Advanced Form
Ng Fu PowLeopard Fist
An advanced hand form (kuen) in Eagle Claw Kung Fu (Ying Jow Pai), also transliterated Ng Fa Pow or Wu Hua Pao, meaning Five Leopard Fist or Five Flower Fist. It teaches speed and precision over raw power, with quick hand combinations, tight footwork, and sharp finishing strikes.
About the form
Ng Fu Pow, the Five Leopard Fist (also written Ng Fa Pow or Wu Hua Pao, Five Flower Fist), is built for speed. The form favours fast, compact hand techniques delivered in bursts: quick jabs, backfists, and short power shots that land before the opponent can close up. Footwork stays light so the hands can fire from any angle. Training the set develops hand speed, accuracy, and the timing to finish a combination cleanly.
At Shadow Fist, Ng Fu Pow is taught step by step in class under your instructor's guidance, then refined at home with the training video below. Practice builds the hand speed, accuracy, and footwork that carry into the rest of the advanced curriculum.
- Focus: Fa jin, tempo changes, and aerial kicks
- Type: Advanced empty-hand form (kuen)
- Style: Eagle Claw Kung Fu (Ying Jow Pai)
- Taught: In class, with a video for home practice
Train it with us
Ng Fu Pow 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
The Five Flower Fist
Advanced self-defense techniques
The form builds on the system’s core fighting concepts, focusing on rapid transitions between blocking, striking, and immediate close-quarters application.
Fa jin: release of power
It teaches how to gather force from the waist and torso and issue it suddenly through rapid strikes, so power comes from the body rather than the arms alone.
Dynamic pacing and breathing
The set trains tempo: abrupt shifts between slow, deliberate structural movement and lightning-fast combinations, synced with the breath.
Acrobatic agility and kicks
It incorporates the athletic Five Flower Kicks: deep stances, sudden changes of direction, leaping, and high aerial maneuvers that catch an opponent off guard.
Because it balances intricate movement, varied speed, and high-impact application, many traditional masters consider it one of the strongest Eagle Claw forms for tournament and forms competition.
Training Video
Practice with the video
The Ng Fu Pow training video walks through the form section by section. It is available to current Shadow Fist students.
Student access only
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Learn it in class
Videos support your practice, but forms are built in the studio.