Long Form Sequence (for Students)
- Waving Bamboo Martial Arts Studio
- Apr 23, 2023
- 4 min read
Updated: May 2, 2023
Record for students learning the long form of our 6 part system

Part 1
Opening Form
left low ward off
right high ward off
rollback and press
separate and push
prepare for single whip
left Single Whip
Right raise hands
in and step strike with body
stork spreads wings
rollback right and step 180 Deg to back brush left knee
right low wardoff
left high wardoff
rollback and press
separate push
prepare for single whip
right single whip
left raise hands
step strike with body
stork spread wings
rollback left side and brush knee right
step in and play the pipa
rollback left and brush knee right
grasp pull left twist 2 times and parry punch left hand
separate push
roll back right side
left brush knee
step in play pipa
roll back right side and left brush knee
grasp pull double twist step hit with right hand
separate and push
conclude part 1 long form
Part 2
(fan hands) start with right hand then left
embrace tiger return to mountain left back corner
roll back and press
separate and push
prepare for single whip hook and hold (no single whip)
twist step right foot swing left and step into left fist under right elbow
repulse monkey 3 times (right left right)
Drop left hand Look left and diagonal fly left front corner
step in and back into left raise hands
Step strike with body
stork spreads wings to right
roll back left and right brush knee
pick up needle from see bottom
fan through the back right
turn left back fist
grasp pull twist step part punch left hand
drop left hand step into high wardoff left
roll back and press
separate push
prepare for single whip
single whip right
cloud hands 8 times
hook and hold
Single whip right
grasp pull in and double twist step
parry punch left hand
separate and push
conclude part 2.
Part 3 (mirror of part 2 for 3 quarters of the form, then part 3 has extra )
(fan hands) start with left hand then right
embrace tiger return to mountain right back corner
roll back and press
separate and push
prepare for single whip hook and hold (no single whip)
twist step left foot swing right and step into right fist under right elbow
repulse monkey 3 times (left right left)
Drop right hand Look right and diagonal fly right front corner
step in and back into right raise hands
Step strike with body
stork spreads wings to left
roll back right and left brush knee
pick up needle from see bottom
fan through the back left
turn right back fist
grasp pull twist step parry punch right hand
drop right hand step into high wardoff right
roll back and press
separate push
prepare for single whip
single whip left
cloud hands 8 times
hook and hold
Single whip left
---------------------------End of mirror of part 2----- Start of extra moves -------- Part 3 continues below
Here I highlight mirror image, light blue for one side... and repeated darker blue for opposite mirror image side of same moves repeated
Pat the high horse (left in palm up right out palm down) drop left hand cover left strike right step right foot through
separate and kick right toe
spin around right side and High kick right foot
brush knee right
brush knee left
low parry and punch left hand punch down
right fist by left elbow rise up
turn around left back fist
step in right foot grasp pull step back right foot
twist step parry punch left hand
sink back onto back foot right palm up left palm down (pat high horse) left hand in right out
then left hand forward right hand drop
cover right step through and strike left hand and left foot
left separate kick with toe
spin around left
left high kick
left brush knee
right brush knee
right low parry punch with right hand
left elbow by right hand raise up
turn right and right back fist
step left foot in grasp pull left foot back
twist step parry punch right hand
----------------- Continue with part 3 however now we do the second part of the EXTRA moves part 3 has part 2 does not have----
Step through from number 23 , right foot forward cross hands
separate and kick with right toes
step back right foot behind drop left hand
step to left back corner left foot Pull the bow to shoot tiger left fist above right fist
turn right and step through to left foot forward and cross hands
left foot forward (cat stance and cross hands)
separate kick left foot
step back left foot behind drop right hand look right
front right corner step right foot and pull bow to shoot tiger
---- next and final extra moves in part 3 that part 2 does not have -------
From 9 above, step left foot in and cross hands cat stance right foot forward
small shin kick right foot
drop both hands circle to box temples
turn look left 180 degrees and adjust left foot cat stance
separate and shin kick left foot
drop both hands and strike temples left foot forward step
Turn around right as your do Sweep the lotus leaves
Cross hands and kick right foot waist level
pull in and twist step parry punch right hand
separate and push
Conclude part 3
Part 4 ( here I add color coding to show separation by 4 main single whips for ease of learning)
Cross right hand inside left, lift crossed hands up right hand becomes outside hand
reach left hand out to right corner embrace tiger return to mountain back left corner
roll back press
separate push
prepare for single whip
Right single whip to the front
4 times Part horses main
left high wardoff
rollback and press
prepare for single whip
right single whip
4 corners fair lady
low ward off
high wardoff
roll back and press
separate and push
prepare for single whip
right single whip
cloud hands in front of face level 8 Times
right single whip
snake creeps down
rooster on right leg
advancing snake creeps down
rooster on left leg
diagonal fly right corner (body being the compass not the room)
diagonal fly left corner
step in cover
step back raise hands
strike with body
stork spreads wings
right brush knee
pick up needle see bottomn
fan through back
left back fist
grasp pull parry punch...
left high ward off
roll back and press
separate push
prepare for single whip
right single whip
cloudy hands above head 9 times
right single whip
grasp pull double twist step parry punch
Closing part 4




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