I threw my first “roundhouse kick” in September 1971 in the Kenyukai gym lead by Luciano Panciroli and kept training the karate Shotokan until I conquered my “black belt” in 1976.
In the same year I discovered the “Hung Kuen” kung fu thanks to an Hong Kong friend who later introduced me to master Chan Hon Chung. From 1977 al 1990 I spent all my free time (30 to 45 days per year) in Hong Kong studying the Hung style with master Chan Hon Chung in the historical Hon Chung Gymnasium located at 729 Nathan Road. When the gym closed and master Chan retired I kept training with my “si-hing” and friend, doctor Cheung Yee Keung.
I still train the Hung Kuen every morning: the Tit Sin Kuen that i learned from master Chan Hon Chung, the straight sword and the six bare hands sets. I am still in touch with my Hong Kong brothers: Cheung Yee Keung, Kong Pui Wai, Lee Yun Fook, Seto Wing, Raymond Lau.
From 2016 to 2018 I studied the Tai Chi form of the Chen Ming branch with my old friend Fulvio Fiori. In January 2019 I started training the fascinating “Kung Fu Evolution” (a hot rodded Wing Chun) with mr. Dorillo Rota.
In the sad days of the COVID-19 pandemy I decided to share with the world the Tit Sin Kuen that I learned from master Chan Hon Chung in a series of live videos that I collected in this YouTube playlist.
The Twelve Bridges join the two basic martial elements, deeply interpenetrated and inseparable, foundation of every martial art: the internal element (i.e. the emotional attitude and the connection between thought . . .
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In the days of the COVID-19 pestilence, after a long reflection, I decided to share with the world the Tit Sin Kuen form that I received from my master Chan . . .
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Ho conosciuto il fratello 溫雄 nel 1977, in occasione del mio primo soggiorno a Hong Kong. Dopo l’emozione iniziale l’Hon Chung Gymnasium cominciava a diventarmi familiare. E dopo la diffidenza iniziale . . .
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What is the Tit Sin Kuen meaning and its technical value in the martial evolution of the Hung Kuen school practitioner?
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A significant number of Hung Kuen common errors appeared as a consequence of the social and cultural transformation of Hong Kong. Back in the last Century learning some good Chinese . . .
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Tra tante degenerazioni subite in Italia dalle arti marziali cinesi, una delle più sgradevoli è quella che riguarda gli appellativi tradizionali. Usati in Cina per indicare le relazioni di parentela . . .
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In my 47 years (ouch!) of constant practice, my perception of the martial arts evolved. But the trigger that launched the reflection that brought to these considerations was meeting Dorillo . . .
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Hung Kuen stances: a correct execution is the most important assumption for the serious student. In every martial art the forms are basically a symbolic (if not “metaphoric”) way to . . .
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Agter more than 44 years training the kung fu learned from master Chan Hon Chung, I still consider the traditional methods of teaching and training as the only way to . . .
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This article considers the necessity of a conceptual approach to Hung Kuen forms execution to preserve the purity of the style as taught by master Chan Hon Chung in his . . .
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You can be European or Chinese, you may have been born 20 years ago or in 1945, you can call yourself a beginner or a “grandmaster”, but if your advanced . . .
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This post is about how I got hold of this original picture taken in 1969 at the fist official meeting of the “Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Association Ltd” (renamed . . .
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After the passing of the master, the Hung style of Chan Hon Chung has been undergoing an heavy contamination and modification by external influences, sometimes openly conflicting with an uncontaminated . . .
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I heard of a recent flame about “honour and respect” in Chinese martial arts that hit my Hung Kuen brother Che Kong Mak. According to what I understood, he has . . .
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Ricevo un inaspettato numero di richieste da persone interessate a imparare l’Hung Kuen che ho appreso da Chan Hon Chung e perfezionato con il mio “fratello maggiore” Cheung Yee Keung . . .
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Again with this great Hung style performer. In the previous article I explained as this video confirms my theory of of a few movements added by my brother Cheung Yee . . .
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I found a YouTube channel with a few videos of a guy performing the Tit Sin Kuen and some other forms of the Hung Kuen style. His kung fu is 95% . . .
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E’ accaduto un evento eccezionale l’altro giorno, perché – almeno da quanto mi risulta – mio fratello maggiore Cheung Yee Keung non aveva mai dimostrato in pubblico il nostro “filo di ferro”. . . .
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