Although I never got to meet him, I know he was not blind. I think he just had a lazy eye. I have a slight one also but it doesn’t interfere with my vision. Perhaps he sustained some injury to his eye early in kung fu training. The guys to ask would be CLFNole or Sow Choy in the southern forum.
Incidentally, I know the form from the book you just bought. It’s real name is Loong Hung Guan. It means “Whirling Dragon Staff.” Cool form.
My late Sifu, Lee Koon Hung had trouble with one eye. I think the term “lazy eye” is correct. He had no trouble vision wise with the eye, it just floated a bit from time to time. The condition was from birth and had nothing to do with an injury during any training.
Hmmm…I thought it was the character Hung that meant “circulating.” So literally it could be translated “Circulating Dragon Staff” or “Whirling Dragon Staff.”
The character is pronounced more like haang not hung. Haang means to walk like in haang gai or “to walk around and go shopping”. Loong Haang Kwun or Walking Dragon Staff.
I was told that the actual name is Loong Haang Bien Gwai Kwun.
I’ve heard the crossed eye is what made him start training kung fu. Apparently he got picked on a lot when he was a little kid because of his eye, so he trained like crazy to be able to defend himself.
lazy eye or not he was an incredible martial artist and fighter. he won fights in many underground hong kong fighting matches. he has proven many times and in many ways that clf is a style to be taken very seriously.
I had that and had surgery for it. its more a pain than anything else. Its doesnt make ya blind though, you just see double occasionally and then youre screwed for a little while.
Zvika
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