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Siu Lim Tao Complete Form Michael Tsepdf PDF
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Fig 27 Fig 28 Fig 29 Fig 30 Fig 31
Fuk Sau
1. Relax your wrist and let your Wu Sau
drop into the Fuk Sau position by
letting your palm fall down naturally.
Fig 40 Fig 41 Fig 42 Fig 43
2. Turn your palm so that your fingers
and thumb are horizontal to the
ground and make a very loose claw
shape. The elbow will drop down
naturally. Energy should be in your
elbow, not your wrist Fig 23.
3. Slowly extend your arm forward. Your
elbow should move in towards the
centreline (without going past it) as
your arm goes forward. Your
shoulders should not move or hunch
forward. Do not force the elbow
towards the centreline, or you will
become tense. Fig 24-24a.
This movement should also be performed slowly.
Fuk Sau means resting hand. It is used to
make contact with your opponent so you can Fig 44 Fig 45 Fig 46 Fig 47
judge their energy and know their intent
through their energy. It is more passive so you Paak Sau means slapping hand. It is used for instead. When you
wait until your opponent attacks until you both defending and attacking. It must be use it properly, it
defend. So Fuk Sau usually connects with Jum performed quickly, however. Once you slap your is even more
Sau, Jut Sau and Huen Sau together. opponent’s hand, your hand goes back to your powerful than a
centre straight away. If your opponent attacks, punch. Jik Jeung
Huen Sau/Jum Sau/Wu Sau you can slap the hand, moving their energy off can be used with
1. When the Fuk Sau reaches its fullest course, then you can attack. Another situation Paak Sau
extent, relax the elbow and wrist, and together. W hen
perform Huen Sau, Jum Sau and Wu
is if your opponent will not move their hand,
then you can slap their arm to create an opening you hit, you attack
Sau again. Repeat the entire
sequence – Fuk Sau, Huen Sau, Jum for attack. However, it is important not to either on the face or
Sau and Wu Sau twice more. Your slap too far past the centreline, otherwise you the centre of your
hand should finish in front of your will leave your own centreline open for attack. opponent’s chest.
chest in the Wu Sau position (see Usually the Fig 48
opposite). Fig 25-26.
Jik Jeung opponent will
1. Relax your arm and bring your palm bounce back or fall over.
Paak Sau back to the centreline. Now, change
1. From Wu Sau, relax your wrist and the direction of your palm so that it is Huen Sau/ Withdraw
then push your palm quickly out to facing outwards. Then push it
the right, as if warding off a punch. the Fist
forwards from the centreline. Again,
Your hand should not go past your 1. Gather your fingers and circle your
energy is only used at the end of the
shoulder, and you should only use wrist as in previous movement, Huen
movement. Fig 28.
energy at the point at which you Sau/Withdraw the fist. Fig 29-32.
would make contact with an Jik means straight and Jeung means palm.
Now repeat all the movements from Tan Sau
opponent’s energy. Fig 27. Together they mean straight palm. This is the
onwards using the right hand. Fig 32-48.
same as punching attitude but using the palm
to be continued...
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Siu Lim Tao
The Second Section
T
he second part of Siu Lim Tao is Fa
Ging training. Fa means “release”,
Ging means “power ”. It means
release power. This part is training how
to use proper energy when you are using
power and so is much faster than the first
part of training Siu Lim Tao.
The very famous Long Distance Fa
Ging (most people call it one inch punch
because of Bruce Lee demonstrations),
is an example of how to use power while
applying the principles of Wing Chun
Kuen. This is that you do not use the
energy until you really want it. So when
we study Wing Chun Kuen, we should
not use too much energy and never use
strength against strength. Therefore, on
all the attacks we must relax until the time
we are sure we want to commit to an
attack and then it is only used at the point Fig 49 Fig 50
of contact, not before. In the entire
second part of this training, we must relax
until the last moment and only then
release the power. Many of the
movements in this section are trained
double handed. However, we can
actually use one hand and it is in fact
more common than using the technique
with two hands.
