Siu Nim Tao

Oscar Bannink

This is meant as a reference, and as such does not cover all details. I have chosen to use Double
instead of Siong/Seung, as it is used by the instructors.
Part 1
1. Double Tan Sao middle Dan Tien
2. Double Gan Sao
3. Double Bong Sao low Dan Tien
4. Double Kwan Sao to:
5. Double Tan Sao high Dan Tien
6. Double Hao Jarn
Part 2
1. Left Yam Kuen
2. Tan Sao
3. Huen Sao
4. Hao Jarn
5. Same with right hand
Part 3
1. Left Tan Sao crossing 5 lines twice
2. Huen Sao to:
3. Wu Sao (Pak Sao end position)
4. Withdraw Wu Sao to its regular position
5. Drop hand to Fook Sao
6. Bring elbow inwards and move Fook Sao forward
7. Huen Sao to Wu Sao (Pak Sao end position)
8. Withdraw Wu Sao to its regular position
9. Drop hand to Fook Sao
10. Bring elbow inwards and move Fook Sao forward
11. Huen Sao to Wu Sao (Pak Sao end position)
12. Withdraw Wu Sao to its regular position
13. Pak Sao
14. Fook Sao to the left
15. Vertical Palm Strike [full Chinese term not yet known]
16. Tan Sao
17. Huen Sao
18. Hao Jarn
19. Same with right hand
Part 4
1. Left Gam Sao
2. Right Gam Sao
3. Bring back of hands to lower back, then:
4. Double Reversed Palm Strike/Hao Cheung, then back to previous position
5. Bring hands to front, then Double Gam Sao in front
6. Double Lan Sao (left arm on right)
7. Double Fak Sao
8. Double Lan Sao (right arm on left)

9. Left Wu Sao to:

10. Double Cham Sao
11. Double Tok Sao
12. Double Jut Sao
13. Double Biu Tze Sao
14. Double On Sao
15. Double Ding Sao
16. Double Yam Kuen
17. Double Hao Jarn
Part 5
1. Left Pak Sao
2. Cham Sao, then bend wrist to prepare for Chan Sao
3. Chan Sao
4. Tan Sao
5. Huen Sao
6. Hao Jarn
7. Same with right hand
Part 6
1. Left Tan Sao through the middle
2. Cham Sao
3. Gan Sao to the side
4. Lao Sao
5. Huen Sao
6. Horizontal Palm Strike to the ribs [full Chinese term not yet known]
7. Tan Sao (same position)
8. Huen Sao
9. Hao Jarn
Part 7
1. Left Bong Sao high Dan Tien
2. Tan Sao
3. Drop arm to low Dan Tien
4. Reversed Palm Strike [full Chinese term not yet known]
5. Tan Sao
6. Huen Sao
7. Hao Jarn
8. Same with right hand
Part 8
1. Left Gan Sao
2. Right Gan Sao/Toot Sao + left Tan Sao
3. Left Gan Sao/Toot Sao + right Tan Sao
4. Right Gan Sao/Toot Sao + left Tan Sao
5. Left Yam Kuen
6. Right Yam Kuen
7. Left Yam Kuen
8. Right Yam Kuen while keeping the left Yam Kuen in position
9. Double circle from double Tan Sao to double Fook Sao
10. Withdraw fists and closure