SHAOLIN TRAVELING DRAGON PAKUA SET
Siu Lam Yau Loong Pat Kua Khuen
The full name of the set is “Shaolin Traveling Dragon Pakua Set” or “Siu Lam Yau Loong Pat Kua Khuen” in Chinese (Cantonese). In Grandmaster Ho Fatt Nam's school, where Grandmaster learned the set, it was just called “Pakua”.
This Pakua Set is from Shaolin Kungfu, and not from Pakua Kungfu. It is a set that Grandmaster Wong values much as it was instrumental in his kungfu “enlightenment”. After applying the patterns in this set for combat, Grandmaster Wong was able to understand the combat application of any kungfu patterns even though he might not have learnt them before!
The pictures in this series are culled from a video clip reproduced from FlowingZen.com showing Sifu Anthony Korahais performing the Pakua Set. Another picture series showing the performance of the same set by Sifu Goh Kok Hin more than 20 years ago can be found here .
The names of the patterns in Chinese pronunciation and Chinese characters are provided below.
Please Note: Video clips of the set can be accessed here
Shaolin Traveling Dragon Pakua Set
Sequence 1
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| 1 Dragon and Tiger Appear | 2 Two Tigers at Ready |
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| 3 Two Steps Pull Boat | 4 Bow-Arrow Thread Palm |
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| 5 Phoenix Flaps Wings | 6 Pakua Palm Technique |
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| 7 Two Steps Pull Boat | 8 Bow Arrow Thread Palm |
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| 9 Phoenix Flaps Wings | 10 Pakua Palm Technique |
Sequence 2
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| 11 Lion Snatches Ball | 12 Lion Plays with Ball |
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| 13 Bar the Big Boss | 14 Kwan Peng Carries Insignia |
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| 15 Precious Duck Swims Through Lotus | 16 Cannon Towards Sky |
Sequence 3
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| 17 Lion Plays with Ball | 18 Double Butterflies Flying |
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| 19 Heavenly Priest Stamps Insignia | 20 Single Whip Saves Emperor |
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| 21 Fierce Tiger Speeds Through Valley | 22 Single Whip Saves Emperor |
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| 23 Golden Cockerel Stands Solitarily | 24 Yellow Bird Plays with Water |
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| 25 Precious Duck Swims Through Lotus | 26 Second Auntie Catches Crab |
Sequence 4
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| 27 Double Stars to Ground | 28 White Horse Presents Hoof |
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| 29 Double Dragons Emerges from Sea | 30 Hide Flowers in Sleeves |
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| 31 Fierce Tiger Speeds Through Valley | 32 Pakua Palm Technique |
Sequence 5
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| 33 Green Dragon Shoots Pearl | 34 Green Dragon Shoots Pearl |
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| 35 Pakua Palm Technique | 36 Double Butterflies Flying |
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| 37 Bail Moon from Sea Bottom | 38 Reverse Hand Steals Peach |
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| 39 Yellow Bird Plays with Water | 40 Double Butterflies Flying |
Sequence 6
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| 41 Pakua Palm Technique | 42 Yellow Bird Plays with Water |
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| 43 Poisonous Snake Emerges from Hole | 44 Fierce Tiger Enters Rock |
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| 45 Heavenly Priest Stamps Insignia | 46 Heavenly Priest Stamps Insignia |
Sequence 7
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| 47 Yellow Bird Plays with Water | 48 Poisonous Snake Emerges from Hole |
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| 49 Tiger-Tail Palm Technique | 50 Lazy Tiger Stretches Waist |
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| 51 White Horse Presents Hoof | 52 General Leads Horse |
Sequence 8
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| 53 Bar the Big Boss | 54 Single Sounding of Bell |
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| 55 Swimming Dragon Plays with Water | 56 Swimming Dragon Plays with Water |
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| 57 Monkey Steals Peach | 58 Double Butterflies Flying |
Sequence 9
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| 59 Swimming Dragon Plays with Water | 60 Immortal Sweeps floor |
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| 61 Horizontally Sweep Fallen Leaves | 62 Double Bows Tame Tiger |
Sequence 10
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| 63 Fierce Tiger Crouches on Ground | 64 Single Sounding of Bell |
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| 65 Z-Shaped Butterfly Palm | 66 Golden Dragon Shoots Tongue |
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| 67 Lazy Tiger Stretches Waist | 68 Gourd Rolling on Ground |
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| 69 Catch Tiger in Mountain | 70 Bow-Arrow Thread Palm |
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| 71 Immortal Sweeps Floor | 72 Lazy Tiger Stretches Waist |
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| 73 Cannon Punch Towards Sky | 74 One-Finger Stabilizes Middle Plain |
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| 75 Dragon and Tiger Appear | 76 Two Tigers at Ready |
Names of Patterns, Chinese (Cantonese) — Pronunciation and Chinese Characters
The names of the patterns, the Chinese (Cantonese) pronunciation and the Chinese characters are provided by Sifu Michael Chow of Shaolin Wahnam Canada, with the help of Zhang Wuji of Shaolin Wahnam Singapore. We wish to thank Sifu Michael Chow and Zhang Wuji for their splendid effort.
LINKS
Shaolin Pakua Set Pages
- Shaolin Pakua Set performed by Sifu Anthony Korahais — Videos Series
- Shaolin Pakua Set performed by Sifu Anthony Korahais — Picture Series
- Shaolin Pakua Set performed by Sifu Goh Kok Hin — Old Video Series
- Shaolin Pakua Set performed by Sifu Goh Kok Hin — Old Picture Series