Kung Fu Galaxy 天下武林是一家

More books on the way....

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For details of latest developments, read this.

Canton Wing Chun Overview.

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Sample pages :-

Not for sale.

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This is a recording of another MA event held in Penang last year.

Some of the styles represented are :-

Saolim - Lohan, monkey boxing etc...
Hung Gar
Zhou Jia including a group from Taiwan
Shaking Crane
Hsing Yi
Pak Kua
Hakka Chu Gar
Geok Gar
Chinese Wrestling
7 Stars Praying Mantis

and many more.

Make a minimum donation of USD15.00 to support us and I will send this recording to you in wmv format.

You can use the paypal button on this page.

Thank you.

"Bushido" magazine - Bruce Lee edition.

2008-09-08T06:22:00.002+08:00

Published in Singapore, this edition has a special Bruce Lee tribute.

Download magazine in full USD3.75

"Chinese Martial Arts".

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Martial Arts Gathering 2007 Penang DVDs.

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Buy the complete DVDs set here.

Kung Fu in South China.

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For those into Cantonese and Hakka styles, this is one book that you'll want. Styles include Hung, Lau, Choy, Li, Mok, CLF, Hap Gar and Hakka Li Gar......

Download whole book USD3.75

Singapore Zhong He Quan / Combination Boxing.

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Download entire book USD3.75.

Martial Arts Gathering 2007 Penang DVDs.

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Out on DVDs, these are exclusively distributed by Plumpub.

Order them here.

Weapons of Chu Gar.

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Courtesy of Mr. Mark Wiley....

Pak Hok Pai.- "Needles in Cotton".

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Download whole book USD3.75

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Download in full (pdf format) USD2.50

CKF Applications - old book.

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Hsing I.

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My collection is not limited to external styles and in fact, not to just Chinese fighting arts even.

Always taken a particular interest in Hsing I and this is mainly because it's a widely held believe by many White Crane elders in my line that this style might have played a strong shaping role in the evolution of Fuzhou Crane.

So every time I encounter a Hsing I exponent in my journey, I will seize the chance to discover more....

Shaolin Union WuZu Boxing Manual.

2008-08-28T21:05:00.001+08:00

Download entire manual 134 pages USD3.75.

Choy Li Fut issue #1

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Download USD3.75

New Martial Hero #61

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Download full magazine USD3.75.

New Martial Hero Issue #56

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Download entire magazine USD3.75.

Available for downloading soon.

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Find these at our lulu bookstore.

Chang Quan.

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Sample from another series issued by mainland in the 60s/70s period.

Focused mainly on Northern styles, I must have the entire "Long Fist" , "Chinese Wrestling" and "Wushu" collection.... somewhere in the library...

Love the illustrations - the details are excellent!

Er Mei Pai.

2008-08-26T13:04:00.002+08:00

Materials pertaining to this started surfacing about 15 years ago and primarily from the mainland. First, it was mainly books with forms and in recent years, DVDs taking you thru' forms and applications.

Got some scans from a book here and they look like a re-issue of an older book that I got in my library somewhere.

I will start posting some of their videos soon.

Enjoy.

5 Animals Red Boxing - pdf format.

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And for those of you who find downloading this page by page at "shareapic" tedious, you can download the whole book in pdf form but it's going cost you dearly......USD2.50...............

Shaolin Kung Fu.- old HK mag.

2008-08-26T06:39:00.003+08:00

This is now available for downloading @ USD2.50.

Liu He Gun - 6 combinations pole.

2008-08-26T01:29:00.003+08:00

Here's one book that has been with me for a long time; making it available for downloading now.

A real classic, if you ask me.

Download entire book for USD3.75 here :

Kung Fu Galaxy @ cafepress.

2008-08-25T23:58:00.000+08:00

Folks, hate to bombard all of you with commercial messages but …….

Our cafepress store is in operation and you’ll find the link on the right.

Drop by; you might just find something you like…if not I will hold my breath until I turn blue in the face!!!:-)

Flying Crane 5 elements Sanchin.

