Hung Gar
Hung Kuen, or Hung Ga Kuen is a southern Chinese martial art associated with the
Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung, who was a master of Hung Ga.The hallmarks of Hung Ga are deep low stances, notably its "sei ping ma" horse stance, and strong hand techniques, notably the bridge hand and the versatile tiger claw.
The student traditionally spent anywhere from some months to three years in stance training, which would often consist of sitting in horse stance for between half an hour to several hours at one time, before learning any forms. Each form then might take a year or so to learn, with weapons learned last. However, in modernity, this mode of instruction has been deemed economically unfeasible and impractical for students, who have other concerns beyond practicing kung fu.
Hung Ga is sometimes mis-characterized as solely external — that is, reliant on brute physical force rather than the cultivation of qi — even though the student advances progressively towards an internal focus.
Routines
Character Taming the Tiger Fist: Basic techniques of Hung Ga while building endurance.
Tiger Crane Paired Form Fist: Five Animal Fist /Five Animal Five Element Fist: These routines serve as a bridge between the external force of Tiger Crane and the internal focus of Iron Wire. "Five Animals" (literally "Five Forms") refers to the characteristic Five Animals of the Southern Chinese martial arts: Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Leopard, and Crane. "Five Elements" refers to the five classical Chinese elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. Iron Wire Fist: Builds internal power. A combination of qigong (or meditative breathing) with isometric exercise particularly dynamic tension although weights were also used in traditional practice in the form of iron rings worn on the wrists. However as with both most forms of qigong and most forms of isometric exercise it must be practiced regularly or the benefits are quickly lost.