Grand Master Jia Qiwa.
Pronounced "Jahi Keewa"
Literal interpretation: "Beautiful Seventh Child."
Born out of a union between Chinese and Japanese parents.
An extremely frowned-upon union, the motivation for immigration.

Estimated year of birth 1864, in the Western territory of the United States
(Probably Nevada now).
A child of immigrants working for the railroad.

Jia Qiwa is said to have begun training her first pupils around 1897.
There are similarities to systems from Japan, China, and Okinawa.
She died in 1945.
A few of her students carried on the teachings:

Si Tai Gung Jai Qiwa. (Grandmaster)
Si Hing Wu Nan. (First-generation)
Si Gung James "Kart" Berry. (Second-generation)
Sifu David Howard. (Third-generation)

Wrist / arm grab escapes
1. Monkey turns inward
2. ...turns outward
3. ...pushes away
4. ...swings away

Strike defenses
5. Monkey lifts the sky
6. ….crushes the coconut
7. ….lifts the branch
8. ….slaps the water

9. ….blocks the punch front
10. ….blocks the punch sides
11. ….blocks the kick

Rushing / weapon defense / falling
12. Monkey roll

Front grab defense / headlocks
13. Monkey Throw
14. Headlock defense

Universal kick & weapon defense
15. ….turns away

Yellow Belt Form.

Wrist / arm grab
16. ….grabs away (two hand grab to single wrist)
17. ….kicks away (both wrists front)
18. ….breaks away (both wrists rear)

High Grab / punch defense
19. ….strikes (lapel, shoulder, neck grab)
20. ….trips (punch defense)
21. ....escapes choke.

Universal throws / headlock defenses
22. Windmill Toss
23. Headlock defense elbow
24. Headlock defense throat
25. Full Nelson defense

Monkey Form.

Stand up striking
1a. Dragon Charges
1b. Dragon Charges
2a. Dragon dodges
2b. Dragon dodges
2c. Dragon dodges
3a. Dragon blocks the kick
3b. (Kick the kicking leg inner thigh)
3c. (Using knee to redirect kick)
3d. (Using elbows to redirect mid kicks)

Short weapon defenses / knife / stick
4. Dragon stretches his leg
5. ...fans his wing
6. ...slaps his wing
7. ...flaps his wing

Multiple use defenses
8a. Dragon kicks (shin kick)
8b. ...kicks (Rush defense)
9. ...bows (lapel grab)
10a. Striking asp (arms close together)
10b. Striking asp (arms apart)
11a. Dancer (Grab from rear or rope from rear)
11b. Dancer (Grab or attack from front)
12. Palms of Thunder
13. ...breaks away. (bear hug front) .
14. ...stomps and stretches his wings. (Headlock defense)
15. Locking the arm (Quarter nelson defense)
16. ...scratches his back (Full Nelson)

Stand up striking
17. Monks Hand (4 sides)
18. Two Dragons (6 sides)
19. Long legged spider (4 sides)
20. Monks Shadow (2 sides)
21a. Echoing hand A (2 sides)
21b. Echoing hand B (2 sides)
22a. Hand of thunder A (2 sides)
22b. Hand of thunder B (2 sides)
23. Dancing Dragon
24. Boxer (2 sides)
25. Open Fist
26. Two swords

Multiple use defenses
27. Kimono grab
28. Crash of the dragon (choke rear)
29. Closes the gate (Punch defense)

Stand up striking drill
30. Badger

Dragon Form
Blue Belt

Preemptive defense / grab defenses
1a. Eagle stands on the snake
1b. ...flaps his wing
1c. ...kills the cobra
2. Dance of the eagle.

Preemptive defense / grab defenses
3a. ...steps behind (Cross grab)
3b. ...steps behind (Direct grab)
4a. Trapped under eagles wing (lapel)
4b. Trapped under the eagles wing (wrist)
4c. Trapped under the eagles wing (hair grab)
4d. Trapped under the eagles wing (choke)
5. Arm twist (front grab or choke)
6. traps the pigeon (high grab/rope from rear)
7. oops (reverse traps the pigeon)

8a. Standing hair grab front
8b. Standing hair grab rear
9a. Bridge (double grab or rope from rear)
9b. Bridge
9c. Bridge
10. Eagle steps out (bear hug rear)
11. Eagle spins (headlock 4 sides)
12. Rear choke hold defense

13a. Eagle grabs the kick
13b. ...grabs the kick
13c. ...grabs the kick with break
13d. ...grabs the kick, break & kick
13e. ...grabs the kick & stomp
13f. ...grabs the kick with falling knee
14. ...plucks a tail feather (full nelson /hug rear under arms)
15. Leg wrap butt thrust

16. Eagle escapes (Wall pin)
17. Eagle suffocates the gazelle (direct headlock)
18. ...swipes the throat (cross headlock)
19. Eagle knocks his prey from the sky
20. Wing stretch

21a. Weapon disarm (Club / stick)
21b. Weapon disarm (Club / stick)
22a. Weapon defense (Pistol center)
22b. Weapon defense (pistol off center)
23a. Weapon defense knife (stands on snake)
23b. Weapon defense knife (flaps his wing)
23c. Weapon defense knife (kills the cobra)