2008-08-25T09:45:00.004+08:00

Here’s an exciting book, to me at least – I am a White Crane aficionado, so you’ll pardon me if I appear a little partial ……

Got this book about a year ago, in tattered conditions but the “meat” of the book still intact, luckily.

The book is entitled “Flying Crane 5 Elements SanChin” - yeah I know, quite a mouthful.

I grappled with the content and consulted White Crane mentors around here and this is what I could make out:

The front portion, apparently the “3 battles” segment is uncannily similar to the “3 Advances” that we do in Fuzhou Whooping Crane; the “Putien” line of transmission.

The 2^nd portion is typical “Flying Crane” – you know “Crane standing on one leg” kinda postures.

5 elements? No clue unless I meet someone from this line and explain the elements association with techniques; every line/style assigns in individual manner. So unless the “key” is given, I could only guess.

Also, I am starting to sell some of my collection as explained here.

If you’re into this whole White Crane/Southern Kung Fu and Karate correlations, this is one book you must get your hands on.

You can purchase this in pdf format

Or click on the link I got pasted on the right that says "Kung Fu Galaxy book store" - other books available for downloading for a song....

Karate.

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5 Animals Red Boxing.- complete.

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For those of you into Hung Gar and Wing Chun, you might find this style good for cross referencing....

"Shaolin Kung Fu" magazine.

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This is another title that I used to get intermittently in Singapore in the 70s.

Remember this one bookshop along the way to my school; I walked 15 mins to school everyday, and they carried all sorts of mags from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and even limited ones from the mainland.

The entire shop is lined with WuXia novels and I loved to just loiter. The owner is also some kind of CKF practitioner, I think.

Recently, when I was in Singapore, I went back looking for that shop but was told that they ceased operating some years back. This is in a older housing estate and the shop is located on the ground level of a 5 storeys apartment block. And there are talks about demolishing to build a taller building over that plot of land.

How that Eagles' song again? ..... they built a parking lot over my memories ..... something like that.....

Wu Mei Pai article translated.

2008-08-22T23:58:00.003+08:00

I posted an old article about this some days back.

Now we got Ian Leong, Singapore, who had kindly contributed by translating it from Chinese to English.

Ian will be working on some more articles and I hope to , eventually, posted more articles bilingually.

Singapore Wu Mei Pai’s sifu Anthony Wee

Sifu Anthony Wee is a disciple in the Singapore Wu Mei style transmission and is one of the excellent martial artists in recent years. He has participated In 4 SEA letais. In the first, he did not win any medals. In the second, he participated in the middle-weight category and won a silver medal. In the third, he was again unplaced. In the fourth, he won a bronze in the heavy weight division after two hard fought matches. These may not be outstanding results, but they show sifu Wee’s courage and determination. As the delegation leader of the Malaysian Squad, Mr Zhu Han Xiang said, “the participant I respect most is the Singapore representative Sifu Wee. His courage and his respect for the martial spirit is the most commendable.”

The artistic kung fu expert

Sifu Wee has been involved in the lei tai tournaments since he was 23 years old. He is 30 now, and is happily married with a young child. He is also a talented sculptor in the Fuzhou tradition. He carves life like dragons, lions, tigers, leopards, fish and even human characters. He has been training seriously in this art since his young days.

The chosen one

There is also a romantic side to Sifu Wee’s kung fu career. Sifu’s Wee master had recognized that Sifu Wee was a honest and upright, and gave the hand of his daughter to him. This is a happy episode in the history of the Singapore Wulin.

The Wu Mei expert

Ever since Sifu Wee became skilled in the Wu Mei style, he has been helping his sifu teach the Wu Mei style at the "Singapore Lion and Dragon" gymnasium for the last 10 years.

Apart from kung fu, Sifu Wee is also an accomplished Fuzhou Dragon Dance expert. This is a luminous dragon dance done in the dark. UV lights are used with a fluorescent golden dragon. In the dark of night, the luminous dragon prances, appears and disappears, give an atmosphere of mystery. Sifu Wee often carries the dragon head during important performances. He is a natural choice in view of his strength, muscular physique, nimble and practiced movements.

