Village Style Hung Gar: Wooden Man Pattern (乡村式老洪拳：木人桩)

This pattern is a combination of 4 Directional Hammer Fist (四方棰拳) & Double Drill Fist (双钻拳).

About the art:

This system is one of the many Hung Gar systems taught by Hung Hei-Gun or Hong Xiguan (1745—1825) and his fellow classmates as they dispersed and escaped from the burning of the South Shaolin Temple during the Qing Dynasty.

Systems collectively known as Village Styles Hung Gar is not the same as the more famous Hung Gar system of Wong Fei-Hung (黄飞鸿) who taught at the Poh Chi Lam Clinic (宝芝林) in Fut San City (佛山) , China.

Sigung Wong Kwong-Hoong (黄冠雄) learned one of these systems from his fighting compatriots during his campaign for independence of Malaya against the British in the 1950s. After independence, he left the jungles and was rehabilitated. He later earned a living as a traditional Chinese doctor as well as teaching this art. Sigung Wong Kwong-Hoong later joined the Malaysian People's Movement Party (Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia 民政党) which was a member of the ruling coalition of the country from the 1970s.

He was invited to teach in TAR College, Setapak in the early 1970s. He taught quite a number of students. One of them is Sifu Ng Huck-Hai (黄学海) who took over his class later. Sifu James Lee PK learned this art from the latter during his college days.

These are pictures of Sigung Wong Kwong-Hoong's yesteryears which show the self-defence system he picked up in the jungles of old Malaya & his early students.

At present, there are no others left to perpetuate his style of fighting. Sifu James hopes to teach what he can remember of this style to others if the opportunity arises.

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Sifu James Lee Peek Kuan
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