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 […]
My years wirth 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 […]
I miei (primi) cinquant’anni marziali
Un “oi-tzuki” tirato a settembre 1971 segna l’inizio dei miei primi cinquant’anni marziali. La lezione di karate Shotokan dell’esordio ebbe luogo nella palestra Kenyukai di Milano, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Twelve Bridges of Hung Kuen kung fu
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 that brought to […]
Understanding the conceptual nature of Hung Kuen kung fu
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]