Technique
This is not a complete list of forms and techniques. However, many of the core Chi Ling Pai™ movements are listed below.
Ranks
Beginner- Toi Dai
Student- Si Hing
Teacher- Sifu
Toi Dai – Red sash, white fringe.
Si Hing – Blue sash, black fringe.
Sifu – Green sash, black fringe.
Dai Si Hing - 1st student under teacher (teacher picks sash).
Disciple – Special student under Master (teacher picks sash).
Master’s Level – Maroon, black fringe.
Student- Si Hing
Teacher- Sifu
Toi Dai – Red sash, white fringe.
Si Hing – Blue sash, black fringe.
Sifu – Green sash, black fringe.
Dai Si Hing - 1st student under teacher (teacher picks sash).
Disciple – Special student under Master (teacher picks sash).
Master’s Level – Maroon, black fringe.
Beginner Level
The Nine Centers of Mass
- The Nine Meridial Triangles
- Identify, Accept, Neutralize, Cancel, Destroy.
- Every punch from every stance.
- Punches:
- straight
- rising fist
- inverted,
- rolling
- hook
- backfist
- wave fist.
- Elbow.
- Iron Whip
- Leopard’s paw punch
- Uplifting Leopard punch
- Eagle hand swords 1-6
- Striking monkey fist
- Young monkey fist
- Flying monkey fist
- Tiger palm punch
- Falling tiger punch
- Circling tiger punch
- Crossing dragon punch
- Whipping tail of the dragon.
- Circling dragon punch.
- Long arm technique – Dragon
- EagleBlack feather
- Golden peacock
- Standing eagle block
- Young eagle block
- Monkey’s way block
- Young monkey block
- Springing circular tiger block
- Descending Tiger block
- Circular Tiger block
- Fan block (1-2-3 block)
- Butterfly
- Elongated Butterfly
- Bent Leopard’s paw block
- Twin Leopard’s paw block
- Emperor dragon block
- Mighty dragon block
- Descending dragon block (lum jow)
- The Wall
- Single elbow rotation
- Double elbow rotation
- Monkey stealing the peach
- Twisted
- Spring leg
- Horse
- Cat
- Leopard
- Hook
- Bow
- Reverse Bow
- Break
- Ready
- Fishtail
- Five fighting forms
- Tiger and Crane
Advanced Beginner Level
ust be able to demonstrate proficiency in all of the requirements for Beginner plus the following.
The first day they get their rank – Nui Gung training. Could be horse, etc. Build up to later show the difference to the internal.
Exception: an older student (40 yrs.) would be taught Bagua now instead of nui gung.
Form
The first day they get their rank – Nui Gung training. Could be horse, etc. Build up to later show the difference to the internal.
Exception: an older student (40 yrs.) would be taught Bagua now instead of nui gung.
Form
- Seven Setting Suns.
- Front kick
- Front thrust kick
- Front reverse kick
- Side kick
- Round kick. Ball & instep.
- Back kick
- Knee strikes
- Straight kick
- Crescent kick (inside and outside)
- Butterfly kick
- Rolling monkey kick
- Monkey kick
- Axe kick
- Lotus kick
- Spinning Top
- Iron Broom
- Basic Arnis
- 12 striking angles
- Abiniko – 180 degree fan
- Witik – 90 degree fan
- Rodando – Rolling patterns.
- 6 count single
- 4 count – single stick.
- Inverted 6 count
- Inverted 4 count
- Double stick 4 count
- Double stick 6 count
- Double stick single twirl
- Inverted & regular
Student LeveL
Must be able to demonstrate proficiency for all above ranks plus the following.
Move into the internal.
Iron Palm.
Move into the internal.
Iron Palm.
- Teach how to build the board and use it.
- Eight strikes.
- 1. Palm
- 2. Back of the palm
- 3. Fingers
- 4. Back of the fingers
- 5. Ridge hand
- 6. Six pointed Tiger
- 7. Heel of the palm
- 8. Dotting (crane)
- Fists of the five ancestors.
- Golden Fist
- King Mantis
- Da Wa Chuan
- Flowing Motion
- Chinese knife fighting basics.
- Broadsword
- Arnis
- Espada y Daga
- Patterns – practice with others.
- Four patterns.
- Full contact stick sparring.
Advanced Student Level
The people who attain Advanced Student level are persons who wish to be Teachers. Not everyone wants or will be a teacher. This is the ‘old way’.
Essay
Supply a 7-8 page written essay on what a teacher is. Explain the martial arts and their history. You will be corrected. This must show effort. Discuss leadership, father figure, spirituality, patience. Include loyalty and its importance in the art. Respect, compassion, kindness, control. A teacher must be self-possessed. Aware, caring.
Weapons
- More Arnis.
- Use chalk or a marker pen.
- Dotting.
- Knife to meat.
- Meat come to knife.
- Letter C
- Letter S
- Letter T
- Up and Down
- Every direction
- 30 knife self-defenses
The five elements.
The five senses.
Pre-meditation exercises
- concentration & awareness.
At any point bring the student to a zoo, watch the animals move, play and fight.
Instructor Level
Bagua.
Sharpening the senses.
Tools
- 8 rails.
- 8 circles.
- White Lion.
- Chi Csi Ying Jow Pai.
- Goddess Fist Set (sword).
- Tri-sectional Staff
- Spear
- Jing (straight sword). Women.
Sharpening the senses.
Tools
- Broadsword
- Heavy Bag (Lum Jow. Feel the mass of the bag).
- Tiger Claw. Dynamic Tension. Peel bark off tree.
- Speed Bag.
- Medicine Ball (nui gung).
- Bucket of Sand (iron palm)
- Iron Palm board.
- Chain Link fence (eagle)
- Breaking boards and bricks
- Muay Thai Bag
- Wooden Man (nui gung)
- Double bladed dagger
- Razor blade sewn into handkerchief
- Lead shot sewn into handkerchief