The dragon remains in the mind of the Chinese people a symbol of "luck". In fact the "dragon" is but a kind of imaginary animal that exists only in the mind of the Chinese people. It is imagines to have the body of a snake, the claws of an eagle, and the horns of a deer. The techniques of the Dragon Form are movements simulating those of this animal.

The crane is the spiritual bird that resides in remote river sides like a hermit keeping himself away from other people. The crane is sharp-sighted. It walks leisurely and it takes advantage of it's enemy's loss of concenration to launch a quick beak-dart at the weakness of it's enemy.

The snake is a creature that can go forward on the ground though without legs, can swim in water though without fins. It can retract and dart forward for a distance of more than ten feet solely because it has a lenghthy and elastic body supported by flexible joints inside.

The tiger is the king of the mountain. A tiger looks ferocious and yet dignified. It is said that when the tiger comes out of its cave, the sky changes color, and it's roar saddens all other animals. then a tiger rushes through a forest, trees are shattered and branches are broken. A tiger attacks its enemy in the same way as a whirl wind blows away leaves.

A leopard is an animal small in size than a tiger, but is much more verstile and rapid in action. the leopard is a fierce, cruel animal. Once having begun it's attacks, it never stops until it's eneny becomes fatally wounded or disabled. This characteristic of the leopard is incorporated in the techniques of the leopard form.