Forms

Forms Of The Praying Mantis Style

These are the forms taught at the Praying Mantis Martial Arts Institute. The forms of the Seven Star Praying Mantis branch are of the Wong, Hon-Fun lineage and were passed down to Master Chuy by Grand Master Lai, Brendan, Grand Master Yuen, Man-Kai and Grand Master Soh, Siu-Ming. Forms from the Tai Chi Praying Mantis branch were taught to Master Chuy by the late Grandmaster Chiu, Chuk-Kai. All of these forms are traditional forms and have been passed down from generation to generation.

The forms have been divided into the following categories:

Empty-Hand Forms Weapons Forms Empty-Hand Sparring Forms Empty-Hand Techniques Weapons Sparring Forms

Chinese Characters	Cantonese Pronounciation	English Translation
	Sup Say Lo Kuen	Basic Fourteen Form
	Gung Lik Kuen	Strength Building Form
	Bung Bo	Crushing Steps Form
	Tsahp Tchoy	Stabbing Fist Form
	Sup Baht Sao	Eighteen Ancestors Form
	Daw Ghong	Avoiding Rigidity Form
	Dai Fahn Tseh	Big Windmill Form
	Siew Fahn Tseh	Small Windmill Form
	Dai Gah Sik	Large Motion Form
	Siew Gah Sik	Small Motion Form
	Bahk Yuen Tchut Dhong	White Ape Exits the Cave Form
	Bahk Yuen Tao Tow	White Ape Steals the Peach Form
	Hahk Fu Gow Tsah	Black Tiger Intercepting Form
	Yao Ling	Flexible and Agile Form
	Yut Lo Zhaat Yew	First Essential Form
	Yee Lo Zhaat Yew	Second Essential Form
	Sahm Lo Zhaat Yew	Third Essential Form
	Mui Fah Lawk	Descending Plum Flower Form
	Mui Fah Kuen	Plum Flower Form
	Mui Fah Sao	Plum Flower Hand Form
	Tong Long Tchut Dhong	Praying Mantis Exits the Cave Form
	Tong Long Tao Tow	Praying Mantis Steals the Peach Form
	Say Lo Bun Da	Four Directional Chase and Attack Form
	Fay Ngahn Jurng	Flying Geese Palm Form
	Lawk Ying Jurng	Descending Eagle Palm Form
	Lahn Dzeet	Intercepting Form
	Leen Wahn Gum Tow	Linked Flamboyant Sets Form
	Juey Law Hawn	Drunken Monk Form
	Baht Zhao	Eight Elbows Form
	Law Hawn Gung	Internal Power Form

Chinese Characters	Cantonese Pronounciation	English Translation
	Ung Long Gwun	Fifth Brother Double-End Staff Form
	Ung Long Dui Gwun	Fifth Brother Double-End Staff Partner Form
	Yum Sao Gwun	Underhand Grip Double-End Staff Form
	Pek Gwa Gwun	Pek Gwa Double-End Staff Form
	Baht Gwa Dahn Doe	Octagonal Single Sabre Form
	Si Foong Dahn Doe	Blade Testing Single Sabre Form
	Ung Hung Dahn Doe	Five Elements Single Sabre Form
	Yeen Tsing Dahn Doe	Yin Tsing Single Sabre Form
	Look Hup Dahn Doe	Six Harmonies Single Sabre Form
	Look Hup Surng Doe	Six Harmonies Double Sabres Form
	Day Tong Surng Doe	Ground Rolling Double Sabres Form
	Tsing Loong Ying Yewt Doe	Green Dragon Crescent Moon Halberd Form
	Chun Tsao Dai Doe	Spring Autumn Halberd Form
	Jahm Ma Doe	Horse Cutters Blade
	Gwun Jung Dai Doe	Two-Handed Sabre Form
	Mui Fah Churng	Plum Flower Spear Form
	Say Moon Churng	Four-Directional Spear Form
	Ung Fu Churng	Five Tigers Spear Form
	Look Hup Churng	Six Harmonies Spear Form
	Surng Tao Churng	Double-Headed Spear Form
	Tsing Foong Geem	Green Blade Sword Form
	Daht Maw Geem	Monk “Daht Maw” Sword Form
	Sahm Choi Geem	Three Powers Sword Form
	Leen Wahn Geem	Continuous Sword Form
	Dzee Ung Geem	Meridian Sword Form
	Lawk Gah Geem	Lawk Family Sword Form
	Tai Gik Geem	Grand Ultimate Sword Form
	Baht Gwa Geem	Eight Trigrams Sword Form
	Mui Fah Surng Bay Sao	Plum Flowers Double Daggers Form
	Fu Tao Surng Ngao	Tiger Head Double Hook-Swords Form
	Surng Gwai	Double Crutches Form
	Chirn Gah Surng Gaan	Chirn Family Double Mace Form
	Dai Fu	Large Axe Form
	Dai So Dzee	Two-Sectional Staff Form
	Fu May Sahm Dzeet Gwun	Tiger’s Tail Three-Sectional Staff Form
	Puhn Loong Sahm Dzeet Gwun	Coiling Dragon Three-Sectional Staff Form
	So Tzee Dahn Doe	Two-Sectional Staff and Single Saber Form
	Tchut Dzeet Mui Fah Bihn	Seven-Sectional Chain Whip Form
	Dewt Ming Sihn	Killing Fan Form

