Hung Gar Kuen

Historically, Southern China has been dominated by five Kung Fu styles: Hung, Lau, Choy, Lee and Mok. Hung Gar is most widespread and popular of these. The man who invented the system, Hung Hei Goon, was a Fukien tea merchant.

Master Gee Shim Sim See, a monk of the Fukien Shaolin Temple, taught Hung the Shaolin Tiger Style. He added his wife's White Crane system, movements from the Dragon, Snake, and Leopard forms, and techniques from the Five Elements Fist.

Hung Hei Goon developed a reputation for being a fighter of great skill and was known as "The Southern Fist". Hung Gar training emphasizes strong stances, ambidexterity and power.