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.

Shaolin Traveling Dragon Pakua Set

Sequence 1

1 Dragon and Tiger Appear	2 Two Tigers at Ready

3 Two Steps Pull Boat	4 Bow-Arrow Thread Palm

5 Phoenix Flaps Wings	6 Pakua Palm Technique

7 Two Steps Pull Boat	8 Bow Arrow Thread Palm

9 Phoenix Flaps Wings	10 Pakua Palm Technique

Sequence 2

11 Lion Snatches Ball	12 Lion Plays with Ball

13 Bar the Big Boss	14 Kwan Peng Carries Insignia

15 Precious Duck Swims Through Lotus	16 Cannon Towards Sky

Sequence 3

17 Lion Plays with Ball	18 Double Butterflies Flying

19 Heavenly Priest Stamps Insignia	20 Single Whip Saves Emperor

21 Fierce Tiger Speeds Through Valley	22 Single Whip Saves Emperor

23 Golden Cockerel Stands Solitarily	24 Yellow Bird Plays with Water

25 Precious Duck Swims Through Lotus	26 Second Auntie Catches Crab

Sequence 4

27 Double Stars to Ground	28 White Horse Presents Hoof

29 Double Dragons Emerges from Sea	30 Hide Flowers in Sleeves

31 Fierce Tiger Speeds Through Valley	32 Pakua Palm Technique

Sequence 5

33 Green Dragon Shoots Pearl	34 Green Dragon Shoots Pearl

35 Pakua Palm Technique	36 Double Butterflies Flying

37 Bail Moon from Sea Bottom	38 Reverse Hand Steals Peach

39 Yellow Bird Plays with Water	40 Double Butterflies Flying

41 Pakua Palm Technique	42 Yellow Bird Plays with Water

43 Poisonous Snake Emerges from Hole	44 Fierce Tiger Enters Rock

45 Heavenly Priest Stamps Insignia	46 Heavenly Priest Stamps Insignia

47 Yellow Bird Plays with Water	48 Poisonous Snake Emerges from Hole

49 Tiger-Tail Palm Technique	50 Lazy Tiger Stretches Waist

51 White Horse Presents Hoof	52 General Leads Horse

53 Bar the Big Boss	54 Single Sounding of Bell

55 Swimming Dragon Plays with Water	56 Swimming Dragon Plays with Water

57 Monkey Steals Peach	58 Double Butterflies Flying

59 Swimming Dragon Plays with Water	60 Immortal Sweeps floor

61 Horizontally Sweep Fallen Leaves	62 Double Bows Tame Tiger

63 Fierce Tiger Crouches on Ground	64 Single Sounding of Bell

65 Z-Shaped Butterfly Palm	66 Golden Dragon Shoots Tongue

67 Lazy Tiger Stretches Waist	68 Gourd Rolling on Ground

69 Catch Tiger in Mountain	70 Bow-Arrow Thread Palm

71 Immortal Sweeps Floor	72 Lazy Tiger Stretches Waist

73 Cannon Punch Towards Sky	74 One-Finger Stabilizes Middle Plain

75 Dragon and Tiger Appear	76 Two Tigers at Ready

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.

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