Advanced Form
Lin Wan GimConnecting Link Sword
A sword form in the Eagle Claw curriculum. Lin Wan Gim, the Connecting Link Sword, teaches students to chain straight-sword techniques together without pause, linking cut into thrust into deflection so the blade never stops moving.
About the form
Lin Wan Gim, also spelled Lin Wan Jian and translated as the Connecting Linking Sword, is a traditional straight double-edged sword (gim) form in Fan Zi Ying Jow Pai (Eagle Claw Kung Fu). It is built around continuity: each movement sets up the next, so a cut becomes a thrust, a thrust becomes a deflection, and the sword returns to guard without a break in rhythm. Training the set develops blade control, wrist strength, and the timing needed to keep a sword moving with intent rather than speed.
At Shadow Fist, Lin Wan Gim is taught step by step in class under your instructor’s guidance, then refined at home with the training video below. Practice builds the blade control, timing, and linked footwork that carry into the rest of the weapon curriculum.
- Focus: Linked techniques, sword mechanics, and agility
- Type: Weapon form (straight sword)
- Style: Eagle Claw Kung Fu
- Taught: In class, with a video for home practice
Train it with us
Lin Wan Gim 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 instructor on the mat.
What the form teaches
Connecting Linking Sword
Continuous flow and linkage
Lin Wan translates to connecting or linked, reflecting the form’s core principle: uninterrupted, fluid transitions from one strike, parry, or body movement directly into the next, without dead pauses.
Two-part structure
The complete set is traditionally divided into Dai Lin Wan Jian, the greater or first portion, and Siu Lin Wan Jian, the lesser or second portion.
Footwork and agility
It integrates traditional Northern Shaolin and Eagle Claw mobility: deep, balanced stances such as the cat stance combined with rapid shifts in direction.
Sword mechanics
It trains precise straight-sword applications: wrist-driven cuts, thrusts, deflections, and body-sword coordination characteristic of classical Chinese swordplay.
Training Video
Practice with the video
The Lin Wan Gim training video walks through the form section by section. It is available to current Shadow Fist students.
Student access only
Log in with your My Account username and password, then come back to watch the full training video.
Learn it in class
Videos support your practice, but forms are built in the studio.