The Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon 洪胜馆
History........
Jeong Ah Yim was his original name, and he was born in the Sun Wui Dong Ling Village during the Qing Dynasty. His parents were killed and he was under the care of his uncle Jeong Kwan. Starting at a very young age, Jeong Yim had a passion for learning the martial arts. His first teacher was the Shaolin Monk Lee Yau San-master of the Lee Ga system- and who is said perhaps to have been a disciple of Lee Sik Hoi-one of the 5 ancestors of the Hung Mun secret Society.
The government was after Jeong Yim for as we say "dodging the draft." The government was trying to recruit him in the military and Jeong Yim didn't want to go. And if things weren't bad enough, his uncle Jeong Kwan had to leave town on business and wouldn't be able to take his young nephew with him. So, he came up with the idea of paying his old friend in King Mui a visit. His friend was a gung fu master and founder of a new fighting system. Hoping that his old friend could take in the young Jeong Yim, they set out for King Mui's Chan Village.
Upon their arrival in King Mui, the two were met by Chan Heung, the chief gung fu instructor there. Jeong Kwan explained their situation but was faced with the unfortunate fact that those without the Chan Surname were allowed to reside in their village much less learn their gung fu. But Jeong Kwan pleaded until Chan Heung devised a plan. He was able to take in the young boy, but only in the capacity of a groundskeeper. However, the young Jeong Yim wasn't allowed to learn the gung fu from their village. An agreement was made and in 1836, Jeong Kwan left his young nephew with Chan Heung.
During his daily chores, the young Jeong Yim watched as the students practiced their gung fu. Since he already was accomplished by the age of 12, he was able to pick up Chan Heung's Choy Lee Fut rather quickly. At the time, Choy Lee Fut was based off of the styles taught by Monk Choy Fook, and Lee Yau San. Jeong Yim was already familiar with the Lee Ga system, which ironically they shared the same sifu. So at night time while everyone was sleeping, Jeong Yim would practice his stolen gung fu until he was caught in the act by Chan Heung.
It's obvious that Chan Heung saw the great potential in Jeong Yim because for the next 5 years this late night training continued. Everything went smoothly during this time, but the one time Chan Heung went away, his senior disciples decided to point their attention at the outsider Jeong Yim. Believing Jeong Yim didn't know gung fu at all, the senior disciples ultimately got Jeong Yim to fight them. Unfortunately for them, Jeong Yim whooped them pretty badly. This forced the parents of the senior students to order Chan Heung to kick out the outsider.
Reluctantly, Chan Heung asked Jeong Yim to leave, but not before instructing him to go to the Pak Pai MountainImage and locate a Shaolin Monk there to complete his training. So, in 1841, Jeong Yim left for guangxie and found the Monk Ching Cho Wo Serng (Green Grass Monk) at the Pak Pai Mountain. He was accepted as a student and for the next 8 years (1841-1849) Jeong Yim learned the deadly art of Fut Gar Kuen.
Monk Ching Cho or Green Grass Monk was a famous monk from the Shaolin Temple. In fact, at some point he was even the Abbott of the temple. After the destruction of the Southern Temple, Monk the Green Grass Monk became one of the 5 ancestors of the Hung Mun. Therefore,the Green Grass Monk not only taught Jeong Yim gung fu, but he instilled the revolutionary spirit within him as well.
Once Jeong Yim's gung fu training was complete, the Green Grass Monk changed Jeong Yim's name to Jeong Hung Sing (洪胜) which translates into Hung Mun Victory. The same sentiments are found on the flag of the Green Grass Monk's lodge. He then instructed Jeong Hung Sing to go to Fut San, contact the Hung Mun branch there, and offer his school to help train their revolutionary fighters. For the next two years Jeong Hung Sing intensely trained his student strictly for combat. In 1851, Jeong Hung Sing responded to the launching of the Tai Ping rebellion by organizing all his Hung Sing Kwoons throughout southern China and formally established his Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon.
