Beggar Stick — Internal Stick Fighting – The Martial Man

What you’ll learn

The complete Beggar Stick system and form
Foundational and progressive partner drills, including interception methods
Using the "strings" to generate relaxed internal power
Precision striking, targeting, and listening skills
Distance management, closing the gap, and tactical footwork
Follow-along practice sessions and full-form demonstrations from multiple angles

About this course

The Beggar Stick is a rare and highly practical stick fighting system taught by Master Yap Boh Heong. Built on internal principles rather than brute force, it shows how timing, structure, precision, sensitivity, and relaxed power can all be expressed through a simple stick.

Across 48 detailed lessons, Master Yap guides you through the system step by step — following the same progression he teaches during his exclusive 5-day Beggar Stick intensive. You receive workshop-level instruction in partner drills, internal mechanics, strategy, and application, including full-form demonstrations from multiple angles for easier home study.

This is not a collection of random techniques. It’s a complete training method where each lesson builds on the last: developing continuity through partner practice, adding Jin to your movements, generating relaxed internal power, refining your striking mechanics, and applying strategy with intelligence and control. A simple weapon becomes a tool for developing timing, awareness, structure, and real fighting ability.

Every video lesson is fully subtitled in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Course content

9 sections · 48 lessons · 3h 55m

Welcome to Beggar Stick: Introduction, History & Course Overview 8:33

Choosing the Correct Beggar Stick for Training

Partner Drill 1: First Partner Exercise 2:26

Partner Drill 2: Second Partner Exercise 5:03

Partner Drill 3 - Part 1: Third Partner Exercise 4:16

Partner Drill 3 - Part 2: Third Partner Exercise 2:15

Partner Drill 3 - Part 3: Adding the Jin 6:00

Partner Drill 3 - Part 4: Stick Fighting Is Internal 6:05

Partner Drill 4: Double Strike & Hand Switching 4:28

Learning the Form - Part 1 6:42

Learning the form - Part 2 3:05

Learning the Form: Side Block Details 4:45

Learning the Form: Foot Position During the Side Block 1:15

Learning the Form: Hand Changes & Slicing Movements 2:33

Learning the Form: Further Details 8:03

Follow Along Practice: First Half of the Form 1:04

Partner Drill 5: Striking & Blocking High and Low 6:37

Partner Drill 5 - Part 2: How to Intercept 11:12

Fine Details: Hands & Elbows 5:31

Dynamic Training: Philosophy of Stick Fighting 4:06

Precision & Fa Jin 4:56

Precision & Targeting - Part 1 2:49

Precision & Targeting - Part 2 10:04

Precision & Listening 9:46

Relaxed Internal Power 10:38

Learning the Form: Final Movements 6:13

Learning the Form: Fine Points on the Poking Movements 3:24

Learning the Form: Turning in the Last Movement 1:08

Learning the Form: Refining the Striking Movements 3:20

Learning the Form: Avoid Overextending the Stick 1:40

Learning the Form: Should You Train on Both Sides? 2:44

Using the Strings for Internal Power - Part 1 3:56

Using the Strings for Internal Power - Part 2 5:26

Using the Strings for Internal Power - Part 3 4:28

Using the Strings for Internal Power - Part 4 4:08

Refinement Training: Refining the Movements 4:08

Learning the Form: Final Movement Details & Vulnerability 3:33

Application Training: Closing the Distance & Taking the Opponent’s Structure 8:53

Distance Management: Poking Movements 2:41

Full Form Follow Along: Front View 4:29

Full Form Follow Along: Left Side View 3:43

Full Form Follow Along: Right Side View 3:53

Strategy Training: Stick Fighting Strategies 6:47

Strategy Training: Stepping Backward 4:17

Strategy Training: Evasion & Slipping 5:13

Strategy Training: Opening the Door 8:22

Pointers on the Poking Movements 4:49

Developing Listening Skills in Stick Fighting 5:07

Your teacher

Yap Boh Heong

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Yap Boh Heong is a 3rd-generation Kung Fu master with nearly 50 years of experience in Southern Shaolin Kung Fu and the internal arts, including Five Ancestors, Wu Mei, and Yan Shou Gong. Son of the late Grandmaster Yap Cheng Hai, he developed a teaching method that makes sophisticated concepts accessible and accelerates progress. Having taken up the mantle since the passing of Grandmaster Yap Cheng Hai and Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong, he now teaches Yan Shou Gong internationally across Europe and Asia.

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Astrid Glockner

May 2026

Excellent material and deep insights

“I learned the Beggar Stick form a year ago and was very sorry that I was unable to come to this workshop. The more I am happy that this course is now available. It gave me more insights into the application and the different options. The videos are very well structured and explain every detail…”

Frequently asked

Lifetime access for a one-time payment of USD $199.

48 detailed video lessons covering the complete system, including full-form demonstrations from multiple angles for clearer home study.

Yes — every video lesson includes subtitles in five languages: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

A training stick (or any suitable practice stick), the willingness to follow the lessons in sequence, and consistent practice.

Martial artists, Kung Fu and internal-arts practitioners, weapons and Qi Gong practitioners, and complete beginners drawn to authentic traditional training — from those picking up the stick for the first time to experienced practitioners seeking deeper skill.

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