Wing Chun Society - Wing Chun Forms


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		Unlike many other martial arts, the forms in Wing Chun are not a sequence of moves. Rather they are a list of movements! If we take boxing as a comparison: a jab, a hook, an uppercut is a list of movements. However, jab, jab, hook and then uppercut is a sequence of moves. The forms in Wing Chun do not teach you how to use or apply the movements, but everything you will ever do in Wing Chun will be evident in the forms. The forms do much more than this though, they develop your Gong Lik and teaches you relaxation and above all control.
		There are three hand forms in Wing Chun: Siu Nim Tao, Chum Kiu and Bil Jee Below is a complete count of the movements in the First Wing Chun Form. It is not meant as a way of teaching the form, merely a reminder for those learning them. Later, counts for the second and third hand forms will appear here too.
		"Siu Nim Tao" Section 1: 7 movements 1. Hands up 2. Circle Hands 3. Bring hands back 4. Sink down and open stance 5. Cross hands down 6. Cross hands up 7. Bring them back Section 2: 6 movements 1. Left punch 2. Circle hand 3. Bring hand back Repeat on the right Section 3: 38 movements 1. Left Tan Sau out 2. Circle hand into Wu Sau 3. Guard hand back Repeat 3 times the next 4 movements 1. Fuk Sau 2. Push out 3. Circle hand into Wu Sau 4. Guarding hand back 1 .Paak Sau 2 .Center palm hit 3. Circle hand 4. Bring hand back Repeat on Right Hand Section 4: 15 Movements 1 .Left pressing hand 2. Right pressing hand 3. Double push behind 4. Double front push 5. Double bar hand 6. Double knife hand to side 7. Double bar hand 8. Double Jum Sau 9. Double Tan Sau 10. Double Jut Sau 11. Double eye strike 12. Push Down 13. Lift Up 14. Circle Hands 15. Hands back Section 5: 8 movements 1. Left Paak Sau 2. Palm Hit 3. Circling hand 4. Bring hand back Repeat on the right Section 6: 14 movements 1 .Left Tan Sau 2. Gaan Sau 3. Back to Tan Sau 4. Circling hand 5. Low palm strike 6. Circle hand 7. Bring hand back Repeat on the right Section 7: 10 movements 1. Left Bong Sau 2. Move to Tan Sau 3. Palm Strike 4. Circle hand 5. Bring hand back Repeat on the right Section 8: 10 movements 1 .Place Left hand into Gaan Sau position 2. Right Chaan Sau 3. Left Chaan Sau 4. Right Chaan Sau 5. Left punch 6. Right punch 7. Left punch/right pulls back 8. Circle left hand 9. Bring hand back 10. Bring right foot to left and breathe out. Total of 108 movements.
	Updated 31/10/00 � Brian Lee 2000