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Traditional Hung Ga Kyun’s Wooden Dummy Finally Revealed!

Hung Ga Kyun’s Wooden DummyDoes Hung Ga Kyun curriculum have a Wooden Dummy? One of the most common questions in the Hung Kyun community!

According to the legends, Southern Siulam Monastery is said to have 108 Wooden Dummies. Hung Kyun being the heir of the Southern Siulam has to have a Wooden Dummy (Set)!

Wing Cheun has one, Choi Lei Fat has more than many, some other styles, like Black Tiger School (Hak Fu Mun) have even Stone Dummy!

There are even photos and videos of famous Masters practicing on Wooden Dummy. Last  but not least, we have all seen different Hung Kyun Dummies in the movies! Continue reading

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Secret of the “Shadowless Kick” (Mou Ying Geuk)

Shadowless Kick/No Shadow KickShadowless Kick (Mou Ying Geuk): Feared, well guarded and often misunderstood “Secret Technique” (Bei Kyut) of Hung Kyun. It isn’t a fancy kicking skill to impress audience, on the contrary – it is invisible, pro-active practical fighting skill. As we say in Practical Hung Kyun: In other arts, beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but in martial arts, the only judgement is whether or not it works. Continue reading

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“Double, Single and Black Tiger Claws” (Seung Daan Hak Fu Jaau)

Practical Hung Kyun - Double, Single and Black Tiger Claw“Double, Single and Black Tiger Claws” (Seung Daan Hak Fu Jaau), one of the Hung Kyun’s “Ten Unique Techniques” (Sap Duk Sau): 3 different conceptual techniques, changing one into another according to the needs and situation.

“Double Tiger” and “Single Tiger” usually attack the Upper/Middle Gate (Seung Mun/Jung Mun), “Black Tiger” (Upper and/or) Low Gate (Ha Mun). Continue reading

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Hung Kyun “Guard” of Wong Fei Hung

Hung Kyun "Guard" of Wong Fei HungHow to face your opponent? What kind of “Guard” (Baai Jong) or pre-fighting posture tu use? What type of “Guard” did our ancestors use?

My sifu told me that Wong Fei Hung had basically two “guards”. One of them is typical Hung Kyun posture called “Single Finger Bridge Hand” (Daan Ji Kiu Sau) – either in sideways “Four level Stance” (Sei Ping Baat Fan Ma) or sideways “Meridian Stance” (Ji Ng Ma), like in the beginning of “Seven Stars Continous Strikes” (Chat Sing Lin Waan Kau) combination, more Hap Ga like version. Continue reading

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Principles and Usage of “Hungry Tiger Catches the Lamb” (Ngo Fu Kam Yeung)

Practical Hung Kyun - Principles and Usage of "Hungry Tiger Catches the Lamb" (Ngo Fu Kam Yeung)“Double, Single and Black Tiger Claws” (Seung Daan Hak Fu Jaau) and its various combinations belong to seed techniques of our Pratical Hung Kyun combat arsenal. Fierce and ruthless mindset as well as practical usage and adaptability of “Tiger Form” (Fu Ying) fits very well with our pro-active and aggressive approach to self-defence.

For now some theory from the old masters – we bring you translation of number 61 from a “Tiger and Crane Double Form Set” book, written by Jyu Yu Jai, disciple of Grand Master Lam Sai Wing. It describes some of the principles od “Double Tiger Claws” (Seung Fu Jaau) and “Single Tiger Claws” (Daan Fu Jaau) as well as one of the possible applications of their combination: Continue reading

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Hung Kyun’s “Four Major Palm Techniques” (Sei Daai Jeung Faat) Poem

Hung kyun Four Major Palm Techniques PoemFinger jabs, palm strikes, grabs and holds belong to the most practical techniques of our combative arsenal.

Some of them are basic, ready to go starting day 1 (ie. palm strikes), some of them take some more time to develop (ie. “Finger Jab” or “Crane Beak”).

Following old Hung Kyun poem, which we have discovered during our field research and training in Canton,  describes so called “Hung Kyun’s Four Major Palm Techniques” (Sei Daai Jeung Faat) and their usage: Continue reading

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Why is Hung Kyun called Hung Kyun?

Terms Hung Ga, Hung Kyun, Hung Ga Kyun are used today as synonyms. It is perhaps better to speak about so called „Old Hung Kyun“ (Lou Hung Kyun,”Short Briges, Narrow Stances”), ie.pre-Wong Fei Hung, sometimes also called “Village Hung Kyun”, and „New/Modern Hung Kyun“ (San Hung Kyun, “Long Bridges, Wide Stances”), ie. after Wong Fei Hung, also called “Tiger and Crane Hung Kyun” (Fu Hok Hung Kyun).

Hung Ga Kyun Hung Gar Kuen

According our research, there are many other lineages in China: “Opera Boats Hung Kyun” (Baan Jung Hung Kyun), “Five Animals Hung Kyun” (Ng Ying Hung Kyun), “Three Extensions Hung Kyun” (Saam Jin Hung Kyun), Laan Tau Ho’s Hung Kyun, “Flower Hung Kyun” (Fa Hung Kyun), Seung Dak Hung Kyun etc. We will introduce them in the future articles. Continue reading

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Wong Fei Hung’s Hung Kyun Combat Secrets Poem

Wong Fei Hung's Hung Ga Kyun Combat PoemFollowing martial arts poem (Kyun Kyut) comes from Mok Gwai Laan, last wife of Hung Kyun Grand Master Wong Fei Hung, “founder” of so called “New Hung Kyun” (San Hung Kyun).

It briefly summarizes some of the fighting principles of our system:

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