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Documentary: Shaolin Real Kung Fu
An old documenntary about Shaolin Kung Fu training called Shaolin Real Kung Fu (Shaolin Zhen Gongfu 少林真功夫). Strength and conditioning, barehanded sets, weapons, young Jet Li – it is all there! Real or not real, i do not know, but it is definitely interesting documentary to watch – hour and half, in Chinese, with English […]
Wing Chun: Mystery of the Half Point
“Six and Half Point Long Pole” (Luk dim bun gwan 六點半桿) is one of the most famous weapon techniques of Souther Chinese martial arts. It is practiced both in “old Wing Cheun ” and modern (Fatsaan) Wing Cheun. “Six and Half Point” is part of our Lam Sai Wing’s Hung Ga Kyun curriculum as well. […]
CCTV-9 Documentary: Power of Southern Boxing
Chinese Kung Fu – interesting TV series of CCTV-9 International Channel! Part 7 and 8 are dedicated to the styles of Southern Fist, Naam Kyun (Nan Quan in Mandarin) – very interesting survey of the systems south of Yang Zi River. International channel means – the documentary is in English, 2x 26 minutes of footage!
A Short CLF Documentary: “Kung Fu Master”
I am sitting on my balcony in Fatsaan, China, and thinking how to start… I have stayed in here over then three years and during this time I’ve met many sifus around Gwongdung province. One of real sifu and treasure man who I have met here is Leung Wai Wing sifu of Hung Sing Choi […]
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 […]
Ling Naam Wing Chun Kuen
Many years ago I believed that Wing Chun in China is probably dead – based on bad information from ill-informed European instructors, who often without thinking repeated the lies of others. Of course it is not and never was true! From about 1994, when I was in China for the first time I experienced a […]
Spiritual Tiger – Chinese Grappling and Ground Fighting
Check out another interesting video – Spirit Tiger Art (She Hu Shu; in Cantonese San Fu Seut). Forget for a while those Bruce Lee like sound effects (i know, sounds more like a monkey then a tiger) and carefully watch – standing grappling techniques, takedowns, takedowns defense and reversals, sacrifice throws, heel hooks… it is […]