Basics

Basic Fundamentals of Wah Lum Tam Tui ........

TERMS OF THE KUNG FU FAMILY:

Teacher - Si Fu
Sifu's wife - Si Mo
Kung Fu older brother - Si Hing
Kung Fu younger brother - Si Dy
Kung Fu older sister - Si Jye
Kung Fu younger sister - Si Miu
Sifu's older Kung Fu brother - Si Baat
Sifu's younger Kung Fu brother - Si Suk
Grand Master or Grand Sifu - Si Gung
Kung Fu cousin - Tung Moon
Kung Fu disciple - Dy Ge
Kung Fu student - Hok Shan

BEGINNING OF FORMS OR EXERCISE:

Begin (Ready) - I bay
Bow (Hand) - Hung Lie
Open Stance - Hoi Ma
Finish (Close) - Sow

NUMBERS:

One - Yut
Two - Yee
Three - Samm
Four - Say
Five - Mm
Six - Lok
Seven - Chut
Eight - Baat
Nine - Gow
Ten - Sup

BASIC WARM UP EXERCISES:

1) Buddha Hand Breathing - Bai Fut Sow
2) Elbow to toe - Maat Gurt
3) Straight Kicking - Tiat Gurt
4) Eyebrow Kicking - Raat May Tui
5) Forward Bend - Whut Yu
6) Iron Bridge - Tiat Bont Que
7) Side to Side - Die Bok Ma
8) Splits - Yut Chi Ma
9) Straight Punching - Ping Choy
10) Side Punching - Bo Ping Kuen
11) Lady Horse Stance - Lui Gee Ma
12) Golden Chicken Stance - Gum Kai Doi Lup

BASIC FORMS EXERCISES:

Eight Chain Punch - Baat Choy
Locking Hand - Cum Na Sow
Dropping Horse - Pok Ma
Long Uppercut Punch - Pow Choy
Mantis Hand/Elephant Trunk - Tong Long Chuang Bay

STANCES: The stances of any system are the foundation or building blocks for higher techniques to come. When practicing stances, it is essential that you feel balanced and sure footed, otherwise you will be like a building with weak supports - eventually it collapses. Stances, especially Riding Horse stance, builds strong leg power needed for kicking. Horse stances strengthen the lower muscles and joints of the body - hips, knees, ankles. One of the secrets of stances in regard to form practice is to not concentrate on the stances themselves, but on moving from stance to stance. This is so important that most masters of martial arts are still practicing it.
Stances are practiced on both the left and right sides moving from 1 through 8. Then they are both practiced in reverse, 8 - 1.

EIGHT BASIC STANCES:

1) Riding Horse Stance - Say Ping Ma
2) Hill Climb Horse Stance - Dun San Ma
3) Lady Horse Stance - Lui Gee Ma
4) Cat Horse Stance - Doo Ling Ma
5) Seven Star Horse Stance - Chut Sing Ma
6) Crushed Horse Stance - Bye Ma
7) Kneeling Horse Stance - Gwai Ma
8) Butterfly Horse Stance - Woo Dip Ma

Riding Horse Stance:

Legs should be squared, back straight, knees over the toes, and the feet should be pointing somewhat forward.

Hill Climb Horse Stance:

Shin should be perpendicular to the ground, back leg straight, both feet flat on the ground.

Lady Horse Stance:

On the ball of the back foot, back shin parallel to the ground, front foot turned 90 degrees to the right while on right side, 90 degrees to the left while on left side.

As I progress in my learning I hope to include some photos of myself on this page. For now, I have included some photos of Krissy Parker, a senior classmate and mentor who studies with me at Wah Lum Kung Fu of Pasco.

EIGHT BASIC HAND TECHNIQUES:

1) Ping Choy - Straight Punch
2) Gwa Choy - Rolling Backfist Punch
3) Chow Choy - Uppercut Punch
4) Bean Choy - Whipping Backfist
5) Huen Choy - High Circle Punch
6) Cern Chung Choy - Double Straight Punch
7) Die Ma Huen Choy - Low Circle Punch
8) Die Ma Chang Choy - Kneeling Side Punch

Additional Hand Techniques:

1) Tong Long Deil Sow - Mantis Claw
2) Cum Na Sow - Eagle Claw
3) Soy Long Pow Choy - Side Wave Punch
4) Pec Choy - Long Vertical Punch
5) Pow Choy - Long Uppercut Punch
6) Baat Fun Jin Choy - 80 Percent Punch
7) Cum Choy - Raking

EIGHT BASIC LEG TECHNIQUES:

1) Chien Tui - Front Toe Kick
2) Dung Tui - Low Inside Heel Kick
3) Weong Chiang Tui - Low Side Kick
4) Tam Tui - Front Heel Kick
5) Tam Hou Tui - High Toe Kick
6) Raat May Tui - Eyebrow Kick
7) Fu May Tui - Side Kick
8) Gwa May Tui - Jumping Crescent Kick

Additional Leg Techniques:

1) Die Tam Tui - Low Tam Tui Kick
2) Weong Tam Tui - Side Tam Tui Kick
3) Churng Sum Tui - Heart-piercing Kick
4) Bye Leen Tui - Side-sweeping Kick
5) Shun Fone Tui - Tornado Kick
6) Wu Diep Tui - Butterfly Kick
7) Deng Tui - Roundhouse Kick

Note: These basic form exercises are designed to teach a variety of moves that emphasize opponents approaching from a variety of directions. For example, the Eight Chain Punch teaches blocking and punching ... but also stresses proper breathing techniques, fast direction changing, and blocking and striking multiple opponents.

Note: Punches are practiced in both left and right hand sequences.

Note: To promote balance, kicks are practiced while balancing on one leg.

And these are the basics. 8 stances ... 8 punches ... 8 kicks.
Along with these come the various warm up exercises, and combination Form Exercises. But these are the essentials.

"If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo" ....... Bruce Lee