Forms training in Wu Shen Pai is extensive and fully covers the range of Chu’an Fa forms, sets, and soft hand sets. In addition, Wu Shen Pai’s extensive forms training curriculum includes a selection of sets from Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu and a few forms from the Longfist tradition. What follows is a partial list of Wu Shan Pai kuen or forms. The list below represents the teaching curriculum of the Wu Shen Pai system. Each school has its own teaching forms and one is not required to learn all the forms in the system to complete one's training in Wu Shen Pai Chu’an Fa Gung Fu. In the Wu Shen Pai International Association, all these forms are available for students who want to learn more. To master the system of Wu Shen Pai, you need only learn 30% of the forms below and in the weapons curriculum to reach Sifu level.
EMPTY HAND FORMS AND SETS OF WU SHEN PAI
中文 Chinese Cantonese English
CHU’AN FA FORMS
Short Form One Long Form One Short Form Two Long Form Two
Short Form Three Long Form Three Short Form Four Long Form Four
Long Form Five Long Form Six Long Form Seven Long Form Eight
Long Form Nine
CHU’AN FA TRAINING SETS
Blocking Set One Kicking Set One Finger Set One Coordination Set One
Stance Set One Striking Set One Coordination Set Two Timing Set One
Stance Set Two Blocking Set Two Kicking Set Two Staff Set
Striking Set Two Two Man Set Finger Set Two Club Set
Knife Set One Nunchaku Set One Mass Attack
SOFT HAND SETS
羅漢十八手拳 Lo Han Sup Ba Kuen 18 Hands of Lo Han Set
八個位置式拳 Ba Shi Kuen Eight Positions Set
七棕櫚拳 Shi Shao Seven Palms
八肘拳 Ba Zhou Eight Elbows Fist Set
浮葉拳 Fau Yip Chu’an Kuen Floating Leaves Fist Set
虎形路拳 Fu Ying Lo Kuen Short Tiger Form
虎形拳 Fu Ying Dai Kuen Long Tiger Form
捻虎拳形拳 Nian Fu Ying Kuen Twisting Tiger Fist Set
攔截拳 Lan Jie Kuen Intercepting Fist Set
小圈拳 Siu Wan Kuen Small Circle Fist Form
白龍拳形式的 Lung Chu’an Pai White Dragon Fist Form
虎去打獵拳 Hu Qu Da Lie Nan Pai Tiger Goes Hunting Fist Form
森林茂密拳 Wah Lum Kuen Dense Forest Fist Form
三路拳 Sam Lo Kuen Third Row Fist Form
NORTHERN SEVEN STAR PRAYING MANTIS FORMS
崩步 Bong Bo Crushing Step Boxing
十八叟 Sab Ba Sao Eighteen Masters Boxing
躲剛 Dore Kwan Avoid Force Through Parrying Boxing
插捶 Chap Choy Thrust Fist Boxing
黑虎交叉 Ha Fu Gau Cha Black Tiger Cross Boxing
大翻車 Dai Fan Chie Whirlwind Boxing
柔靈掌 Yan Nen Cheong Soft and Agile Palm
柔靈肘 Yan Nen Jhau Soft and Agile Elbow
螳螂步旋 Tong Long Bow Sim Mantis Stepping Whirlabout Boxing
螳螂出洞 Tong Long Chor Dung Mantis Comes Out of the Cave
螳螂偷桃 Tong Long Tao Tow Mantis Steals the Peach
梅花路 Mui Fa Lo Plum Blossom Routine Boxing
梅花手 Mui Fa Sao Plum Blossom Hand Boxing
梅花拳 Mui Fa Kuen Plum Blossom Fist Boxing
梅花掌 Mui Fa Chong Plum Blossom Palm Boxing
一路梅花腿 Yat Lo Mui Far Toy Routine 1 of Plum Blossom Leg
二路梅花腿 Yet Lo Mui Far Toy Routine 2 of Plum Blossom
二路梅花腿 Yet Lo Mui Far Toy Routine 2 of Plum Blossom Leg
燕子穿林 Yin Chi Chuen Lam Swallow Rush the Forest Boxing
海鷗拳 Heu Au Kuen Seagull Boxing
穿雲掌 Cheun Wan Chong Thrust Cloud Palm
落英掌 Lore Ying Chong Flying-Down Eagle Palm
上山虎 Seon San Fu Tiger Climb the Mountain Boxing
下山虎 Ha San Fu Tiger Leap the Mountain Boxing
氣功 Chi Gung & Iron Sand Palm
佛家八段錦氣功 Fo Jia Ba Duan Jin Chi Gung Eight-Sectioned Satin Qi-Gung
鐵 沙掌 Tit Sa Chong Iron-Sand Palm
羅漢氣功 Lor Hon Chi Gung Eighteen Buddhas Qi-Gung
WU SHEN PAI CHU’AN FA GUNG FU
A Martial Art of Strength and Honor!