Origins of Wu Mei

Wu Mei is an authentic shaolin style and has been popular among the youth of Singapore for more than 10 years. Regarding its history, GM Tan Siew Koon (TSK) is reticent in telling its history, as it is difficult to verify its real roots. There are only oral records. The identities of famous kung fu personalities were hidden to avoid prosecution as it was then the beginning of the Ching dynasty. However, most of the oral traditions have maintained that the nun Wu Mei was the founder of the style.
GM TSK is a prominent Fuzhou kung fu master whose teacher was GGM Tan Choon Kao (TCK). GGM TCK’s maternal grandmother came from a village near Nanjing. All the members practiced Wu Mei Kung Fu, especially the women. They would stand together with the men to defend the village in times of trouble.

The end of the Ching dynasty was a period of political upheaval with frequent battles between warlords. GGM TCK’s grandmother had escaped to the south with a young daughter. They supported themselves by demonstrating kung fu and selling medicines. On passing Fuzhou, they became acquainted with the Tan family and GGM TCK’s mother had married into the family. There were 3 sons, all prominent kung fu masters. The eldest GGM TCK was an instructor and bodyguard to the fisherman guild. The second, Tan Choon Chwee was a bodyguard for business men in Fuzhou.. The third, Tan Choon Hong had returned to Nanjing with their grandmother and was the chief kung fu instructor of the village.

The lineage in Singapore

GGM TCK being a bodyguard for the fishermen was frequently involved in fights with the Japanese and pirates. Once he killed several Japanese during a fishing expedition in Taiwan. Being a wanted man, he escaped to Malaya. He made a living selling medicine and teaching kung fu. GM TSK learnt kung fu and medical skills from his teacher. After acquiring the secret skills of Wu Mei, GM TSK started teaching in the "dragon lion gymnasium" as he felt that the skills were useful for self-defence as well as developing one’s health. He has been at it for more than 10 years. Among his best disciples are his son-in-law Master Anthony Wee, his son Tan Guan Kee and a female disciple Lee Li Choo, who was a Singapore Lei Tai Champion.

Searching Bridge, Stabilising the wrist and the Angry stare of the Vajrasattva

Wu Mei Kung Fu and Wing Chun kung fu are both founded by the nun Wu Mei. As such, they would be similar in some respects, but this has not been extensively investigated.

The characteristic of Wu Mei is that it is a short style that is constantly pushing forwards. It specializes in the production of a short explosive jing. Its strength is forceful and stable. During training, the strength is focused between the palm and the wrist. It seeks to penetrate the opponent’s bridges while stabilizing ones own wrist. One also needs to stick to the opponent like the shadow, preventing his escape.

When the jing is used, the practitioner’s face is like that of the Vajrasattva, fierce and stern. The fali is very intense. But when relaxed, one is supple like the willow, yielding to the opponent’s force, through minute movements in the body, thus neutralizing the opponent’s force.

The style emphasizes the guarding of one’s centerline. It does this by the use the elbow and the arms to constantly lock out the opponent. It has a clamped horse stance with the buttock pulled in. It uses footwork to penetrate the opponent’s center as well as evade to the sides and back. It changes in all directions, thereby confusing the opponent.

Muhammad Ali praises Chinese kung fu

There are not many sets in Wu Mei. One starts with the hand movements, then progresses to various hand movements with footwork. This is a integral part of training. If one persists, one then moves to Hard qigong. When one has mastered this, one will have developed the "golden bell cover" and is capable of withstanding attack. GM TSK has led his disciples on numerous occasions to demonstrate such hard qigong.

In October 1973, the then World Champion, Muhammad Ali visited Singapore. Master Wee was demonstrating and had taken a chop to the neck from the boxer. Ali was really amazed and had remarked that Chinese kung fu was indeed amazing.

Southern Praying Mantis

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Old manuals.

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Tan jia san zhan shou.

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Southern White Crane Taiwan - old article.

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Pak Mei.

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Ying Chow.

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Shaolin Kung Fu.2

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Shaolin Kung Fu.

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to be continued .......

Hungga 10 Animals.

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Ying Chow, Wing Chun & Pak Hok.

