.Q. wrote:
Found on the web by accident. Impressive stuff.
Andy_S wrote:You don't often see that kind of power generation in southern CMA. The Hakka styles have their own specific engines, while long-arm styles like Hung Ga and Choy Lei Fa tend to work off basic hip torque (albeit powered up with some dynamic tension work).
But this material - the hyper-relaxed hips, center/dantien movement and open-close of the upper torso - remind me of Northern CMA: Chen Taiji, Baji, and some HsingI and Bagua.
Andy_S wrote:Superb full-bod coordination:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60_APg3WefA
His students need to work on their stance, though.
Lama, Tibetan White Crane, and Hop Gar are all a *part* of Lion's Roar. No one teaches Lion's Roar, or even knows the complete system any longer, as far as I know.
The Lama System makes Hop Gar Kung Fu unique. A few distinctions in this fighting art:
1. There is No Blocking - You must develop a new skill set that allows you to intercept and penetrate.
2. Physically unique - literally add inches to your striking reach as you move. Learn to make an unnatural mindset and physical skills, natural. Use angles and non-stationary strategy.
3. Philosophy - Mind Set - Absolutely clarifies purpose and reason
4. Footwork (Kay Men Bo) - Emphasis on stances and stepping, so you can deliver strikes without being in the same place.
5. Body Space Elimination
Drake wrote:Learned my Lama Pai through Wai Lun Choi. His teacher was Chan Keun Ng. Pretty unorthodox, pared down, and more "thug-ish". David Chin who teaches Hop Ga, and now teaches/trains in a taiji style? Next time you see him ask about my teacher.
Guang Ping Tai Chi and the Stable Boy
Prior to Chin's discipleship under Ng, he studied under another great pioneer of American kung fu, Grandmaster Kuo Lien Ying. Kuo arrived in San Francisco a few years after Chin. He was the bearer of Guang Ping Tai Chi, another style that emerged from Qing insurgents. Guang Ping was the product of Yang Ban Hou (1837-1892 CE楊班侯), the son of Yang Tai Chi founder Yang Lu Chan (1799-1872 CE楊露禪).
By imperial Qing decree, Yang Ban Hou was commanded to serve as teacher for the royal court. No one could defy the emperor and live, so despite his anti-Qing sentiments, Yang cooperated; but he protested by covertly withholding the true kung fu from his Manchurian students. A stable boy named Wang Jiao Yu (王矯宇) spied on the private lessons and stole the teachings. Yang caught Wang, but realized that the boy was bonded to the Qing just as he was. In fact, they were both from the same place, Guang Ping City. So after testing his dedication, Yang took Wang on as a secret disciple, transmitting to him the true teachings
David Chin who teaches Hop Ga, and now teaches/trains in a taiji style?
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