Saber Form 13 Posture Poem

1

-Qi Xing Kua Hu Jiao Dao Shi

-Seven stars to Mount the tiger, Wielding saber forms.

2

-Teng Nuo Shan Zhan Yi Qi Yang

-Spring-and-clear to Daze-and-strike with Will and spirit raised.

3

-Zuo Gu You Pan Liang Kai Zhang

-Looking leftward, Gazing right, the Two components spread.

4

-Bai He Liang Chi Wu Xing Zhang

-White crane displays its wings to Palm the five-fold states.

5

-Feng Juan He Hua Ye Li Cang

-Breezes turn the lotus bloom to Hide it in the leaves.

6

-Yu Nv Chuan Suo Ba Fang Shi

-Treasured maidens work their shuttles facing eightfold ways.

7

-San Xing Kai He Zi Zhu Zhang

-Triple stars open, close, Extending to their will.

8

-Er Qi Jiao Lai Da Hu Shi

-Double legs arising come and Strike the tiger pose.

9

-Pi Shen Xie Kua Yuan Yang Jiao

-Drape the body, hang aslant, and Kick like doting ducks

10

-Shun Shui Tui Zhou Bian Zuo Gao

-With the current, push the boat, the Whip can be a pole.

11

-Xia Shi San He Zi You Zhao

-Lower posture, Thrice combining, freedom calls to roll.

12

-Zuo You Fen Shui Long Men Tiao

-Leftward, rightward cleaving streams, the Dragon gate to crest.

13

-Bian He Xie Shi Feng Huan Chao

-Old Bian-He retrieves his stone and Phoenix returns to nest