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Pak Hok Pai - GM Wu Man Biu.

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Wu Mei Pai.

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A style that you don’t hear too much of – Ngo Muay Pai or Wu Mei Pai.

Popular in Singapore some 20 – 30 years back, the late GM Tan Siew Koon was a close associate of my White Crane school.

Another SanChin-centric Fukien style.

I will get this article translated for posting later.

Ian …………

Feeding Crane SanZhan.

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GM Chee Kim Thong's Wuzu Quan.

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Dr. Yang Jwing Ming's BaiHe.

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WuZu Quan - Old Wulin Article.

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Here an old WuLin article with another perspective of history of WuZu.

It's article like this that I am working on translating and presenting next - side by side.

Grand Ancestor/TaiZu Boxing 32 Postures Long Fists.

2008-08-17T20:36:00.003+08:00

Got a magazine article lying around somewhere that explains this form superbly - history, fighting principles including the various spin offs from TaiZu Quan, considered by many to be one of the earliest systematized training methodologies.

Will post that article when I find it....

Shaolin Stick - "classical" books collection.

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to be continued .......

Dog Boxing - Sanchin complete.

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The entire Dog Boxing Sanchin form.

Those of you looking at southern Fukien boxing systems should take a closer examination of forms like this.

An overview of major Fukien systems, Tai Chor, White Crane, dragon, golden lion, leopard, monkey etc etc will reveal that "Sanchin" is the common denominator.

Real Kung Fu.

2008-08-17T01:22:00.001+08:00

Another mag "Real Kung Fu" which I understand was also published in English and sold to western countries...

Enjoy.

Rokkishu.

2008-08-16T13:47:00.002+08:00

Here's something else from the world of Karate - a kata named "Rokkishu" or "6 hands".

Materials like these and more that I am posting later are significant in my research into histories and connection between Karate and Fukien/Fuzhou White Crane.

In Fuzhou Ancestral Crane, it's common to hear some elders talk about "Lurk Ki Chew" or "6 hands" spoken in Fuzhou.....

And I must mention that all these non-Chinese materials come from my good colleague Russ Smith.

Russ is also an avid collector of old materials and has kindly agreed to put some up to share.....

Non Chinese materials.

2008-08-16T02:29:00.002+08:00

This site is not restricted solely to TCMA materials.

Over time, I will start including non-Chinese MAs like these scans from a Karate manual depicting the kata "Nepai" - the Japanese version of MingHe's "28 steps" according to some.

"Martial Magazine".

2008-08-15T23:56:00.002+08:00

Another series that I collected is simply named "Martial" magazine.

However, back then, this mag was seen sporadically, so I don't have them in consecutive order.

Recently, during one of my trips back home to Singapore, I found a bunch at a flea market - grabbed every copy but still there are gaps.....

Truth must be told, I like this mag above the rest that came out of Hong Kong back then....

Well, connection is still flaky, must be the thunderstorm we had this afternoon...so I can also do the cover for now.

Keep watching this channel folks :-)

New Martial Hero Issue # 83.

2008-08-15T19:28:00.003+08:00

Connection is "pain in the behind" slow today so here's half the mag first....

Also, pardon the random placements of "watermark", template is not ready...

"Watermarks" will be unobtrusive once template is cooked!

CLF.

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"Bushido" Singapore.

2008-08-14T16:00:00.002+08:00

Another magazine that I would be posting here is "Bushido". This Singapore mag came on the scene in the early 70s, ran for a few issues and then stopped. It was revived later but somehow lost its appeal.....

Chu Gar & Chow Gar Tong Long.

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Hakka Kung Fu.

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Yau Kung Mun and Pak Mei.

Old movie flyers.

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Apart from book/mags, I also collected a bunch of old movie handbills - the ones they gave out for promo. You find them pasted all over the place and I am talking just about any space...

This was before the days of TV or on-line ads campaign......

Now that they are re-releasing movies in DVDs, I am hoping to find the movies to match the bills I've got!

"24 running foot strokes"

2008-08-13T17:44:00.003+08:00

Got 2 versions of the same book.

