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Cheung Duin Doi QuanLong & Short Fighting Staff

A traditional two-person partner sparring form (Doi Chat, or duilian) in Fan Zi Ying Jow Pai, Eagle Claw Kung Fu, also spelled Cheung Duin Doi Kwan. Cheung Duin Doi Quan teaches combat application and tactical interaction between weapons of unequal length.

About the form

Cheung Duin Doi Quan, the Long & Short Fighting Staff, is a traditional two-person partner sparring form (Doi Chat, or duilian) in Fan Zi Ying Jow Pai, Eagle Claw Kung Fu. It teaches combat application and tactical interaction between weapons of unequal length: one student works the long staff, the other the short staff, so each has to solve a different problem in distance, timing, and leverage.

At Shadow Fist, the form is taught step by step in class with a partner under your instructor’s guidance, then refined at home with the training video below. Practice builds the distance control and timing that carry into the rest of the weapon curriculum.

Staves and other weapons used in the Eagle Claw weapon curriculum — Partner weapon sets are trained in class with a partner, then reviewed at home in the student video library.

Students practicing partner drills on the training floor at Shadow Fist — Partner weapon sets are trained in class with a partner, then reviewed at home in the student video library.

Focus: Staff distance, timing, and partner drills
Type: Two-person partner sparring form (Doi Chat)
Style: Fan Zi Ying Jow Pai (Eagle Claw)
Taught: In class, with a video for home practice

Train it with us

Cheung Duin Doi Quan is taught in our Eagle Claw classes in Windsor Heights. Practice the set at home with the training video below, then refine it with your partner and instructor on the mat.

What the form teaches

Two weapons, two problems to solve

Because the staffs are different lengths, neither partner can run the same plan. The form drills the tactics that make unequal weapons work against each other.

Distance and range management

The short-staff practitioner learns to close the gap safely against a longer weapon, while the long-staff practitioner learns to hold optimal spacing and keep an aggressive opponent at bay.

Timing and interception

Both partners train to time parries, deflections, and counter-strikes the moment the other thrusts or sweeps, with either a longer or a shorter lever.

Leverage and fulcrum control

The form shows how a shorter staff neutralizes the sweeping power of a long pole through close-quarters binding, sliding along the opponent’s shaft, and inner-gate entry.

Footwork and agility

It emphasizes the mobile, evasive, rapid footwork of Eagle Claw and Fan Zi: quick closing steps, lateral shifts, and sudden pivots that step inside the danger zone without absorbing a full-force strike.

Transition between attack and defense

Every block immediately becomes a trap, lock, or counter-strike. That continuous flow mirrors the grabbing and controlling philosophy of Eagle Claw empty-hand combat, adapted to pole weapons.

Training Video

Practice with the video

The Cheung Duin Doi Quan training video walks through the form section by section. It is available to current Shadow Fist students.

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