Yan Jeung
1. Open the palm of your left hand,
rotate it to face the floor, and then
push downward using the energy only
at the last moment. (Fig.49)
2. Keep the left arm in the same
position, repeat the previous
movement with your right
hand.(Fig.50)
3. Relax both hands and bring them up
to the lower back. Now push both
hands downward with the same
Fig 51 Fig 52 Fig 53
energy as before.(Fig.51)
4. Bring both hands up to both sides of Jeung is that when someone grasps your hand, also help make your opponent confused.
your waist, push them out in front of you strike down to get rid of the grasping. However, there can always be someone who is
your body at your stomach
Remember to only use the energy at last very strong and in this case, then you would
level.(Fig.52)
moment. Do not try to use the energy have to use another method instead of Yan
Yan means “Stamp”, Jeung means “Palm”. beforehand. Usually, in most situations when Jeung. In Wing Chun there is always a solution
Yan Jeung means “stamping palm” and to we use the lower Yan Jeung, we need to do it for all kind of situations, but there is not one
attack with the palm. However, in this with footwork together. If your opponent is absolutely killing technique.(See Wing Chun
situation, the strike with the palm is in a lower stronger than you, you need to use stepping in Kung Fu Traditional Chinese Kung Fu for
direction. The application on the lower Yan order to change the grasping energy. This will Self Defence and Health pages106 & 107)
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Double Jum Sau
1. Let both of your elbows sink down so
that they are on either side of your
centreline. Your palms should be
relaxed and extending slightly
outward
2. Now sharply sink both wrists down
so that your palms are facing each
other. The forearms hardly move
during this movement.(Fig.56)
Jum means “rest your weight on”. Jum Sau
means “rest your weight on hand technique”
and it means to put your pressure to block a
hand technique. Jum Sau is used when your
opponent attacks you and then you block it
from the top. In most cases, Jum Sau is used
while you are contacting with your opponent
while your hands are on outside or on top. Most
of time, you will be in the Fuk Sau position
Fig 54 Fig 55
before using this technique. Remember that
when you are using Jum Sau, that you should
not go lower than horizontal level. Once you
Wan Lan Sau
1. Bring your arms directly up to the
middle of the chest, so that your
forearms are at shoulder height with
either left or right arms on the top
(this is not important). Your arms
should be folded over each other but
not touching.(Fig 53)
Wan means “horizon”, Lan means “block”.
Wan Lan Sau means “horizontal blocking
hand”. Wan Lan Sau is not used very often.
Because it is difficult to use, you need to use
strength to press your opponent’s arm to the
chest, and in most situations, you will need to
grasp their other hand as well, so that they will
not have a place to move. Sometimes you make
your Wan Lan Sau higher or lower or even
turn to the side as well. This all depends on Fig 56 Fig 57 Fig 58
the height of your opponent. (Wing Chun
Book page 108) palm, it is using the lower edge of the palm. stop the attack, do not carry on using energy,
This is similar to the method of using a Chinese otherwise you will be hit back by use of too
Pek Jeung cleaver. The energy is used in the same way as much energy. (Wing Chun Book page 110)
1. Extend your arms outward so that in other techniques. Pek Jeung is fast and
your hands follow a straight line out unexpected, like holding a Chinese bamboo
from the body. Just before your arms Double Tan Sau
are fully extended, release the energy
stick. When you hold the pressure on one side 1. Turn your hands so that your palms
in your wrists as if chopping an of stick, then when it is released, it will spring face upward.(Fig. 57)
opponent’s throat. Your body should out fast and hard. (Wing Chun Book page We have mentioned Tan Sau in issue 48.
remain still, only your arms 109)
move.(Fig.54)
Double Fuk Sau
Pek means “chop”. Pek Jeung means “chop Wan Lan Sau 1. Relax your hands and turn them so
with palm”. The application of Pek Jeung is 1. Return your arms to the previous that your palms are facing
that when you chop your opponent with the position.(Fig.55) downward.(Fig.58)
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leaning forward, they will have little defence
when you attack their eyes. However, in
traditional Wing Chun training, the Sifu
usually does not teach the Biu Jee Form until
they trust their students. Bui Jee is also used to
attack the weaker acupuncture points in the
body.
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Siu Lim Tao The Third Section
Once we have finished the Gong
Lik (internal energy) and Fa Ging
(releasing power) training, we cover basic
skill training in Part III of the Siu Lim Tao.
A main principle of Wing Chun is to be
simple and direct, together with the
principle of attacking the centreline.
Therefore in Wing Chun, there are not
many basic techniques. As my Sifu, Ip
Chun, says, there is only Paak Sau and
Lap Sau. Fig 65 Fig 66 Fig 67 Fig 68
Paak Sau means slapping hand
and Lap Sau means Grabbing hand. This
is very simple. Hearing this, some people
may say that the skill is very easy to learn.
However, this is wrong. Techniques that
are so simple, have so many ways to
develop. In different situations you apply
different techniques.
Section Three covers these basic
skills:- Tan Sau, Paak Sau, Gaan Sau,
Heun Sau, Chan Sau, Bong Sau and
punching. These techniques can be used
for both training Chi Sau and self
defence. If you can apply these skills Fig 69 Fig 70 Fig 71 Fig 72
properly, then you will be able to defend
yourself in most situations. Chi Sau
training helps us to better develop these
techniques
Paak Sau
1. Bring up your left hand, relax your
wrist and then push your palm quickly
out to the right, as if warding off a
punch. Bring back the hand to the
centreline as quickly as possible. Only
use energy at the point in which you
would make contact with an
opponent’s energy. Fig 65 - 67. Fig 73 Fig 74 Fig 75 Fig 76
Wan Jeung
1. Continue with your left hand and
perform Wan Jeung. Your fingers
should be horizontal with your fingers
pointing to the left. Fig 68 - 69.
2 Perform Huen Sau and Withdraw the
Fist. Fig 70 - 72.
Wan means horizontal (or side) and Jeung
means palm. Wan Jeung means horizontal
palm. We have already learned Jik Jeung,
straight palm. Wan Jueng is usually used to
Fig 77 Fig 78 Fig 79 Fig 80
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Fig 81 Fig 82 Fig 83 Fig 84 Fig85 Fig 86 Fig 87
Tan Sau
1 Bring your hand back up into Tan Sau.
Fig 83.
Fig 95 Fig 96 Fig 97 Fig 98
In this section we use Tan Sau twice. This is
because Gaan Sau has both an upper and
attack the lower jaw of the opponent. This is Gaan means separating, so Gaan Sau is
lower part. So both Tan Saus should be
different than Jik Jeung which attacks from separating hand. With Gaan Sau, we use the
performed as if it were an outside hand Gaan
your centreline to your opponent’s centreline. outside of the forearm to block. When you use Sau. This movement is connected to the Wooden
Usually we turn the body 45% to use Wan it, you usually turn 45% with a forceful energy.
Dummy.
Jeung. It is quite rare to use it from the front. There is both an upper and lower Gaan Sau
and this one is the lower. Quite often, though, Huen Sau
we will use the upper and lower Gaan Sau in
Repeat from Paak Sau to Wan Jeung 1. From Tan Sau, do a low Huen Sau,
tandem, particularly in the Wooden Dummy using the same circling wrist
with the right hand. Fig 73 - 80. and Biu Jee forms. Upper Gaan Sau is the movement, but when nearing the
equivalent of Tan Sau. Gaan Sau is the end, push out and down with the
Tan Sau outside defending hand and must be used in palm, releasing energy at the end. Fig
1. Quickly bring your hand forwards, this way. It cannot be used from inside hand 84 - 86.
palm facing up, elbow at the 2. Go straight back into Tan Sau. Fig 87.
centreline. Fig 81. to be outside hand. The energy comes from the
3. Do a high Huen Sau and then
legs, not the upper body, and is used at the Withdraw the Fist to come back to the
Gaan Sau same time as you do Jeun Ma. ready position. Fig 88 - 90.
