There are many misconceptions about the origin of various „Minor Sets“ of today’s Hung Ga Kyun. Many of the sets are wrongly attributed to Lam Sai Wing or even Wong Fei Hung, other sets were supposedly created by a comittee of Hung Ga masters in 1950’s to enrich the core Hung Ga Kyun curriculum. …Or not?
To paraphrase the late Bruce Lee, „people separate lineages, lineages separate people“. Avoiding the common „who-learned-from-who“ question, this article will briefly analyse the true origin of the commonly known sets like Mui Fa Kyun, Lau Ga Kyun, Wu Dip Jeung and other „Minor Sets” of today’s Hung Ga Kyun. Continue reading
I was training in Hong Kong’s Lam Gwun under the guidance of my Si Baak, Simon Lam Chun Chung, brother of my Sifu. We were discussing application of various Hung Ga techniques as well as fighting strategy and of course, training methodology.
Legendary Hung Ga Kyun Grand Masters of the past, Masters of today – the origins, the roots.
Hung Ga Grand Master Y. C. Wong is a true pioneer of Lam family Hung Kyun in the USA. After completing his apprenticeship under Late Grand Master Lam Jou and teaching in Hong Kong, he has moved to the United States in 1963 – he is teaching there for 50 years!
Question: Hello Sifu Macek. I was was just wondering if you could help me with the “Bridging Hands”, how important are they in Hung Gar. I train [ABC] in [XZY] and my instructor says that too much is made about them and that they where only used for channeling the chi and sending it to the arms and that everyone else is doing it wrong.
Lam Sai Wing’s “Taming the Tiger” ebook – new release of our Man Mou publishing – was welcomed by the Hung Ga community with applause.