Karate.

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Bruce Liang
The late Nakayama and Yamaguchi Sensei.

Ng Lung Pak Kwa Gwon Malaysia.

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"Essence Of Kung Fu".

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Another book under preparation :-

Cha Quan 4th Set - Complete.

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Oookay all 42 pages ......

Got an entire collection of these books published during the earlier days of "Wushu" and I think they make real interesting read....

You'll find very slight "reworking", most of the forms still retain much of the "traditional" flavors.

Singapore Pak Hock Pai Association.

2008-08-12T07:58:00.001+08:00

Received repeated emails asking for this.

Okay, here's the first half...

Will try to post the full "Min Loi Chan" form from the Late GM Chan Yeok San later.....

Collage.

2008-08-11T16:18:00.002+08:00

Old pictures.

Lohan 18 Hands
Fo Jia
"Village" Hungga
White Crane Sanchin
White Crane
"Crazy" Lohan

CLF complete.

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Okay, the complete mag.

More mags to follow....

Choy Li Fut - old magazine.

2008-08-10T22:56:00.001+08:00

Another magazine in the work - will upload the full mag for downloading.

Saolim Grand Master Ven. Sek.

2008-08-10T22:18:00.002+08:00

I did a youtube clip sometime back using all 47 photos of Ven. Sek posing; got some mails complaining that they're not printable.

So here's the first 12 and the rest will follow the next few days.

WuZu Manual.

2008-08-10T21:15:00.001+08:00

As mentioned, the Wuzu manual in full.

Entire manual consists of 134 pages and I will be posting 30 pages at a time until I get it all up here.

To retrieve, just click on the thumbnails and you will get the full pages.

"Lazy Tiger Stretches Waist"

2008-08-10T18:02:00.001+08:00

A very common technique found in various styles of CKF both northern and southern.

You also see this in Karate and these days, I get to see this in many forms of Silat too.

Shito Ryu Karate Singapore.

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More Lohan.

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Mok Gar.

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Southern Lohan Boxing.

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Lung Ying - Dragon Shape Boxing.

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Zhou Jia (Chow Gar) Dummy.

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Hsing I Dummy.

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Wing Chun Kuen Fist Poem.

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Whooping Crane.

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CLF.

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Singapore Chin Woo Association.

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WuZu Quan.2

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From my old site : 2 separate lines of Wuzu.

One from SE Asia and the other from the mainland but both posing in Lohan postures.

White Tiger.

2008-08-08T16:24:00.005+08:00

An old article about White Tiger Kung Fu. I did a search and found that this style is still active in the US....

Their website and above article translated here.

Origin of WCK.

2008-08-08T16:00:00.004+08:00

And yet another article about origin of WCK.....

Read complete article here.

咏春拳起源的几种说法.

　　咏春拳，少林嫡传武技之一，关于咏春拳的起源，大致有这样几种说法：（我们在这里需要额外说明的是：下文中及本栏目中所列的“泳春”‘咏春拳““永春拳”，都为同一拳派的不同称呼。为不使读者误解，本文统一用“咏”。）

　　第一种说法是始创于福建严咏春，咏春拳因此得名。严咏春拳是清中叶少林俗家弟子严四之女，她偶然看到蛇鹤相争，受启发而在自己原有的武功基础上，创编了咏春拳术。

　　第二种说法则认为咏春拳创始于五枚师太，见到蛇鹤相争而有所悟的是五枚而非严咏春。五枚师太是清初的少林派弟子，有说她还是少林白鹤拳高手。由于福建南少林被清政府所焚，她为了避祸，隐居于川滇边界的大凉山，因见蛇鹤相争而创出咏春拳，后来便传于严咏春。

