My dojo teaches a style called hung fut which is a combination of the two. But other than knowing that, I don’t know much about the two. Anyone able to help?
I would like to know about Fut Ga too!
Why don’t you ask your sifu, that would probably be Sifu Yim Tai. He is a well-respected sifu. If not him try some of your sihings. Both styles originated from Shaolin and are of southern origin.
Oh by the way you study at a kwoon (chinese) not a dojo (japanese).
Peace.
He is my SIFU (tai yim). He’s very busy all the time though. It’s hard to get to talk to him. He’s a really nice guy though.
“Oh by the way you study at a kwoon (chinese) not a dojo (japanese).” thanks for the correction. I didn’t think dojo was right, but I heard someone else use it.
Go to the school before class. Ask at the front desk to see the notebook of articles about the School. Theoretically there is one.
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Hung-gar
Hung-Gar kung fu origiated from the Shaolin Tiger system. The monk Gee Sim See taught the sysem to Hung hei Goon who later added crane techniqes. Still later , snake,panther and dragon techniqes were added. forms are long and contain many tachniques. stances are low as with most southern systems. hung-gar practitioners develop iron hard forearms for simultaeneos blocks and strikes. It was practiced on both the red boats and the narrow alleys of canton. So there was a need to develop both long and short range tech. It is a well rounded system. amitoufue tomcat
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Fut gar–is referred to as Buddha’s palm; it is the fighting of the monks of Shao-lin temple (when there were monks at Shao-lin temple (olden days)); it is considered a Soft style; many palm attacks; power/(?)speed from being relaxed~…
Hung gar–dynamic tension; sensible techniques; powerful strikes; immovable (strong) stances
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Hung-Ga was the five animal system, but due to Jee Siem’s influence, it had more emphasis on the Tiger. The crane techniques were aleays there, Hung Hei Guen did not learn them from his wife, that’s a myth that was made into a movie.
About Hung Fot (Fut) and the two families that make it
Hung gar’s Hung Hei Gung had a student who was a Shao-lin monk. This monk had a student named Wun Lei~. Wun Lei combined the hard, something techniques of Hung gar and the soft, powerful techniques of Fut(means Buddha) gar.
You are learning Buddha’s Palm and some of the best of Hung gar. The system has many specialty styles such as four cripple styles. There are eight angel styles~ (or eight angels style) twenty five weapons (styles) ten animal styles. Plus perhaps ten animals style. You might not have to cut off your right arm but the forms might be considered left handed. This is a good thing.
Merely a concept.
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Hung Fut Gar
Southern kung fu has full of unsubstantiated stories about the style’s creation. It is quite interesting that their history has been tainted by Shaw Brothers productions. Like the evil monk, good monk and good / bad deciple. Hung Fut Gar is the same as Hung Gar.
It’s cool to be Egocentric,Egotistical, Egomaniacal but not Egophobic!
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There was in article in Kung Fu Qigong a few months ago featuring Tai Yim and Hung Fut (Kung Fu Qigong magazine is the people who host this forum). Order the back issue.
Shaolin-Knight
Was the article substantiated or unsubstantiated. Was it written by a sifu or a scifi writer?
It’s cool to be Egocentric,Egotistical, Egomaniacal but not Egophobic!
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Battlemycrew
If u didn’t see my other thread, there’s a chance I’ll be moving to Baltimore and a chance I’ll be your little kung fu bro in about 2~3 months.
Nice to meet u.
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Ego..
You have spoken of substantiation. You, basically, state, that Hung Fut is the same as Hung gar. Substantiate this claim of yours~.
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Substantiation
No_Know
Fundamentally they are the same. Some of the forms are different but that’s ok. They cover the same material anway. It’s abit like students going to different schools may study out of different text books but end up learning the same material.
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Ego?
How many forms are there in Hung Fut?
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Number of forms
It is not so much the number of forms but whether the students have been taught how to use the concepts. You could learn half a dozen spanning beginners to advance. It’s abit like saying, how many maths books do you need to understand mathmathics. Well, a good instructor would say that it varies from person to person. A good instructor whould be able to identify the natural abilities of his / her students and keep the training program genral enough so that each student can develop to their potential in his / her way.
In summery, there is no need to worry about the number of forms. If you can apply the concepts - call it Hung Gar, Hung Fut or Fut Garr for all I care. I doesn’t matter in the end.
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I am not in the end. Nice things about HungFut and Sifu there, how come?
But where you claim some of the Hung Fut and Hung gar forms are different, which implies that many are the same you would have to know the curicculum of both, including how many forms there are and what they were to validly/soundly make such a claim.
I’ve heard somthing about the number of forms in the Hung Fut System. So your answer indicates your credibility on the subject.
“Was the article substantiated or unsubstantiated.”
Substantiated
“Was it written by a sifu or a scifi writer?”
It was a sifu who was interviewed.
“Fundamentally they are the same. Some of the forms are different but that’s ok. They cover the same material anway. It’s abit like students going to different schools may study out of different text books but end up learning the same material.”
A bit like, means vastly different.
Please adress any of these individually, as I seem to might no_know when you go off topic and talk as if you are being relevat enough to have said something-ish.
How many forms are there in the Hung Fut System?
And what I’ll ask everyone-ish, how do you know what you know of Hung Fut (Fot)? Nice things were said about the instructor (T.Y.) from at least two students and four non-students of that System (School), how come?
Merely wondering
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No_Know do you know
No-Know do you know how many forms are in the Hung fut system?
You seem to know too much to be an outsider of TYKF. So are you a student? do you work there? or maybe you just arbitrarily do headflips in concrete parking lots in Texas?
questions and direct answers-~
“No-Know do you know how many forms are in the Hung fut system?”
I No_Know if what I heard is actual. Perhaps one of the instructors or students there could better say than me.
“You seem to know too much to be an outsider of TYKF. So are you a student?”
I’ve only gotten to see a few things in this life. I’ve had very few experiences. I’ve been around the Pacific Ocean, the Florida sunlight the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. TYKFS has also been a thing I’ve been around…I’ve also been around a block or two (especially when I lose the address).
“do you work there?”
Some might say No(_Know). Hopefully not. Hopefully I do not work any where. Relevantly ish, I do find that quick shifting deep solid stances and connecting all movement to a center helps with household work like vacuuming and mopping. And that T’ai Ch’i Ch’uan makes sweeping less effort. The littlest work is my sight when doing things. And No work is the idea.~
“…or maybe you just arbitrarily do headflips in concrete parking lots in Texas?”
You pick the parkinglot. Put me there. Reduce the crowds. Don’t align me to a school. And if I so will it, my Will will be done. If I get to fall down first then flip around then flip up.
Very good :~>oops, I almost forgot to bow. 
bow to the alter. Now I may leave.
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