Wong Hon Fan - Xiao Fanche
Here is my translation of Wong Hon Fan's Xiaofanche quan pu:
Xiao Fan Che
Lesser Water Wheel
01. Middle Level, Double Lift Elbows
zhong ping shuang ti zhou
02. Middle Level, Double Falling Strike
zhong ping shuang zhui chui
03. Casting Strike, Right Single Whip
pie chui you dan bian
04. Hill Climbing, Big Water Wheel
deng shan da fan che
05. Hill Climbing, Right Splitting Strike
deng shan you pi chui
06. Hill Climbing, Left Gather Strike
deng shan zuo tong chui
07. Hill Climbing, Right Piercing Strike
deng shan you chuan chui
08. Retreating Jump, Right Lifting Strike
zou tiao you tiao chui
09. Enter Ring, Right Folding Elbow
ru huan you die zhou
10. Enter Ring, Right Crushing Strike
ru huan you beng chui
11. Retreat Pattern, Left Gathering Strike
che shi zuo tong chui
12. Horse Pattern, Steal Heart Strike
ma shi tou xin chui
13. Enter Ring, Stomach Strike
ru huan wo du chui
14. Enter Ring, Piercing Gathering Strike
ru huan chuan tong chui
15. Enter Ring, Splitting Gathering Strike
ru huan pi tong chui
16. Leaping Jump, Piercing Splitting Strike
zong tiao chuan pi chui
17. Leaping Jump, Hang Splitting Strike
zong tiao gua pi chui
18. Leaping Jump, Slant Whip Strike
zong tiao shan chou chui
19. Collapse Stance, Seal Lower Skim
tun chang feng di pie
20. Seven Star, Three Phoenix Eyes
qi xing san feng yan
21. Seven Star, Double Hang Strikes
qi xing shuang gua chui
22. Twist Body, Double Hang Strikes
niu shen shuang gua chui
23. Seven Star, Pierce Lower Skim
qi xing chuan di pie
24. Advance Pattern, Three Windlass Strikes
jin shi san lu lu
25. Hill Climbing, Right Splitting Strike
deng shan you pi chui
26. Hill Climbing, Left Gathering Strike
deng shan zuo tong chui
27. Hill Climbing, Right Piercing Strike
deng shan you chuan chui
28. Circle Hand, Ten Character Strike
quan shou shi zi chui
29. Seven Star, Upper Whip Strike
qi xing shang chou chui
30. Left Right Continuous Strike
zuo you lian huan chui
31. Seven Star, Piercing Lower Skim
qi xing chuan di pie
32. Hill Climbing, Right Circle Strike
deng shan you quan chui
33. Hill Climbing, Left Circle Strike
deng shan zuo quan chui
34. Hill Climbing, Right Circle Strike
deng shan you quan chui
35. Hill Climbing, Seal Gathering Strike
deng shan feng tong chui
36. Ride Tiger, Lift Gathering Strike
kua hu tiao tong chui
Applying Fanche in Sparring
Tonight in class I decided to see how well my students were grasping the fanche principle after a couple weeks of practicing the drills. So we put on the MMA gloves and hopped up on the leitai.
Dominic, my lankiest student, was able to apply the technique effectively against his classmates. His long arms whipped in and tagged the others over and over. It was fun to watch. :)
Dominic is the least aggressive of my students and I am hoping his success with fanche will help cure his timidity.
Prerequisite Training for Fanche & Lulu
For fanche and lulu to be effective, a few upper body prerequisites are in order:
1. The shoulder joints must be loose.
Stretching and arm windmilling can help accomplish this.
2. The shoulder muscles must be strong.
Windmilling with LIGHT weights (2 - 5 lbs wrist weights or dumbbells are enough) is a good start. Lifting with cables and weights, plus elastic bands are also good equipment-based exercises.
3. The forearms must be conditioned.
The ulna (for fanche) and radius (for lulu and reverse fanche) bones of the forearm can be conditioned through traditional three star striking on a post or training partner. Rolling a metal bar along the ulna and radius is also a good conditioning method.
Fanche in Zhai Yao San Lu
Two moves from Xiaofanche can also be found in Zhai Yao San Lu movements twenty-four and twenty-five.
Here are their names from the quanpu of Zhai Yao San Lu and a brief description:
回 身 六 手 翻 車 - huí shēn liù shǒu fān chē - Turn Body, Six Hands Fanche
Step the left foot forward with a left downward chop. Step the right foot forward with a right downward chop. Hop forward onto the left foot with a left downward chop. Step the right foot forward with a right downward chop. Follow with a left downward chop and a right downward chop from a stationary right Small Hill Climbing stance. The last right chop lands at knee height with the left arm held overhead guarding the top of the head.
一 肘 遮 半 身 - yī zhǒu zhē bàn shēn - One Elbow Shields Half the Body
Shuffle three steps forward with the level arm rising, falling, rising, falling, and rising in a blocking maneuver followed by a right insert strike. Each time the arm rises to block, the left rear foot comes up and touches the heel of the front right foot. Each time the lead right foot advances the arm drops to block, until the third shuffle when the right lead fist thrusts forward.
The moves can be seen here at 32:19
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8N7PPr7Ngo
The moves are explained in detail at 32:40
The Golden Cicada Escapes its Shell
Quote:
Originally Posted by
xiao yao
both those movements appear in zhong lu fan che, but with different names.
the second movement is done while retreating with more of a leaping type step
In Zhong Lufanche the retreating move that you refer to is called
"Golden Cicada Escapes it Shell"
I think it is not the same as One Elbow shields half the body.
One move is an escape and one move is a short range strike. Is hard to draw a parrallel between them.
I believe that Golden Cicada Escapes its Shell, while describing the technique that you do quite graphically, and poetically, might also be a reference to a character in some old martial art novel from dynasties past. Who escapes me at the moment. Have you heard of who is called Golden Cicada?
I want to say it was Tang Sanzang's name before he was incarnated as a humble monk. but I have to check. If it is Tang Sanzang then it probably refers to his enlightenment as a monk and realization that he was an immortal being at the end of the novel Xi You Ji
Strategy in Movement one of Dafanche
In the Qixing Tanglangquan version of Dafanche we have the move:
撇 捶 右 單 鞭 - piē chuí yòu dān biān - Casting Strike, Right Single Whip
Tonight I touched on one strategy of this move in class. Though I may be "preaching to the choir", I thought someone might benefit from my explanation.
The casting strike is a long arm, outward swinging back-fist type motion. It is followed by a long range, inward swinging hook strike.
I explained to my students that the initial strike, if done as in the form, is a very easy to anticipate attack. I believe that this intentionally inspires (叫 - jiào - provoke) the opponent to extend his left arm to block and create an opening. The left casting strike converts to a grab (粘 - zhān - paste). The right leg steps in contacting and pressing against the opponent's left leg (貼 - tiē - lean), while the right hook punch strikes the opponent in the head. Alternately, the right forearm can contact the opponent's neck to uproot.
In this situation, the casting strike is a misdirection (虛 - xū - false), while the single whip is the intended strike (實 - shí - real).
Note: I often use the quanpu of Master Wong Hon Fan because it is very clear and concise. Yet, that does not mean his descendants will all necessarily agree with the interpretation.