　　第三种说法是，五枚创咏春拳后，并非直接传给了解严咏春，而是传给了少林弟子苗顺，苗顺传少林俗家弟子严二，严二再传女咏春及婿梁傅俦。这个严二就是前面据说的严四。

　　第四种说法是：咏春拳的创编与五枚师太或严咏拳均无关系，更没有什么蛇鹤相争，而咏春拳的前身应为咏春拳，是清初反清组织“天地会”的一种斗争的武技，为河南嵩山少林弟子一尘庵主所创。他（或“她”）首先传给汀昆戏班的武生张五（人称摊手五，据说有“一只摊手独步武林”之誉），张五后来落难来粤，落脚于南海县佛山镇大基尾的“琼花会馆”，便将咏春拳传于粤剧界诸弟子。后咸丰年间李文茂起义，诸弟子为避祸而将“咏春拳”的“泳”字改为“永”、“ 咏”。红船中人黄宝华、梁二娣、大花面锦等人学得此拳，又再传给在佛山筷子路开中药店兼行医的梁赞，此后梁赞将咏春拳发扬光大。

　　第五种说法，又说咏春拳应为永春拳，得名于福建泉州少林寺的永春殿，乃当年进殿者所习的南派内拳法，全称是少林永春，总教习是少林弟子至善禅师。南少林被婪，至善逃避到佛山，曾一度藏匿于粤剧红船中当伙夫。后因在东莞打抱不平露出行藏，戏班中人便纷纷拜他为师。弟子中有惠州人氏苏三娘，为戏班中花旦，所学尤精，被人誉为“永春三娘”。后三娘将武功传于红船中人黄华宝、梁二娣等人，黄、梁又传佛山梁赞，使永春拳得以在佛山发扬光大。

　　

White Crane from Taiwan.

2008-08-08T13:22:00.003+08:00

Remember having breakfast with Sifu Liu Chang I, Ruan Dong, Xiong De Lu in Penang last year and that morning's conversation quickly turned to the topic of Fukien White Crane.

Sifu Liu (Taiwan Feeding Crane) said that Taiwan is home to a whole range of Crane Boxing and many of these are not really exposed to the outside world.

All of us at that table that morning are linked, one way or another, to Crane boxing and the consensus is that regardless of expressions, the fundamentals remain the same.

Using the entire body, coiled up like a spring, and then releasing energies channeled to the arms and legs in a whipping manner is identifiable in almost all lines of Crane boxing.

Albeit, some may have “harder” forms but the fundamental mechanics are alike.

To use the whole body in its entire range of motion available to generate this power aided by correct breathing – this is the core training of White Crane.

I am a beginner, so when you see my expressions, you see “big” movements.

For someone like my sihing, he is just so still and focused that many of his movements don’t even appear martial.

To put it in my late teacher’s words:-

To be hard and powerful is to be proficient.
To be soft and powerful is to be an expert.
To be not hard or soft and still powerful is to be enlightened. (Original Chinese characters say “Saint”).

I think my sihing has arrived at that level.

This state of neither hard nor soft, in Fuzhou, is known as “Pwan Ngay Noon”…….

Anyway, before I ramble on.. here’s a clip of Crane Boxing from Taiwan.

White Crane - Taiwan.

Cha Quan 4th Set.

2008-08-07T23:19:00.001+08:00

Another book that I am presently working on uploading entirely.

Cha Quan.

Let's hear it for Ian....

2008-08-07T22:48:00.002+08:00

Remember I mentioned receiving an email from a fellow Singaporean, Ian Leong, offering to translate some of the articles I posted.

He did one and I am going through before putting it up.

So far, brilliant is all I can say!

Ian is a bilingual martial arts enthusiast but then again aren’t we all?

Maybe not bilingual……

Thanks Ian.

When I see you in Sing, let’s tuang together and talk co&k…..

WuZu Quan. - The full manual 1.

2008-08-07T22:36:00.002+08:00

WuZu Quan.

WuZu Quan.

WuZu Quan.

WuZu Quan.

WuZu Quan.

WuZu Quan.

WuZu Quan.

I will be posting the entire aforementioned manual but in installments....

Uploading and then pasting here takes a bit of running about....

Just click on the thumbnail to access them.

5 Ancestors Boxing.3.

2008-08-07T09:00:00.004+08:00

International South Shaolin Boxing Union.

In recent years, mainland China has instigated some efforts to reinstate TCMA to its former glory involving lineages and schools from outside China.