Just prior to this, Jeong Hung Sing returned to King Mui where Chan Heung warmly welcomed him back. In their meetings, Jeong Hung Sing shared what he learned from the Green Grass Monk with Chan Heung. But when Jeong Hung Sing Returned to Fut San, he and Chan Heung began to separately develop the style of Choy Lee Fut. While Chan Heung's Choy Lee Fut is based off of the Choy and Lee Ga styles, with Fut attached at the end to represent their shaolin and buddhist roots, Jeong Hung Sing's Choy Lee Fut was developed based off his teachings from Lee Yau San, Chan Heung, and Mong Ching Cho Wo Serng. In essence, Jeong Hung Sing put the "FUT" in Choy Lee Fut.
In no time at all after the launching of the Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon, the effectiveness of Jeong Hung Sing's fighting style quickly spread throughout southern China like wildfire. He was pretty busy with the fact that he was the founder of a new Choy Lee Fut system, training freedom fighters, defeating all challengers, and running from the law. Because the Hung in his name was the same as that of the Hung Mun, the government was after him, and closed down his school on more than one occasion. Each time, Jeong Hung Sing and his disciples re-opened Hung Sing Kwoons elsewhere.
Jeong Hung Sing had many, many students. But three of his oldest disciples were Lui Chun, Lee Yan, and Yuen Hai. Other students included Tham Lup, Jeong Sam Bing, Wong Sei, Chun Mien, Lee So, Wong Fook, and Chan Ngau Sing. Senior disciple Lui Chun went on to produce Tam Sam-who became the founder of the Choy Lee Fut Buk Sing lineage. Through Lee Yan's line the Singapore Hung Sing Kwoon was established, and Yuen Hai produced Lau Bun who became the founder of the first gung fu school on the american continent, as well as the first Hung Sing Kwoon established there.
Then in 1864, the Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon was closed down once again. This time, Jeong Hung Sing fled to Hong Kong where he stayed until 1967. In that year, he returned to Fut San when he believed things had coolded down and re-opened his Hung Sing Kwoon. Jeung Hung Sing did not return to Fut San as a request from Chan Heung, it was to re-open the school he originally established in 1851. At this point, Jeong Hung Sing had to change the "Hung" in his name to something that sounded similar but had a different mearning. The new Hung used mean "Glorious/Grand" "鴻勝".
Evidence of Jeong Hung Sing's involvement with the Hung Mun is found in a number of places. The first is found in the pair of couplets ALL Hung Sing kwoon's use. The left side reads, "A strong fist releases out like a tiger raising its head" while the right side reads, "A graceful staff flies above like a dragon whipping its tail." Now, when you string the first two words of each couplet together, it means "Hero" as in revolutionary hero. Another link is found in the set up of Jeong Yim's alter.
The next confirmation to the connection to the Hung Mun is the following which was discovered on the front of walls of Jeong Hung Sing's school.
the first line reads:
The big bird spreads its wings like an overturned hand
The Second is:
the scholar who excels so much that his name or fame will remain forever
the third reads:
Salutations to the brothers in the 5 lakes and four seas or four corners
the fourth reads:
the sun will shine brilliantly for generations
(CERTAIN WORDS IN THESE LINES WHEN STRUNG TOGETHER WILL FORM THE HUNG MUN SECRET SOCIETY SLOGAN "FAN CHING FU MING" WHICH
TRANSLATES INTO "OVERTHROW THE CHING, RESTORE THE MING")
Jeong Hung Sing continued to develop his Hung Sing Choy Lee Fut and training freedom fighters for the rest of his life. His successor-Chan Ngau Sing-didn't come into the picture until 1883 when Jeong Hung Sing was about 60 years old. According to material passed down from the Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon, Yuen Hai was responsible for recruiting Chan Ngau Sing, whom, at first was extremely skeptical of Jeong Hung Sing. He felt that he was actually better than this old gung fu master. However, the old Jeong Hung Sing matched up with Chan Ngau Sing and advised him to pay attention, because he's going to fall first the to the east, then to the west, and finally down the center.
At the end of three quick rounds, Jeong Hung Sing honored his word, and Chan Ngau Sing landed exactly where Jeong Hung Sing, this old dying relic, predicted he would. Chan Ngau Sing learned the hard way that this old master really was one of southern China's greatest fighters and requested to be taken as a disciple.
In 1893, Jeong Hung Sing came down with an illness, and Chan Ngau Sing tried to take him to see his own personal doctor. However, Jeong Hung Sing, founder of the Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon passed away due to this illness. As it's passed down within the Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon, Jeong Hung Sing left behind his wife (Chan Kay) and his two sons who died pretty young themselves. Chan Ngau Sing from that point on became the next inheritor of the Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon.
