Tien Shan Pai Curriculum

Beginner Sets

初级拳
(chū jí quán)
TZU CHI CHUAN
(Primary Fist aka 24B)

初级拳對練
(chū jí quán duì liàn)
TZU CHI DUI LIAN
(Primary Fist Two-Person Set)

盘龙短棍
(pán lóng duǎn gùn)
PAN LONG DUAN GUN
Coiling Dragon Short Staff
The set was made for a Whip (鞭 biān).

Intermediate Sets

梅花拳
(méi huā quán)
MEI HUA CHUAN
(Plum Blossom Fist)

梅花弹腿
(méi huā dàn tuǐ)
MEI HUA TAM TWEI
("Plum Blossom Kickboxer")
Plum Blossom Fist (梅花拳 méi huā quán) +
Springy Kicks (弹腿 dàn tuǐ)

梅花单刀
(méi huā dān dāo)
MEI HUA DAN DAO
(Plum Blossom Single Broadsword)

八极拳
(bā jí quán)
BA CHI CHUAN
(8 Ultimate Fist)

六合棍對練
(liù hé gùn duì liàn)
LUI HE GUN DUI LIAN - Part 1
(Six Harmony Staff Two-Person Set - Part 1)

龙拳
(lóng quán)
LONG CHUAN
(Dragon Fist)
head of a camel, eyes of a demon, ears of a cow
horns of a stag, neck of a snake, belly of a toad
claws of an eagle, palms of a tiger, scales of a carp

六合棍對練
(liù hé gùn duì liàn)
LUI HE GUN DUI LIAN - Part 2
(Six Harmony Staff Two-Person Set - Part 2)

Advanced Sets

小红面拳
(xiǎo hóng miàn quán)
XIAO HONG MIAN CHUAN
(Little Red Face Fist)

春秋大刀
(chūn qiū dà dāo)
CHUN QIU DA DAO
(Spring Autumn Big Knife)
General Guān Yǔ (關羽) of the Three Kingdoms period was
famous for his weapon, which is now known as a Guān dāo (關刀).
It was a crescent moon blade (偃月刀 yǎn yuè dāo),
which he named "Green Dragon" (青龍 Qīng Lóng).

小红云拳
(xiǎo hóng yún quán)
XIAO HONG YUN CHUAN
(Little Red Cloud Fist)

天山槍法
(tiān shān qiāng fǎ)
TIEN SHAN QIANG FA
(Celestial Mountain Spear Method)

满江红拳
(mǎn jiāng hóng quán)
MAN JIANG HONG CHUAN
(All Rivers Red Fist)

梅花雙刀
(méi huā shuāng dāo)
MEI HUA SHUANG DAO
(Plum Blossom Double Broadsword

Open Hand Sets

功力拳
(gōng lì quán)
GUNG LI CHUAN
(Building Strength Fist)

罗汉全
(luóhàn quán)
LUOHAN CHUAN
(Buddhist Fist)

孫臏拳
(Sūn Bìn quán)
SUN BIN CHUAN
(32 "Long Sleeves")
General Sūn Bìn of the Warring States period was a
descendant of Sūn Tsu, author of The Art of War.

一路埋伏拳
(yí lù mái fú quán)
YI LU MAI HU CHUAN
(First Routine Ambush Fist)

二路埋伏拳
(èr lù mái fú quán)
ER LU MAI HU CHUAN
(Second Routine Ambush Fist)

突袭對練
(tū xí duì liàn)
TU XI DUI LIAN
(Sudden Attack Two-Person Set)

擒拿對練
(qín ná duì liàn)
QIN NA DUI LIAN
(Seize and Control Two-Person Set)

Weapon Sets

虎頭雙鉤
(hǔ tóu shuāng gōu)
HU TOU SHUANG GUO
(Tiger Head Double Hookswords)

白眉棍
(bái méi gùn)
BAI MEI GUN
(White Eyebrow Staff)

梨花雙劍
(lí huā shuāng jiàn)
LI HUA SHUANG JIAN
(Pear Blossom Double Straightsword)

九節鞭
(jiǔ jié biān)
JIU JIE BIAN
(Nine Section Whip)

走線飛錘
(zǒu xiàn fēi chuí)
ZOU XIAN FEI CHUI
(Meteor or Flying Steel Ball or Rope Dart)

