Curriculum

The beginning curriculum consists of a series of drills, exercises, techniques, and forms along with sparring. This curriculum develops initial self-defense skills through fundamental kicking and striking techniques as well as Chin Na (擒拿), take downs, and power generation basics.

2p-doa-garIn a vein similar to the original Ching Wu (精武) curriculum, 10 fundamental forms are utilized to provide the foundation for more advanced core material. These 10 forms consist of 5 solo hand/leg forms, 4 solo weapon forms and a two-person hand/leg form.

Once a student has mastered the fundamental material they may move to the core curriculum which consists of more sophisticated techniques, drills, take downs, Chin Na, sparring and forms.

dao-garThe core Mi Jong Lo Han forms include more advanced solo hand/leg forms and classical weapon forms. There are also paired person versus person (two-person) forms that utilize hand/leg or classical weapons. Additional material from Tai Chi Tang Lang and Tao Chia Liang Yi remains an integral component of this lineage, and elements from both these styles are also taught at the discretion of Sifu Tuan.

There are no belts or rank per-se in the “modern/western” sense. Seniority is based on a familial system and rank is generally determined by the number of prerequisite forms a student has learned and the amount of curriculum material mastered. This material will be tested, however there are no testing fees or any other costs aside from the usual school tuition and uniform.