Tit Sin Kuen – Bugeisha luglio 2022
At a first sight, Tit Sin Kuen looks different from all other Hung Ga forms. This uniqueness contributed to boost its mythological aura.
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Gung Gee Fuk Fu e Fu Hok Seung Ying Kuen – Bugeisha aprile 2022
The true story of Wong Fei Hung— considered one of the fathers of modern kung fu—has little in common with the one told in the more than 70 films about him. In fact, he probably wasn’t as heroic as the […]
My years with master Chan Hon Chung – Bugeisha Ottobre 2021
«I screamed my first “kiai” in managed to put together a good a taxi, showing a piece of paper where September 1971 in a Shotokan karate gym. Those were the years of the first Shaws Brothers’ movies and I was thrilled […]
Hung Kuen stances: how to avoid the pollutions [updated]
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 avoid the contaminations, aimed to keep and hand down the set as […]
Grandmaster and great grandmaster of kungfu? Gimme a break!
Western students of Chinese martial arts, especially those who make a life out of them, are in big troubles with the inflation of the term “sifu”. The problem: if you accept that any muscled poser who learned three moves on […]
Fu Hok Seung Ying Kuen and the battle of the ten tigers
Fu Hok Seung Ying Kuen (“tiger and crane double fist”), or “Fu Hok” as it is usually referred to, is an icon of the Hung school and one of the best known Chinese sets in the martial world. In this […]
The Tit Sin Kuen of Chan Hon Chung: why I decided to share it [edited]
In the days of the COVID-19 pestilence, after a long reflection, I decided to share with the world in a series of 27 videos the Tit Sin Kuen form that I received from my master Chan Hon Chung in 1984. […]
Il fratello 溫雄 si è allontanato
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 i ragazzi della Hon Chung Gymnasium Stdent Union diventavano sempre […]
Tit Sin Kuen meaning and technical value in the Hung Kuen school [EN-IT]
What is the Tit Sin Kuen meaning and its technical value in the martial evolution of the Hung Kuen school practitioner?
Recognise the Hung Kuen common errors and avoid the crappy teachers
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 kungfu was straight forward: select a style (Hung Kuen, Tang […]
Sifu e sihing debunking: patacche e distorsioni nella terminologia marziale
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 marziale (come in una famiglia: tipo nonno, zio, fratello, nipote…), […]
10 rules for a better understanding and training of (any) martial arts
In my 47 years (ouch!) of constant practice, my perception of the martial arts evolved. But the trigger that launched the reflection and brought to these considerations was meeting Dorillo Rota, an awesome martialist of great human value, who has […]
Hung Kuen: keep it genuine with a conceptual approach to the forms
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 gym at 729 Nathan Road. I studied with master Chan […]
Martial arts: it’s time to realise that you do not understand the basics
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 position is unnaturally low, your hip is open and your […]
Chan Hon Chung with Ip Man at the first HKCMAAL meeting
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 “Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Dragon and Lion Dance Association […]
Stereotyped schemes are spoiling the Hung style of Chan Hon Chung
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 handing down of its pure essence and tradition.
Wrong stances in Hung Kuen: a priceless secret revealed
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 Keung to Chan Hon Chung’s Tit Sin Kuen just before […]
Il Tit Sin Kuen di Chan Hon Chung
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% similar to the one that my master Chan Hon Chung […]