Gung Lik Kune

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Hi. does anyone know any site where i can get pictures / .pdf / video clip of the gung lik kune form please.

thank you

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Here’s some from Henry Gong’s website in NYC http://shaolinlongfist.homestead.com/

http://shaolinlongfist.homestead.com/files/Jul29_15GungLi03.JPG
http://shaolinlongfist.homestead.com/files/Jul29_05GungLi01.JPG
http://shaolinlongfist.homestead.com/files/Jul29_16GungLi04.JPG
http://shaolinlongfist.homestead.com/files/Jul29_11GungLi02.JPG

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Tip bits on Gongliquan

I shared this on KFO Shaolin forum already. Enjoy:

Gongliquan

Gongliquan (Kung Lik kuen) was absorded into the Ching Wu curriculum. The earilest record of this one form system (Gonglimen) dated back to Qing dynasty Qianlong period (1736-1796 CE). So this form could be older than the USA or Canada. Master Wang Fengting (Wong Fung Ting) in his book “Practicing Gongliquan” noted at least 2 versions available around the book’s publishing time (May 1964).

It is said that the progenerator’s family name is Luo. He traveled to Cangchou, Hebei and met a person who was very hard working with his Kung Fu. Unfortunately this person’s forms are all flowery. So Luo thaught him the Gongliquan. It would seem that the original idea behind the form is to develop Gong to compliment whatever that unnamed person was doing; therefore, the form is supposed to be played slowly.

Wang Fengting’s version was much longer and very repetitive [re: repeat to 4 directions]. The Ching Wu version very similar to and not necessary the other version that Wang was talking about is much shorter. The interesting thing about the CW version is that it ends in 90 degrees position clockwise to the opennig position. If the form repeat 4 times clockwise, you will finish back at where you started just like Master Wang suggested (I think I will be dead by then, lol…)

Styles around the Yellow River region, especially the north shores, mostly have Pigua flavor which is to say there are chopping and smashing type of movements. There are also takedowns, throws, stand up and ground fighter (limited to the side control and mount position). Ching Wu version Gongliquan has these type of characteristics. Here’s a link to a move found in CCK TCPM version of the Gongliquan.

Here’s an old link and the loading speed may be very slow.

CCK TCPM Gongliquan Application

Just some interesting thing about the Gongliquan.

Mantis108

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tahnk you

thank you for the information guys :slight_smile:

5thBro