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Hung Ga Kuen 洪家拳
Also known as
Hung Ga, Hung Gar, Hung Kuen, Hung Ga Kuen, Hung Gar Kuen
Focus
Striking
Country of origin
China
Creator
Hung Hei-gun[1]
Famous practitioners
(see below)
Parenthood
Shaolin Kung Fu styles such as 5 animals, Mok Gar (additional influence for Wong Fei Hung lineage)
Descendant arts
Choy ga, Fut Gar, Hung Fut, Jow-Ga Kung Fu
Olympic sport
No
Hung Ga (洪家), Hung Kuen (洪拳), or Hung Ga Kuen (洪家拳) is a southern Chinese martial art belonging to the southern Shaolin styles. The hallmarks of Hung Ga are strong stances, notably the horse stance, or "si ping ma" (四平馬),[2] and strong hand techniques, notably the bridge hand[3] and the versatile tiger claw.[4] Traditionally, students spent anywhere from several months to three years in stance training, often sitting only in horse stance from half an hour to several hours at a time, before learning any forms. Each form could then take a year or so to learn, with weapons learned last. In current times, this mode of instruction is generally considered impractical for students, who have other concerns beyond practicing kung fu. However, some instructors still follow traditional guidelines and make stance training the majority of their beginner training. Hung Ga is sometimes mischaracterized as solely external—that is, reliant on brute physical force rather than the cultivation of qi—even though the student advances progressively toward an internal focus.
洪家
Hung Ga
Pinyin:
Hóng Jiā
Yale Cantonese:
Hùhng Gār
Literally
"Hung family"
洪拳
Hung Kuen
Pinyin:
Hóng Quán
Yale Cantonese:
Hùhng Kyùhn
Literally
"immense fist"
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Terms
Chin Na
Fa jin
Kung fu
Neigong
Neijia
Qi
Qigong
Shifu
Yin and yang
Historical locations
Kunlun Mountains
Mount Emei
Mount Hua
Shaolin Monastery
Wudang Mountains
Legendary figures
Guan Yu
Bodhidharma
Zhang Sanfeng
Fong Sai-yuk
Yim Wing-chun
Li Ching-Yuen
Eight Immortals
Five Elders
Historical individuals
Emperor Taizu of Song
Yue Fei
Hong Xiguan
Dong Haichuan
Yang Luchan
Chan Heung
Wu Quanyou
Wong Fei-hung
Sun Lutang
Li Shuwen
Huo Yuanjia
Wang Ziping
Chen Fake
Ip Man
Ten Tigers of Canton
Modern celebrities
Bruce Lee
Bolo Yeung
Sammo Hung
Jackie Chan
Jet Li
Donnie Yen
Vincent Zhao
Zhang Jin (actor)
Dennis To
Related
Hong Kong action cinema
Kung fu film
Vietnamese martial arts
Wushu (sport)
Wuxia
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^Ashley Martin (2013). The Complete Martial Arts Training Manual: An Integrated Approach. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0555-3.
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