Ng Ga Kuen Syllabus

Southern style kung fu is commonly known for its quick foot works and hand movements which derives from speed , balance, power and agility.  The development of quickness depends on the thoroughness of a basic training program.  In Five Family Style, it starts with learning the correct posture and mechanics of the stances, punches, blocks, and kicks.  The next step is to work on power and speed, practice with weights to increase strength and mobility, zigzag around obstacles to gain slalom speed.  Then comes balancing training, traditionally it was done on top of a pole formation named plum flower poles (five poles), but it is acceptable to substitute with bricks. For focusing, it is desirable to use a wooden dummy for blocking, stuffed bags for punching and kicking.  The final step is to be able to integrate any stances, punches, blocks and kicks into a single movement or a series of techniques randomly.  Of course, lessons of proper breathing is included in basic training.  Our simple concept of breathing is: inhale when hands are in, exhale when hands are out.  However, the advance level requires the dynamic of the breathing rhythm be synchronized with the flow of techniques in order to endure fatigue. 

 


Stances - Choy Ga

Front stance - Straight stance - Side stance - Cat stance - Cross leg stance - Low stance - Kneeling stance - One leg stance - Jumping cross leg stance - Sliding stance - Turnaround jumping stance

Punches - Hung Ga

Flat punch - Straight punch - Uppercut - Leopard punch - Back hand - Hook punch - Chicken heart punch - Overhead punch

Slaps & Cuts - Fut Ga

Front slap - Back hand slap - Side slap - Finger tap - High chop - Medium cut - Push hand - Angle slice

Blocks - Lee Ga

Outside block - Slapping block - Hammer fist block - Cut block - Hook block - Upward block - Knee block - Arm block - Elbow block

Kicks - Mok Ga

Front kick - Side kick - Stomp kick - Snap kick - Heel kick - Crescent kick - Double kick - Horse kick

Sweeps - Hung & Mok Ga

Front sweep - Back sweep - Double sweep - High sweep - Hook sweep - Slap sweep


Ng Ga Kuen Curriculum


Hand Forms

Salute

A salutation at the beginning of the following five hand forms, to show greeting and respect, and to identify the uniqueness' of  the style.

Small Cross - Butterfly - Combination - Black Bird  - Palm

Ten Animal Forms

Snake - Tiger - Dragon - Leopard - Crane - Lion - Elephant - Horse - Monkey - Panther

Combination Animal Forms

Dragon and Tiger  - Crane and Snake and Dragon - Tiger and Leopard

Two - Men Forms

Fighting Form One  -  Fighting Form Two

Supplementary Hand Forms

Exercise Form One - Exercise Form Two -  Exercise Form Three - Eagle - Golden Dragon - Gliding Crane - Side Tiger  - Bull

 


Weapon Forms

Butterfly Knife - Double Head Stick - Short Stick - Long Pole one - Long Pole Two - Single Saber  - Double Saber - Single Sword - Double Sword - Green Dragon Sword - Spear - Nine Ring Big Broadsword - 3 Sectional Staff One - 3 Sectional Staff Two - Quon Do One - Quon Do Two - Single Dagger - Double Dagger - Tiger Hook Sword - Tiger Fork - Single Crescent Spear - Steel Whip Chin - Double Monk's Cymbal - Monk's Spade

Two - Men Forms

Butterfly Knife vs Empty Hand  -  Short Stick vs Same - Double Head Stick  vs Same  -  Spear vs Sable - 3 Sectional Staff vs Spear -  Single Butterknife with Shield vs Spear

 


Ranking

No sash - Grey 1,2,3,4 - Green 1,2,3,4, - Red 1,2,3,4 - Blue 1,2,3,4 - Black 1,2 - Instructor Black - Master Black 

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