Archive for the ‘Hung Ga Kuen’ Category


Successfull Hung Ga Kyun seminars by Sifu Wong Chung Man in the Netherlands

Master Wong Chung Man (lineage Wong Lei – Leung Kam Kwong) led a series of seminars in Utrecht on May 4 and 5. The seminars attracted participants from several schools, even non-Hung Ga schools, as well as from Hung Ga schools from Czech Republic and Germany. With over 45 people attending, many following several seminars, [...]

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KungFuMagazine.com: Hung Kyun Grandmaster Lam Cho Has Passed Away at 103

Me and my sihing Michael Goodwin from San Francisco have written together a short biography of our sigung, late Grandmaster Lam Cho, who has recently passed away. The article has been published at Kung Fu Magazine website.You can see the whole articl ONLINE HERE. We would like to thank Gene Ching for assitance. Michael Goodwin, [...]

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Legend is Gone: Grandmaster Lam Cho Has Passed Away

The saddest day for the art of Hung Ga Kyun and the world of martial arts. The legend is gone. Grandmaster Lam Cho has peacefully passed away at 13:58, 29th of March 2012 Hong Kong Baptist Hospital. Our condelences to Grandmaster’s family. Rest in peace, sigung! Thousands of your grateful students, grandstudents and great-grandstudents from [...]

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The “Wing-Flap” Technique of Hap Ga Wong Yanlam

The photo that we publish in this issue is of Master Lam Saiwing 林世荣, as he demonstrates the “Wing-Flap” technique (Pok Yik Sau 扑翼手). The “Wing-Flap” was originally a type of hand technique from the Hap Ga Kung Fu 侠家拳 system, taught then, by Wong Yanlam 王隐林, to outsiders. Now, because that (Gwong Dung Sap [...]

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White Crane, Wing Chun, Hung Ga and Karate

2004 was one of my best training visits of Hong Kong and China. I have been living in my Sifu’s house in Shenzhen for couple of months and we have been really busy, training very hard. Every morning we woke up at 6 o’clock AM and went to the park to practice the precious “Iron [...]

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The Secrets of Hung Ga One Finger Bridge Hand

Everytime i teach the “One Finger Bridge Hand” (Daan Ji Kiu Sau) formation to a beginner, eg. in a special Hung Kyun exercise called “Three Extensions” (Saam Jin Sau), the student always asks: “Sifu, why to hold the fingers like this? What is it for?” Well, I have the short answer (something like “shut up [...]

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The Story of Hung Ga Grandmaster Lau Jaam, Part 2

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!”

“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 Story of Hung Ga Grandmaster Lau Jaam, Part 1

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

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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