Sup Yee Fat (Shi Er Fa - Twelve Methods)
- Dap (Da) derives from 'the hand joined like many mouths in agreement' and means 'to join to bridges'
- Jeet (Jie) derives from 'a lance hitting a sparrow' and means 'to intercept, cut off, or sever'
- Chum (Chen) derives from 'a stool submerged beneath the water' and means 'to sink'
- Biu (Biao) derives from 'metal pointed like flame' and means 'to dart'.
- Chi (Chi) derives from 'glutinous millet ground by a horned animal (yak)' and means 'to stick'
- Mo (Mo) derives from 'hand like the sun dispearing behind the foliage' and means 'to touch or feel'
- Tong (Yun) derives from 'a hand using a hot iron', and means 'to press or iron clothes'
- Dong (Dang) derives from 'soup swaying in the saucer' and means 'to swing or sway'
- Tun (Tun) derives from 'mouth enlarged as heaven' and means 'to swallow'
- Chit (Qie) derives from 'to cross with a knife', and means 'to cut or slice into'.
- Tao (Tou) derives from 'a person assembling a boat (to cross a river)' and means 'to steal'
- Lao (Lou) derives from 'rain water leaking through the roof and into the house' and means 'to leak.'
Yuen Kay- an's first 5 methods, (first recorded privately in China in the 1930s and printed in HK in the 70s) are considered,the 5 Phases of Combat. They are as follows:
- Join (connect with the opponent's bridges)
- Intercept (cut off the opponent's offense)
- Sink (destroy the opponent's defense)
- Dart (deliver your offense)
- Stick (maintain contact to determine continuation)
- Oral and written tradition Rene Ritchie
- Translation Rene Ritchie
- Data Collected by AWCKRI