I buy periodicals/magazines published there and these concerted efforts are generally given much limelight.

Personally, I think these are laudable initiatives that merit to be supported; the correct way to preserve TCMA is to research, refine and promote.

The opinion of many I’ve spoken to is that mainland must lead these projects. Regardless of what happened during the “Cultural revolution” era, China is still the ancestral home.

A parallel would be the way I feel as a “Hua Chiao” or “overseas Chinese”. I might not agree with the politics of China but still my roots are undeniable…

These 2 pages are scanned from a manual published by “International South Shaolin Boxing Union” to stipulate forms and contest rules for competitions.

They are dynamically coordinating and promoting WuZu and even involving TaiZu and White Crane families everywhere.

So perhaps some of my peers are right – the “Dragon” is rousing after all.

For me, China is home of the “12 Girls Band” and that’s good reason to make that “homeward bound” trip…….

Just kidding – I still got uncles/aunts/cousins living in both ChangLe and Kutien.

MAG 2007 - The DVDs.

2008-08-06T22:18:00.007+08:00

View Video.

Last September, the company that I work for put together a very special MA event that saw these styles:-

• Zhou Jia
• Hakka Boxing
• Fukien Grand Ancestor Boxing (2 separate lines)
• Silambatum – Indian Fighting Arts
• Fuzhou Crane
• Feeding Crane
• Whooping Crane
• WuZu or 5 Ancestors Boxing
• Saolim
• Hakka Chu Gar
• Hakka Phoenix Eyes Boxing
• Hakka Tiger Boxing
• Chu Gar “Internal Jing” Praying Mantis
• Hakka Shaolin Praying Mantis
• Geok Gar Kuen
• Seven Stars Praying Mantis
• Hay Bun Wing Chun
• Bun Chung Wing Chun
• Yip Kin Wing Chun
• Goju Ryu Karate
• Hungga
• Silat

Together on the same stage in a never-before demonstration of forms and fighting techniques.

For those of you who weren’t there, I am happy to inform that DVDs covering the entire 2 hours show will be available for purchase.

We have negotiated a special agreement with Plumpub, a leading company in MA books/magazines/videos marketing, to manage all our distributions.

Well, folks, we are going to need all the assistance we can from all of you to persist in our works of preserving and promoting traditional Asian fighting arts.

Go get a copy…..

Thank you.

More Cranes.

2008-08-06T16:52:00.002+08:00

Message.

2008-08-06T11:47:00.001+08:00

Message to all readers.

I’ve been receiving emails asking me about specific issue of mags/books and even videos along with questions about certain styles of TCMA.

As much as I would like to please, please understand that my collection, as it is, is not properly sorted out. I need a little time to systematize my library.

These past years, I have been moving from place to place and most of what I got is in boxes.

I scan as I unbox and they are not in any particular order.

So please bear with me for a while – I am in the process of cataloging….even as I type this…..

Dog Boxing.

2008-08-06T11:34:00.003+08:00

Interestingly, along with Crane and Tiger, this is another Southern style associated with the Fuzhou community.

Some years back, this style of boxing was also part of the "Fuzhou Association" TCMA training program. I was told the Sifu-in-charge was later recalled to mainland.

He accepted.

Pak Hok Pai.

2008-08-06T09:31:00.003+08:00

This Master needs no intro....

Love the technique shown - just like my "Flying Crane"......

Words from the past.2.

2008-08-06T09:25:00.002+08:00

Got a collection of these idioms, poems etc etc......

Remember an old friend commented - what you see is interesting but what you don't see is really fascinating...

And I thought he was referring to bikinis!

Hung Gar.

2008-08-05T18:26:00.003+08:00

From another mag published in Singapore in the 80s - a simple chart labeled as "Analysis of external style Kung Fu sects".

Click on the chart and you get a bigger view and you will see that there are 2 sects named "Hung".

One derived from "Song TaiZu Men" and the other is described as "Lau's family Hung"

Hmmmm.......

Long Weapons.

2008-08-05T18:19:00.003+08:00

GM Liao Wu Chang and SanZhan.

2008-08-04T21:17:00.003+08:00