Official Fu Jow Pai Standard Training Programs

Mandated by Grandmaster Wai Hong

The Fu Jow Pai training curriculum follows the standard training programs established and mandated by Grandmaster Wai Hong. These programs represent the core progression of study within the Fu Jow Pai Tiger Claw system.

Students develop their skills through a combination of hand forms, weapon forms, matching sets, and mandatory conditioning exercises, all designed to build the strength, structure, coordination, and discipline required for the system.

Pre-Requirement Training

Below is a list of pre-requirement training one might endure prior to learning the Tiger Claw system sets. These foundational forms help develop structure, coordination, balance, and body mechanics before progressing into the Fu Jow Pai Tiger Claw curriculum.

Examples of this training include:

Law Horn Kuen (Buddha Fist) – 羅漢拳
Small Circle Fist (Siu Wan Kuen) – 小環拳
Jing Mo Fist (Jing Mo Kuen) – 精武拳
Tiger Crane (Fu Hok Cern Ying)

The Tiger Claw system itself consists of the following hand forms:

Bagua Hark Fu Jow (8 Directional Black Tiger Claw Form)
八卦黑虎爪

Broken down into five sections known as Tiger Claw Sections 1–5
虎爪一至五路

Yeung Shen Kuen (raising the spirit )
養身拳

Weapon Forms

Yeh Gen Do (Night Battle Saber)
夜戰刀

Chun Jon Quon (Loyalty Staff)
存安棍

Lu Yee Jil (As You Wish or According to the Mind Sword)
如意劍

Matching Forms

Empty Hand vs. Empty Hand – Parts 1, 2, 3
空手對空手

Staff vs. Staff
棍對棍

Saber vs. Staff
單刀對棍

Saber vs. Empty Hand
空手對單刀

Mandatory Exercises

Eighteen Claws
十八爪

Crouching Tiger (Two Stages)
鄭素功

Training includes:

Iron Bag Training
The Stick