Hung Gar Kung Fu
Five Family Style

Southern Style Hung Gar (5 animal system) is a traditional Shaolin martial art that incorporates the movements of animals such as the tiger, crane, snake, leopard, and dragon. It is a very powerful system that emphasizes external strength, powerful muscles, and low stances. Hung Gar is a very popular and demanding system that is practiced throughout the world.

Hung gar is one of the most popular styles of Chinese kung fu. Many past sifu's such as Wong fei Hung, Tung Fong and Lam Tsai Wing all contributed to it's popularity today. Hung gar was developed and practiced in Southern China at the Shaolin Temple. This style was taught by Abbott Gee Sin Sim and developed by his student Hung Hei Gung who made this system very popular thoughout china.

This system is historically famous for it's martial arts application. This style emulates the spirit of the five animals (tiger, crane, leopard, snake and dragon) and five elements (Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth). The power (strength) of Hung gar comes from a strong stable foundation, which is demonstrated in it's low stances. Forms, weapons, sparring, and two person sets will develop self-defense techniques.

The forms of the Hung Gar system incorporate hard and soft (external and internal) techniques. Stances were practiced on (Red) boats at sea and low stances were essential for balance. Kicks in this system are executed no higher than waist level. This Chinese system is considered a southern long system, utilizing long and short arm attacks.

A wide variety of weapons are incorporated in the style, including Broad Sword, Staff, Butterfly Knives, and the Kwan Dao.

Five Animals / Five Elements

Hung Gar Lineage