In a book by Dr. Yang "Taijiquan, Classical Yang Style" order of the first moves are:
1. beginning 2. grasp the sparrow's tail: right 3. grasp the sparrow's tail: left 4. wardoff 5. rollback 6. press 7. push and so on.
In form i'm practicing and in every other book i have "grasp a sparrow's tail" isn't a individual move, but it is the collective name of "wardoff left, wardoff right, rollback, press and push". In other words
grasp the sparrows tail - wardoff left
grasp the sparrows tail - wardoff right
grasp the sparrows tail - rollback
grasp the sparrows tail - press
grasp the sparrows tail - push.
There is no such a thing as individual “grasp sparrow’s tail” move. And wardoff left should be done before wardoff right.
It looks to me that in Dr. Yang book there are two wardoffs right and one wardoff left. Move 2. grasp the sparrow's tail: right is a wardoff right, move 3. grasp the sparrow's tail: left is wardoff left, and move 4. wardoff is wardoff right. Look’s not right to me.
If there are any Dr. Yang students or other experts.
What’s your opinion
thanks,
gino k