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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In spite of some technical inaccuracies, the article “Exit the Dragon? Kung Fu, once central to Hong Kong life, is waning” (Charlotte Yang, The New York Times, August 22, 2016) describes the profound – not to say epochal – social, […]
Back in the days – late Seventies to late Eighties – when I was spending most of my free time in Hong Kong to learn the Hung style from master Chan Hon Chung, there was no the “lineage” thing, nor […]
I miei nipoti Gabriel, Isa e Max (associazione San Dao Kung Fu) hanno voluto che raccontassi gli anni di pratica nella storica palestra del maestro Chan Hon Chung, al 729 di Nathan Road a Hong Kong. Ne è uscito un bel videoracconto che riassume quindici anni […]
In questo thread ho postato due commenti che mi piacciono, quindi li edito un po’ per per decontestualizzarli e integrarli tra loro e li salvo come nota. Sostanzialmente rispondo a chi sostiene la superiorità delle arti marziali cosiddette “antiche” nei confronti di […]
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