Originally Posted by
DaveTart
This has already been posted on MAP, but for those of you who haven't seen it:
Here is the link someone sent me:
http://wugong.satirio.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=91
The video itself is found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgLITXrsjN0 (Lau gar guys starts 1min in)
According to the commentry this is Xiao Yong Ding (Siu Wing Ding in Cantonese) of Guangdong province Lau Gar - the same Lau Gar as in Hung, Lau, Choy, Li, Mok - the 5 Southern Chinese kung fu families.
He is the sifu from Zongshan city that all the Internet searches point to for mainland China Lau Gar
And the same guy doing a "nine ring sabre" (horse chopping sword) form:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9CODLID6BI
Now THAT's interesting...
IMHO (and I know nothing of Lau gar proper) Looks like that could very well be the real deal. Looks authentic enough, has the intricate handwork Lau gar is supposed to have, also it feels very southern - resembles some mok gar clips I have seen, or older Hung Gar from mainland (dan gung fuk fu).
Great find.
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