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Welcome to The Northern Shaolin Academy! . . . Come and See our New Kung Fu Dragon & Tiger classes (Ages 5 up 15 ) On Tuesday & Thursday from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Northern (Mandarin) Chinese Terminology

General

*Tien Shan Pai*	Celestial Mountain System
*Guo Shu*	"Martial Arts"

Stances

*Ma Bu*	Horse Stance
*Kung Bu*	Forward Stance (Bow and Arrow Stance)
*Hsu Bu*	Empty Stance (Cat Stance)
*Pan Bu*	Coiling Stance (Scissors Stance)
*Du Li Bu*	One Leg Stance
*Fu Hu Bu*	Taming Tiger Stance
*Chi Sing Bu*	Seven Star Stance
*Pu Bu*	Drop Stance
*Xie Bu*	Sitting Stance
*Chi Lin Bu*	Unicorn Stance
*Yen Bu*	Swallow Stance
*Chi Bu*	Chicken Stance

Punches

*Li Chuan*	Vertical Fist
*Pin Chuan*	Horizontal Fist
*Shoang Shou*	Fan Hand
*Pi Chuan*	Axe Fist
*Kan Shou*	Slashing Palm
*Chang Da*	Palm Strike
*Bou Chuan*	Whip Strike
*Yang Shou*	Upward Hand
*Yin Shou*	Downward Hand

Kicks

*Tam Twei*	Spring Leg
*Shang Ti Twei*	Raise Leg Kick
*Ci Ti Twei*	Side Kick
*Wai Bai Twei*	Outside Crescent Kick
*Lie He Twei*	Inside Crescent Kick
*Deng Twei*	Heel Kick
*Dang Twei*	Nailing Kick
*Ma Hou Twei*	Back Kick

Primary Drills

*Xiao Yi Dui Lu*	Small First Road Routine
*Xiao Er Dui Lu*	Small Second Road Routine (24B Drills)
*Dai Yi Dui Lu*	Big First Road Routine
*Dai Er Dui Lu*	Big Second Road Routine (40B Drills)

Tien Shan Pai Forms

	Tien Shan Pai Forms
*Tzu Chi Chuan*	Primary Fist
*Lien Bu Chuan* (aka Long Chuan)	Linking Step Fist (aka Dragon Fist)
*Sung Chi Chuan*	Intermediate Fist
*Gung Li Chuan*	Power Development Fist
*Man Jiang Hong*	Whole River Red

*Mi Sung*	Lost Track Forms
*Chi Chuan*	Sudden Fist

*Ba Chi Chuan*	Eight Extremes Fist Forms
*Ba Chi Chuan*	Eight Extremes Fist

*Cha Chuan Jiao Men*	Cha Fist Sect Boxing Forms
*Tam Twei*	Spring Leg

*Yuan Yang Chuan*	Mandarin Duck Fist Forms
*Yuan Yang Twei*	Mandarin Duck Kick

*Sun Bin Chuan*	Long Sleeves Fist Forms
*San Shi Er Sun Bin*	32 Long Sleeves

*Liang Shan Chuan*	Liang Mountain Fist Forms
*Shi Er Twei*	12 Kicks
*Lien Huan Twei*	Continuous Linking Kicks
*Mei Hua Chuan* (aka Shaolin Chuan)	Plum Blossom Fist (aka Shaolin Fist)
*Xiao Hong Chuan*	Little Red Fist