“Tiger and Crane Double Form” (Fu Hok Seung Ying), second of so called „Three Treasures of Hung Kyun“ (Hung Kyun Saam Bou), is almost synonymous with today’s “modern” Hung Ga.
Wong Fei Hung lineage of Hung Kyun is often reffered to as „Tiger and Crane Hung Kyun“ (Fu Hok Hung Kyun) in Southern China, as well as simply „Tiger Crane System“ (Fu Hok Paai).
One of Lam Sai Wing’s nicknames was “Mr. Tiger and Crane” (Fu Hok Sing Saang); according to one of the apocryphal legends, tiger and crane appeared at the the door of Lam family household when Grand Master Lam was born. Continue reading
Traditional Chinese cosmology as well as systems like (modern) Xing Yi Quan have simple but profound theory of “Mutual Generation” as well as “Mutual Destruction” of “Five Elements”:
Hung Kyun Saam Bou, “Three Treasures of Hung Kyun”: „Taming of the Tiger in Gung Pattern“ (Gung Ji Fuk Fu Kyun), „Tiger and Crane Double Form“ (Fu Hok Seung Ying) and „Iron Thread Set“ (Tit Sin Kyun).
Grand Master Wong Fei Hung – the founder of “New Hung Kyun” (San Hung Kyun), the Man, the Legend.
2004 was one of my best training visits of Hong Kong and China. I have been living in my Sifu’s house in Shenzhen for couple of months and we have been really busy, training very hard.
Wong Fei Hung‘s fame and fighting prowess attracted many challengers. One day a huge gang of martial artists of other style arrived to Bou Ji Lam and tore down the school sign. One of them has cried out loud: “Wong Fei Hung, come out, we challenge you to to Bei Mou, Comparison of Fighting Skills!”