The hung system of kung fu is based on four pillars. The 240 page book is bound in a heavy, textured paper wrapped cover, with both blackandwhite and color interior pages. European hung kuen competition italy 12 july 2017 organized by lam chun fai hung gar kung fu association italy dear brothers, colleagues and students it is a great pleasure to invite you to this. Southern shaolin hung gar kung fu books by master lam sai wing. Anthony lam chun fai, his eldest son, has also done much to spread hung kuen in europe, while simon lam chun chung, his third son, continues to teach his fathers students and new. Lam family in the news over the years, grandmaster lam chun fai and his family has been featured in hundreds of publications, reports, books and tv shows all over the world.
He started learning hung gar gung fu from his father lam cho at the age of five. The lam family has produced another exceptional quality document. Lam chun fai hung kuen chania greece branch christina foti, 241 likes 3 were here. The tid sin kyun is an advanced level set and it is not usually taught until the practitioner has many years of experience. The lam family is justly famous for its stewardship of the largest branch of the famous southern style, hung kuen. First and foremost are two books by my sifu, kwong wing lam. For the first time in over 60 years, they have issued a comprehensive training manual on their system, including the keystone form of the system, gung gee fook fu, along with special materials on usage, history, theory and personal memoir. Other notable students of lam cho include kwong tit fu and tang kwok wah. This book also includes the traditonal family tree of the lam family hung kuen, brief history of the tiger and crane set as well as biographies of lam sai wing, lam cho and lam chun fai.
Sifu wing lam is a devout martial artist proficient in bak sil lum, hung gar, tai chi, ba gua, and xing yi with exceptional chin na and iron skills. See more ideas about kung fu, martial arts and martial. Jos son, master lum chun fai, has also written a book entitled, fu hok seung ying kuen. The author lam chun fai has willingly shared his knowledge without holding anything back. Lam chun fai has also done much to spread hung kuen in europe. Lam chuen ho, son of grandmaster lam chun fai, he will be itaty on july for a seminar and lead classes. Lam chun fai archives journal of chinese martial arts.
Publications, articles lam chun fai hung gar school. This wellwritten book, dedicated to lam cho, famous hung teacher, is printed in english with corresponding chinese text. The book also includes the practical fighting applications demonstrated by grand master lam chun fai. He has also received private instruction under the present hung gar grandmaster lam chun fai, son of great grandmaster lam jo. Tid sin kuen, or iron wire fist, bis the third book in this beautifully produced series on hung gar by sifu lam chun fai. He followed the customs of his ancestors and learned the traditional martial arts and traditional. Sifu donald hamby has over 30 years of experience in the martial arts.
The tigercrane form of hung gar kungfu literary links. In 1992, at the joint direction of grandmaster lam cho and his sons, grandmaster lam chun fai and grandmaster lam chun sing, sifu goodwin established the san francisco hung gar kung fu association sf hung gar for the study, development, and promotion of this unique branch of traditional chinese martial art. It also contains a bonus 9 minute dvd of sifu lam performing key movements from the set, including several of the 12 bridge hands. Grandmaster lam chun fai has started writing his 3rd hung kyun book on iron. A few photos from the recent tid sin kuen book launch party held in hong kong on the 17th of november 2016. To this day his 3 books are the best hung gar books ever published and. The youngest one to carry the lam family hung kyun legacy is grand master lam chun.
Hung kuen book show slideshow grandmaster lam chun fai 2017 european hung kuen tour. Lam sai wing was one of the best fighters of his time, an outstanding master of southern shaolin hung gar kung fu and a disciple of the legendary wong fei hung. Grand master lam chun fai, ten forms set sap ying kyun. Lam chun fai s iron wire fist book dvd, tid sin kuen, has just arrived. Grand master lam chun fai started his hung ga training at the age of 5, under the guidance of his father, lam cho. First book by grand master lam chun fai available now. Now this book includes some opinions of sifu biraghi but more over it tells us his experience. Lam chos eldest son, lam chun fai, now carries on his hung ga teaching in hong kong. Conquering the tiger, tigercrane double shapes, five animal boxing, and iron thread. When he was 18, lam chun fai opened his own gung fu school and dit dar bonesetting clinic in north point, hong. He learned several systems, and to further his knowledge, he sought out lam cho in hong kong. The targeted release date of this book will be announced in the fall. Lam family in the news over the years, grandmaster lam chun fai and his family has been featured in hundreds of publications, reports, books and tv shows. A great turn out of lam family hung kuen schools, family and friends from all over the world attended this memorable event to celebrate the launch of the long awaited tid sin kuen book by grandmaster lam chun fai.
