Classical Southern Gung Fu
Hung Gar or Hung Ga Kuen originates from the Southern Shaolin temple’s Abbot Jee Sin successor from Hong Mei (“Red Eyebrows”). Jee Sin is one of the legendary Five Elders who survived the destruction of the Chan Buddhist monastery. His student Hung Hei-Gun, took Abbot’s tiger style and mixed it with his wife’s crane style and created Hung Ga or Hung Gar. Wong Fei Hung a Chinese folk hero and master in this lineage has been portrayed in many kung fu movies. Drunken Master II starring Jackie Chan is one of my favorite kung fu movies of all times.
A popular traditional martial art that is known for strong stances, hard blocks, and having practical fighting applications. Traditionally there is no belt ranking system, but they have spoken titles such as older sister, younger brother, and master / teacher.
My roots started in Hung Gar after my high school years when I started to apply myself. I was enrolled in Clatsop Community College for almost 2 years and Daniel Howard, a glass blower artist from Seattle, taught this class to help support his practice. I took these classes for almost two years. Daniel moved to San Francisco, which I visited him for a summer in 1999. I took a class with him under Sifu Y.C. Wong, who is a well known and respected master. The experience gave me a strong foundation.
Lineage
Sifu Y.C. Wong
- San Francisco, California
- Studied for the summer of 1999
Forms that I learned:
- Taming the Tiger / Gung Gee Fook Fu Kuen
- Monkey Stick (weapon form)
Sihing Daniel Howard from the school of Sigung John S.S. Leong
- Location: Clatsop Community College; Astoria, Oregon
- Studied for 2 years (1995 – 1997)
Forms that I learned:
- Plum Blossom Fist / Mui Fa Kuen
- Lau Gar Kuen
- The Butterfly Palm / Wu Dip Cheung
- Taming the Tiger / Gung Gee Fook Fu Kuen
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