Old style "village" Hung Kuen? What forms are these?

[AJM]

Looks like he was mixing forms from Ha Say Fu.

[Ao Qin]

Hi all,

This is the Hung Gar curriculum I used to practice in the mid 1980's (not including weapons) - called "Foo Hok Pai" (Village Hung Gar mixed with Toisan Short Hand CLF);

Chut Sing (Den Choys / pow choys, etc.)
Luk Hop Kuen (same as above but longer)
(Siu) Jong Da Kuen
Moi Fah Kuen (Plum Flower Fist)
Gum Gong Kuen (Gold & Steel Fist)
Gung Ji Kuen ("I Beam")
Joy Lohan Kuen (Drunken Monk Fist)
Fah Kuen
Ching Lung (Green Dragon)
Woo Dip Jeung (Butterfly Palms)
Ng Ying Kuen (5 Animal Fist)
Oom (Ng) Long (5th Brother Fist) - the most advanced form
+ the core HG sets of course, minus Iron Thread

There were also many CLF sets from both BSCLF and our Village style under Master Wong Cheun Yip. And other HG sets I don't remember...

Brings back many fond (and not so fond) memories!

[Ao Qin]

Forgot Lau Gar too - beautiful set! But Ng (Oom) Long Kuen and Ching Lung were the most powerful forms I've ever seen in the "Foo Hok Pai" system of my lineage.

I'm wondering if Chan Tai Shan also taught these sets, as there are at least three people in NA teaching his Art (the three Master Chans) under Master Wong Cheun Yip?

Cheers - kevin

[R]

Can you clarify why you connect sifu to the Chan Tai San lineage Kevin?? I knew that they knew each other but I never got the impression that these two sifus were connected other than they were from the same region.

Thanks,

R