天罡寶扇
(tiān gāng bǎo shàn)
TIAN GANG BAO SHAN
(Celestial Dipper Treasure Fan)

三節棍
(sān jié gùn)
SAN JIE GUN
(Three Sectional Staff)

Two-Person Weapon Sets

短棍對練
(duǎn gùn duì liàn)
DUAN GUN DUI LIAN
(Short Staff Two-Person Set)

單刀對練
(dān dāo duì liàn)
DAN DAO DUI LIAN
(Single Broadsword Two-Person Set)

單刀对槍
(dān dāo duì qiāng)
DAN DAO DUI QIANG
(Single Broadsword vs Spear)

雙刀对梅花槍
(shuāng dāo duì méi huā qiāng)
SHUANG DAO DUI MEI HUA QIANG
(Double Broadsword vs Plum Blossom Spear)

斬馬刀对槍
(zhǎn mǎ dāo duì qiāng)
ZHAN MA DAO DUI QIANG
(Horse Chopping Knife vs Spear)

大刀对單刀
(dà dāo duì dān dāo)
DA DAO DUI DAN DAO
(Big Knife vs Single Broadsword)

盤龍棍对槍
(pán lóng gùn duì qiāng)
PAN LONG GUN DUI QIANG
(Coiling Dragon Staff vs Spear)

螳螂拳
(táng láng quán)
TANG LANG QUAN
(Praying Mantis Fist)

Open Hand Sets

二路查捶拳
(èr lù Chá chuí quán)
ER LU CHA CHUY CHUAN
(Second Routine Piercing Fist)
Chá is a family name and northern system of kung fu.

形意拳
(xíng yì quán)
HSING I CHUAN
(Shape and Mind Fist)

Open Hand Sets

五形拳
(wǔ xíng quán)
WU HSING CHUAN
(Five Element Fist)

五形相生克
(wǔ xíng xiāng shēng kè)
WU HSING HSIANG SHENG KE
(Five Element Cycle of Creation and Destruction)

十二形
(shíèr xíng)
SHI ER XING
(12 Animal Shapes Forms)

七星五形连換拳
(qī xīng wǔ xíng lián huàn quán)
CHI SING WU HSING LIAN HUAN CHUAN
(Seven Star Five Shape Linking Combination Fist)

八字泉
(bā zì quán)
BA SHI CHUAN
(Eight Characters Fist)
八字 (bā zì) refers to the Four Pillars of Destiny in Chinese astrology.

Standing Drills

Basic Stances

Basic Strikes
(in shoulder width stance)

Basic Kicks
(in fighting position using front and back leg)

Standing 10

Fighting Monk

Basic Boxing

Climbing The Mountain

Moving Drills

Linking Step
(链步 liàn bù)

First Small Road Routine
(小一道路 xiǎo yì dào lù)

Second Small Road Routine
(小二道路 xiǎo èr dào lù)

First Big Road Routine
(大一道路 dà yì dào lù)

Second Big Road Routine
(大二道路 dà èr dào lù)

Moving 10

Kicks and Blocks Two Person Drill
(front snap kick, roundhouse kick, side kick,
spinning back kick, spinning hook kick)

Springy Kicks Drill
(弹腿 dàn tuǐ)

Little Red Cloud Fist Drills

Conditioning

Iron Palm Pad Strikes
(palm, back hand, axe hand, crane's beak for hand conditioning)

Kung Fu Pushups
(palms, wrists, fists, knuckles for hand and wrist conditioning and chest)

Barrel Lifts
(for stance and grip training, finger conditioning, and shoulders)

Bean Bags
(solo and two person for stance and grip training and coordination)

Three Star Striking
(打三星 dǎ sān xīng)
(two person for stance trainig, arm conditioning, and coordination)

Kung Fu Leg Lifts
(two person for lower abs)

Heavy Bag/Dummy Training
(for power, accuracy, and conditioning)

Two Person Techniques

Escapes

Seize and Control
(擒拿 qín ná)
(72 normal + 36 lethal = 108 techniques)

Self Defense
(vs hand, knife, gun, etc)

Applications
(from hand and weapon sets)

Combo Drills With Pads
(for distance, power, timing, and accuracy)

Free Fighting
(散打 sǎn dǎ)
(hand and weapon sparring)