1. Relax your elbow and drop your hand There is another technique called Kwun Sau Heun Sau means Rotating Hand. The
down in a shallow arc. Fig 82. which is used from inside hand to be outside. application is used when your hand is outside
Basically, this is just a combination of Bong in either Fuk Sau or Tan Sau and your
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opponent is using a lot of energy against you.
You use Heun Sau by rotating the hand
inwards and then using a palm strike
downwards to your opponent’s body. When you
use Huen Sau, you must only use it when your
opponent uses force, otherwise you can leave
yourself open for attack.
Repeat Tan Sau/Gaan Sau/Tan Sau
Huen Sau for the right hand.
Fig 90 - 99
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Fig 107 Fig 108 Fig 109 Fig 110 Fig 111 Fig 112
Fig 113 Fig 114 Fig 115 Fig 116 Fig 117 Fig 118
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Siu Lim T
- Stillnes
Laozi’s Dao De Jing mentions how the
world was created and also how things work.
Wing Chun Kuen was created from nothing and
from Wing Chun Kuen many Wing Chun skills
have been created. Then these Wing Chun skills
will go back to nothing. This is how nature works
you were born from nothing, then you do a lot of
things in this world, finally you die and go back
to nothing.
“Everything is created from nothing
and also created by something.”
– Dao De Jing
W
hen you study Wing Chun Kuen, the first thing you
have to learn is the form “Siu Lim Tao”. The first
part of the form you have to do very slowly. Many
people wonder why this is. Some will think that Wing Chun
is a martial art, which is supposed to be quick and powerful.
There are other people who will think the opposite, that
this is Qigong training that will help to make you powerful,
particularly your one-inch punch.
Actually you can say that both ways of thinking are
right, but they do not cover the point of the training 100%.
This slow training will bring you quick and powerful
attacks and also develop your Qi, but these are just the
branches and not the trunk of the tree, so they are not the
purpose of the tree.
As the Dao De Jing says “Everything comes from
nothing and nothing comes from something.” When we
perform Siu Lim Tao, we do not move our feet or legs from
the start, until we finish. We move so slowly, that there is
almost no movement. From Tan Sau to Wu Sau to Fuk Sau,
these are very slow movements, so slow that you cannot
even see them move.
I remember a few years ago at one of the Wing
Chun residential courses, Darryl Moy led the group doing
Siu Lim Tao. He did it very slowly and the total time was
over 2 hours. Most of the people found this very hard to
stand and this was a new experience for them. During the
residential course we usually do one hour and in classes we
do 5 to 15 minutes, because we are limited for time. I think
half an hour to one hour to train Siu Lim Tao is the best
s
will not be able to train the next day. Siu Lim Tao is very important for your health. These
This is not good. You need to keep training constantly. slow movements that we do at the beginning tell us that we
But, coming back to the slow movements of Siu are just part of nature and we are not so important. If we can
Lim Tao, we should treat this as if we are standing forever, stand this forever, then nothing is important. That kind of stance
and that we are not there. Then there will be nothing in is something, but this something is brought back to nothing.
your mind and then you will go back to nature. Nature Since you are nothing it means you are everything and you
is the best teacher and our best friend to help us will eventually go on forever. Your Qi and your skill will reach
understand and solve all our problems. a high level.
If we do the form slowly we will build up our When you study Wing Chun Kuen, you should know
patience. Patience is the key to success. No one will be successful this. When you start, you begin from nothing. Then you become
without patience. It is the same in self-defence, fighting is something as you practise. When you totally understand the
fast, but if you cannot be
patient, then you will
make a lot of mistakes.
Patience creates a calm
mind; a calm mind creates
the Qi flow. Qi flow creates
healing and healing
creates health. Health
creates strength and
strength creates power-
both physical and mental.
Today most of the
martial arts we see only
concentrate on teaching
fighting skill and neglect
the spiritual side. In all
traditional martial arts the
first lesson you learn from
the teacher should be
about the morals of
martial arts. Martial arts
are not for fighting they
are for health. Good
health comes first and self-
defence comes second.
Also, self-defence does not
“Health creates Wing Chun skill you can apply the principles and when you
have trained physically, you go back to nothing. You become