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  • Fundamental Patterns

    This post is designed to act as a reminder for students of Shaolin Kung Fu from Shaolin Wahnam. It shows the names (in English and romanised Cantonese) of the fundamental patterns learned in the first 6 levels of our syllabus.

    Dragon And Tiger Appear Loong Fu Chuit Yein
    Two Tigers At The Ready Yi Fu Chong Choong
    One Finger Zen Stabilises The Empire Chi Ting Chong Yueng
    Lohan Asks The Way Lo Hon Meng Lou
    Black Tiger Steals Heart Haa Fu Thou Sum
    Single Tiger Emerges From Cave Thian Fu Chuit Thoong
    White Snake Shoots Venom Pak Seai Thou Shoon
    Golden Dragon Plays With Water Kam Loong Hai Shuei
    Precious Duck Swims Through Lotus Poh Ngap Chuin Lin
    False Leg Hand Sweep Thieu Kheoit Cheen Tze
    Hanging A Golden Star At A Corner Kam Sing Kua Kok
    Immortal Emerges From Cave Kam Kong Chuit Thoong
    Fierce Tiger Speeds Across Valley Mang Fu Khor Lean
    (Green Dragon To The Heart) (Ching Loong Chuin Sam)
    Single Dragon Emerges From Sea Tang Loong Chuit Hoi
    (Green Dragon To The Face) (Ching Loong Phok Mien)
    Dark Dragon Draws Water Wu Loong Chuei Shue
    Bar Big Boss Across Stream Lan Kong Cheit Pa
    Dark Dragon Enters well Wu Loong Yeap Cheng
    Alone Chop The Hua Mountain Thok Phet Wah San
    Double Bows Tame Tiger Seong Kung Fok Fu
    Horizontally Sweep Thousand Armies Wang Sow Cheen Khuan
    Golden Leopard Charges At Rock Kam Phow Phok Seak
    Reverse Hanging Of The Lotus Thow Kua Kam Lin
    Happy Bird Hops Up Branch Hei Cheok Thang Chee
    Lohan Strikes Drum Lo Hon Khaik Ku
    White Horse Presents Hooves Pak Ma Hein Theai
    Single Whip Saves The Emperor Tang Pin Khow Chyu
    Beauty Looks In The Mirror Mei Yein Chiew Kheng
    Yellow Bird Plays With Water Wong Ngang Hei Sheui
    Trim Bamboo Together With Branches Sheok Chook Lin Chi
    Naughty Monkey Kicks Tree Wan Hou Theak Shue
    Angry Leopard Charges At Fire Lou Pau Phok For
    Felling Tree With Roots Tou Shue Phoon Kern
    Two Butterflies Fly Doubly Wu Thip Seong Fei
    Golden Cockerel Stands Solitarily Kam Khai Thok Lap
    Lead Horse Back To Stable Tai Ma Kuai Choe
    Farmer Hoes Rice Field Loong Fu Chor Thein
    Fierce Tiger Pushes Mountain Mang Fu Thui San

    Force Training
    Horse Riding Stance Seai Peng Tai Ma
    Golden Bridge Kam Kiew Seong Thing
    Bow-Arrow Stance Tzi Ng Ma
    Double Dragons Embrace Sun Seong Loong Phou Yeit
    False Leg Stance Thiew Ma
    Double Dragons At Formation Seong Loong Pai Cherng
    Unicorn Step Kai Loon Pou
    Unicorn Embraces Moon Kai Loon Phou Yuit
    Single Leg Stance Than Thai Ma
    White Crane Spreads Wings Pak Hok Leong Chi
    Goat Stance Chim Yeong Ma
    Carrying The Sun And Moon Seong Thai Yeit Yuit
    Arahan Carries Water Loh Hon Tam Suei
    Return to Origin Wan Yun
    Wuji Stance Mu Khaik Chong
    One Finger Shooting Zen Yeit Tzi Thou Sim
    Single Tiger Claw Than Fu Chow
    Double Dragons Emerge From Sea Seong Loong Chuit Hoi
    Golden Scissors Kam Kow Cheen Fatt
    Double Tiger Claws Seong Fu Chow
    Beauty Looks At Mirror Mei Yein Chiew Ken
    Big Boss Offers Wine Pa Wong Keng Chow
    Rolling Thunder Overturns The Sky Fan Loi Khuen Thien

    Leg-Stretching
    Three Levels To Ground Sam Phoon Lok Teai
    Divine Crane Begins Dancing Seen Hok Hei Mo
    Lohan Touching Ground Lo Hon Mor Teai
    Dragon Fly Plays With Water Cheng Thing Hei Suei
    Lohan Taking Off Shoes Lo Hon Thuit Heir
    Immortal Embracing Feet Seen Yein Phou Kheuk

    Andrew
    Last edited by Andrew; 29 January 2005, 09:47 AM.
    Sifu Andrew Barnett
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  • #2
    great! (...i hope this list will appear in the Chinese characters section soon:-)
    Pavel Macek Sifu

    Practical Hung Kyun 實用洪拳

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    • #3
      Got Force..?!

      So much force training

      Are some of them patterns taking from the form and done repeatedly for a number of times?

      Thank you.
      "If you can walk one mile, you can walk a hundred miles"
      Sigung Ho Fatt Nam

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      • #4
        I'm afraid I don't understand your question MoMo

        But maybe a small clarification may be useful ...

        For force training, the students normally begin with a series of stances without the formal use of hand forms (i.e. with the fists placed at the waist). Soon the practice of "One Finger Shooting Zen" which is a fundamental force training set (set = defined sequence of patterns -- maybe you meant this when you said "form") is included.

        Later the original stance sequence is enhanced by the addition of appropriate hand forms (resulting in new patterns). Later still, the students specialise their force training further - often using mainly Golden Bridge.

