Lung Ying (Southern Dragon)
龍形拳A southern Chinese style of the Hakka region, spread by Lam Yiu-gwai. It works at shortened range and changes body height instead of stepping aside.
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About Lung Ying (Southern Dragon)
Lung Ying, "dragon shape", is a southern Chinese style tied to the Hakka region of Guangdong. It has no founder in any verified sense. The lineage names a monk called Daai Yuk Sim Si, said to have taught around 1900 at the Huashoutai temple on Mount Luofu, and traces his teaching back to Ji Sin in the eighteenth century; neither can be documented historically. The first carrier who can be documented is his student Lam Yiu-gwai, who opened several schools in Guangzhou and spread the style across southern China. His close associate was Cheung Lai-chuen, with whom he founded schools and whose Bak Mei stands technically closest to Lung Ying. The technical core is work at shortened range. Instead of stepping aside, the height of the body changes — the stance sinks and rises — and the arms keep constant contact with the opponent's, so that defence and attack run along a single line. The classical simile matches this: an advanced practitioner should not lead but "ride the wind", responding to what the opponent himself offers. The style combines striking with internal preparation and aims at sensitive points. The syllabus runs in three stages. The base consists of forms such as Sixteen Movements and Fierce Tiger Leaping Over the Wall; the middle stage adds sticking hands, and the advanced stage forms like Plum Flower Fist. Today Lung Ying is maintained in Guangdong, in Hong Kong and in Hakka communities abroad.
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