Important: The descriptions and illustrations of the movements of Siu-lim-tao are intended as a reference and aide-mémoire to those learning the form at the University of Nottingham Wing Chun Society under the guidance of a qualified instructor.  The form is a set of dynamic movements (rather than a series of static positions) and cannot be learned effectively solely from the static descriptions and illustrations below.

Please click on the relevant move below for a fuller description and illustration.

Siu-lim-tao:

Section 1: 6 movements
1. Double Rising Hands (Tok Sau)
2. Bring hands back and Sink down
3. Open to Goat stance (Yee Jee Kim Yeung Ma)
4. Cross hands down [left over right]
5. Cross hands up [right over left]
6. Bring hands back

Section 2: 8 movements
1. Left Inner-gate punch
2. Open hand to Relaxed Hand position
3. Circle hand (Huen Sau)
4. Bring hand back
Repeat on the right

Section 3: 40 movements
1. Left Palm Up Hand (Tan Sau) out
2. Circle hand into Spade Hand (Chang Sau)
3. Guard Hand (Wu Sau) back

Repeat the next 4 movements 3 times in sequence
1. Drop hand to Hook Hand (Fook Sau)
2. Push out
3. Circle hand into Spade Hand (Chang Sau)
4. Guarding Hand (Wu Sau) back

1. Slapping Hand (Pak Sau) [Relaxed]
2. Centre palm hit [Relaxed]
3. Relaxed Hand position
4. Circle hand (Huen Sau)
5. Bring hand back
Repeat on the right

Section 4: 17 Movements
1. Left Side Pinning Hand (Ju Gum Sau)
2. Right Side Pinning Hand (Ju Gum Sau)
3. Double Kidney guard
4. Double Back Pinning Hand (Hau Gum Sau)
5. Double Front Pinning Hand (Chin Gum Sau)
6. Double Bar Hand (Lan Sau) [left over right]
7. Double Side Knife Hand (Sol Jee)
8. Double Bar Hand (Lan Sau) [right over left]
9. Double Sinking Elbow (Jum Sau)
10. Double Palm Up Hand (Tan Sau)
11. Circle hands (Huen Sau) in
12. Double Front Pinning Hand (Chin Gum Sau) [Half Release]
13. Double Thrusting Hand (Biu Sau)
14. Double Front Pinning Hand (Chin Gum Sau) [Full Release]
15. Double lifting Crane Hand (Hok Sau) [Plum Fist]
16. Double opening back-fist
17. Hands back

Section 5: 10 movements
1. Left Slapping Hand (Pak Sau) [Full Energy]
2. Knife Hand [Palm Up]
3. Relaxed Hand position
4. Circling hand (Huen Sau)
5. Bring hand back
Repeat on the right

Section 6: 16 movements
1. Left Palm Up Hand(Tan Sau)
2. Cutting Hand (Gan Sau)
3. Back Palm Up Hand (Tan Sau)
4. Circling hand (Huen Sau)
5. Low side Palm Strike [as to the ribs]
6. Lifting hand (Tok Sau)
7. Circle hand (Huen Sau)
8. Bring hand back
Repeat on the right

Section 7: 10 movements
1. Left Wing Arm (Bong Sau)
2. Drop elbow to Palm Up Hand (Tan Sau)
3. Palm Strike [Finger point down]
4. Relaxed Hand position
4. Circle hand (Huen Sau)
5. Bring hand back
Repeat on the right

Section 8: 13 movements
1. Place Left hand into Cutting Hand (Gan Sau) position & place right hand at left elbow
2. Right Freeing Hand (Tut Sau)
3. Left Freeing Hand (Tut Sau)
4. Right Freeing Hand (Tut Sau)
5. Curl hands into fists
6. Left Inner-gate Punch
7. Right Inner-gate Punch
8. Left Inner-gate Punch / right hand pulls back
9. Open hand to Relaxed Hand position
10. Circle left hand (Huen Sau)
11. Bring hand back
12. Bring left foot to right
13. Drop hands to rest position and breathe out.