Curriculum

Grandmaster Huang Chien-Liang and Shi Fu Mike Pilachowski practice a straightsword two-man set

Listed below are the forms and techniques taught by Grandmaster Huang Chien-Liang and his students as part of the Tien Shan Pai curriculum:

1st Degree Black Sash

First: Grade 5 (White to Green)

  • White Sash to Orange Sash
    • 小武花 Xiao Wu Hua (Little Martial Flower)
  • Orange Sash to Green Sash
    • 梅花拳 Mei Hua Quan (Plum Flower Fist)

Second: Grade 4 (Green to Purple)

  • Green Sash to Blue Sash
    • 盤龍鞭桿 Pan Long Bian Gan (Coiling Dragon Whip)
  • Blue Sash to Purple Sash
    • 梅花連環腿 Mei Hua Lian Huan Tui (Plum Flower Kick Combination)

Third: Grade 3 (Purple to Brown)

  • Purple Sash to Brown Sash
    • 梅花單刀 Mei Hua Dan Dao (Plum Flower Broadsword)

Fourth: Grade 2 (Brown to Brown II)

  • Brown Sash to Brown Sash I
    • 小虎燕 Xiao Hu Yan (Little Tiger Swallow)
  • Brown Sash I – Brown Sash II
    • 白眉棍 Bai Mei Gun (White Eyebrow Long Staff)
  • Brown Sash II – Brown Sash III
    • 中級拳對練 Zhong Ji Quan Dui Lian (Intermediate Fist Two Man Set)
    • 突擊 Tu Ji (Sudden Attack)

Fifth: Grade 1 (Brown III to Brown V)

  • Brown Sash III – Brown Sash IV
    • 鴛鴦譜 Yuan Yang Pu (Mandarin Duck)
    • 天山槍法 Tian Shan Qiang Fa (Tien Shan Spear)
  • Brown Sash IV – Brown Sash V
    • 燕形劍 Yan Xing Jian (Swallowtail Straightsword)
  • 散打 San-Da 1-10
Disciples of Grandmaster Huang show their Kung Fu, Xing Yi postures at Wu Tai Shan, China.

Additional Curriculum Elements:

  • Empty Hand Forms