Post by Nataraya on Jan 4, 2005 12:32:19 GMT -5
Dear Gentlemen,
For a while now I am researching a style known as Lam Ga/ Kuen. So far I thought my late grandmaster meant that Siu Lam Kuen, but now I realized that I missed the change to ask these questions directly. In the mean time I found more sources that direct to a system that was ‘once’ well known.
It all started when I asked about the Five Element presentation in Hung Kuen, and more specific Gung Ji Fook Fu Kuen and Fu Hoc Seung Ying Kuen. His answer was that it all were basic presentations and that systems like Lam Ga/ Kuen and Fa Kuen do present the most complex presentations of Ng Hang. Besides these slight notes my Simo made photo’s of Ng Ying and Ng Hang skills in Tit Sin Kuen.
Last year I saw a magazine with an article about Wong Lei and Leong Sifu, both Hung Kuen teachers, teacher and student to be more precisely. In that particular article I found some extra information about Lam Ga/ Kuen, and realized that it was a system on its own. The form “Yeh Fu Chut Lam” was such a form from that system.
“…… Yeh Fu Chut Lam is from Kim Shan Temple, also a kind of Hung Ga. It was passed from a monk who defeated a pirate in shipping. Then the pirate became a student of the monk and he learned the Yeh Fu Chut Lam. Afterwards, this kungfu was passed down to Ang Wun, and then to Wong Lei.
Wong Lei Sifu has learned Kungfu when he was still young. After he learned Lam Ga/ Kuen from Ang Wun Sifu in Guangzhou, he became an instructor and started to teach kungfu…..”.
Last night I suddenly did read a text in an old Hong Magazine known as Secrets of Kungfu. The article was about Master Sin Man Ho, a well known Tai Chi teacher, but also trained in styles such as Dragon Boxing (Chow Fook), Pak Mei, Lien family Boxing, and Lam Ga. Sifu Sin man Ho said about his styles:
“ The pugilistic Style of Lien Family is one of the three major pugilistic systems from Mount Lo Fou of Kwantung province. The other two are: Lam Ga and Chu Ga Tong Long”.
Who can help me to find more information about Lam Ga. Anyone can show me direction? I truly would appreciate this……
Warm regards,
Evert.
For a while now I am researching a style known as Lam Ga/ Kuen. So far I thought my late grandmaster meant that Siu Lam Kuen, but now I realized that I missed the change to ask these questions directly. In the mean time I found more sources that direct to a system that was ‘once’ well known.
It all started when I asked about the Five Element presentation in Hung Kuen, and more specific Gung Ji Fook Fu Kuen and Fu Hoc Seung Ying Kuen. His answer was that it all were basic presentations and that systems like Lam Ga/ Kuen and Fa Kuen do present the most complex presentations of Ng Hang. Besides these slight notes my Simo made photo’s of Ng Ying and Ng Hang skills in Tit Sin Kuen.
Last year I saw a magazine with an article about Wong Lei and Leong Sifu, both Hung Kuen teachers, teacher and student to be more precisely. In that particular article I found some extra information about Lam Ga/ Kuen, and realized that it was a system on its own. The form “Yeh Fu Chut Lam” was such a form from that system.
“…… Yeh Fu Chut Lam is from Kim Shan Temple, also a kind of Hung Ga. It was passed from a monk who defeated a pirate in shipping. Then the pirate became a student of the monk and he learned the Yeh Fu Chut Lam. Afterwards, this kungfu was passed down to Ang Wun, and then to Wong Lei.
Wong Lei Sifu has learned Kungfu when he was still young. After he learned Lam Ga/ Kuen from Ang Wun Sifu in Guangzhou, he became an instructor and started to teach kungfu…..”.
Last night I suddenly did read a text in an old Hong Magazine known as Secrets of Kungfu. The article was about Master Sin Man Ho, a well known Tai Chi teacher, but also trained in styles such as Dragon Boxing (Chow Fook), Pak Mei, Lien family Boxing, and Lam Ga. Sifu Sin man Ho said about his styles:
“ The pugilistic Style of Lien Family is one of the three major pugilistic systems from Mount Lo Fou of Kwantung province. The other two are: Lam Ga and Chu Ga Tong Long”.
Who can help me to find more information about Lam Ga. Anyone can show me direction? I truly would appreciate this……
Warm regards,
Evert.
I do know that lung ying is also from luo fou shan, but that mountain is quite famous for many kung fu styles coming from there (including choy lee fut, apparently choy fook was from there as well). have a read of ly sifu's steve martin's personal gathering of ly history... he mentions the mountain and some of the ppl from there: