What I love about sifu Paul’s explanation is he knows that any martial arts will have to adapt for a real fight “who says you can’t do that?” The core concepts of the animal forms are a foundation that every practitioner can learn but then modify to suit their own needs on a case by case basis. It’s refreshing to see a martial artist so open and honest about what they practice and its practical applications
A really underrated skill that Kevin has is how good an Uke he is. He doesn't overreact to what's being demonstrated and make it silly, but he also feeds techniques clearly and logically that works with the demonstrator's flow.
@@yuanxiu37 uke is Japanese that essentially translates to 'receiver' as in the person who receives a technique. It takes a lot of skill an understanding of body mechanics, how people defend and how to safely have a martial technique demonstrated or used on you. Probably the most important skill to learn as a martial arts student.
This brought me to tears almost - my whole life I have dedicated myself to these arts..... i am 42 now and I don't have students any more because of life's turns etc and changes.... but i wish i did.... sharing the knowledge is so important to me.... it is dying in this brain dead modern world... i mix wing chun with some crane, tiger and some taiji..... those 4 make my sytem
yeah, Jeet Kune Do Wednesday Night Group is not this well known anymore either, although they were once an official school by bruce lee. With time things are fading, thats the way of life.
Personally I think baji quan is such a great kung fu style, close range, closes distance easily, defends well and attacks well with elbows. That plus Muay Thai and Yaw Yan and a little karate make up my kickboxing style
As someone who has a background in Hung Ga, really appreciated this. Smiled at Sifu Paul’s demonstrations. Like in any other martial art, Hung Ga’s techniques have so many applications under the surface. So much can be done with one technique! Great bits of history in here too. Thanks Kevin and Sifu Paul 😁👍!
I've trained in different martial arts for 50+ years and Hung Gar is the one I'm most passionate about. I loved it for its power and practicality in combat. Excellent explanation by Paul Koh Sifu.
I enjoyed this video very much. I learned Wing Chun and Hung Gar together back in the day. My original intention was to learn Wing Chun but I appreciated Hung Gar a lot more. The forms within Hung Gar made me feel physically stronger through dynamic tension. Sifu Paul's application of the techniques were the ones that I had learned as well through my Sifu. In short, this video brought back a lot of good memories. All the best to the Southern Gong Fu styles; Wing Chun, Hung Gar, Bak Mei, etc.!
I was thinking the same, suddenly beginning to talk to Kevin in Cantonese so he can understand better, wonder if it helped. Maybe for him to look it up? Or cause wing chun shares expressions?
That's amazing. It's been ages since I saw materials about traditional styles, not MMA/BJJ gyms. Also usually it was about karate mostly while here I can finally learn more about Chinese martial arts. Hope there will be more of such content here.
Not against karate as well. But there is a lack of materials about traditional karate, aiki-jutsu or vast number of Chinese and Korean arts. Instead everyone is checking MMA/BJJ gyms. This channel is awesome due to Kevin shows how mysterious art (which we've get grasp of from 80's and 90's movies) actually work and explained by interesting masters.
Depending on what you consider "Traditional", BJJ is as old as some of the traditional martial arts, though, at least when it comes to Japanese martial arts. Or, at least, karate in particular since the codification into "Japanese" karate vs "Okinawan" karate seems to have occurred around the same points in time (the 30s or thereabouts). One could even argue BJJ is Judo leaning way more heavily into its groundwork, but maintaining a similar methodology.
@@sergiiiasko5641 I meant there's a bias in favor of those things. There's a bias against Kung Fu in the west and Japan. Of course there's gonna be plenty others that we don't hear about, but you'll find kyokushin in the west way before anything on choy lay fut, tong Bei Quan, actual hung gar, arhat Kung fu+
This was very insightful and the knowledge spoken here was very valuable. Also, loved how Sifu used the Chinese terms when explaining his technique. As a WC practitioner myself to hear more about the other Southern Chinese systems sharing the space historical space is amazing.
Sifu Paul is a great teacher! There was so many other concepts that weren't explained too like chum (sinking) to generate power and 12 bridges, it's a deep system. Been doing Hung Gar for decades, love it.
I am extremely impressed with not only his martial arts, but with his perfect pronunciation of Cantonese words and his knowledge of Chinese history! Great job Sifu Paul!
Kevin you are really the best among the bloggers of martial arts! The content of your blog is just exclusive. In every your video you bring a real high class master of a particular style. There was no single time I was bored during watching and stopped the video in the middle. Thank you for your work and enthusiasm!🙏🏻🙏🏻
That was a great video.....Sifu Paul has a great knowledge and application is obvious....he also seems like a genuine and humble person...great to see they are still out there
I used to learn hung gar in Brooklyn. 1983-85 by a sifu named Mike Duncan. And he at times demolished ppl in street fighting. Very disciplined and aggressive style
@RoyalFizzbin not that I know of. This mike Duncan was from Brooklyn and he was about that Kung fu life. One time he told me to unscrew some nails with a screwdriver...I could not do it. But he unscrewed them with his thumb and pointer finger!!! He used to tell me fu jow pai IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE EXTREME PHYSICAL CONDITIONING. His core and abs were phenomenal. He'd grab the bar of a gate and flagpole his body straight out. I'm talking he'd have us in horse stances till we cried. And we ALWAYS did full contact. He taught us how to integrate our fu jow with street fighting and wrestling
Dude!! Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting. You don't hear many first person accounts of kung fu used in self defense. How many people have some of these cool personal stories we will never hear. @@damonstewart70
This shit is not practical in real street fights. I’ve seen many so called kung fu masters get their asses kicked by trained boxers and/wrestlers/BJJ guys. It is just pretty forms. It is a martial art made for the movies. 8:23
Great video !!! I have known Sifu Paul for a long time and he is the real deal !!! His kung fu and techniques are among the best in NYC. Total Respect !!!
