See also: [[Misc./Tai Chi/Chen Style|Chen Style]], [[Misc./Tai Chi/History|History]], and the [[Misc./Tai Chi/Lao Jia Yi Lu Video Series|Lao Jia Yi Lu Video Series]] for a step-by-step video breakdown. Laojia Yilu (老架一路, "Old Frame, First Routine") is the basic/foundational form of Chen-style tai chi — the one usually meant by "the Chen first form." It was consolidated by Chen Changxing (1771–1853) from earlier Chen family material, and is the form students learn before Laojia Erlu (the more explosive "Cannon Fist" second routine) or the later Xinjia ("New Frame") sequences developed by Chen Fake. Movement counts vary by lineage and by how postures are split or combined — sources give anywhere from 72 to 76 — so treat the list below as one commonly cited version (via Wikipedia's Chen-style Laojia forms article) rather than the single canonical count. Repeated posture names (Single Whip, Buddha's Warrior Pounds Mortar, etc.) recur through the form by design — they're anchor postures the form returns to. ## Sequence 1. Begin Tai Chi (太极起势) 2. Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar (金刚捣碓) 3. Lazily Tying Coat (懒扎衣) 4. Six Sealing and Four Closing (六封四闭) 5. Single Whip (单鞭) 6. Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar 7. White Crane Spreads Wings (白鹤亮翅) 8. Walking Obliquely (斜行) 9. Brush Knee (搂膝) 10. Stepping Forward Three Steps (上三步) 11. Walking Obliquely 12. Brush Knee 13. Stepping Forward Three Steps 14. Hidden Thrust Punch (掩手肱拳) 15. Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar 16. Draping Fist Over Body (撇身拳) 17. Green Dragon Emerges from Water (青龙出水) 18. Double Pushing Hands (双推手) 19. Fist Under Elbow (肘底看拳) 20. Stepping Back and Wrapping Upper Arms (倒卷肱) 21. White Crane Spreads Wings 22. Walking Obliquely 23. Flashing the Back (闪通背) 24. Hidden Thrust Punch 25. Six Sealing and Four Closing 26. Single Whip 27. Cloud Hands (云手) 28. High Patting on Horse (高探马) 29. Brushing Right Foot (右擦脚) 30. Brushing Left Foot (左擦脚) 31. Turn and Kick with Left Heel (转身左蹬脚) 32. Stepping Forward Three Steps 33. Pounding the Ground (击地捶) 34. Double Jump Kick (踢二起) 35. Protect-the-Heart Fist (护心拳) 36. Tornado Foot (旋风脚) 37. Kicking with the Right Heel (右蹬脚) 38. Hidden Thrust Punch 39. Small Catch and Hit (小擒打) 40. Embracing Head and Pushing Mountain (抱头推山) 41. Six Sealing and Four Closing 42. Single Whip 43. Forward Move (前招) 44. Backward Move (后招) 45. Parting the Wild Horse's Mane (野马分鬃) 46. Six Sealing and Four Closing 47. Single Whip 48. Fair Maiden Works Shuttles (玉女穿梭) 49. Lazily Tying Coat 50. Six Sealing and Four Closing 51. Single Whip 52. Cloud Hands 53. Swing Foot Drop Down (擺腳跌叉) 54. Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg (金鸡独立) 55. Stepping Back and Wrapping Upper Arms 56. White Crane Spreads Wings 57. Walking Obliquely 58. Flashing the Back 59. Hidden Thrust Punch 60. Six Sealing and Four Closing 61. Single Whip 62. Cloud Hands 63. High Patting on Horse 64. Crossed Feet (十字单摆莲) 65. Punch the Groin (指裆捶) 66. White Ape Presents Fruit (白猿献果) 67. Single Whip 68. Dragon on the Ground (雀地龙) 69. Stepping Forward to Form the Seven Stars (上步七星) 70. Stepping Back to Ride the Tiger (退步跨虎) 71. Turn Back and Double Wave Lotus (转身双摆莲) 72. Head-On Blow (当头炮) 73. Buddha's Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar 74. Close Tai Chi Form (太极收势) ## Sources consulted - [Chen-style Laojia forms — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen-style_Laojia_forms)