Yau Kung Mun (Flexible Hard Power Kung Fu)
柔功門Southern Chinese kung fu style publicly introduced by Ha Hon Hung in Guangzhou in 1924. It builds on a low horse stance and has thirteen sets without weapons.
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About Yau Kung Mun (Flexible Hard Power Kung Fu)
Yau Kung Mun, the school of soft strength, is a southern Chinese kung fu style. According to Wikipedia, it was publicly introduced by Ha Hon Hung, also given as Ha Han Hong, who as the first lay student opened a school in Guangzhou in 1924. Tradition traces the style back to the Tang dynasty and the monk Ding Yang from a temple in Hunan. We have not been able to document this older lineage. According to Wikipedia, the basis is a low, stable horse stance with the shoulders pushed forward and the arms protecting the chest and groin, and most kicks are low. External training includes thirteen sets without weapons and twenty-eight weapon sets, among them eighteen classical weapons and farming tools. After 1949 Ha Hon Hung moved to Hong Kong and founded a second school there. In the sixties his students went to the United States, in the seventies the style reached Australia, in 2006 Canada and later also Finland. Yau Kung Mun is not in the Hong Kong intangible heritage inventory, and we have not been able to find an official association of the style or a Chinese source, so we are still looking for reliable sources.
History
According to Wikipedia, tradition traces the style to the Tang dynasty and the monk Ding Yang of the Sil Lum temple in Hunan. After the temples were destroyed, Doe Sung was to carry it on. Wikipedia cites no source, and we have not been able to document it. Ha Hon Hung, also given as Ha Han Hong, the first lay student, introduced the style publicly and opened a school in Guangzhou in 1924.
Technique
According to Wikipedia, the basis is a low, stable horse stance Chien Gung Ma with the shoulders pushed forward and the arms protecting the chest and groin. Most kicks are low.
Training
External training includes, according to Wikipedia, thirteen sets without weapons and twenty-eight weapon sets, among them eighteen classical weapons and farming tools.
Today
After 1949 Ha Hon Hung moved to Hong Kong and founded a second school. In the sixties his students Wong Cheung and Wan Tak Kei went to the United States. The style reached Australia in the seventies, Canada in 2006 and later Finland. We have not found an official association of the style, and Yau Kung Mun is not in the Hong Kong intangible heritage inventory.
Frequently asked questions
Who founded Yau Kung Mun?
It was publicly introduced by Ha Hon Hung, who opened a school in Guangzhou in 1924. Only tradition names the older lineage to the monk Ding Yang.
Which stance is typical of Yau Kung Mun?
The low, stable horse stance Chien Gung Ma with the shoulders forward and the arms protecting the chest and groin.
Where is Yau Kung Mun practiced?
According to Wikipedia, in Hong Kong, the United States, Australia, Canada and Finland.
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