Lam chun fai, as the elder son, is now the reigning grandmaster of the siu lam fu hok pai hung gar. See more ideas about martial arts, kung fu and martial. There are many misconceptions about the origin of various minor sets of todays hung ga kyun. Lam chos children, anthony lam chun fai, simon lam chun chung and lam chun sing, now carry on his hung ga teaching in hong kong. Grand master lam chun fai practical hung kyun practical hung kyun. Grandmaster lam chun fai has started writing his 3rd hung kyun book on iron wire fist tid sin kyun. Here are some selected magazine and newspaper articles featuring grandmaster. Read more about grand master lam in the 5th part of our special legendary grand masters of hung kyun series as well as in the lam sai wing memorial book. At the beginning of twentieth century, supposedly in 19171923, when lam sai wing was the chief instructor in handtohand fight in the armed forces of fujian province, he wrote three books. He passed on his great legacy to his sons lam chun fai, lam chun chung and lam. In this book grand master lam chun fai demonstrates the movements of the famous tiger and crane set. The tigercrane form of hung gar kungfu literary links to the orient kong, bucksam, lee, gregory, sanders, thomas on. Lam chun fai hung gar school publications, articles. The second special lam family hung kuen book is here.
Michael goodwin sifu, the san francisco hung gar kung fu association. These instructional videos come in dvd or vhs format. Kwong and tang taught in boston, massachusetts for twenty years before retiring from teaching. Lam chun fai hung kuen chania greece branch christina foti, 241. Many of the sets are wrongly attributed to lam sai wing or even wong fei hung, other sets were supposedly created by a comittee of hung ga masters in 1950s to enrich the core hung. His eldest son, lam chun fai, now carries on his hung gar teaching. Chinese kung fu instructional videos produced by sifu kwong wing lam can be found here. He is known as one of master bucksam kongs most prominent students.
It is an outstanding work on hung gar, one of the most popular systems of southern boxing. He was a student of the chinese martial artist, acupuncturer and folk hero of cantonese ethnicity, wong fei hung. Southern shaolin hung gar kung fu books by master lam. Lam chun fai hung kuen chania greece branch christina foti, 240 likes 3 were here. Kwong tit fu began his hung gar training in guangzhau under his uncle, kwong chong sau. Tiger and crane set second section with fighting applications by grand master lam chun fai. The 240 page book is bound in a heavy, textured paper. Stok tegen stok, demonstratie door lam chun fai en lam chun hing. Voor meer informatie over het hung ga kun je terecht op. This is the official page for publications that are written and or endorsed by the lam family, with updates on hung kuen developments in hk.
Our school is the chania greece branch of lam chun fai hung kuen school who is based in hong kong and also member of world hung kuen association. The tigercrane form of hung gar kungfu literary links to the orient. New book tiger and crane set grandmaster lam chun fai. Lam chun fai, lam jos son and student, has created this book on tid sin kuen. Lam chun fai is the author of hung kuen fundamentals 4. Each photo is accompanied by the name of the movement in romanised cantonese as well as the chinese characters.
New book tiger and crane set grandmaster lam chun fai if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. International longzhao gongfu association 4,4 views. Lam saiwing 1861 1943 was a hung gar martial artist. Wing lam kung fu dvds and videos wing lam enterprises. Grand master lam chun fai practical hung kyun youtube. Mostly those books reflect the opinions of the authors. Tid sin kuen, or iron wire fist, is the third book in this beautifully produced series on hung gar by sifu lam chun fai. At the beginning of twentieth century, supposedly in 19171923. Sifu lam is the founder of wing lam enterprises martial arts supply. He trained seven days a week, 6 hours a day 2 hours in the morning, 2 hours in the afternoon, and 2 hours in the evening. Grand master lam chun fai was born in 1940 in hong kong and was given his name by his granduncle, lam sai wing.