Lineage

A native of Fatshan, now Foshan, in the province of Canton / Guangzhou, Wong Fei-hung was the son of a kung fu master named Wong Kay-ying. Fei-hung learned martial arts from both his father, and from his grandmaster, Luk Ah-choi. A true kung fu prodigy, Wong Fei-hung learned from other teachers, including Leung Kwan, AKA ‘Iron Bridge Three’. After becoming…

Born in the Nanhai district of Canton/Guangzhou, Lam Sai-wing was a life-long kung fu practitioner, following different masters before finding his ‘heart teacher’ in the form of Wong Fei-hung. He followed Grandmaster Wong loyally for the rest of his days. When Grandmaster Lam Sai-wing moved to Hong Kong, he ensured that the name and reputation of Wong Fei-hung was known…

The great Lam Cho was born in the Canton/Guangzhou district of Nanhai. As the adoptive son of Lam Sai-wing, Lam Cho began his Hung Gar training very young. A martial arts prodigy, Lam Cho began his teaching career at Lam Sai-wing’s schools in Guangzhou, and later relocated with his master to Hong Kong. Once established in the city, Lam Cho…

Grandmaster Tang began training with Lam Cho in the early 1930s, at the age of 8. As Lam’s adopted son, he was trained to a high level of excellence. During live demonstrations, Lam Cho’s eldest son Lam Chun-fai and Tang Kwok-wah became famous for their performances of Hung Gar’s two man fighting sets, and for their Lion Dance displays. Tang…

Chan Chi-keung began training in Hung Gar kung fu under Tang Sifu at the latter’s mo kwoon / martial club in the Wong Tai Sin district on Hong Kong’s Kowloon side. This was in the early 1960s, and Chan Sifu was just 11 years old at the time. Chan Chi-keung soon distinguished himself with his dedication to training, and became…

Mak Sifu, who goes by the English name ‘Donald’, began his Hung Gar training under the respected master Chan Chi-keung at the latter’s school in Hong Kong’s Tai Kok Tsui district. He began his own teaching career instructing at the Hong Kong Boy Scouts Association. By profession, Mak Che-kong is a metal worker, and has applied his knowledge of mechanics…

Logan began his kung fu training as a teenager in Peterborough, England, in a composite Southern style called ‘Lau Gar’. While in his early 20s, Bey became editor of ‘Combat’, the UK’s leading martial arts magazine. This position gave him access to teachers from a variety of martial disciplines. Over time, Logan gravitated towards the Hung Gar style, beginning his…

Gennadii has been a martial arts practitioner since he was 14 years old, when he tried both judo and the Russian grappling art of sambo. On enlisting in the Russian army, Gennadii experienced realistic hand-to-hand and knife training. After his discharge, he found instructors in the martial arts that were prevalent in the Russia of the late 1980s era, primarily…

Serrano Sifu is friends with the respected Master Francis Cheung of the Pak Mei style. Gonzalo was keen to find a suitable teacher in Hung Gar kung fu. In 2011, Sifu Cheung arranged for Serrano to meet a well-known expert in the style. When this man did not arrive, the pair went for a stroll in the park, where they…

CHIN Pui Sing is the older of the Chin Brothers. They studied under the tutelage of Mak Sifu since 2006 and were the first child students whom Mak Sifu took on. Prior to that, Mak Sifu had not taken on minors below the age of 12 as students as he had considered them too young to understand the principles of…

CHIN Pui Yu Micro is the younger of the Chin brothers. They studied under the tutelage of Mak Sifu since 2006 and were the first child students whom Mak Sifu took on. Prior to that, Mak Sifu had not taken on minors below the age of 12 as students as he had considered them too young to understand the principles…

YAU Chun Kit started learning Hung Kuen from Mak Sifu in 2010. Yau Chun Kit was born and raised in Hong Kong. He began training under Mak Che-kong Sifu in 2010. Chun Kit was impressed by the energy and detail of Mak Sifu’s teaching method, and so became his student. He has now learned more than twenty empty hands and weapons…