Archive for January, 2012


The Story of Hung Ga Grandmaster Lau Jaam, Part 2

By on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | 1 Comment

Lam told Lau to come the next evening. Lau was very happy and left after salutations. Next evening, Lau Jaam got packed his suitcase, along with sterling coin 15 cents. Taking 5 cents to purchase joss sticks, candle sticks and Yun Bao (paper ignot), and the remaining 10 cents folded in a red envelope as [...]

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“This is not Wing Chun!”

By on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | 4 Comments

“Original”, “traditional”, “orthodox”… Those are the words how (traditional) Chinese martial arts are often described. What does it mean? Same as hundreds years ago? Dated? The word “traditional” comes for a latin word tradere, “to hand over”, “hand down”, from the Master to the apprentice, from one generation to the other – not only the [...]

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The Four Basic Offensive Movements in Kung Fu

By on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | 1 Comment

Chinese martial arts are often called Kyun Seut (lit. “Art of the Fists”), and translated as “Chinese Boxing”. However, Chinese martial arts arsenal is much broader – we strike not only with our fists, but palms, claws and elbows as well, use various kicks, sweeps, throws and locks. Let s not forget the use of [...]

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Jeet Kune Do Jerry Poteet sifu (1946-2012)

By on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | No Comments

“It is with great sadness that another martial arts icon has passed away. Jerry Poteet was one of Bruce Lee’s original students and was considered one of the biggest advocates for promoting Bruce Lee’s philosophy of Jeet Kune Do throughout the world. His legacy, his wisdom and his dedication to the arts shall forever be [...]

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The Story of Hung Ga Grandmaster Lau Jaam, Part 1

By on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | No Comments

Cantonese martial art Master Mr.Wong Fei Hung (黃飛洪), among his inheritors, there were two famous names, one being verified as Leung Fun (梁寛), and the next was apparently Mr. Lau Jaam (劉湛). They both as known-brave and skillful in fighting, outstanding in the Wong Feihung. Leung Fun died early, and Lau Jaam (劉湛) healthy and [...]

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Kicking Skills of Lama Paai

By on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 | No Comments

We have already seen that the classical saying “Southern Fists, Northern Kicks” (Naam Kyun Bak Teui) is not exactly correct. Plenty of Southern Chinese styles have very extensive kicking arsenal. Articles about Hung Ga No Shadow Kick and kicking techniques of Mok Ga Kyun were welcomed by our readers, so here is another ass-kicking  article, [...]

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Introduction to the Hung Ga lineage Wong Lei – Leung Kam Kwong – Wong Chung Man, Part 2

By on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Leung Kam Kwong (梁鑑光) Grand master Leung is a long-time student of Wong Lei. Grand master Leung would always manage the lion dance performances by the school of Wong Lei. Actually, Wong Lei did not perform or teach lion dance himself (just as Lam Cho). Therefore, the lion dance skills of grand master Leung did [...]

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The Shadowless Kick of Hung Ga Wong Keiying

By on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 | 4 Comments

Wong Keiying’s “Small Deception-Kick” (Gwai Ji Geuk 拐子脚), commonly called the “Shadowless Kick”, includes the “Yin-Lifting Kick” (Liu Yam Geuk 撩阴脚), “Court-Sweeping Leg” (So Tong Geuk 扫堂脚), “Propping-Rooster Leg” (Chang Gaai Geuk 撑鸡脚), and “Single-Standing Golden Rooster Leg” (Gam Gaai Duk Laap Geuk 金鸡独立脚). Because issuing such a counter is so extremely fast that the [...]

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Introduction to the Hung Ga lineage Wong Lei – Leung Kam Kwong – Wong Chung Man

By on Sunday, January 1st, 2012 | 3 Comments

I have the honour to introduce the lineage of Sifu Raymond Wong Chung Man to you. Sifu Wong Chung Man is a Hung Ga master in Hong Kong. He learned his kungfu from Grand master Leung Kam Kwong, who was a student of famous, late Grandmaster Wong Lei (also spelled as Wong Lee). Wong Lei [...]

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