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Martial Arts · Traditional Kung Fu & Iron Palm
Traditional Kung Fu
Hand forms, animal forms, weapons, Chin Na, and partner drills on video.
- Lessons
- 67 lessons in 10 modules
- Format
- Online, self-paced
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About this course
Watch and follow along. Each lesson is one video, grouped by type: hand forms, Hung Gar and Hung Fist, animal forms, Praying Mantis, Chin Na, weapons, drills and partner work, wooden dummy, the Ji masters course, and the ELF 1988 series.
Course outline
Module 1: Hand Forms
12 lessons · 20 min- Elu Mai Fu Form
- Gung Li Chuan
- Hero Fist
- Longbu T'Chien
- Kicking Form Set 1
- Seven Hung Chun Hands
- One Arm Mana Set (single)
- One Arm Mana Set (continuous)
- Bagua Ding Bu Form
- Five Spinning Elements
- Five Element Linking Set
- Five Element Linking Set (demonstration by J. Bollinger)
Module 2: Hung Gar and Hung Fist
3 lessons · 13 min- Hung Fist: First Section, Set 1
- Hung Fist Five Animal Form
- Hung Gar Five Animal Form
Module 3: Animal Forms
8 lessons · 9 min- Small Tiger Form Set
- Small Crane Form
- Small Leopard Form
- Small Snake Form
- Small Dragon Form
- Hsing-I Animals 1 to 4
- Hsing-I Animals 5 to 8
- Hsing-I Animals: Snake, Phoenix and Bear
Module 4: Praying Mantis
3 lessons · 6 min- Praying Mantis First Form
- Praying Mantis Form
- Praying Mantis Eight Postures
Module 5: Chin Na
6 lessons · 12 min- Chin Na 1 to 6
- Chin Na 7 to 12
- Chin Na: 1st Duan Rank
- Chin Na: 3rd Ji Rank, 1 to 6
- Chin Na: 4th Ji Rank
- Chin Na: 5th Ji Rank
Module 6: Weapons
10 lessons · 19 min- Damo Staff Form
- Five Tigers Herding Sheep Staff Form
- Ten Thousand Elephants Staff: Long, Short and Moving
- Ten Thousand Elephant Staff Drill
- Five Element Broadsword
- Circular Double Elements Plum Blossom Broadsword
- Fast Sword Form
- Wudang Sword (Red Haire set)
- Butterfly Swords
- Luo Hao Spear Form
Module 7: Drills and Partner Work
10 lessons · 31 min- Ten Thousand Elephants Drill
- Sword Fist Foot 5 Element Drill
- Fut Gar Hand Drill 1
- Erh Shou Pao Drill
- San Shou Pao Drill
- San Shou Pao Moving Drill
- San Kei Drill
- Two-Person ABC Drill
- Push Hands Drill
- Seven Deadly Skills
Module 8: Wooden Dummy
3 lessons · 3 min- Wooden Dummy Set 1
- Wooden Dummy Set 1 (faster pace)
- Wooden Dummy Set 2 (slow and fast)
Module 9: Masters Course
1 lesson · 49 min- Masters Course: 1st to 5th Ji
Module 10: ELF 1988 Archive
11 lessons · 1 h 15 min- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 1
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 2
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 3
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 4
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 5
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 6
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 7
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 8
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 9
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 10
- ELF 1988 Archive, Part 11
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