Originally Posted by
soulfist
Well, Ive learned the long list of forms from my many teachers, but it wasnt until I followed a different method that it all became clear. Though its different from person to person and not written in stone my schools method (from Siu Ting Fun) follows power development over technique development with the core forms:
1) Jik Bo Biu Ji Keun = "yum yeung ging (yinyang force)" which is 2 component force.
2) Sek Si Sup Ji Keun = "sup ji ging (cross force)" which is 4 directional force of the torso.
3) Luk Ging Gau Bo Tui = "luk ging (6 force)" which is 6 directional force of the whole body, and exploring the 6 directions in single areas like the hand.
4) Sup Baat Moh Kiu Gung = "sei sau (4 ends)" which is about chi propagation and greatly softens the former material giving greater flow.
5) Ng Hang Moh Kiu Gung = "ng hang (5 elements)" which is about tendon training, but basically takes all that was learned and consolidates it better, then takes it further!
Something like that. You could develop that all with one form if you liked, but our take on the developmental aspect of Bak Mei within the curriculum is this. The other forms are for techniques... but if one does their power training properly then minimal techniques become more desirable. Theres more than enough techniques in just those 5 forms but this is simply our take on Bak Mei.
The style was founded on 3 forms anyway, and the rest were specifically made as stepping stones. Follow and master the "3 pillars of Bak Mei" using whatever stepping stones you need, and then you are doing what Jeung Lai Cheun did!