What is Taolu?
Taolu literally translates as "roads" but it is the Mandarin word we use to refer to forms. It is often seen as beautiful and graceful to the beholder when performed by an experienced practitioner. Each form teaches the student the applications of the stances, techniques, and the understanding of the powers provided through movement.
The style taught at the Zhong Yi Kung Fu Association is Bei Shao Lin Chuan. These are some of the Taolu (other sets are taught as complimentary training) taugth in their respective order:
- Shi Er Lu Tan Tui
- Lian Bu Quan
- Duan Da
- Mei Hua
- Ba Bu
- Chuan Xin
- Wu Yi
- Kai Men
- Ling Lu
- Zuo Ma
- Lian Huan
- Shi Fa
- Bei Shao Lin Shi Ba Shou Fa
Here is a sample of weapons taught at ZYKFA:
- Broadsword (Shao Lin Dan Dao, Pi Ci Dan Dao and Liu He Dan Dao)
- Staff (Shao Lin Gun, Jiu Zhou Guo Wang Gun and Wu Hu Xiang Qun Gun)
- Straightsword (Long Xing Jian)
- Spear (Shao Lin Qiang and Liu He Qiang)
- Double Daggers (Shuang Bi Shou)
- Cane (Long Tou Zhang)
- Double Hook Swords (Hu Tou Shuang Gou)
- Double Straighswords (Shuang Long Jian)
- Double Broadswords (Shao Lin Shuang Dao)
- Nine Section Whip Chain (Jiu Jie Bian)
- Three Section Staff (San Jie Gun)
- Two Section Staff (Shao Zi)
- Monk Spade (Fang Bian Chan)
- Dashing Broadsword (Pu Dao)
- Halberd (Jih)
- General Guan Yu's Blade (Guan Dao)
A list of two person sets:
- Two person set (Shao Lin Tui Shou)
- Empty hand versus Double Daggers (Shou Tui Zi Shuang Bi Shou)
- Staff versus Staff (Gun Tui Zi Gun)
- Broadsword versus Spear (Dan Dao Tui Zi Qiang)
- Straightsword versus Straightsword (Jian Tui Zi Jian)
- Three Section Staff versus Spear (San Jieh Gun Tui Zi Qiang)
- General Guan Yu's Blade versus Spear (Guan Dao Tui Zi Qiang)
- Double Hook Swords versus Spear (Hu Tou Shuang Gou Tui Zi Qiang) |
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International Competition Team:
Each year a team of students represents our school in national and international competitions. One of the integral parts of this team are the forms team members. Most members devote their time to both an empty hand set and also weapon sets.
Some of the accoplishments of the ZYKFA Tao Lu team have been:
3rd Place at the 1999 USCKF International Championships
1st Place at the 2000 USCKF International Championships
3rd Place at the 2002 USCKF International Championships
2nd Place at the 2004 USCKF International Championships
Here are some of the tournaments ZYKFA Taolu Team has participated in the past:
USCKF National and International Kuoshu Championships - Baltimore, MD
PACKF Pan-American Kuoshu Championship- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
TWKSF World Kuoshu Championships - Sao Paulo, Brazil
TWKSF World Kuoshu Championships - Singapore
USKSF North Region Tournament - Madison, WI
USCKF North Region Tournament - Madison, WI
Great Lakes Kung Fu Championships - Cleveland, OH
Badger State Games - Madison, WI
BELT Open Karate Championships - Middleton, WI |
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