About The Ching Yi Kung Fu
System Forms DVD
This DVD depicts the traditional Chinese Kung Fu forms that I had
learned as of 1985 from Ching Yi Kung Fu Association Founder, Dr. Her Yue
Wong. I made it as two VHS
videotapes in Laurel, Maryland as I was preparing to leave for what turned out
to be a 12-year trip to Korea. I
rented a video camera and taped the entire contents in one day. My sole intent for making the videos
was to provide my students with a means to refresh their memory in the event
they forgot the sequence of a particular form. All of the forms are performed at a methodical pace for
instructional purposes, and by no means constitute “performance art.” They merely show the sequence of the
forms.
In the decades since I made the videos, Dr. Wong has changed the way he
executes some of the techniques in the forms, particularly in the Xing Yi Quan
and Ba Gua Zhang (Hsing Yi Ch’uan and Pa Kua Tsang) forms. Of course, I have also refined my
techniques through the years.
Therefore, not every movement shown on the DVD will be exactly the same
as we do it now. That is to be
expected as one’s practice and understanding of the martial arts evolve. However, the video can still serve its
original purpose – to catalog the forms of the Ching Yi Kung Fu System and show
how they are done.
For more information on the Ching Yi Kung Fu System and our Association,
please explore our website at: www.chingyikungfu.com. Note that also on the “CYKFA
Videos” link of the website, Dr. Wong offers instructional tapes on T’ai Chi
Ch’uan, Hsing Yi Ch’uan and Pa Kua Tsang which provide a more in-depth look at
those arts and depict how Dr. Wong performs them now.
In June 2004, I had both original copies of the VHS videotapes combined
into one digitally enhanced and filtered DVD. You can get a copy for $20 to cover the cost of professional
duplication, packaging and mailing.
Just send me an email at mabrown88@comcast.net
to order. I claim no copyright on
the DVD, as I am only interested in getting information to anyone who wants to
learn Ching Yi Kung Fu, so please feel free to copy it and distribute it to
others however you please.
The following is a list of all the forms as they appear on the DVD. I have included the Chinese characters
for each form, as well as their Pinyin and Wade-Giles romanizations. The numbers in parentheses after each
syllable of the Pinyin entries indicate the tone used for pronunciation in
standard Chinese. Hopefully, you
will find this video of some value in your practice of the Ching Yi Kung Fu
System.
- Michael Alan Brown
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Section
One: Required Forms For CYKFA
Black Belt (Instructor)
內 家 Nei (4) Jia (1) "Internal" Kung Fu:
太 極 拳 Tai (4) Ji (2) Quan (2)
Supreme
Ultimate Boxing
Wade-Giles:
T'ai Chi Ch'uan
(The
long, 108-posture, Yang Family Style)
八 卦 掌 Ba (1) Gua (4) Zhang (3)
Eight
Trigram Palm
Wade-Giles:
Pa Kua Tsang
形 意 拳 Xing (2) Yi (4) Quan (2)
Form
and Will Boxing
Wade-Giles:
Hsing Yi Ch'uan, or Hsing-i Ch'uan
五 行 拳 Wu (3) Xing (2) Quan (2)
Five
Elements Fists
Wade-Giles:
Wu Hsing Ch'uan
(The
Five Elements Fists are Pi, Zuan, Beng, Pao, Heng listed next)
劈 拳 Pi (1) Quan (2)
Splitting
(Chopping) Fist
Wade-Giles:
P'i Ch'uan
鑽 拳 Zuan (4) Quan (2)
Drilling
Fist
Wade-Giles:
Tsuan Ch'uan
蹦 拳 Beng (4) Quan (2)
Stomping
Fist, Crushing Fist
Wade-Giles:
Peng Ch'uan
炮 拳 Pao (4) Quan (2)
Cannon
Fist
Wade-Giles:
P'ao Ch'uan
橫 拳 Heng (2) Quan (2)
Crossing
Fist
Wade-Giles:
Heng Ch'uan
相 生 Xiang (1) Sheng (1)
Mutual
Production, Producing Each Other
Wade-Giles:
Hsiang Sheng
(The
Five Elements Forms producing each other in sequence)
相 克 Xiang (1) Ke (4)
Mutual
Overcoming, Overcoming Each Other
Wade-Giles:
Hsiang K'e
(The
Five Elements Forms overcoming each other in opposition)
(Can
also be practiced as a 2-person application form)
連 環 Lian (2) Huan (2)
Linking
Together
Wade-Giles:
Lien Huan
(The
Five Elements Forms in combination, linked together)
外 家 Wai
(4) Jia (1) "External" Kung Fu:
白 鶴 拳 Bai (2) He (4) Quan (2)
White
Crane Boxing
Wade-Giles:
Pai He Ch'uan
燕 青 拳 Yan (4) Qing (1) Quan (2)
Yan
Qing Quan, Form 1
Wade-Giles:
Yan Ch'ing Ch'uan
(Yan
Qing was a legendary Chinese hero)
燕 青 拳 Yan (4) Qing (1) Quan (2)
Yan
Qing Quan, Form 2
螳 螂 崩 步 拳 Tang (2) Lang (2) Beng (4) Bu (4) Quan (2)
Preying
Mantis Stomping Fist
Wade-Giles:
T'ang Lang Peng Pu Ch'uan
長 拳 Chang (2) Quan (2)
Long
Fist Boxing, sections 1 & 2 of an 8-section form
Wade-Giles:
Ch'ang Ch'uan
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(15-second interval on the DVD)
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Section
Two: Additional Training Forms
First shown are five Taoist health exercises for each of the
five major internal organ systems:
spleen, lungs, heart, kidneys, and liver. These exercises are a form of Qigong, defined as
follows:
氣 功 Qi (4) Gong (1)
Internal
Work/Exercise; Exercise of the Body's Energy
Wade-Giles:
Ch'i Kung
(Breathing
exercises with focused mental concentration while performing various simple
movements or static postures)
and are part of a series of twelve
exercises known as Xuan Yuan Gong.
