Histoire
Hung Gar is one of the most famous southern Chinese kung fu styles, known for deep, strong stances and powerful hand techniques. Tradition links it to Hung Hei-gun and to the southern Shaolin temple.
In the 19th century Wong Kei-ying and his son Wong Fei-hung made it famous in Guangdong; later Lam Sai-wing wrote down its main forms in books in the 1920s.
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- The "Tiger-Crane" form joins the power of the tiger with the precision of the crane.
- The "Iron Wire" form uses steel rings on the arms to build strength.
- Wong Fei-hung is the hero of more than a hundred films.
Glossaire des techniques
- Sei ping ma
- four-level horse stance
- Fu jao
- tiger claw
- Hok jui
- crane beak
Formes
Gung Ji Fook Fu Kuen (taming the tiger)Fu Hok Seung Ying Kuen (tiger-crane)Ng Ying Kuen (five animals)Tit Sin Kuen (iron wire)
Armes et équipement
- Iron rings
- worn on the forearms
- Butterfly swords
- pair of short blades
⚔ In the Arsenal
DaoGun (bastão)GuandaoFacas borboleta
Figures clés
- Wong Fei-hung (1847–1925) — Hung Gar master, doctor and folk hero
- Lam Sai-wing (1860–1943) — student of Wong Fei-hung who published the forms
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica