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Unified Combat Principles and Practice Curriculum

Complete engagement awareness, fluid adaptation and timing based actions

UNION MARTIAL ART ASSOCIATION

Our combat training curriculum is organized according to different fundamental skill sets, primarily divided into two areas: mobile attack and defense at range, and close-range bridging techniques including striking, control, and takedowns.

Foundation Course I – Pre-Impact Strategy

Train to attack, defend, and move with purpose — before contact is made

Two young men practicing boxing, with one holding focus mitts and the other throwing a punch, both wearing casual clothes and gloves, in black and white illustration.
A collection of traditional martial arts weapons and gear, including staffs, swords, belts, and protective gear, organized on a stand against a wall.

🗡️ Offense

  • Targeting: upper, middle, lower levels

  • Straight + horizontal lines

  • Interchangeable hand-leg attacks

  • Disruptive force and feint/real intention (消打势 / 虚实势)

🛡️ Defense

  • High/low and internal/external gate coverage

  • Advancing and retreating postures (进退势)

🔁 Integrated Practice

  • Guard stance drills (防势拳桩)

  • Core striking techniques: punch, palm, leg (拳掌腿击法)

Foundation Course II – Tactical Bridging

Train sensitivity, redirection, and close-range control — after contact is made.

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🗡️ Offense

  • Forward bridging and sinking hands for counter transitions (穿沉桥变招)

  • Flow into adaptive attacking variations from contact

✋ Tactile Training

  • Sticky hands (沾手) drills to develop pressure sensitivity and intention tracking

  • Application of tactile reading to redirection and follow-up

🛡️ Defense

  • Inner and outer gate interception using hooking/redirecting hands (内外镰变招)

  • Reactive transitions from pressure points

🔁 Control & Takedown

  • Front (正身) and Side (偏身)

  • Front body push-hands drills (正身推手变化)

  • Angled body circling & stepping (偏身走圈变化)

  • Hand and body wrapping techniques (缠手 / 缠身)

Traditional Tactical Martial Arts

Our tactical training is grounded in the striking and grappling methods of traditional Chinese martial arts, organized through the lens of ancient Chinese military theory. Core concepts such as comprehensive preparation (庙算胜), complete response awareness (正合奇胜), and timing of action (因势利导) guide how we structure offense, defense, and strategy.

🧘 Inspired by Ancient Chinese Military Strategy

  • All-around preparation before combat (庙算胜)

  • Reactive strategy: matching force with force, winning through unpredictability (正合奇胜)

  • Acting at the right moment with the right force (因势利导)

⚔️ Tactical Concepts Derived from Chinese Martial Arts

  • Extracted core techniques from multiple traditional martial arts philosophies.

  • Structured for clarity and direct application in modern practice

🗂️ Course Structure & Access

Divided by technical foundation:

  • Long & Mid-Range Strategy — striking and defense from pre-impact range

  • Close-Range Grappling Strategy — contact-based control and takedown

  • Supported by a unified training methods

  • Offers short-term clarity and long-term depth

  • Helps students identify a preferred path for deeper study

✋ Theory Made Real Through Practice

  • Embodied understanding of martial theory
    Every principle is introduced through structured movement, not abstract explanation.

  • Drills that express structure, timing, and intent
    Students feel the logic of combat — through partner flow, resistance, and control.

  • Movement as meaning
    Forms and techniques are not choreography — they’re functional, living expressions of martial insight.

Combat Thirteen Forces Internal Boxing

- 技击十三势内家拳 -

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Southern Shaolin Boxing

- 少林南拳 -

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Hao Style Taiji Plum Blossom Praying Mantis

- 郝氏太极梅花螳螂拳 -

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Yao Style Yiquan

- 姚氏意拳 -

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Wing Chun – Vinh Xuan Ngo Gia

- 永春吴家武馆 -

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A person performing a high kick, wearing a sweatshirt and pants, with a serious expression.

Wing Chun – Ruan Qishan Lineage

- 阮奇山咏春拳 -