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Hung Gar Kung fu
Hung Gar - Hung Gar / Hung Kuen / Hung Ga Kuen / Hung Ga Kung fu / Hung Gar Kung fu
Hung Gar Kung fu style was founded around AD 1700 by Hung Hei Gun, one of the top 5 kung fu students of the legendary Shaolin master, Jee Sin Sim See. But it might be like hung gar was taught to Hung Hei Gun by his shaolin master monk ,Jee Sin Sim See, who was one of the Five Elders of Shaolin temple, while he was studying under him in shaolin temple.
Hung gar kung fu is a powerful external kung fu style. It comes under southern kung fu styles and some Chinese martial artists consider hung gar among the five major southern kung fu styles. Shaolin Hung gar emphasis on extremely rigorous external training. In Hung gar kung fu , the basics are given much importance and it is strongly advised to continue to higher levels only after the hung gar practitioner have perfected his foundations in the hung gar fundamentals.
Even though hung gar is extremely external style, it has some internal aspects too. Hung gar contains training based on 5 elements, 5 animals, 12 bridges, etc.
The four main hung gar forms or patterns of Shaolin Hung Gar kung fu system are Iron Thread / Iron Wire Fist, Tiger Crane, Kung Ji Fook Fu Kuen and Five Animal. These four forms are the core essence of traditional hung gar training.
The Plum Blossom Fist, Kow Chi Nin Wan Kuen, Law Family Fist, Butterfly Palm, etc are also some important hung gar forms which were included by the passage of time.
Along with Hung Hei Gun, kung fu legends like Wong Kei Ying, Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai Wing, Tang Fung were famous hung gar masters. They are all well-known with their martial arts skill and had a very good moral side too. Master Wong Fei Hung is considered as the most famous kung fu legend. Wong Fei Hung was portrayed on over 100 martial arts movies. Hung Hei Gun, the founder of Hung gar is also portrayed in a few chinese kung fu movies.
Now, Hung gar is one of the most famous kung fu style around the globe. Hung gar kung fu is widly practised outside china too.
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