15/07/2026
Siu Nim‑Tao (Little Idea) forms the foundational form of Wing‑Chun Kung‑fu. Below are its boxing maxims and breakdown of movements:
1. Ready Stance
Relax your whole body and stand with feet together. Let your arms hang naturally alongside thighs. Press your tongue against the upper palate, gaze straight ahead and breathe evenly.
2. Yee‑Ji Kim‑Yeung Ma (Two‑Character Goat‑Stance)
Bend knees slightly. Clench your fists and lift them firmly to either side of your chest. Draw your elbows backward until you cannot pull further, then hold fists tight against your torso.
Pivot outward with your heels to align feet in a straight horizontal line; then rotate on your soles to spread feet outward into a figure‑8 shape. Tuck and lift your knees inward, sink your chest and elongate your spine, drop shoulders and straighten your neck, slightly tuck your chin and keep your hips from sticking out. Place your body‑weight along the line connecting the centres of your two feet. Viewed from the side, your posture resembles an inverted‑S curve.
3. Lower‑Crossing Gau‑Sau (Ploughing Hand) → Rolling Forearms → Upper‑Crossing Tan‑Sau (Opening Hand) → Fist Retraction
Drive power from your elbows to turn fists into palms. Thrust hands down‑forward in a crossed position with the left palm over the right one; keep your knuckles upward and palms facing down to form Lower‑Crossing Gau‑Sau.
Continue pushing with elbows to raise your crossed forearms, rolling and propping them upward and forward while maintaining the crossed posture. The left forearm sits inward and the right one outward, knuckles facing out and palms turned inward to complete Upper‑Crossing Tan‑Sau. Afterwards, pull your fists swiftly back to both sides of your chest by retracting your elbows.
4. Left Yat‑Ji Chung‑Kuen (Vertical‑Line Punch) → Left Tan‑Sau → Left Wun‑Sau (Circling Hand) → Fist Retraction
Rub and rotate your left arm inward along your left ribs, bringing your left fist to a fist‑length in front of your heart and pause briefly. Generate force from beneath your elbow to fire the left‑fist briskly forward‑upward at a 45‑degree angle along your centre‑line and fully straighten your arm for a standard left Yat‑Ji Chung‑Kuen.
When your left arm reaches full extension, change your fist to an open palm with the palm facing up and knuckles down to perform Tan‑Sau. Without pausing, circle your palm outward around your wrist axis. Clench your hand into a fist after one full rotation around the wrist and pull it back by elbow‑power.
5. Right Yat‑Ji Chung‑Kuen → Right Tan‑Sau → Right Wun‑Sau → Fist Retraction
Rub and rotate your right arm inward against your right ribcage and bring your right fist a fist‑length before your heart then pause. Using power from under the elbow, shoot your right‑fist briskly forward‑upward at a 45‑degree angle on your central line and straighten the arm fully for the right Yat‑Ji Chung‑Kuen.
When your right arm is fully stretched, shift your fist to an open palm with its surface facing up and knuckles down to execute Tan‑Sau. Keep continuous movement, loop your palm outward pivoting around your wrist. Form a fist after a full wrist‑circling and retract it with elbow‑strength.
