Yang 18 Short Stick

 Commencement 

1. Facing sun windward

2. Dou Mu* points the way

3. Blue Lion plays with ball

4. The snipe* hunts in the forest

5. Shooting star chases after the moon

6. Ne Zha* probes the sea

7. Overturn the flail*

8. Tame the dragon and the tiger

9. The three elements that point to the sky

10. The deity guides the path

11. Lift head I tiger stance

12. Mandarin duck* covers his head

13. Return home and pierce the spear

14. The kylin* rides the waves

15. Blue dragon swings its tail

16. Qi lang* rescues the emperor

17. Wrap the flag windward

18. Sweep the opponent horizontally

Closing form

*Dou Mu: Heavenly Goddess

Snipe: Small bird

Ne Zha: Patron deity of young adults and guardian of society’s misfits

Flail: Wooden staff

Mandarin duck: A symbol of love and devotion

Kylin: A mythical horned beast with the tail of an ox and legs and body of a deer

Qi lang: The seventh son