Revolutionary Martyr/Sun Yat Sen Bodyguard
Wu Qin
Wu industrious martyr
Wu is industrious(1895-1942), original Wu Qinben,GuangdongprovinceFoshansuburb (now link small town) Nampo village Dongguan person. Poor peasant family background, sextual affection military technique, when youth once apprenticed oneself to Foshan great wild goose victory hall Chen Shengshou person Qian Weifang 习武, also acceptedthe communismthought. Long ago joinedthe democratic revolution which Sun Yat-Sen led. In 1924 joinedthe Communist Party of China.
The democratic revolution time, in 1923 for maintained the fellow villager life and property and the place public security, planned to organize the native village 民团, rejectedforSouth China Sea county lotus China 46 townships 民团 joint defenses bureau Bureau Chief Chen Gongshou. The latter appropriate time Foshan labor union organizes person's communist party member Liang Furan and Shi Qianwei the side support assistance, goes to the province to report the sentiment to farm workerDepartment Chief Liao ZhongJoy, a generation of application organizes the Nampo township agriculture group, must attain the authorized establishment. From this time on, Wu Qin knew all feudal old society are unreliable, then was determined is walking with the communist party, wages the struggle with the reactionary forces.
The Great Revolutiontime, in 1924 in under the Chinese Communist Party Foshan party organization's leadership and the support, established the Guangdong agriculture to transport the earlier revolutionary armed forces agriculture group armed force. In the same year says in the Guangzhou agriculture studies, for the second session of graduate. In May, 1925 organized the peasant association, no matter what the Nanhai County four areas peasant association association presidents, led the farmer populace to launch the gigantic farmer revolutionary movement. Sets up the farmer dependent's school, and assists Foshan 工代会 (Qian Weifang for committee chairman) to advance the development progress labor movement, arrests the Buddha town 大魁 hall 劣绅 not 洳 to supply and so on, criticizes them to embezzle the Buddha town righteousness warehouse government money, attacks the Foshan merchant militia merchant strike the struggle. In April, when 1927 Great Revolution's defeat, escapes from great danger, later still firmly will run Nanhai County greatly to draining, township and so on Lei Gang instigates the township peasant association to continue to struggle, but is suppressed is defeated.
Agrarian Revolutionary Wartime, in 1927 no matter what the Nanhai County farmer Red Guards 2nd are all round long, coordinates the Guangzhou Uprising, is defeated latter to go into exile Hong Kong, goes through many places arrives at Singapore, lives in seclusion to 山塘 Pakistan what 权家 center, cultivates makes the shield. In 1934, Japan invaded China, the people starts the opposition to Japan to struggle. Then returns to the port from Singapore, returns to one's native country together with Qian Weifang.
The Sino-Japanese Wartime, in 1937 is sent back the party committee area Foshan to organize to oppose Japan the military equipment, after establishes the against Japan volunteer force has fired the first gun which the Zhujiang Delta enemy opposes Japan. In 1938 inShunde, the South China Sea border place, organized "the people's against Japan volunteer force", firmly waged the heartless struggle with the Japanese forces.KuomintangGuangdong Province province party committee's book machine 湛 young Cen andGuangzhoumayor once raised 甫 heard that, arranged the Wu industrious subordinates for the Guangdong Province opposition to Japan guerrilla warfare 2nd crew (abbreviation province swims two crews), was appointed crew commander, attacked Japan the puppet army. Under 1940 transformed into the troop the party to lead the important opposition to Japan to arm, repeatedly set up the meritorious military service, heavily has attack enemy's false arrogance. Successively in the present sea, Shunde, Panyu, three Shui Gexian attacks Japan the puppet army, eliminates the landlord to arm, eliminates deceitful kills the tyrant, obtains the magnificent victory. South famous campaign, by three security greatly good towns, the west sea war of annihilation, captures the village Big Dipper post, attacks Panyu city bridge Li Langji the puppet army and 金橘 the mouth fierce combat and so on, causes Japan, falsely to panic at the news. Therefore the date, false regards as the trusted friend big trouble, serves with assassinates the violent treachery, wants but to be quick after it. On May 7, 1942, the Japanese and Puppet has bought at that time Kuomintang 3rd garrison Chief Lin Xiaoya in anticipation by the large sum of money thick wealth, after the Kuomintang sanmin youth corps enemies raiding party Chief Liang you the spring, person and so on Li puppet army Li Deming, while was date Wu industrious because of events arrives the Chen village opportunity, ambushes in advance in the Chen village "Shui Zhihua" (geographic name) 步头 the shore. After the noon, the fruit sees the Wu industrious husbands and wives and the attache rides the ship by the opposite shore to ford comes, when from Wu Tingshi to the average, namely puts the machine gun strafe, Wu Qin and so on is unexpected, on the scene is hit died, when 47 years. Afterwards, broadly swims 2 crews to change by Lin Qiangyun is commander, latter changes name the Pearl River garrison, until in 1945 opposed Japan the victory to end.
