Hand form instruction begins with a breakdown suitable for beginners followed by form revision over time to upgrade the students training level through beginner, intermediate and senior level of accomplishment.
This two-person style of training takes the student through increasingly difficult variations. Pushing hands training is essential to health development, refinement of the hand and weapons forms and for understanding the martial theory and application.
Chi Kung training involves learning 24 stand-alone forms to assist in the development of breathing technique and energy generation that will feed back into improvement in the training of forms, physical health, meditation skills and martial application.
For those wishing to pursue the martial aspect of the training, the training begins with freestyle or wrestling applications. Training begins with tumbling and other forms of mat work training to develop the skills to protect the body during falls. Following this throwing applications are trained. During this training advanced theory of movement and application is taught covering the eight methods of power generation and four methods of application.
When sufficient skill has been acquired in freestyle training, sparring application training begins with the inclusion of punching and kicking technique.
Traditional weapons forms and weapons form applications are taught at the senior level including:
Part of the art involves various acupressure and massage techniques to assist in overcoming various health challenges.
For very advanced students wishing to pursue teaching, a comprehensive course of instruction begins with acting as an assistant instructor through to becoming a fully qualified instructor.