The 37 Step Cheng Man ching style:

Names and Order of the Postures

1. Preparation

2. Beginning

3. Ward Off, Left

4. Ward Off, Right

5. Roll Back 

6. Press

7. Push

(Postures 3 through 7 are collectively known as "Grasp Bird's Tail")

8. Single Whip

9. Raise Hands

10. Shoulder Stroke

11. White Crane Cools Its Wings

12. Brush Knee, Left

13. Play "Pipa"

(Repeat Brush Knee, Left )

14. Deflect

15. Parry and Punch

16. Apparent Close-up (also called "Withdraw and Push")

17. Cross Hands

(Posture 17 marks the end of the first section of the kung chia, which we call the "Short Half."

18. Carry Tiger, Return to Mountain

(This is followed by Roll Back, Press, Push; then Diagonal Single Whip )

19. Fist Under Elbow

20. Step Back and Repulse Monkey, Right

21. Step Back and Repulse Monkey Left

(Follow these with three more repetitions of Repulse Monkey: Right, Left, and Right. )

22. Diagonal Flying

23. Cloud Hands, Left

24. Cloud Hands, Right

(Follow these with three more repetitions of "Cloud Hands": Left, Right, and Left; then go into Single Whip.)

25. Snake Creeps Down

26. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg, Right

27. Golden Cock Stands on One Leg, Left

28. Separation of the Right Foot

29. Separation of the Left Foot

30. Turn Body and Kick With Heel

(This posture is followed by Brush Knee, Left and then Brush Knee, Right. )

31. Step Forward and Punch

(Next, step up into Ward Off, Right; followed by Roll Back, Press, Push, and Single Whip.)

32. Fair Lady Weaves (Works) Shuttle I

33. Fair Lady Weaves (Works) Shuttle II

(These postures are followed by Fair Lady Weaves Shuttle III & IV, which are all done towards different corners. Together they are called the "Four Corners". The "Four Corners" are followed by "Grasping the Sparrow's Tail" [Ward Off, Left & Right, Roll Back, Press, and Push], Single Whip, and "Snake Creeps Down".

34. Step Up to Seven Stars

35. Retreat to Ride Tiger

36. Turn Body Sweep Lotus Leg 

37. Bend Bow Shoot Tiger

(This posture is followed by Step Up, Block, Parry and Punch then Apparent Close-up, and lastly Cross Hands, which leads to the close of the T'ai-Chi form.)