Hung Gar mixed martial arts school?

[happytao]

Sorry for asking, but me confused.
I hear there is Hung Gar School in Utrecht, but other big sifu in Hung Gar he say there this is not much Hung Gar but they think they can be like MMA.
How can this be?
What is difference, when is Hung Gar, when is MMA?

[PM]

today's Hung Kyun is MMA for more than a century or two - amalgam of different southern styles like Southern Siulam, Baak hok paai, (old) Hung Kyun, lama paai, Mok Ga, Choi Ga... well, any martial art today is.

anybody who starts to implement "modern" equipment like kicking shields, fous mitts, gloves and other protective gear and works on some serious sparring is sooner or later accused of doing "modern" MMA instead of "traditional" martial art. i personally find it stupid. people should look for some no-bullshit realistic training, not bunch of sets and Shaw Bros movie choreography.

i do not know about other schools, but my good friend and gungfu brother Charris teaches in Utrecht and he is doing a very good job there - traditional martial art for modern world. if you are interested in some real world gungfu, pay him a visit!

[Asmo]

Happytao, I am Dutch (in Deventer) and know a little about the Hung Kuen schools in Netherlands. Feel free to contact me if you have specific questions (and/or prefer to talk in Dutch).

If like PM says the school is from Charris (http://kungfu-utrecht.nl/) then you can be assured it is proper kungfu and Hung Kuen

[Chunyat]

[PM]

[happytao]