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by Lam Sai Wing (Author), Andrew Timofeevich (Author)
Southern Shaolin Hung Gar Kung Fu Classics Series
Priceless Heritage of Southern Shaolin Inherited from the Past and Handed Down by Venerable Grandmaster Lam Sai Wing.
The book scrutinizes an old canonical form (Tao Lu) of Southern Shaolin, the "Taming the Tiger Fist" (工字伏虎拳, "Gung Gee Fook Fu Kuen").
According to surviving sources, the founder of the Hung Gar style, Luk Ah Choy (陸阿采), studied this form (or Tao Lu, 套路) under the tutorship of Southern Shaolin's best fighter, a Grandmaster of the White Tiger style Southern Shaolin abbot Gee Sin Sim Si (至善禪師).
Luk Ah Choy handed down his skills to Wong Tai. Wong Tai handed down his skills to his son Wong Kay Ying (黃麒英), who was one of the so-called Ten Tigers of Guangdong. Wong Kay Ying to his son Wong Fei Hung (黃飛鴻), who became a successor of the Southern Shaolin Martial Art in the fourth generation.
The author of the book, Lam Sai Wing, being Wong Fei Hung's closest and most renowned student, represents the fifth generation of keepers of the Southern Shaolin heritage, or the fifth link in the chain of direct transmission of knowledge "from heart to heart," as Buddhists say.
...And the book truly embodies the spirit of Southern Shaolin... The book places a crucial emphasis on the fighting aspect of the techniques presented. The author details the techniques' key nuances, giving the movements combat content and meaning.
This book is an invaluable source of information for anyone interested in the martial arts of Southern China, and especially for practitioners of Hung Gar and other Southern Shaolin styles.
The Quintessence of Southern Shaolin Kung Fu - Classical Southern Shaolin fighting techniques presents:
"Black Tiger Claw"
"The Fierce Tiger Lurking Under a Rock"
"The Hungry Tiger Catches the Sheep"
"The Bull Strikes with Its Horn"
"The Blow that Breaches the Sky"
"Hand of the Golden Dragon"
"The Tiger Tail Kick"
"Two Dragons Snatching Pearls"
"Snake-Shaped Hand Technique"
"Black Dragon Whipping Its Tail"
"Golden Dragon Presents Its Claws"
"Beat the Drum With a Stone Pestle" ...
and many more...
