1. Side to side stepping tanzhang. Baibu on a straight line to the side, the feet will both be turned. Step in the rear foot to tanzhang, the rear foot will point in the direction of the tanzhang.
2. Zigzag stepping alternating tanzhang. This is essentially the same as the side to side, just stepping a bit to the front instead of directly to the side, so the stepping moves forward in a zigzag pattern.
3. Straight line stepping tanzhang. Again, the same action, but stepping forward.
4. T pattern stepping. Do 3 tanzhang each repeat. Do two side to side alternating tanzhang, then do a very turned baibu to step around to the other direction, like you have gone back and forth on the top of the T and are now stepping to the upright of the T. Sweep with the same hand as the foot that does the baibu, then step the other foot forward and do a tanzhang in an aligned stance. Then do another very turned baibu to get back to the top of the T, doing a snake coils its body, which is really hard to describe.
5. Side to side stepping tanzhang in shunbu. The same as #1, but stepping the rear foot through to a shunbu.
6. Inside triangle stepping tanzhang.
7. Retreating stepping tanzhang.
Eight tanzhang moving drills that can also be considered as variations on the dragon form single palm change, as tanzhang is a core technique within that change
1. Single tanzhang. From dragon form, koubu, baibu and 'stretch the bow'. Tanzhang to circle centre. Go directly to walking in dragon form.
2. Double tanzhang. Koubu, baibu and 'stretch the bow'. Tanzhang to circle centre. Grab then tanzhang directly with other hand also to circle centre. Then bring the first hand through with a 'sweep up the cloak' to walk in dragon form.
3. Triple tanzhang. Koubu, baibu and 'stretch the bow'. Tanzhang to circle centre three times. Then go directly to walk in dragon form.
4. Direct tanzhang. Koubu away from circle centre. Turn around to the back to tanzhang with the upper hand (there is no initial 'stretch the bow' reach with this one).
5. Turning tanzhang. Koubu, baibu and reach across with a sweeping action of the arm. Pull the striking hand back as if pulling a bow - the hands line up along the line of the strike. Then step forward to a close mabu, grab and pull back with the 'bow' hand and tanzhang with the 'arrow' hand. Pull back to under the elbow, fist heart up. When you step across, don't turn the body yet, wait to use the body into the tanzhang. When the foot comes in it does not stamp - there should be no noise from the feet.
6. Lift knee tanzhang. Koubu, lift the other knee, block down, then step forward to tanzhang.
7. Hidden tanzhang. Koubu to the outside. Turn around fully to tanzhang behind along the line of the circle. Then chuanzhang to go directly to dragon form walking. Walking with the left hand up, koubu the left foot to the outside and tanzhang the left arm back to the same place that the hand was before.
8. Koubu, hold up the cloak like the second dragon form palm change. Koubu chuanzhang in lion form a bit away from the circle. Roll over and tanzhang with the same hand in almost the same direction. Then open out the hand that did the tanzhang and swing open both hands hands naturally to go into a big hide the flower under a leaf. Step away naturally.
Combinations
Most chuanzhang drills can add a tanzhang.
Straight line stepping tanzhang combined with chuanzhang. Move in with a tanzhang, then follow up with a chuanzhang, sliding under the outreached arm. Grab with the other hand when doing the tanzhang, and bring an open hand back to the leading elbow when doing the chuanzhang. Use the tanzhang as an obvious technique that lets the opponent know you are coming. When he reacts, then you get the more subtle chuanzhang in.