“Sabre vs. Spear Sparring Set” (Daan Dou Deui Cheung) is traditionaly a second weapon sparring set of Lam Family Hung Kyun curriculum. It teaches the application of short vs. long weapon. “Sabre vs. Spear” was originally choreographed by Grand Master Lam Jou.
The spear is known as “King of Hundred Weapons” (Baak Bing Ji Wong), as well as “King of All Long Weapons” (Cheung Bing Ji Wong). It is one of the most common Chinese warfare/duel weapons. Continue reading
Hung Ga “Iron Thread Set” (also translated as “Iron Wire Set”) performance by Grand Master Lam Chun Fai, Oscar Lam and Donald Hamby Sifu.
Senior European student of Grand Master Lam Chu Fai, Charris van’t Slot Sifu (Netherlands) notes: “Master Lam shows the features of Tit Sin very well: short triangle stance with back leg bent, the back round for sinking when breathing out.” Continue reading
Practical Hung Kyun fundamental curriculum (1st and 2nd Kap) consists of 2 sets: „Cross Pattern Plum Flower Set“ (intro bare-handed set) and „Six and Half Point Long Pole“ (intro weapon set).
There are many reasons why our students start here: it is a fast and simple introductory program to practical self-defence, boxing and fencing, easy to master and immediately ready to use. However, the important point is not WHAT, but HOW. Continue reading
94 years old Mr. Pun Sou, dedicated disciple of legendary Grand Master Lam Jou, performs core Hung Ga Kyun sets (including famous “Iron Thread Set”), as well as few auxiliary forms.
MUST SEE! Continue reading
Night Tiger Emerges from the Forest (Ye Fu Cheut Lam) is a rare set from “Triple Stretch Hung Kyun” (Saam Jin Hung Kyun), a branch of “Old Hung Kyun” (Lou Hung Kyun).
I have seen the “Night Tiger Emerges from the Forest” set for the first time in 1999 in Hong Kong, performed by Leung Gam Gwong sifu, a disciple of Wong Lei, and have been fortunate discuss its details with Leung sifu and his student and my good friend Wong Jung Man Sifu on various occasions during my numerous trips to Hong Kong and China. Continue reading
Hung Ga Kyun fans, check out
rare vintage footage of Grand Master Chiu Wai, performing complete “Taming the Tiger in Gung Patern Set” (Gung Ji Fuk Fu Kyun) and “Tiger Crane Double Form Set” (Fu Hok Seung Ying Kyun).
Grand Master Chiu Wai has recently celebrated his 83rd brithday – on behalf of Practical Hung Kyun Team, we wish him good health and many good students! Continue reading
Hung Ga “Taming of the Tiger in Gung Pattern” (Gung Ji Fuk Fu Kyun) – performance of second part in Hong Kong 2009, 100th birthday of my Si Gung, Late Grand Master Lam Jou, who is sitting behind me with his family and John Tsang, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, carefully watching my technique.
Numerous families in China teach Gung Ji Fuk Fu Kyun as 2 separate sets, or teach just the second part of it, i.e. Fuk Fu Kyun, commonly named as Daan Gung Fuk Fu. I have seen many versions of the set, including Choi Lei Fat version and Hap Ga version.
2009 was a great trip indeed – lots of practice both in Hong Kong and China, lots of research of various Hung Ga Kyun families, lots of fun with my students and friends. Good times indeed!
Check out the video below, we will upload more stuff form the 2009 trip soon! Continue reading
„Ng Long’s Eight Trigram Long Pole Sparring Set“ (Ng Long Baat Gwa Gwan Deui Chaak) was composed by Lam family Hung Kyun’s first patriarch , Grand Master Lam Sai Wing. It complements and expands the application drills from the original Baat Gwa Gwan set.
Long pole sparring set consists of eight technique combinations , covering all basic angles and directions. All drills are separated by so Yam-Yeung Gwan, lower/upper clash of the poles. The drills are taught separately first, and later they are joined to a set for better remembering: Continue reading
“Arrow Palm” (Jin Jeung), also called “War Palm” (same pronunciation but different Chinese character) is an old Southern Chinese set from the Southern Siu Lam monastery.
When the monastery was burned down, the last abbot of the temple, Ji Sin Sim Si, fled to the Gwong Dung province and hid in the “Red Junks” of the Chinese opera (Hung Syun Hei Baan ), where he taught (among other martial arts skills ) Jin Jeung. Continue reading
The 4 most famous sets with the “single-ended” long pole (Daan Tau Gwan) are “Six and Half Point Long Pole” (Luk Dim Bun Gwan), “The Flowing Water Long Pole” (Lau Seui Gwan), “Left-Handed Fisherman´s Long Pole (Jo Sau Diu Yu Gwan) and the “Ng Long’s Eight Trigrams Long Pole” (Ng Long Baat Gwa Gwan).
It is often called simply “Eight Trigrams Long Pole” (Baat Gwa Gwan) and it is probably the most famous and most important weapon of the Hung Kyun system.
Brief History of Baat Gwa Gwan
Its roots reach all the way to the Sung dynasty (Song, 960-1279) and general Yeung Ng Long, the fifth son of a Marshall from the Yeung family, famous for its “Yeung family spear” (Yeung Ga Cheung), “the King of all Weapons”. Continue reading