Shaolin Forms

This is an incomprehensive list of some of the many Shaolin forms, in a vaguely common to uncommon order, separated by type. There are so many forms in the repertoire of Shaolin that no single person can master them all. Much of the Shaolin knowledge was lost during the Cultural Revolution, because the monks were persecuted and buildings destroyed; however, many of the forms were in the end saved by non-monk practitioners of the Shaolin monks. We are lucky to have these sets still remaining today. 洪拳係 - Hong Boxing 小洪拳 - Small Hong Boxing (basic Shaolin set) 大洪拳一路 - Large Hong Boxing #1 (basic Shaolin set) 大洪拳二路 - Large Hong Boxing #2 (basic Shaolin set) 大洪拳三路 - Large Hong Boxing #3 (basic Shaolin set) 老架洪拳 - Old Frame Hong Boxing 看家拳係 - Defending the Home Boxing 開山拳 - Opening the Mountain Boxing 看家拳二路 - Defending the Home Boxing #2 看家拳三路 - Defending the Home Boxing #3 看家拳五路 - Defending the Home Boxing #5 看家拳七路 - Defending the Home Boxing #7 羅漢拳係 - Arhat Boxing 羅漢十八手 - Arhat 18 Hands (basic Shaolin set) 小羅漢（老架羅漢拳） - Small Arhat Boxing (Old Frame Arhat Boxing) 二路羅漢拳 - Arhat Boxing (#1 and #2) 大羅漢拳 - Large Arhat Boxing 炮拳係 - Cannon Boxing 小炮捶 - Small Cannon Fist 大炮捶一路 - Large Cannon Fist #1 大炮捶二路 - Large Cannon Fist #2 大炮集拳 其他少林拳套路 - Other Shaolin Sets 朝陽拳 - Facing the Sun Boxing (basic Shaolin set) 梅花拳 - Plum Blossom Boxing 小連環拳 - Small Continuous Boxing (basic Shaolin set) 八步連環拳 - Eight Step Continuous Boxing (basic Shaolin set) 連手短打/護身拳 - Self-Defense Boxing (a short-range set) 護心拳 七星拳 - Seven Star Boxing 六合拳 - Six-Combinations Boxing (a long-fist set with relaxed, elastic power) 関東拳 柔拳 - Soft Boxing (internal Shaolin set) 金剛拳 - Diamond Boxing (internal Shaolin set) 心意門 - Heart and Mind School (highest level internal Shaolin set, most of the method is extinct) 少林功法 - Shaolin Exercises 達摩易錦經 - Yijinjing (inner energy qigong) 洗髄經 - Marrow Washing Classic (inner energy qigong) 八段錦 - Eight Part Brocade (inner energy exercise) 童子功 - Exercises for Children (flexibility exercises) 硬功夫 - Hard Exercises (hard qigong) 通通拳係 - Through-the-Back Boxing 小通背一路 小通背二路 小通背三路 南院通背一路 南院通背二路 南院通背三路 大通背拳 長拳係 - Long Boxing 基礎長拳 太祖長拳 - Emperor's Long Boxing 像形拳係 - Imitation Boxing 鷹爪炮拳 - Eagle Claw Cannon Boxing 鷹爪拳 七星螳螂拳：梅花路 - Seven Star Praying Mantis Boxing: Plum Blossom Set 酔拳 - Drunken Boxing 虎拳 - Tiger Boxing 龍拳 - Dragon Boxing 燕青拳係 - Yan Qing Boxin 燕青拳 翻子拳 燕青刀 八極拳係 - Eight Extremes Boxing 八極拳 迷蹤拳係 - Lost Track Boxing 迷蹤拳一路 迷蹤拳二路 少林武器係 - Shaolin Weapons 單匕首第一路 - Single Dagger #1 單匕首第二路 - Single Dagger #2 單刀 撲刀 老單刀 - Old Saber 春秋大刀 五虎群羊刀 - Five Tigers Attack Sheep Saber 臥龍刀 - Crouching Dragon Saber 追風月刀 達摩劍 - Bodhidharma Sword 龍泉劍 - Dragon Spring Sword 清風剣 - Clear Wind Sword 十三槍 - 13 Techniques Spear 楊家槍 - Yang Family Spear 双槍 - Double Spear 夜叉棍 - Night Demon Staff 五虎群羊棍 - Five Tigers Attack Sheep Staff 瘋魔棍 - Crazy Demon Staff 燒火棍 - Burning Fire STaff 斎眉棍 三十六棍 - 36 Techniques Staff 陰手棍 - Negative Hand Staff 震山棍 - Shaking Mountain Staff 三載棍 梅花洪陽棍 陰陽棍 - Negative-Positive Staff 哨子棍 - Two-Section Staff 達摩杖 - Bodhidharma Cane 梅花拐 - Plum Blossom Crutch 流星錘 笛子 - Flute 双鞭 単刀進槍 - Saber Advances on Spear 哨子棍破槍 - Two-Section Staff Destroys Spear 拐子破槍 - Crutch Destroys Spear