玄 元 功 Xuan (2) Yuan (2) Gong (1)
Lit:
"Profound/Obscure Original Achievement"
Wade-Giles:
Hsuan Yuen (Yüan) Kung
(A
series of 12 internal/Qi Gong exercises)
(All 12 Xuan Yuan Gong exercises are
demonstrated on Dr. Wong’s videos “T’ai Chi Ch’uan” and “Hsing Yi Ch’uan Part
1” which are available on the CYKFA website at www.chingyikungfu.com.)
易 筋 經 Yi (4) Jin (1) Jing (1)
Muscle
Change Classic, "Changing Tendons Classic"
Wade-Giles:
I Chin Ching
(A
series of internal exercises which, according to legend, were taught by the Buddhist
monk Ta Mo at the Shaolin Temple)
十 二 形 Shi (2) Er (4) Xing (2)
12
Forms (12 Animal Forms of Xing Yi Quan)
Wade-Giles:
Shih Erh Hsing
(The
following 12 entries are the 12 Animal Forms)
龍 形 Long (2) Xing (2)
Dragon
Form
Wade-Giles:
Lung Hsing
虎 形 Hu (3) Xing (2)
Tiger
Form
Wade-Giles:
Hu Hsing
猴 形 Hou (2) Xing (2)
Monkey
Form
Wade-Giles:
Hou Hsing
馬 形 Ma (3) Xing (2)
Horse
Form
Wade-Giles:
Ma Hsing
鼉 形 Tuo (2) Xing (2)
Crocodile
(Water Lizard, Large Reptile) Form
Wade-Giles:
T'o Hsing
(Some Xing Yi schools call this form
"Turtle")
雞 形 Ji (1) Xing (2)
Chicken
(Rooster) Form
Wade-Giles:
Chi Hsing
鷂 形 Yao (4) Xing (2)
Sparrow
Hawk Form
Wade-Giles:
Yao Hsing
燕 形 Yan (4) Xing (2)
Swallow
Form
Wade-Giles:
Yan Hsing
蛇 形 She (2) Xing (2)
Snake
Form
Wade-Giles:
She Hsing
鳥 台 形 Tai (2) Xing (2)
Tai
Bird Form
Wade-Giles:
T'ai Hsing
(A
Tai was a huge mythical bird similar to the Roc of Arabian mythology. The
character for this word is not found in most modern or online
dictionaries. It is therefore presented here by its two parts - the
"bird" radical (鳥 on the left,
and the "tai" character (台 on the right
which provides pronunciation.)
(Some Xing Yi schools call this form
"Camel")
鷹 形 Ying (1) Xing (2)
Eagle
Form
Wade-Giles:
Ying Hsing
熊 形 Xiong (2) Xing (2)
Bear
Form
Wade-Giles:
Hsiung Hsing
雜 式 捶 Za (2) Shi (4) Chui (2)
Mixed
Fists, or Mixed Beating, Form 1
(A
form combining various Xing Yi Quan 5 Elements and 12 Animals techniques)
Wade-Giles:
Tsa Shih Ch'ui
雜 式 捶 Za (2) Shi (4) Chui (2)
Mixed
Fists, or Mixed Beating, Form 2
(A
form combining various Xing Yi Quan 5 Elements and 12 Animals techniques)
Wade-Giles:
Tsa Shih Ch'ui
八 式 Ba (1) Shi (4)
Eight
Forms
(A
form combining various Xing Yi Quan 5 Elements and 12 Animals techniques)
Wade-Giles:
Pa Shih
白 猿 偷 桃
Bai (2) Yuan (2) Tou (1) Tao (2)
White
Ape Steals A Peach
Wade-Giles:
Pai Yuen (Yüan) T'ou T'ao
(A
Northern Preying Mantis System form)
白 猿 出 洞 Bai (2) Yuan (2) Chu (1) Dong (4)
White
Ape Exits The Cave
Wade-Giles:
Pai Yuen (Yüan) Ch'u Tung
(A
Northern Preying Mantis System form)
打 虎 棍 Da (3) Hu (3) Gun (4)
Beating
Tiger Pole/Staff
Wade-Giles:
Ta Hu Kun
(An
eyebrow-height staff form)
散 手 對 打 San (4) Shou (3) Dui (4) Da (3)
Lit:
"Dispersing Hands, Opposing Attack"
Wade-Giles:
San Shou Tui Ta
(Two-person
Yang Family Style Tai Ji Quan application form; "2-man T'ai Chi")
擒 拿 Qin (2) Na (2)
Seize-Immobilize,
Catch-Hold
Wade-Giles:
Ch'in Na
(Qin
Na joint-locking techniques are found in virtually every Chinese martial arts
style. It is also sometimes practiced exclusively as a separate art in and
of itself. In addition to individual Qin Na self-defense techniques, the
CYKFA teaches a two-person Qin Na application form, created by Dr. Wong in 1972
and shown on the video.)