The Lotus Dragon Weapons Curriculum includes
the staff, spear, broadsword (saber, Dao) and sword (straight
sword, Jian), with occasional seminars on other weapons (fan,
double rod, sticks). Instruction includes both the more external
Kung Fu drills and forms and the internal Taiji drills and forms.
Below is the Taiji weapons curriculum.
Taiji-Gung (Staff)
The student should finish learning the Long Form before beginning to practice the staff.
Staff Drills
1) Shaky Stick Up
2) Shaky Stick Down
3) Shaky Stick Side
3) Recoil and Rebound
4) Sticky Stick
5) Sticky Stick Circle Walking
The student should be proficient with the Stick Drills
before learning the Staff Form.
Plum Blossom Form
1) Step back to open.
2) Cross-step and strike from rear.
3) Coil and swing up.
4) Coil and swing down.
5) Step right and strike from left.
6) Step left and strike from right.
7) Retreat and conceal
8) Step back and throw down
9) Step up to close
Four Attacks
1) Step Back To Open
2) Advance and Pierce Heart
3) Advance and Pierce Knee
4) Advance and Pierce Shoulder
5) Entanglement
6) Advance and Pierce Throat
Four Defenses:
1) Retreat and Protect Heart
2) Retreat and Save Knee
3) Retreat and Save Shoulder
4) Entanglement
5) Retreat and Throw Away Opponent’s Staff
6) Step up to close
After completing the Staff Form the student may engage in Staff Fencing. The staffs of the fencers should remain in contact. Points can only be scored when the staffs are touching.
Blows when staffs are not in contact are not legal, except when
shaky stick is executed to fling the opponents staff away and break the connection.
Taiji-Dao (Saber)
The student should complete the review of the Long
Form and be competent in the Preliminary Tui Shou Exercises before
being introduced to the Taiji Saber.
Fixed Saber Drills
1) Vertical Chop
2) Horizontal Whip
3) Thrust and Parry
4) Thrust and Cut
5) Upward Eights
6) Downward Eights
7) Downward and Upward Slice
8) Suspended Cut
Walking Drills
1) Upward Eights
2) Suspended Cut
3) Twist Right and Left
4) Cross and Kick
5) Cross and Punch
Taiji-Dao (Saber) Form
1) Wave Hand in Cloud
2) Step Up to Seven Stars
3) Step Back to Ride Tiger
4) Press the Corner
5) Save the Right Foot
6) Push Blade Forward
7) Twist and Slash on Right and Left
8) Turn to Pierce
9) Fair Lady Works at Shuttles
10) Fair Lady Works at Shuttles
11) Fair Lady Works at Shuttles
12) Fair Lady Works at Shuttles
13) Pheasant Perches to Pierce
14) Lunge and Stab
15) Turn and Slash
16) Kick with Right Sole
17) Hit the Tiger on Left
18) Hit the Tiger On Right
19) Kick with Right Sole
20) Pirouette with Fierce Cut
21) Parry From the Left, Right and Forward
22) Skip, Slash, Step and Chop
23) Punch Under Saber
24) Conclusion of Taiji Dao
Taiji-Jian (Sword)
The student should be competent in the Long Form and
Saber Form before undertaking instruction in the Taiji
Sword.
Sword Drills
The student should be proficient with the Sword Drills
before learning the Sword Form.
I Drills In Wuchi
1) Tap Wrist
2) Forward Thrust
a) Horizontal
b) Vertical
c) Prone
3) Forward Chop
4) Withdraw Sword
5) Parry Upward
6) Stab Backward
II Drills in Gong Bu
7) Turn and Chop Downward
8) Turn and Chop Upward
9) Withdraw and Thrust
10) Withdraw With Inertia
11) Sweep Across
12) Press Upward
13) Interception
a) Downward
b) Upward
Contemporary Taiji-Jian Form
1. Preparation
2. Encase the Moon in Three Rings
3. Needle to the Bottom of the Sea
4. Biggest Star in the Big Dipper
5. Swallow Skims the Water
6. Right and Left Block
7. Probe the Sea
8. Embrace the Moon
9. Bird Seeking Lodging Flies into Forest
10. Black Dragon Wags its Tail
11. Blue Dragon Emerges From Water
12. Wind Rolls the Lotus Leaves
13. Lion Shakes its Head
14. Tiger Hugs its Head
15. Wild Horse Leaps the Ravine
16. The Smallest Star in the Big Dipper
17. Fish the Moon from Sea Bottom
18. Shoot the Wild Goose
19. White Ape Devotes Fruit
20. Brush Dust Against the Wind
21. Push the Boat with the Current
22. Meteor Runs After Moon
23. Heavenly Steed Soars Across the Sky
24. Lift the Curtain
25. Left Wheel
26. Right Wheel
27. Great Roc Spreads its Wings
28. Yellow Bee Returns to Nest
29. Embrace the Moon
30. Winds Sweeps the Plum Blossoms
31. Compass Needle to the South
32. Closing Form
Traditional Taiji-Jian
The student should practice the Contemporary
Taiji-Jian form for at least 2 years before learning
the traditional Taiji-Jian Form.
Traditional Taiji-Jian Form
1) Commencement of Taiji
2) Three Haloes Encircle the Moon
3) Turn to Gaze at Big Dipper
4) Sweep Then Parry on Left and Right
5) Diagonal Big Dipper
6) Dragonfly Skims the Water
7) Phoenix Raises Its Head
8) Wasp Enters Its Nest
11) Phoenix Spreads Its Wings
12) Point at the Big Dipper
13) Separate Grass to Search for Snake
14) Birds Roost in Forest
15) Black Dragon Swings Its Tail
16) Green Dragon Raises Its Head Above Water
17) Whirlwind Whips Lotus Leaf
18) Lion Shakes Its Head
19) Wild Horse Leaps the Brook
20) Turn Around to Rein in Horse
21) White Monkey Offers Fruit
22) Western Wind Blows Dust
23) Drifting in the Tide
24) Meteor Chases the Moon
25) Divine Horse Gallops to Heaven
26) Eight Immortals Lift Veil
27) Sweep Sword From Left to Right
28) Shoot the Wild Goose
29) Fabulous Bird Spreads Its Wings
30) Retrieve the Moon From the Sea Bottom
31) Na©Cha Sounding the Sea
32) Shoot the Wild Goose
33) Phoenix Spreads Its Wings
34) Intercept Upward Left and Right
35) Plum Blossoms Descend on Left and Right
36) Fair Lady Works the Shuttle
37) White Tiger Lashes Its Tail
38) Leap Over the Dragon's Gate
39) Black Dragon Coils Around Pillar
40) Fairy Points the Way
41) Offer Riches to Heaven
42) Whirlwind Ripples Plum Blossom
43) Green Dragon Extends Its Claws
44) Qilin Gazes at Moon
45) Conclusion of Taiji
Taiji Sword Fencing
After the student has completed the Taiji Sword Form
they may begin Taiji Sword Fencing
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