Primary Forms
Primary forms in our curriculum include Wooden Post Fist, Big Tiger, Country Fist and Tiger Leopard Fist. These are the next empty hand forms after the core forms.
Each form has its own character, unique techniques, applications and drills. It solely focuses on building the foundation for learning from the intermediate to instructors level.
Country Fist
Also refered as Kwok Gee Kuen in Chinese, it is an advanced form which is quite long and incorporates almost all of the Jow-Ga systems primary techniques. It has a distinct Northern Shaolin kicking technique in the end.
- Punching from the hips, Ping Chui & Jik Chui
- Drilling and Conditioning for Strikes and Kicks
- Blocking tehcniques: e.g. hopping, Cutting
- Strikes: e.g. Gwa, Luk Chui, Deng Chui
Wooden Post Fist
Known as Chai Jong Kuen, it is one of the more powerful forms known distinctly for its constant power movements and its utilisation of the shadowless kick. It tends to use the leopard technique and some of the Chi Kung techniques.
- Stance training: Horse Stance, Kneeling Stance, Cross Stance
- Stance training: Cat Stance, Crane Stance, Jor Mah
- Punching from the hips, Ping Chui & Jik Chui
- Drilling and Conditioning for Strikes and Kicks
- Blocking tehcniques: e.g. hopping, Cutting
- Strikes: e.g. Gwa, Luk Chui, Deng Chui
Big Tiger
An advanced form used to practise strong stances. Usually a number of movements are done in one stance before moving. The first part, the longer part of the form, trains some Chi Kung and also the bridge representing Hung Gar.
The second part of the form is much shorter and consists of rapid movements, representing Choy Gar. This form emphasizes the gist of the style known as "Hung Tao, Choy Mei".
- Stance training: Horse Stance, Kneeling Stance, Cross Stance
- Stance training: Cat Stance, Crane Stance, Jor Mah
- Punching from the hips, Ping Chui & Jik Chui
- Drilling and Conditioning for Strikes and Kicks
- Blocking tehcniques: e.g. hopping, Cutting
- Strikes: e.g. Gwa, Luk Chui, Deng Chui
Tiger Leopard
The last form to learn and most famous. It teaches many advanced fighting combinations. There is one ground technique which closely resembles a kneebar done on a standing opponent.
- Endurance training, breathing exercises
- Strikes: e.g. Bill, Gwa, Jon, Seurng Long,
- Blocking: e.g. Sarp, Jin, Warh. Gork
- Kicking drills and applications
- Bridge conditioning and drills
