The 66-posture tai chi form, also called the Taijiquan Combined Styles Form is a series of taichi movements from various family styles.
In 1958 the Chinese National Athletic Committee, which had been creating modern versions of older tai chi forms, created the combined 66 form . Bow Sim Mark was involved and was a student of Li Tianji , one of the members of the committee composing the contemporaneous Simplified 24 yang form.
See also the combined styles 48 form (created 1976) and the Combined styles 42 form (created 1980s).
The combined styles 66 blended sharp and fast moves from the Chen family; the open elegance of the peaceful Yang family style; the light and nimble Sun ; the compactness of the Wu and the balance of the fu style with its unique waist turning movements.