        Hope that helps,
        Andrew
        Sifu Andrew Barnett
        Shaolin Wahnam Switzerland - www.shaolin-wahnam.ch

        Flowing Health GmbH www.flowing-health.ch (Facebook: www.facebook.com/sifuandrew)
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        • #5
          Dear Sihing Andrew,

          Thank you for the explaination.

          Sorry I had two spelling mistakes in my question. I had just woken up at that time and my brain wasn't working properly

          My question should have been: Are some of "the" patterns "taken" from the form and done repeatedly for a number of times?

          I'm asking if the "Force Training" list that you posted is all just "static" stances, or are some of them with movement. For example in our Tai Chi Chuan practice we take a pattern from the form, say "Grasping Sparrows Tail" and just keep on repeating that pattern a number of times on both sides. This way also counts as force training, but I wasn't sure if this method is also used in Shaolin Kung Fu training. I'm guessing that it is.

          Take care.
          "If you can walk one mile, you can walk a hundred miles"
          Sigung Ho Fatt Nam

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          • #6
            OK I understand now. The last 10 patterns or so are used in "One Finger Shooting Zen" training. It is a dynamic set i.e. there is motion involved. So the answer would be yes.

            The list shown is the standard list of "Kung Fu" patterns in the syllabus to level 6. It is not an exhaustive list of force training methods employed in Shaolin Wahnam.

            Andrew
            Sifu Andrew Barnett
            Shaolin Wahnam Switzerland - www.shaolin-wahnam.ch

            Flowing Health GmbH www.flowing-health.ch (Facebook: www.facebook.com/sifuandrew)
            Healing Sessions with Sifu Andrew Barnett - in Switzerland and internationally
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            • #7
              Fast !

              Thank you for the fast reply, now I get it
              "If you can walk one mile, you can walk a hundred miles"
              Sigung Ho Fatt Nam

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              • #8
                Hi Andrew,

                I am very interested to know more about the 6 leg stretching exercise. Do you think you can give details of how they are done? If it is not proper for you to reveal the details I do understand. If you can I certain I appreciate it.



                Best Regards,
                Frank

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                • #9
                  Leg Exercises

                  Hello, Dr. Frank Loo

                  The description of the 6 leg stretching exercises can be found at Sifu Wong's book "The Complete Book of Zen", Chapter 17. The explanation is concise, but clear, direct, and effective.

                  I have been practicing all the 6 exercises every morning daily since October 2004; inspired by Sifu's mention in that book that he himself practiced the leg exercises for 2 years in order to be able to sit at lotus position for sitting meditation. I practiced also "Deep Knee Bending", described in another Sifu's book "Chi Kung for Health and Vitality". I have posted my experience here: http://wongkiewkit.com/forum/showthr...1305#post21305.

                  Now I have had wonderful results. I have completely recovered my knee pain that I suffered for quite some long time, which according to medical diagnosis was caused by excessive uric acid. At that time I could not squat down because of the pain at my back knee.

                  The first few months I felt mainly as physical exercise, but after attending Sifu's Intensive Chikung Course in April this year, I was able to perform the leg exercices as Chikung practice. I can feel the power of my movements originated from the ground to the feet, directed through the waist (or hips) and then distributed to the arms and hands, at wherever direction according to my intention.

                  It is amazing for me that not only I do not have any more pain at my knees, now I can perform some jumping without problems and without injury to my knees, because I do that while in chi flow. I notice that other people of my age in my area can not do that (I am 52).
                  Now I can perform some Chen-style Taijiquan forms which require some thumping and jumpings, despite the fact that some people mentioned Chen-style is not suitable for those over 50.

                  Another thing is that now I can sit at semi-lotus position.

                  Thank you,

                  Joko
                  Last edited by joko; 4 December 2005, 07:53 PM.
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                  • #10
                    Dear Dr. Frank Loo,
                    Joko gave you some very useful informations. Indeed almost all the exercises, which Sifu is teaching are shared openly in his books.
                    The Art of flexible legs can be read as joko already mentioned in the Complete book of Zen. But you will also find them in the Complete book of Shaolin and in the book, the Art of Shaolin Kung Fu.
                    Furthermore you will find all the exercises of 18 Lohanhands on some websides of my brothers and sisters:

                    For example on:


                    You will see, that some of the exercices of the Art of flexible legs are part of the 18 Lohanhands.

                    Joko: many thanks for sharing your experiences with us. It is very inspiring!! Although I am a little younger I am also much too stiff in my legs for the Lotusposition
                    May the story of Sifu inspire us to reach our goals

                    Respectfully,
                    Roland
                    "From formless to form, from form to formless"

                    26.08.17-28.08.17: Qi Gong Festival with 6 courses in Bern:
                    Qiflow-Triple Stretch Method-12 Sinewmetamorphisis-Bone Marrow Cleansing-Zen Mind in Qi Gong

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                    • #11
                      Dear Joko and Roland,

                      Thank you very much for the information.

                      Best Regards,
                      Frank

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                      • #12
                        Thanks Andrew I could not remember the names of the force training with the hand forms. Was going to ask what they were, but you answered before I got a chance.

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                        • #13
                          Thank you!

                          Thank you so much, that was just exactly what I needed!

                          As a beginner, I thought I'd keep a note book and scribble down notes on the sets we do on my way home from class so I don't end up practicing the wrong thing at home!

                          Whilst I remembered the moves and the shortened names we use, I couldn't always remember the full length names...

                          Fabulous! Thank you again
                          "It's no secret that a friend is someone who lets you help". from the song The Fly by U2

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                          • #14
                            Thank you very much Sihing Andrew, great work! Now I will learn them by heart! In cantonese of course

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                            • #15
                              thank you

                              thank you for the usefull list ;-)

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