Taiji Sword is one of short weaponry routines of tai chi boxing integrated with tai chi boxing and swordplay techniques. 32-form taiji sword was adapted from Yang-Style Tai Chi Sword by Chinese martial arts master Li Tianji. The set of routines is dissected in 2 sections, 2 returns and 32 movements. The 32-form taiji sword was supported by the National Physical Education Committee. This teaching program was played on the CCTV. It belongs to intermediate level.

About Professor Li Deyin: Li Deyin was born in 1938 in Hebei province. He was raised in a culture of wushu and began training when he was eight years old. His grandfather, Li Yulin, insisted that Li Deyin practice wushu every evening after school, without exception, beginning with the basics of Xingyiquan’s Santishi and taijiquan’s commencing form, and working up to all other styles and difficulties of wushu. As an adult, wushu took him to all different regions and masters in China. He traveled to Shaolin Temple and Mount Wudang to study from advanced abbots; he sought out Master Li Jingwu to learn Chen style taijiquan, Master Xu Zhiyi to learn Wu style, Master Sun Jianyun to learn Sun style, and Master Hao Jiajun to learn Yang style and Push Hands.

As vice president of the Chinese Wushu Association, Li Deyin holds the responsibility for many important events. He coordinated a magnificent ten-thousand-person performance of 24-Form in Tiananmen Square. For the opening ceremony of 11th Asian Games, Li Deyin organized and led fifteen hundred Chinese and Japanese people in a performance of 24-Form Taijiquan.

Professor Li Deyin has earned numerous titles and awards, among which are "International Wushu Judge" and "China’s Best Judge." At the 11th Asian Games, Professor Li Deyin was the chief judge. He has trained many judges in classes set up by the International Wushu Federation, and given numerous lectures all over the world explaining the rules, requirements, and standards of taijiquan competition.

In 1981, Li Deyin, representing the city of Beijing, made his first trip to Japan to teach taijiquan. Li Deyin has traveled nearly everywhere to teach taiji, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, England, the United States, Sweden, and Switzerland.

The sword is called the "gentleman of all weapons." It is the most widely used of all weapons and its influence goes beyond the field of Wushu. Every school of wushu uses the sword as the basic weapon for rigorous training.

Sword play is brisk, agile, elegant, easy, graceful and natural in action. The movements are flexible, as well as variable. Attention is paid to both motion and stillness. Hardness and suppleness supplement each other. So sword play is likened to the "flying phoenix."

There are many techniques in sword play. The main techniques include hitting, piercing, pointing, lifting, jumping and leaping, hanging, chopping, floating, poking, sweeping, wrestling, blocking and wiping. These actions, combined with body movements and footsteps, form various of sword play. There are varied styles of sword play routines, handed down from ancient times. The popular ones include taiji, wudang, bodhi-dharma, longxing, lianhuan, sancai, qingping, baxian, mantis, drunkard and xingyi. The Chinese Physical Culture and Sports Commission has also worked out new routines for competition and physical exercises.