Today’s best-known lineage of Hung Kyun comes from Wong Fei Hung. It is sometimes called “New Hung Kyun” (San Hung Kyun). Compared to the “narrow stance, short bridge” of “Old Hung Kyun,” it also features “high stances and long bridges,” originally derived from the famous Sino-Tibetan style Hap Kyun, making it a truly comprehensive style, suitable for both long-range fighting and close-quarter combat.

Pavel Macek Sifu of Practical Hung Kyun and David Rogers Sifu of Rising Crane discuss the origins and core features of Hap Kyun, the benefits of cross-training, David’s comprehensive Tai Chi and Kung Fu online academy, the unique “new frame” of Hap Kyun, “Needle in Cotton,” and its three core sets—“Cotton Fist,” “Cotton Palm,” and “Eight Changes Palm”—and much more.

Pavel and David are longtime friends and have taught together on multiple occasions. For summer 2026, they have prepared an intensive summer course focused on health, strength, application, and fun. A Rising Crane post also advertises the Prague camp dates and structure. 

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Rising Crane & PHK Summer Camp, Prague, Czechia, July 13–19, 2026

Rising Crane block — July 13–16

• Hap Kyun “Palm of Eight Changes” (Baat Bin Jeung)
• Hap Kyun short stick (Paang)

You will learn a short 18-movement form that can be used in practical self-defense as well as in MAA—blocks and palm strikes, defense against a headlock, elbow strikes, defense against kicks, takedowns, spinning strikes, and more. You will then learn the very same form (!) with the short stick.

PHK Gym & Rising Crane block — July 17–19

• No-shadow Kicks (Mou Ying Geuk)
• Stick fighting

One of the main principles of the southern martial arts is the so-called shadowless kicks (Mou Ying Geuk). You will learn a series of kicking drills—front kicks, side kicks, round kicks—and defenses against them, including setups with strikes. We will then combine the drills into a short sparring form for easier retention.

In the afternoon block, we will focus on weapon training, namely the short stick / telescopic baton, including sparring.

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Rising Crane Academy

Use code TIGERCRANE to get 50% discount on your first month’s membership for either Tai Chi or Kung Fu Academy (valid till Tuesday, March 31, 2026).

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