HongKong WingChun

Curriculum of School

Level 1 & 2 – Green

Level

Level 1

Level 2

Duration

180 - 200 hours

180 - 200 hours

Form

Siu Lim Tao (Little Idea)

Gei Boon Kuen (Basic Punches)

Technique

Attacking: Vertical Punch

Palm: Chung Jeung

Wang Jeung

Reverse Palm

Defending: Tan Sao

Bong Sao

Fook Sao

Gaun Sao

Wu Sao

Pak Sao

Attacking: Vertical Punch

Palm: Fak Sao

Ding Sao

 

Defending: Lim Sao/Lap Sao

Huen Sao

Kau Sao

Fan Lap

Jum Sao

Drills

1. Lap Sao Cycle (Tan-Lap Punch)

2. Pak Sao against Punch

3. Punching in the air

4. Punching the wall bag /sandbag

5. Palming the wall bag / sandbag

6. Footwork from YJKYM – left, right, back, forward

 

1. Lap Sao Cycle: Following techniques from Bong Sao:

- Bong Sao Fak Sao

- Bong Sao Lap Sao Punch/ low palm

- Bong Sao Tan Sao Punch

- Hand pulling (Double hand grabbing) a palm, punch, elbow, arm locking

- Disengage double hand grabbing

2. Shoulder pushing on YJKYM

3. Chain punching

 

Techniques Combination

•  Tan Da

•  Pak Da

•  Gaun Da

•  Tan Sao Lap Sao Punch

•  Bong Sao Lap Sao Punch

•  Bong Sao Tan Sao Low Fak Sao

Other combinations created in order to train the principles from this stage

•  Jut Sao-Punch (Completed with one hand, another hand is posed to opponent's hand)

•  Huen Sao-low side palm (Completed with one hand, another hand is posed to opponent's hand)

•  Tan Sao-Punch (Change hand position during Rolling hand exercise in order to train Huen Sao)

•  Jut Sao-Center Palm / Punch

•  Lap Sao-Fak Sao

•  Pak Sao (on outer gate) – High side palm/punch

•  Double Huen Sau and Jut Sau-Low side palm

•  Pak Sao (on inner gate) – Center Palm/Punch

•  Pak Sao (on outer gate) – Fak Sao

Chi Sao

•  Dan Chi Sao

•  Dan Huen Sao: Tan Fook

Tan Bong

- Poon Sao / Sheung chi Sao / Luk Sao

- 12 hand to hand situation 1 attack – 1 defence - free

Theory

•  Centre line principle

•  4 gates / Division of Body

•  Static elbow

•  History of Wing Chun

•  Lineage

•  Body Squaring

•  Simultaneous attack and defense

 

•  Relaxation and Noi Gar Kuen

•  Stick when there is contact Loi Lau Hui Sung

•  Strike when losing contact Lut Sao Jik Chung

•  Facing

•  Do not resist to bigger force

•  Convergence

Level 3 & 4 - Blue

Level

Level 3

Level 4

Duration

270 hours

270 hours

Form

SLT in one leg

Chum Kiu

SLT in one leg - practiced on stakes

Chum Kiu

Technique

1. Tok Jarn Jut Sao

2. Pai Jarn

3. Boon Biu Sao (Dap Sao)

4. Lan Sao

5. Gum Sao

6. Stance: Pien Sun Ma

Ching Sun Ma

7. Kicking Techniques: Ching Kirk; Wang Kirk

Kwan Sao and its follow up techniques

Drills

1. Footwork - Tor Bo

- Biu Bo

 

2. Lap Sao Cycle

- shifting stance using Kwan Sao

- shifting stance using Bong Sao

 

3. Attacking Techniques on the wall bag - fist, palm, elbow

Triangular Footwork

•  Basic Pattern - Advancing and retreating with Bong Sao

•  Complex Pattern - Footwork on the same spot

•  Advancing and retreating, Pak Sao-High side palm against Kwan Sao

•  Lap Sao Punch on Complex pattern footwork

•  Wu Sao Punch on Complex pattern footwork

•  Wu Sao-Fak Sao on Complex pattern footwork

•  Pak Sao-Dai Jeung on Complex pattern footwork

•  Under-shoulder Palms (Po Yik Jeung) on Complex pattern footwork

•  Po Pai Jeung on Complex pattern footwork

 

Techniques Combination

•  Lap Sao-Bong Sao and punch / back fist

•  Gaun Sao-Low punch / Low side palm, Chuen Kiu

•  Jut Sao-Low punch, Chuen Kiu

•  Pak Sao-Punch (twist waist)

•  Tok Jarn Jut Sao Sao then strike with Center Palm / Low side palm

•  Lap Sao-Horizontal elbow strike

•  Kum Na Sao – Wrist lock, Elbow Lock

•  Combination of attacking and defending techniques in Stage 1

•  Use Huen Sao to disengage Lap Sao

•  Use Wang Lan Sao and sliding footwork to dissolve Lap Sao

•  Boon Biu Sao

•  Gum Sao

•  Tor Bo/Biu Bo disengage Lap Sao (Use structure to strike structure)

 

