Originally Posted by
TenTigers
"'Ng was 54. CH Fu was 27, still alive and overseeing a school"
I'm hoping that was a typo
I have heard that this was an exhibition match. Does anyone actually have all the details?
Chan was considered as a junior student in the system (not a master)at the time of the fight, later in life he became a figurehead. It was a demo fight that took place Jan/17/54, there was some "bad blood" between the 2 fighters as many rumors were being thrown around so the demo match was an emotional one. The fight was stopped to prevent real injury as the fighters were starting to forget the "rules", the video quality being so poor doesn't reveal the blood. Chi magazine autumm 2002 has a big spread(29 pages) detailing the fight, origin and drama sorrounding it. They give Ngs' age as "53" and Chan Hak Fus' as "nearly 30).
The reason I like the fight as a TWC guy is many of our strikes and timing loops are being carried out out right here. I don't ccare they didn't get ko'd or choked out. At one point Hak Fu uses a rain storm of overhands to get control of the center of the ring, or the fist hook sending Ng into the ropes for example is what I enjoy seeing. The system has changed some since the fight yes, but it is the order in which things are presented rather than the actual changing of the art. Our seed punches are the same today as they were in the video.
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