• Sink low and sweep the leg along the ground through a full turn, one leg bent and the other extended; also called 转胫炮.下蹲扫腿（一腿屈蹲、一腿贴地横扫，转身一周），亦称"转胫炮"
• The sweep stays low and close to the floor, the waist turning the leg, the hands guarding the body; reduce the range if flexibility is short, and protect knee and ankle.扫腿贴地、以腰带腿；重心低稳、双手配合护身；柔韧不足者可减小幅度，膝踝注意保护

Concealed Hand Forearm Fist

掩手肱拳

• As movement 13.同第13式
• Same release — stamp, wind, punch.要求同第13式：震脚、旋臂蓄劲、弓步发拳

Full Cannon Fist

全炮捶

also written 全炮拳

• Both fists — or a continuous run of cannon punches — released as one whole.双拳（或连续炮捶）整体发出，集炮捶之势于一式
• Store and release change into each other; the power is whole like a cannon, shoulders sunk and waist settled.蓄发相变、劲整如炮；沉肩塌腰、力达拳面

Concealed Hand Forearm Fist

掩手肱拳

• As movement 13.同第13式
• Same release — stamp, wind, punch.要求同第13式：震脚、旋臂蓄劲、弓步发拳

Poking and Thrusting

捣叉捣叉

also written 捣插捣插

• Two successive poking strikes, counted here as one entry.连续（两动）捣击
• The two run together like pestle strokes, waist-led, short and whole.两动连发如捣，以腰带动、短促整劲

Double Forearm Fists, Left and Right

左二肱右二肱

also written 左二红右二红

• The double forearm strike goes out left and right.左、右各发"二肱（双前臂）"连击
• Left and right follow each other, arm after arm, force from the waist through the chain.左右连发、臂臂相随；劲由腰发、节节贯穿

Turn Back, Cannon at the Door

回头当门炮

• Turn back and fire the “cannon at the door” — both fists driving forward.转身回头发"当门炮"（双拳前冲如炮）
• The turn and the punch are simultaneous, force to the face of the fists, shoulders sunk and the stance steady.转身与冲拳同时、力达拳面；沉肩塌腰、桩步沉稳

Changing Posture, Great Capture Cannon

变势大捉炮

also written 窝底大捉炮

• Change posture and fire the great capture cannon — seize, then drive.变势中发"大捉炮"（抓拿后冲发）
• Seize and strike in that order, kept distinct; one change, one release, the power whole.拿与打先后分明，一变一发、劲整不散

Waist-Blocking Elbow

腰拦肘

• Block with the waist and strike with the elbow.以腰拦、以肘击
• The blocking elbow reaches the point of the elbow, carried by the waist.拦肘力达肘尖、以腰带肘

Smooth-Blocking Elbow

顺拦肘

also written 顺鸾肘

• The following block with the elbow, its direction running with the previous movement.顺向拦肘（与36式方向或手法相顺应对）
• Follow the incoming force and block with it, shoulders sunk and elbows dropped; the join with movement 36 stays tight.顺劲拦击、沉肩坠肘；与36式衔接紧凑

Cannon from the Nest

窝底炮

also written 窝里炮

• Store low at the “nest” and fire the cannon from there.由"窝底"（低位）蓄势发炮
• Store low and release high, the force rising from the ground to the face of the fist.低蓄高发、劲由地起；力达拳面

Turn Back, Enter Straight Through the Well Curb

回头井栏直入

• Turn, then enter straight through like passing a well curb — fist or palm driving in.转身之后直进（拳、掌直入）如"井栏直入"
• After the turn the entry goes straight, step and strike arriving together, the torso unbroken and the axis upright.转身后直进、步到拳到；上身不散、中轴不歪
• The character is 栏; the circulating 井缆 is a miswriting, not a variant.用字为"栏"；流传的"井缆"为错字，不属异写

Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds the Mortar

金刚捣碓

• As movement 2 — the second and last mortar pound, closing the set.同第2式（全套第2个捣碓，收束全套路）
• Stamp settled, fist and palm meeting; finish contained, the breath not scattered.震脚沉稳、拳掌相合；收得住、气不散

Closing Posture

收势

also written 收式

• Open both palms outward, ward up, press down, then draw the left foot back and return to standing.双掌外分、上掤、下按，收回左脚恢复自然站立
• Close slowly with long breaths; once standing, hold the posture rather than collapsing the moment the form ends.缓缓收势、呼吸深长；还原后保持中正，不立刻松懈