The Wu Short Form was created by Bruce Frantzis at the request of his teacher Liu Hung Chieh, in order that there was a simpler consequence to learn for beginners and those who could dedicate the time required to study the traditional Long Form.
The form originally has 18 postures, which in the 2011 Instructor Training in Brighton UK, Bruce re-numbered to 27 postures to make it simpler to understand the sequence of moves. The table below shows both ways of counting the Short Form moves.
Wu Short Form Postures - 18 and 27 count.
- Beginning form
- Play Guitar
- Ward Off (Peng)
- Rollback (Lu)
- Press (Ji)
- Push (An)
- Single Whip
- Diagonal Flying / Raise Hands Step Up
- White Crane Spreads Wings
- Brush Knee Twist Step (3)
- Needle at Sea Bottom
- Fan Through Back
- Turn and chop with Fist
- Step Up, Parry and Punch
- Apparent Closure
- Tiger and Leopard Spring to Mountain
- Cross Hands
- End Form
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- Commencement
- Play Guitar
- Single Hand Peng
- Ward Off (Peng)
- Rollback (Lu)
- Press (Ji)
- Push (An)
- Single Whip
- Single Shoulder Stroke, Left
- Hold the Ball
- Double Shoulder Stroke, Back
- Single Shoulder Stroke, Right
- Double Shoulder, Front
- White Crane Spreads Wings
- Squatting Pull Down
- Brush Knee Twist Step, Left
- Brush Knee Twist Step, Right
- Brush Knee Twist Step, Left
- Needle at Sea Bottom
- Finger Pierce
- Fan Through Back
- Turn and chop with Fist
- Step Up, Parry and Punch
- Apparent Closure (and Push)
- Pull Down
- Cross Hands
- Conclusion
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