Little Idea Form – 108 move set.

Siu Nim Tao (Xiao Nian Tou)

- Common meaning -

Sil Lim Tao

# 1

Hoi Yee Jee Kim Yeung Ma

(Kai Er Zi Qian Yang Ma)

Opening trapezoidal clamping goat horse

Opening stance

1

Ha Cha Sao (Xia Cha Shou)

Low crossed arms

Cross arms

2

Seung Cha Sao (Shuang Cha Shou)

High crossed arms

Bring them up

3

Seung Sao Kuen (Shuang Shou Quan)

Double closing fists

Make fists, withdraw

4

Jo Yaat Jee Chung Kuen
(Zuo Ri Zi Chong Quan)

Left vertical thrusting punch

Left punch

5

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Left Tan Sao

6

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Left Huen Sao

7

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

8

Repeat on Right side

9-12

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Left Tan Sao

13

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling arm

Huen Sao

14

Jo Chum Sao (Zuo Chen Shou)

Left sinking hand

Drop hand

15

Jo Wu Sao (Zuo Hu Shou)

Left protecting hand

Wu Sao

16

Jo Fook Sao (Zuo Fu Shou)

Left controlling arm

Fook Sao

17

Jo Chum Sao (Zuo Chen Shou)

Left sinking hand

Drop hand

18

Jo Wu Sao (Zuo Hu Shou)

Left protecting hand

Huen Sao to Wu Sao

19

Jo Fook Sao (Zuo Fu Shou)

Left controlling arm

Fook Sao

20

Jo Chum Sao (Zuo Chen Shou)

Left sinking hand

Drop hand

21

Jo Wu Sao (Zuo Hu Shou)

Left protecting hand

Huen Sao to Wu Sao

22

Jo Fook Sao (Zuo Fu Shou)

Left controlling arm

Fook Sao

23

Jo Chum Sao (Zuo Chen Shou)

Left sinking hand

Drop hand

24

Jo Wu Sao (Zuo Hu Shou)

Left protecting hand

Huen Sao to Wu Sao

25

Jo Pak Sao (Zuo Pai Shou)

Left slapping hand

Pak Sao

26

Jo Jing Jeung (Zhuo Zeng Jeung)

Left straight palm

Left palm strike

27

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

28

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Huen Sao

29

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

30

Repeat on Right side

31-48

# 2

Jo Wang Gum Sao (Zuo Heng Jin Shou)

Left side pinning arm

Left Gum Sao

49

Yao Wang Gum Sao (You Heng Jin Shou)

Right side pinning arm

Right Gum Sao

50

Seung Hao Gum Sao (Shuang Hou Jin Shou)

Double back pinning arms

Double rear palm strike

51

Seung Jin Gum Sao (Shuang Qian Jin Shou)

Double front pinning arms

Double front palm strike

52

Seung Lan Sao (Shuang Lan Shou)

Double barring arms

Bring arms up

53

Seung Fak Sao (Shuang Fu Shou)

Double whisking arms

Double Fut Sao

54

Seung Lan Sao (Shuang Lan Shou)

Double barring arms

Bring arms back

55

Seung Chum Sao (Shuang Chen Shou)

Double sinking arms

Drop both hands

56

Seung Tan Sao (Shuang Tan Shou)

Double dispersing arms

Double Tan Sao

57

Seung Jut Sao (Shuang Jut Shou)

Double choking arms

Double Jut Sao

58

Seung Biu Jee (Shuang Biao Shou)

Double darting fingers

Double Bil Jee

59

Seung Cheung Kiu Gum Sao (Shuang Chang Qiao Jin Shou)

Double long bridge pinning arms

Double Gum Sao

60

Seung Ding Sao (Shuo Ding Shou)

Double butting arms

Double Tarn Sao

61

Seung Sao Kuen (Shuang Shou Quan)

Double closing fists

Make fists, withdraw

62

# 3

Jo Pak Sao (Zuo Pai Shou)

Left slapping hand

Left Pak Sao

63

Jo Juk Jeung (Zuo Ce Zhang)

Left side palm

Left palm strike

64

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

65

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Huen Sao

66

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

67

Repeat on Right side

68-72

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Left Tan Sao

73

Jo Gaun Sao (Zuo Geng Shou)

Left cultivating arm

Garn Sao

74

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

75

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Huen Sao

76

Jo Dai Jeung (Zuo Di Zhang)

Left low palm

Left low palm strike

77

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

78

Jo Noi Huen Sao (Zuo Nei Juan Shou)

Left inside circling hand

Heun Sao

79

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

80

Repeat on right side

81-88

Jo Bong Sao (Zuo Bang Shou)

Left wing arm

Left Bong Sao

89

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

90

Jo Tok Jeung (Zuo Tuo Zhang)

Left butting palm

Low palm strike

91

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

92

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Huen Sao

93

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

94

Repeat on right side

95-100

Jo Tut Sao (Zuo Tuo Shou)

