People of Hung Gar

Hung Gar: 5 documented people. Also: traditional founder (1), master (3), notable figure (1).

Traditional founder (1)

Hong XiguanAccording to tradition a tea merchant and student of Abbot Jee-sin of southern Shaolin, regarded as the founder of Hung Gar; information about him comes mainly from legends.

Master (3)

Chi Kuan-chunHong Kong actor of Shaw Brothers martial arts films and a Hung Gar master ranked in the 4th generation of the Wong Fei-hung lineage, founder of his own school (2000).Mok Kwai-lanChinese master of the Hung Gar and Mok Gar styles (1891/1892–1982), a dit da healer and wife of Wong Fei-hung, who taught his style in Hong Kong.Wong Fei-hungA master of the Hung Gar style and physician from Foshan, owner of the Po Chi Lam clinic, about whose life more than 100 films and series have been made since 1949.

Notable figure (1)

Gordon LiuA Hong Kong actor who trained in Hung Gar at Lau Cham's school in his youth and became famous for the role of monk San Te in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978).

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