There are two spear forms in the Jianquan Association curriculum - the
13 spear and the 24 spear. The files below show Ma Yueliang
demonstrating the 13 spear form.
13spear.mov
- This is the Quicktime 4 version of the mpeg file below (with the
brightness turned down a bit). For some reason, the Quicktime 4 player
won't read that encoding. 16MB.
13spear.mpg
- This is the original file. The brightness is kinda high on this one.
13.1MB.
The names of the movements in the 13 spear form are listed below:
1. 起手中平万法王 (Raise Hand Horizontal Ten Thousand Buddha)
2. 栅枪上步逞刚强 (Fence Spear Advance Showing Firmness)
3. 地蛇拦路藏身式 (Earth Snake Blocks the Road, Hiding Body)
4. 金童送书玉臂长 (Golden Child Gives Book with Long Jade Arms)
5. 童子稽首观音拜 (Child Kowtows to Guanyin)
6. 蛟龙出水镇猖狂 (Flood Dragon Leaves Water, Pressing Savagely)
7. 恶虎扑食当头棒 (Evil Tiger Pounces on Prey from Above)
8. 风扫梅花一片香 (Wind Sweeps the Plum Blossom's Frangrance)
9. 斜劈拗步遮拦进 (Diagonal Chop Cross Step Blocks Entry)
10. 宿鸟归林回马枪 (Overnight Bird Returns to Forest Backthrust)
11. 玉女投针多巧妙 (Jade Girl Cleverly Throws the Needle)
12. 灵猫扑鼠法最良 (Nimble Cat Pounces on Mouse)
13. 将军出队三声炮 (The General Departs with the Sound of Three Cannons)
14. 怀抱琵琶回故乡 (Embrace Pipa Return to Birthplace)
