I do Lau Gar in UK and am moving over to Hung Gar at the moment.
I think the staff set in the intro to 36th Chamber comes from the Hung Gar Monkey King Staff and not (Hung Gar's) Lau Gar Staff.
Sasha, I thought Curtis Page was now more freestyle than Lau Gar? He runs the semi contact superleage doesn't he? I don't know him so just curious.....
Don't get confused by the UK Lau Gar and Lau Gar sets within Hung Gar. Having learnt some of both systems, the Hung Gar forms are definitely very different to Lau Gar forms although they contain some similar techniques.
Phoenix Fist is common in UK Lau Gar. The 3rd set Charp Choi uses PE strikes exclusively which are targeted to vital points. This is a beginners set and therefore indicates the importance of this technique to Lau Gar(UK).
Hope this helps.
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