12 hand to hand situation - free combination starting from each situation

Chi Sao

- Dan Chi Sao

- Poon Sao

- Guo Sao

-12 hand to hand situation 2 attacks 2 defences - free

• Poon Sao

• Guo Sao

• Lut Sao

• In Chi Sao, kicks can be added

Theory

a. Shoulder Path

b. Footwork

c. Wing Chun Stance Principles

d. Facing theory

 

a. Principle of Wing Chun Stance

b. Shoulder Path

c. Principle of Footwork

d. Ying Siu Bo fa

e. Convergence in Movement

Level 5 & 6 - Red

Level

Level 5

Level 6

Duration

180 – 200 hours

180 – 200 hours

Form

•  SLT in one leg

•  Biu Jee

•  Biu Jee short form

•  Five Elements Zhan Zhuang Chi Gung

Technique

•  Gwai Jarn

•  Man Sao

•  High Low Gaun Sao

•  Biu Sao

•  Sheung Lap Sao

•  Chap Kuen

Drills

1. Up and down sliding stance in Chum Kiu

•  Advancing and retreating with basic triangle footwork

3. Guan Sao against Kwan Sao

4. Huen Bo

5. Solo leg stance continuous kicking in the air

6. Kicking the wall bag without touching the ground

7. Stop Kicks

 

1.Complex pattern footwork

•  Sheung Guan Sao

•  Biu Sao

•  Kau Sao

•  Kwan Sao

2. Arrow punching with quadrilateral stance

3. Single leg kicking on the stakes

4. Low Bong Sao against mid kick and charge in.

5. Sheung Dao Sao against high kick

Techniques Combination

•  Gaun Sao-So Kirk (Sweeping Leg)

•  Bik Bo Kau Kirk

•  Pressing elbow/Chuen Kiu and Bik Bo to strike

•  Chuen Kiu and grapple neck-punch

•  Lap Sao and Gwai Jarn

•  Finger jab by Biu Sao

•  Use Chuen Kiu to supplement strike

•  Bil Sao and Lap Sao

•  Gaun Sao on inside bridge and Fak Sao

•  Sheung Lap Sao and Chap Kuen

•  Tui Sao strike

•  Elbow defending in very close range

•  Sheung Lap Sao and Yiu Lo Sao

Chi Sao

- Essence on fighting range, control of distance and timing

- inch power

Free Chi Sao using the principles from the three forms. Low and mid kicks can be added in order to train the defense against them.

Theory

a. Relaxation

b. Fighting ranges

c. Principle of using footwork

d. Inch strength

a. Long bridge power

b. Principle of wrist springing

c. combat strategy

d. General principles of internal martial arts

Level 8 & 9 - Black

Level

Level 7

Level 8

Duration

270 hours

270 hours

Form

Wooden Dummy Form (1 st – 5 th section)

- Wooden Dummy Form (6 th – 8 th Section)

- Dummy Kicking Section

- Mui Fu Joang (Mui Fa Bo Fat)

Technique

Kicking Techniques

•  Ching Gerk

•  Wang Gerk

•  Tan Gerk

•  Bong Gerk

•  Fook Gerk

•  Elbow Techniques

•  Palm Techniques

Drills

•  Solo leg stance continuous kicking in the dummy

•  Chi Gerk

•  Tan Kirk, Bong Kirk, Fook Kirk against low kicks

•  Huen Kiu low kick against Mid Kick

•  Jut Gerk against Tan Sao

•  Kwan Sao-side kick against mid kick

•  Kwan Sao-side kick against high kick

 

Techniques Combination

•  Kwan Sao-Wan Kirk (Side kick)

•  Grab hand on knee and kick

•  Chin Grappling and thumb jab on eye.

•  Kwan Sao-Dai Wan Kirk (Low side kick) stamp on knee

•  Tan Sao and Wu Sao-Ching Kirk

•  Step forward and backward then strike

•  Sweeping leg by Huen Bo

•  Chuen Kiu-Ching Kirk (Front kick)

•  Lap Sao-Punch – Ching Kirk

•  Tan Sao and Wu Sao -Dai Ching Kirk (Low front kick) stamp on knee

 

Chi Sao

Blend all techniques and principle of previous forms into free Chi Sao exercise

Theory

1. Coordination of stance body waist

2. Simultaneous use of legs and hands
(use leg like hand)

 

Principles of using kicks

Level 9 & 10 - Golden Yellow

Level

Level 9

Level 10

Duration

180 – 200 hours

180 –200 hours

Form

Luk Dim Boon Gwun

Bart Jarm Dao

Technique

 

 

Drills

•  Arrow Punching with Quadrilateral Stance

•  Dun Gwun

•  Leung Yee Gwun (Two Motions)

•  Biu Gwun (Advance and retreat with Quadrilateral Stance)

•  Kap Dao, Huen Dao, Chop vs Biu Gwun

•  Kwan Dao, Chop vs Biu Gwun

•  Double Jum Dao, Double chop vs Mid So Gwun

•  Biu Dao, Gaun Dao, Chop vs Overhead hit, Tiu Gwun by the other end of pole

•  Huen Dao, Tan-Jarm vs Low So Gwun, High So Gwun

Combination

Luk Dim Boon Gwun Techniques – 2 men practice

•  Bart Jarm Dao vs Long Pole – 2 men practise

•  Bart Jarm Dao vs Spear – 2 men practise

•  Bart Jarm Dao vs Single Sword – 2 men practise

Chi Sao

Blend all the techniques (stances, strikes and defense) contained in 3 boxing forms, wooden dummy form, butterfly knives and long pole into an uniform martial art and transform to your own style.

Theory

 

 

 

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