Wu Ji Dao — Teacher Training Curriculum

The 18 forms of Wu Ji Quan each have a clear inner logic of direction, weight, attention and flow. No form is decoration. The teacher understands each one as a functional principle — not as choreography.

Wu Ji Quan comprises 36 forms in total. Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong and thanks  to the invaluable assistance of the advanced master students accompanying him, he was able to pass on these 18 forms to this select small group in the heart of Europe and to Dr Ortwin Lüers as a teachable, self-contained system. Reliable information on the remaining 18 forms is scarce. In all likelihood they represent complementary partner forms: sets arising from direct partner work and specific drills that mirror or deepen the solo forms. The 18 transmitted forms are a complete practice system in their own right.

The 18 teaching forms of Wu Ji Quan and the 12 Steps Chi Gong — alongside countless further contents including Luohan forms, weapon and staff forms — were transmitted. As mentioned above this would not have been possible without the extraordinary commitment of Grandmaster Chee’s senior students: Seto Quan Mun, Ng Ho Chim, Mo Tan Law, Simon Liew and in particular Ray Woon, who played an active role in transmitting the Grandmaster’s teachings during the last decade of his life, and continued to do so in the years that followed.

• Rooting — release downward, not pressing into the ground
• Direction & Sequence — the inner logic of each form
• Coordination — body as one system, refined through slowing
• Alignment & Precision — functional necessity for inner flow

Module 2 addresses the background of the forms: how the guas work, why fascial conductivity is more effective than muscular force, and how Wu Ji Quan and the 12 Steps Chi Gong connect to the organ systems of TCM.

• The 8 Guas (Ba Gua) — open and coordinated as one integrated field
• Fascia vs. Muscle — understanding the difference in practice
• Wu Ji Quan — Forms 1 & 2: digestive system, lung, emotional layer
• 12 Steps Chi Gong — Five Elements: each form assigned to one of the five organ systems (Wood/Liver, Fire/Heart, Earth/Spleen, Metal/Lung, Water/Kidney) — targeted harmonisation, immune support, chronic condition relief
• Quiet mind & Flow — creating conditions for Qi to move of itself

Traditional Tai Chi or Qi Gong learning often takes place through imitation: the master stands at the front, and students copy. Wu Chi Dao works with the circle as its foundational formation, using rotating variants as well as the option of the classical linear approach, which can be advantageous with regard to orientation, directions, and alignment of the body. When students stand in a circle and can see one another, each becomes a mirror for everyone else. The forms are broken down into essential smaller components, and each part is practiced individually within the circle. This creates resonance and enables coordinated yet varied learning, improving retention and long-term recall of the forms before they are finally assembled, aligned, and performed together. The teacher is part of the circle — not its apex. Corrections arise through the field, not through authority.

• Show before explain — the body understands before the mind
• Slow down — makes the unconscious conscious
• Questions, not commands — “Where do you feel your arm in space?”
• Touch as correction — offered, never assumed: “May I show you?”

In partner contact, nothing can be hidden. 2-Finger Picking in three levels — from feather-light touch to shared field. Catching and grabbing as a teaching subject, not merely an error to avoid.

• Level 1 — Touch — weight of a feather, no direction, only contact
• Level 2 — Guide — minimal intention as invitation, not force
• Level 3 — Connect — shared field, Wu Wei, no longer clear who leads
• Consent culture — every contact offered; any refusal welcomed