The Wu industrious loyal Yu Dang's enterprise, for the people's liberation enterprise struggle rest, is not the Zhujiang Delta people's good son, the people forever fondly remembers him. After in 1949 Foshan liberated, the Nanhai County government office and the Foshan municipal government, then in front of the Nampo township (spot market city big luck Lu Weida nearby the bridge head, constructed "the Wu industrious martyrs' cemetery", engraved 碑记 its life revolution fact, supplied to be grieved by reminder of deceased and to inspire the posterity. In 1982 repaired, memorial park 苍松翠柏, in the dignified solemn and respectful cemetary, had Wu Qin, Deng Zhuoying and Wu Jianben martyr's mausoleum, for the sand cement masonry and building, in front of the grave was standing erect 5.3 meter high reinforced concrete monument, on had Lin Qiangyun the topic "grave of the Wu industrious martyr", in front of the tablet about respectively had the cabin. Is the Foshan people cherishes the memory of the martyrs the important place.
Important Figure within Hung Sing Kwoon
Qian Wei Fang, Fut San Hung Sing Kwoon
CHAN,WAI-FONG BORN IN SOM SOY WONG TONG HEUNG AS A YOUNG LAD HE WAS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER WHO LOVED VERY MUCH MARTIAL ARTS AND BECAME THE ELDEST STUDENT OF CHAN,SING. BEFORE THE REVOLUTION CHAN,WAI-FONG JOINED THE BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION UNDER LEE,SO WHO LED THE CIVILIAN MILITIA TO OVERTAKE FUT-SAN,IN 1922CHAN,WAI-FONG JOINED THE COMMUNIST PARTY BEING 1 OF 4 MEMBERS FROM FUT-SAN'S COMMUNIST PARTY THAT SAME YEAR HE BECAME SUPERINTENDENT OF THE FUT-SAN LABOR UNION,THEN IN 1925 BECAME EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE SAME UNION.HE WAS LEADER OF THE FUT-SAN LABOR REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT. ON APRIL 12,1927 CHANG,KAI-SHEK STARTED THE ANTI-REVOLUTIONARY COUP,CHAN,WAI-FONG PERSISTED IN HIS UNDERGROUND ACTIVITES and PARTICIPATED IN THE GUANGZHOU PROTESTS AFTER THE PROTESETS FAILED HE WENT TO HONG KONG AND CHANGED HIS NAME TO CHAN, GEE-SAHOW TO TEACH MARTIAL ARTS AND PRACTICE HIS MEDICENE AFTER THE ANTI-JAPANESE WAR STARTED CHAN,WAI-FONG WITH UM,KAN WENT BACK TO FUT-SAN AND JOINED THE THE JAPANESE CASUALTY MOVEMENT. HE STARTED "KILL THE ENEMY" BROADSWORD CLASSES AT HUNG SING STUDIOAND ORGANIZED THE THE CIVILIAN MILITIA AND WAS PERSECUTED BY THE KUO- MING- TONG NATIONALISTS AND WAS FORCED TO RETURN BACK TO HONG KONG AT THE FAREWELL GATHERING HE SAID TO HIS HUNG SING BROTHERS THAT THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER SET OF COUPLETS ON THE HUNG SING GATE READING "THE REVOLUTION IS NOT YET SUCESSFUL, BROTHERS MUST FIGHT ON STILL" ENCOURAGING BROTHERS TO PERSIST IN FIGHTTING ON. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD IN HONG KONG HE PASSED ON