Kung Fu Sash Library
Red SashTraining Videos
Red sash introduces Hun Kuen, the Walking Fist and father form of Eagle Claw, and brings in the spear. The video library gathers the techniques, forms, and requirements for the rank in one place so you can practise every section at home.
About this rank
Red sash is built around Hun Kuen, also spelled Hung Kuen or Hon Kuen and known as Hahng Kuen Sahp Lo, the Walking Fist in 10 Rows. It is the father form of the Ying Jow Pai system: a comprehensive baseline of the core mechanics and combat principles, taught across its ten rows.
The rank also introduces the spear (cheung) as the first long weapon, starting with Ng Fu Cheung, a classic traditional spear form used in Northern Shaolin and Eagle Claw curricula. At Shadow Fist, red sash material is taught step by step in class under your instructor's guidance, then refined at home with the training video below. Consistent practice between classes is what turns each technique into something you can use without thinking.
- Rank: Red Sash
- Program: Eagle Claw Kung Fu
- Focus: Hun Kuen (Walking Fist)
- Weapon: Spear (Ng Fu Cheung)
Train it with us
Red sash training continues in our Eagle Claw classes in Windsor Heights. Practice at home with the training video below, then refine it with your instructor on the mat.
Core teachings and techniques
What Hun Kuen teaches
Core techniques and combinations
The fundamental building blocks of Eagle Claw: quick strikes (da), precise clawing and grabbing (jau), and hand-to-foot coordination.
Footwork and stance transitions
Directional movement and fast footwork, travelling back and forth across a linear pattern, east to west and back.
Defensive and offensive manoeuvres
Inside and outside leg sweeps that break an opponent’s balance and take them down, quick blocks, and striking combinations.
System foundation
More complex sets such as Lin Kuen contain every variation of joint lock; Hun Kuen is the mother form that introduces all the foundational techniques first, before the specialized locking and two-person work of the 108 chin na.
The spear: Ng Fu Cheung
Long-range flexibility
Spear work trains reach, extension, and control at distance, which is a very different skill from empty-hand range.
Precision and coordination
Thrusts and sweeps demand accuracy and whole-body coordination, rooted in traditional Chinese weapon play.
Advanced principles
Ng Fu Cheung sits with advanced instruction covering Eagle Claw principles such as Sim Jim Tong Na, Diu Cow Fing Law, and Noi Sup Chung Dit.
Advanced forms
Dai Min Jeung and Dai Hung Kuen
Two advanced hand forms sit at this level: Dai Min Jeung, the Great Cotton Palm, and Dai Hung Kuen, the Great Hero Form.
Dai Min Jeung (Great Cotton Palm)
Also spelled Da Mian Zhang, Dai Min Jeung is a large-frame routine in the Ying Zhao Fan Tzi curriculum, contrasted with the small-frame cotton palm forms such as Sui Min Jeung.
Opening sequence
The form opens with circular flower palms flowing directly into a spear thrust palm.
System classification
A large-frame routine in the Ying Zhao Fan Tzi curriculum, the counterpart to the small-frame cotton palm sets.
Core combat principles
Fluid transitions, circular arm motion, continuous footwork, and the hidden applications of the system for self-defense, seizing, and joint manipulation.
Dai Hung Kuen (Great Hero Form)
Dai Hung Kuen, also translated as the big or strong fist, is an advanced traditional hand form that builds on the foundational sets.
Extended technical combinations
Longer, more complex sequences than the foundational sets, testing stamina, flow, and spatial awareness.
Core Eagle Claw principles
Zhua da (grab and strike) and fen jin (separating tendons and controlling joints), with rapid transitions between gripping, locking, and striking.
Dynamic footwork and stances
Wide, stable northern stances, rapid directional changes, and low-to-high level shifts used to evade and close distance.
Centrifugal and explosive power
Sharp snapping power and strong centrifugal force from large-radius arm swings, continuous momentum, and sudden concussive strikes.
Seizing and controlling
Jut Ling Baat, the 108
In Eagle Claw, Jut Ling Baat (Yat Bak Ling Baat, the 108) is the joint locking and seizing system: 108 chin na techniques that form the core self-defense art of Northern Eagle Claw. It teaches principles for neutralizing an opponent rather than trading punches.
Joint manipulation (fen jin)
Separating tendons, damaging muscle, and breaking or dislocating bone by applying precise leverage to weak points: wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee.
Pressure point attacks
Piercing, pressing, and clawing vulnerable areas: nerve endings for debilitating pain, or specific points that disrupt breath and energy.
Vein sealing and choking
Grabbing and pressing tightly enough to isolate major blood vessels or close the airway, stopping aggression immediately.
Jow da: claw and strike
One hand traps a wrist or forearm with Eagle Claw grip while the other smashes a joint or sweeps the opponent off their feet.
Soft control, hard power
Guide, catch, and divert an incoming attack smoothly, then snap into a compression lock or counter the moment balance is lost.
Training Video
Practice with the video
The red sash training video walks through this rank's techniques and forms. 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.
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