Left freeing arm

Strike down with right hand while wthdrawing left arm

101

Yao Tut Sao (You Tuo Shou)

Right freeing arm

Strike down with left hand while withdrawing right arm

102

Jo Tut Sao (Zuo Tuo Shou)

Left freeing arm

Strike down with right hand while withdrawing left arm

103

Yao Lien Wan Kuen (You Lian Huan Quan)

Left linked chain punch

Left punch, Right punch, Left punch

104

Yao Tan Sao (You Tan Shou)

Dispersing arm

Tan Sao

105

Yao Huen Sao (You Juan Shou)

Circling hand

Huen Sao

106

Yao Sao Kuen (You Shou Quan)

Right closing fist

Make fist, withdraw

107

Sao Ma (Shou Ma)

Closing horse

To attention

108

Sil Lim Tao form complete

Fist – Yat Chi Chun Kuen, “Sun Shaped Fist” … fingers are closed and brought into the palm. Thumb closes over fingers and rests over the first two knuckles, tip resting above the crease between the middle and ring fingers. Back of hand is flat and in line with forearm.

Punch – maintain structure, silk reeling energy, intent and fa jing

• oi mun choy – outside, over-forearm blocking punch
• noi mun choy – inside, under-forearm blocking punch
• sae mun – The Four Gates

1. tan sao
2. gan sao
3. pak sao
4. gum sao

tan / gan drill – tan meets tan, gan meets gan. Same and opposite sides. Intended to perfect structure and make the techniques more natural.

kuen su kuen (punch against punch) – Punches meet on the outer forearm, crossing. Later, this can be turned into kuen lap su kuen lap.

tan drills – vs. straight, hook, cross

gan drills – vs. same side uppercut

pak drills – vs. straight and cross

gum drills – vs. opposite side uppercut

correllary drill: mix up the attacks against four gates, hooks and uppercuts, working in all the techniques.

Stance

• Yi Chi Kim Yun Ma – legs are together. Sink at the knees keeping the back straight, until the legs for an approximate 135 degree angle (incidentally, this is the angle for our arm techniques at the elbow: tan, bong, gan, fook, etc…) feet open, rotating at the heel until the angle is 45 degrees. Rotating on the ball of the feet, spread ankles out until the resultant angle is again 45 degrees with the toes pointing towards the apex. Tailbone rotates under and parineum lines up with top of the head. Back is mildly curved, chest is not poked out. Weight is sunk into the knees and adductor muscles flex to draw body down towards the ground with the energy being expressed in a forward manner along the bottom plane of the feet.
  
• hao ma – sitting stance. one leg back, one forward. 90%/10% weight ratio. Toes of front leg line up with heel of back leg. Hips and torso face directly forward, square with your intended direction. Both feet are at a 45 degree angle to the center line of the body. Adduction is KEY to maintaining proper structure.
  
• toh ma – (aka short flat walk) Following rules from hao ma, front leg steps forward. Adduction force pulls rear leg towards front, sliding across the floor. Lifting the foot potentially removes grounding.
  
• jeet ma – shooting step (longer toh ma). Front leg shoots out a greater distance to cover more ground. Used for bridging a safe gap, performing an attack, etc. Same as toh ma, but faster and farther.
  

Kicks

• jeet gurk – shooting kick. Toes are pointed inward, analogous to hand position in gan sao. Leeding foot edge is striking point. Intended for targeting legs normally. Knee is lifted, kick’s energy whips from knee.

• tai gurk – rising kick. Leg is lifted upwards, using the top of the foot as the striking surface, as if kicking a football. Adduction drives kick, power is generated from thigh muscles, sinking into the rear leg a miniscule amount before striking powers the ground and gives structure.

• fung gurk – flat forward kick. Toes point upward, striking point is the bottom of the foot. Intended for larger surfaces like the stomach, thigh-torso connection, or bottocks / back (say if the opponent is performing a spin kick.

• dim gurk – crushing downard kick. Energy is sent downward to folding targets like the knee (or between knee/ankle) or femur-hip connection. Energy sinks and is directed towards the ground. Goal is to fold the target, forcing the knee to bend or the torso to drop straight down.

bong sao – rolling and intercepting.

1. Rolling bong sao is a response to an attack which makes contact with the arm and is attempting to drive through. This is not an active block as much as it is a structural answer to an opposing force. Arm rolls over from wu sao (or extended position) into bong position.
2. Intercepting bong sau blocks an incoming punch with its structure in place before the punch makes contact with the arm. The energy is generally at an intercepting angle to the punch and force is equally distributed along the leading contact edge of the forearm, between the wrist and elbow.

chuen ma exercises (stance turning)

• sae mun (four gates with stance turning)
• bong sao (bong with stance turning)
• sae mun + returning energy (four gates with turning, body turns back to center position and send a punch using the turning energy to drive it.)