Chinese Characters	Cantonese Pronounciation	English Translation
	Pahk Awn	Strike and Press Partner Form
	Dzeem Sao	Sticking Hands Partner Form
	Maw Poon Sao	Trapping Hands Partner Exercise
	Hahk Fu Tao Sum	Black Tiger Ambushes Partner Form
	Toe Fah Sahn	Peach Flower Blooming Partner Form
	Tao Dzeep	Stealing and Connecting Partner Form
	Ling Bung Bo	Crushing Steps Partner Form
	Ling Sup Baht Sao	Eighteen Ancestors Partner Form
	Ling Daw Ghong	Avoiding the Rigid Partner Form
	Ling Tsahp Tchoy	Stabbing Fist Partner Form
	Ling Bahk Yuen Tchut Dhong	White Ape Comes Out From the Cave Partner Form
	Ling Bahk Yuen Tao Tow	White Ape Steals the Peach Partner Form
	Ling Mui Fah Sao	Plum Flower Hands Partner Form
	Ling Tong Long Tchut Dhong	Mantis Comes Out From the Cave Partner Form

Chinese Characters	Cantonese Pronounciation	English Translation
	Sahm Sup Look Ba Dzim Lah Deet Faht	36 Methods of Grappling, Locking, Trapping and Take-Down Techniques
	Yee Sup Say Sik Fahn Khum Lah	24 Ways of Lock-Release and Counter-Locking Techniques
	Hoong Sao Yup Bahk Yut	12 Empty-Hand versus Daggers Self-Defense Techniques

Chinese Characters	Cantonese Pronounciation	English Translation
	Dahn Doe Dui Churng	Single Sabre vs Spear
	Dahn Doe Paw Churng	Single Sabre defeats Spear
	Dahn Doe Dzeen Churng	Single Sabre against Spear
	Dahn Doe Dui Gwun	Single Sabre vs Staff
	Surng Doe Dui Gwun	Double Sabres vs Staff
	Surng Doe Dui Churng	Double Sabres vs Spear
	Surng Doe Dzeen Churng	Double Sabres against Spear
	Surng Doe Dui Dai Doe	Double Sabres vs Halberd
	Dai Doe Paw Churng	Halberd defeats Spear
	Dai Doe Dui Churng	Halberd vs Spear
	Dai So Dzee Dui Churng	Two-Sectional Staff vs Spear
	Sahm Dzeet Gwun Dui Churng	Three-Sectional Staff vs Spear
	Sahm Dzeet Gwun Dzeen Churng	Three-Sectional Staff against Spear
	So Dzee Dahn Doe Dui Churng	Two-Sectional Staff and Sabre vs Spear
	Dahn Doe Gwai Dui Churng	Single Sabre and Crutch vs Spear
	Surng Bei Sao Dui Churng	Double Daggers vs Spear
	Surng Bei Sao Dzeen Churng	Double Daggers against Spear
	Dahn Doe Tung Pai Dai So Dzee	Sabre and Shield vs Two-Sectional Staff
	Kay Moon Gwun Dui Churng	Long Pole vs Spear
	Surng Tao Gwun Dui Churng	Double-Headed Staff vs Spear
	Dzee Ung Dui Gwun	Long Pole vs Long Pole
	Gwun Dui Gwun	Staff vs Staff
	Churng Dui Churng	Spear vs Spear
	Geem Dui Geem	Sword vs Sword
	Dahn Doe Dui Paw	Sabre vs Sabre
	Dai Doe Dui Pek	Halberd vs Halberd
	Hoong Sao Paw Dahn Doe	Empty Hand Defeats Sabre
	Hoong Sao Paw Churng	Empty Hand Defeats Spear
	Hoong Sao Paw Dai Doe	Empty Hand Defeats Halberd
	Hoong Sao Paw Surng Bei	Empty Hand Defeats Double Daggers
	Sahm Yun Dahn Doe Churng	Sabre vs Two Spears (3 person form)
	Sahm Yun Dai Doe Churng	Halberd vs Spear and Staff (3 person form)