Zheng Manqing ( Cheng Man Ching) was a student of Yang Chenfu and one of the first masters to teach tai chi openly in the West.

He created this routine using the essential movements of the traditional Yang style long routine.

List of movements of the Zheng Manqing 37 Posture Short Form

1. Beginning
2. Grasp the sparrow's tail
3. Single whip
4. Raise hands
5. White crane cools its wings
6. Brush knee push (left)
7. Play guitar
8. Brush knee push (left)
9. Twist step, deflect, parry and punch
10. Apparent close and counter with push
11. Embrace the tiger and return to the mountain
12. Diagonal single whip
13. Fist under elbow
14. Step back and repulse monkey (5 times)
15. Diagonal Flying
16. Wave Hands Like Clouds
17. Single whip
18. Snake creeps low
19. Rooster stands on one leg (right and left)
20. Separate foot (right and left)
21. Turn body and kick with heel
22. Brush knee push (left and right)
23. Step forward and punch low
24. Grasp the sparrow's tail
25. Single whip
26. Weave the shuttles
27. Grasping the Sparrow's Tail,
28. Single whip
29. Snake creeps low
30. Step up to form seven stars
31. Retreat to ride the tiger
32. Right leg sweeps the lotus
33. Bend the bow to shoot the tiger
34. Twist step, deflect, parry, and punch
35. Apparent close and counter with push
36. Cross hands
37. closing