Self Defense – Knife Drills

Continuing under the premise that students may not stick with Wing Chun, “self defense” techniques which can translate to real life scenarios and be learned easily are still being taught at this stage.

1. Inside slash (follow through counter, pull back, high, low)
2. Back slash (high, low)
3. Downward stab
4. Stomach stab
5. Kidney stab

*** I didn’t write down the sequences for these techniques. I’ll need to work through each one and try to remember the correct responses.

Footwork:

Seet Ma (light/heavy leg)

• “light leg” seet ma – from hao ma facing the opponent, forward leg moves out to about 45 degrees of centerline. Rear leg arcs in coming next to the lead foot. Weight is transferred to lead foot and the angle is again reversed towards the opponent and the forward leg becomes the rear leg. Used to avoid attacks from various locations and attain a better attack angle.
• “heavy leg” seet ma – from hao ma facing the opponent. Pushing towards the open side of your stance with your front leg, the rear leg steps away from the centerline at 90 degrees. Upon settling, direction is shifted 45 degrees towards closed side of stance, changing the direction of your centerline. This is used to change the angle of attack on an incoming opponent without losing ground. Typically the opponent’s side will be exposed if executed properly and in the right scenario.

Seung Ma (double step) – Used to advance quickly upon a retreating or distant opponent when doing so does not compromise one’s position. Front foot steps as if doing a seet ma (long flat walk?) and upon making contact with the ground, shifts angle from inner 45 to outer 45 degrees (a change of 90 degrees). Weight is then transferred and the front leg becomes the back as the former rear leg now shoots to the forward position into the hao ma position once again.

Toi Ma (sweeping/arcing backstep) – Used to retreat and repostion without changing direction or even forward intent. Front leg sweeps around in an arc and repositions as the rear leg, shifting accordingly.

Drill: Oi Mun Choy (outer arm blocking punch) against opponent’s punches using Oy/Noy Seen Wai
Kicks with Stepping:

• tai gurk
• dim gurk
• jeet gurk
• fung gurk

Hand Drills

• tan da with yan chun - tan punch against a hook, tan hand flips over to become a yan chun (open palm strike, fingers straight up).
• tan sao, yu dai chun, pai jarn - tan sao against a straight punch, slides down over punch to become lower palm strike (yu dai chun) to naval/dan tien/bladder, arm folds and rising elbow (pai jarn) strikes chin.
• pak da, biu sao – pak punch. wu sao strikes forward to eyes/throat/soft spot with biu sao.
• jum sao, jik kuen – jum sao against lower straight punch, turns into a responding straight punch to torso.
• gan da, tai kuen — gan da against an upper cut, gan hand turns into a rising punch

Front hand, rear hand response Drill *can’t remember exactly what this is, i’m going to consult my old classmates to confirm my thoughts.

Dan Chi Sao – single hand chi sao, no stepping. Simply learn mechanical response to the basics. Opponent starts in tan sao, Exponent in fook sao. Opponent strikes with straight punch, Exponent response with jam sao. Exponent strikes with straight punch, opponent response with bong sao.

Theory: double yang arc (2 movements on same side of arc)

Bong Lop Da with Chuen Ma (stance turning), returning energy (striking with arm you’re centering towards)

Pak sao – biu sao with stance turning and returning to center punch.

Lop Sao Drill

• guat sao (bowl scraping block) — done from punch after the lop sao.
• tan sao response — from bong, arm turns into tan sao after opponent strikes and rear arm turns into a punch.

• double leg take down – going down with knees together.
• chain punching/elbows/kicking
• ground “ready” position”
• rotating and moving around
• switching legs
• heel / knee trap
• roundhouse response to knee grab
• getting back up
• defense against the headlock to ground

Ankle/Leg Lock Counters (counter with Toy Ma, Pak Da, Jik Gerk, Toh Ma, Lin Wan

Kuen)

Seung Gan vs Seung Gan drill — focus on snap and forward intent of both gan sao.

Counter to Roundhouse Kick

• toh ma with double gan sao
• seet ma with double gan sao

Static Defense

• jik gurk versus side kick
• dim gurk vs. roundhouse kick
• dim gurk vs. spinning kick
• sae mun vs. various punches

• respond to attacker stepping out and throwing a roundhouse punch
• defender response with seet ma, turning into the attacker and using chain punches

• attack stands with YCKYM and throws single punches
• defender response with oi seen wai then alternately, noi seen wai.

Boxer’s Crouch drill (punches, roundhouse/turning kick…)

Cau Sao to Bong Lop

Knife Kick Punch Grab drill — Opponent attacks with knife, neutralize and stay ready for a kick form the opponent. Defend from kick then be ready for another attack, typically a punch. Defend against that. Opponent grabs, use level 1 self defense techniques to get out and “finish” the opponent so you can get away.

Self Defense drills, follow up with Lin Wan Kuen (chain punching)