Brown Belt

1. Straight leg throw (with falling knee)
2. Pulling Down Throw (Choke or rope rear)
3. Pulling down straight leg throw
4a. Hip throw front (with arm lock & scissor choke)
4b. Hip throw sides (arm lock with leg pen and ax kick) rope from rear
4c. Headlock throw front (arm lock with scissor choke)
4d. Headlock throw sides (standing headlock) (arm lock with leg pin and ax kick)

5. Arm lock with leg pin escape
6. Arm bar wrap and roll
7a. Pinned by the wildebeest
7b. Pinned by the wildebeest
7c. Pinned by the wildebeest
8a. Ground pin defense into straight arm lock
8b. Ground pin defense into bent arm lock.
9a. Choke options from top or bottom mount.
9b. Headlock defense options
9c. Rear naked choke

10. Butterfly escape
11. Ground & pound defense
12a. Side mount rolling escape
12b. Side mount rolling escape
12c. Side mount rolling escape
12d. Side mount rolling escape
13a. Cross mount defense
13b. Cross mount defense
13c. Arm trap with legs from crossmount.
14. Cross mount climbing defense & counter
15. Cross mount counter
16. Cross mount reversal
17. Ground pin escape into leg pin arm bar
18. Ground escape into wrap & roll
19. Cross mount defense from bottom
20. Ground pin escape choke counter

21a Leg lever from ground with feet
21b Leg lever from ground with arms.
21c. Leg lever with shoulders
21d. Leg lever with back
22. Scissor back up
23. Circle Throw with both feet

24. Sitting rear choke defense
25. Sitting rear choke defense
26. Sitting scissor from behind defense.
27. Standing scissor defense from front
28. Sitting foot lock
29. Sitting leg lock
30. Ankle lock escape
31. Countering ankle lock

32a. Tiger steps behind quarter nelson defense )
32b. Tiger steps behind (choke / rope from rear)
33. Tiger cleans his mane
34a. Scratches his back
34b. Scratches his back rear chokehold defense
35a. Tiger escapes wall pin
35b. Tiger escapes wall pin

36. Kicking sweep
37. Spinning back sweep

38. Falls from the wildebeest
39. Falls from the wildebeest
40. Slap of the tiger
41. Slap of the tiger front kick grab defense
42. Slap of the tiger front kick grab defense
43. Slap of the tiger front kick grab defense
44a. Crabclaw throw with scissor hold
44b. Crabclaw throw with scissor hold
44c. Crabclaw throw with scissor hold
44d. Crabclaw throw with scissor hold
44e. Crabclaw throw with scissor hold
44f. Crabclaw throw with scissor hold

45a. Headlock facing defense (crabclaw throw & finish)
45b. Headlock cross defense. (crabclaw throw & finish)
46a. Front or side kick defense
46b. Front or side kick defense
46c. Front or side kick defense

47a. Bullfighter rush defense high
47b. Bullfighter rush defense low
47c. Bullfighter rush defense low (Flying Knee)
48a. Tiger Attacks
48b. Attacks defense.
48c. Attacks defense.
48d. Attacks defense (Crucifix)

49. Tiger brings down his prey
50a. breaks away (rear)
50b. breaks away (rear)
51. breaks away (front)
52. grabs the snake
53. wipes his feet
54. Standing clinch

Weapons
55a. Traps the boar
55b. Traps the boar
55c. Traps the boar
55d. Traps the boar
56a. Trips his prey
56b. Trips his prey
56c. Trips his prey
57. Throws his prey
58a. Knife at throat rear
58b. Rope from rear
59a. Knife at throat in quarter nelson (4 sides)
59b. Knife defense from groundpin.

From Top mount
60. Top mount double arm pin with blood choke
61. Arm trap with legs from cross mount
62. Headlock escape from top mount (4 sides) Attacker on side
63. Headlock escape from top mount Attacker on back
64. Arm bar from top mount
65. Side mount self arm choke
66. Sitting rear choke

Black Belt

And confirms your desire to never do more than you need to.

1a. Stick hands
b. Stick hands
c. Stick hands
2a. Hidden fist
b. Hidden fist
3. Repeating Fists
4. Two Headed mantis
5. Opens the gate
6. Dancing mantis
7. Flying elbows

8. Mantis Clinch escape
9. ...defends
10. ...meets butterfly
11. ...crushes the wasp (Rope rear)
12. ...thumb poke
13a. ...attacks front (Neck break head twist)
13b. ...attacks rear (Neck break head twist)
14. Bottle opener
15a. ...escapes spiders grasp
15b. ...escapes spiders grasp
16a. ...shelters her eggs from the rain
16b. ...shelters her eggs from the sun

17. Overhead knife/club attack
18a. Low round or jabbing knife
18b. Low round or jabbing knife
18c. Low round or jabbing knife

Red belt

1. Priest roll roundhouse sword, knife, club
2. Sitting Front grab
3. Sitting hair grab
4a. Sitting choke from rear
4b. Sitting choke from rear
5. Sitting overhead knife / club
6a. Sitting side knife low
6b. Sitting side knife high
7a. Sitting full nelson
7b. Sitting full nelson

From sitting on floor and Chair
8. Sidestep bullfighter.
9. Attack from front
10. Leg lever
11. Knife at throat from rear

Cane Form

Priest rank