Troy Dunwood
07-15-2001, 01:45 AM
The Tung Gar system of Chinese Marial Arts belongs to the authentic teachings of Sil Lum Kung Fu. The creator and formulator of this school was the legendary Tung Chin Chin. Tung himself a direct disciple of Monk Gee Sin. Tung was perhaps best known for his chivalry, strong will as well as his keen understanding of Monk Gee Sin's teaching. Another outstanding feature of Tung Chin Chin was that he was born of Manchurian parents who were killed when he was young due to their opposition to the Manchu regime. Tung would be later adopted by Monk Gee Sin and taught the Lohan series of Sil Lum along with the "Hak Fu Gwun" or Black Tiger Staff. Tung Gar boxing requires maximum efforts from its learners, learning and absorbing each indiviual movement with a thorough comprehension is the key to mastering this school of martial arts. Tung Gar style teaches: hand and weapon forms, sparring sets, wooden dummy and a very rare Lohan Chi Gung Form. As a fighting system it is second to none with strong continuous upper body skills aided by its solid stance and lively footwork. Although a lesser known system in comparison to its counterparts as: Hung, Lau, Choy, Lee and Mok,
it is common knowledge among most traditional kung fu scholars that Tung Chin Chin's participation to the cause of that time period is no less favorable than the likes of Hung Hei Gwun
and Fong Sai Yuk, two of the most reknown in Sil Lum Temple history. What we must all come to recognized is, during those days the boxers of Sil Lum were treated as brothers connected to a root in this case that would be Sil Lum and Gee Sin, I only think why can't it be like that today?
it is common knowledge among most traditional kung fu scholars that Tung Chin Chin's participation to the cause of that time period is no less favorable than the likes of Hung Hei Gwun
and Fong Sai Yuk, two of the most reknown in Sil Lum Temple history. What we must all come to recognized is, during those days the boxers of Sil Lum were treated as brothers connected to a root in this case that would be Sil Lum and Gee Sin, I only think why can't it be like that today?