Tien Shan Pai Curriculum

Beginner Sets

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

Primary Fist Two Person Set
初级拳對練
(chū jí quán duì liàn)

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

Intermediate Sets

Plum Blossom Fist
梅花拳
(méi huā quán)

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

Plum Blossom Single Broadsword
梅花单刀
(méi huā dān dāo)

8 Ultimate Fist
八极拳
(bā jí quán)

Six Harmony Staff Two Person Set Part 1
六合棍對練
(liù hé gùn duì liàn)

Dragon Fist

龙拳
(lóng quán)
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

Six Harmony Staff Two Person Set Part 2
六合棍對練
(liù hé gùn duì liàn)

Advanced Sets

Little Red Face Fist
小红面拳
(xiǎo hóng miàn quán)

Spring Autumn Big Knife
春秋大刀
(chūn qiū dà dāo)
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).

Little Red Cloud Fist
小红云拳
(xiǎo hóng yún quán)

Celestial Mountain Spear Method
天山槍法
(tiān shān qiāng fǎ)

All Rivers Red Fist
满江红拳
(mǎn jiāng hóng quán)

Plum Blossom Double Broadsword
梅花雙刀
(méi huā shuāng dāo)

Open Hand Sets

Building Strength Fist
功力拳
(gōng lì quán)

Buddhist Fist
罗汉全
(luóhàn quán)

32 "Long Sleeves"
孫臏拳
(Sūn Bìn quán)
General Sūn Bìn of the Warring States period was a
descendant of Sūn Tsu, author of The Art of War.
Sun Bìn Quan is the name of his style.
The sets are numbered like in Tai Chi, such as 32 or 64.
They are nicknamed "Long Sleeves" from the
flowing characteristics of the strikes.

First Routine Ambush Fist
一路埋伏拳
(yí lù mái fú quán)

Second Routine Ambush Fist
二路埋伏拳
(èr lù mái fú quán)

Sudden Attack Two Person Set
突袭對練
(tū xí duì liàn)

Seize and Control Two Person Set
擒拿對練
(qín ná duì liàn)

Weapon Sets

Tiger Head Double Hookswords
虎頭雙鉤
(hǔ tóu shuāng gōu)

White Eyebrow Staff
白眉棍
(bái méi gùn)

Pear Blossom Double Straightsword
梨花雙劍
(lí huā shuāng jiàn)

Nine Section Whip
九節鞭
(jiǔ jié biān)

Extending Line Flying Hammer
走線飛錘
(zǒu xiàn fēi chuí)
aka Meteor or Flying Steel Ball or Rope Dart

Celestial Dipper Treasure Fan
天罡寶扇
(tiān gāng bǎo shàn)

Three Sectional Staff
三節棍
(sān jié gùn)

Two Person Weapon Sets

Short Staff Two Person Set
短棍對練
(duǎn gùn duì liàn)

Single Broadsword Two Person Set
單刀對練
(dān dāo duì liàn)

Single Broadsword vs Spear
單刀对槍
(dān dāo duì qiāng)

Double Broadsword vs Plum Blossom Spear
雙刀对梅花槍
(shuāng dāo duì méi huā qiāng)

Horse Chopping Knife vs Spear
斬馬刀对槍
(zhǎn mǎ dāo duì qiāng)

Big Knife vs Single Broadsword
大刀对單刀
(dà dāo duì dān dāo)

Coiling Dragon Staff vs Spear
盤龍棍对槍 (pán lóng gùn duì qiāng)

Praying Mantis Fist
螳螂拳
(táng láng quán)

Open Hand Sets

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

Shape and Mind Fist
形意拳
(xíng yì quán)

Open Hand Sets

Five Element Fist
五形拳
(wǔ xíng quán)

Five Element Cycle of Creation and Destruction
五形相生克
(wǔ xíng xiāng shēng kè)

12 Animal Shapes Forms
十二形
(shíèr xíng)

Seven Star Five Shape Linking Combination Fist
七星五形连換拳
(qī xīng wǔ xíng lián huàn quán)

Eight Characters Fist
八字泉
(bā zì quán)
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

Five Elements Creation Cycle
五形相生
(wǔ xíng xiāng shēng)
from Shape Mind Boxing (形意拳 xíng yì quan)

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)

Walking 10

Kick and Block 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

Five Elements
五形
(wǔ xíng)
from Shape Mind Boxing (形意拳 xíng yì quan)

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