Beautiful form. What a treat to have people like Kevin and Sifu Paul preserving these arts and sharing the history and techniques through demonstration. 👏🙏🙇♂️
The most important thing I have picked up from this video: the particular "shapes" or "frames" or postures of Chinese styles are moments in time, crystalized into a position. This trains the body to become familiar with these postures, so that when you are moving combatively, your newly trained instincts are connected to these postures, frames, shapes, whathaveyou. The "classical" approach is to train the body (with the proper mindset) to move within these frames and shapes, so the in betweens have the structure and proper tools naturally coming into existence then fading again into other tools and structures that were trained as well. All of that so that when we decide to move to protect ourselves or those we love, we only need to move with the mindset developed during training in order for those movements to come out. This seems to be similar to how boxers train after a while. They will learn to move within the frames of several punches, where the body likely needs to be to "not be hit", and a defensive position/tactic like the Philly Shell or Peak-a-Boo Style to maximize the effectiveness of the prior points. Then, eventually, they play with the possibilities within those "limits". So cool.
its actually most weapon based martial arts too. In German Longsword, its emphasized how you **must** exaggerate the postures of certain guards. In paper it sounds wacky, but in practice its really essential because its where you also do feints and generate power during movement. a lot of CMA are ancient that they were built around when bladed weapon were common usage, and it slowly evolved to a more empty hands application. so certain philosophy practices of it gets passed down like hand swiping, hand trapping, strong frame and et al.
Beautiful explanations and applications from Paul! I love the in-between explanation and have great respect for this. I was a 4th dan in Kendo and a blue belt in BJJ 17 years ago until I tore my left knee's ACL and PCL. I've also practiced practical Tai Chi, Baji, Taekwondo, kickboxing, Seven Stars Praying Mantis, White crane style, JKD, and Shaolin some 30 years ago. Paul demonstrated many practical applications and concepts of Chinese martial arts that are also found in Tai Chi and Baji through Hung Gar. I haven't been training for many years, and now feel uncomfortable watching people hurt each other in the ring (though I loved K1 and UFC when I was young). However, Kevin seems to find all the true masters of their arts, and it's quite enjoyable watching his videos. I knew many masters who were considered national treasures in Taiwan, but most of them have passed away. Many were desperate to pass on their knowledge in their old age, as fewer people want to practice traditional Chinese martial arts these days with the rise of MMA and UFC. It's great to see that the true essence of martial arts has not been lost and is still practiced and taught by enthusiasts. Love and respect for Kevin and Paul❤🙏
You can tell Sifu Paul has internalised the Hung Gar kuen/style. Even down to his impeccable Cantonese language. It takes profound dedication to master the whole discipline to such an absolute level. Respect!
This is my first introduction to your content and I'm honored to have experienced Sifu Lopez in both word and form. His fluid knowledge of both the arts he practices and their connected history is both humbling and inspiring. So are your abilities and understanding as well, Kevin. I feel privileged to have found you and your content and look forward to seeing what else you have in store for me. May your time be joyful and your peace complete.
I just love this. As a martial arts nerd, I see many similarities between all kinds of martial arts. From Hung Gar, to Wing Chun, Kali, Eskrima, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Silat, or Karate. I also like the story between the tiger and the crane to illustrate the style of Hung Gar. The illusiveness of the crane with the power and ferocity of the tiger. It just goes to show that great minds think alike.
When I started practicing Northen shaolin there was no material online about Kung Fu, now thanks to your hard work (and some others) that is changing. I'm still in my early Hung Gar years and I love it, both Hung Gar and Wing Chun have similarities and I've found some interesting bits of history, Chi Sin taught Hung Hei-gun & Luk Ah-choi and also was seen teaching the wing chun system, which explains some of the similarities. Something I like a lot is dynamic tension, which is present in Hung Gar (Iron Wire) and also in Shaolin (I chin ching), very good for muscle and tendon strenght. On a side note, my father who didn't practice martial arts, introduced me to dynamic tension via Charles Atlas. Keep doing this great work Kevin, not only we kung fu nerds love it, but its good to get more people into Kung Fu and keeping all it's systems alive! Thank you!! PS. I'd love to see some long fist styles!
Great video. I love the rediscovery of practicality in the classical forms. Jesse Enkamp does that so well for karate and you do it even better for kung fu.
This is a great video, I really enjoyed watching this. Respect from a bloke living in Guangzhou, China who has studied Wing Chun. I think you and my Sifu would make for a great video. A long way to travel though.
Thanks for such an in-depth look at Hung Gar. I’ve heard of it all my life and met a couple practitioners, but never had a chance to sit down and compare notes.
He seems to be a very good instructor. I like how he broke the myth, saying that the Tiger Crane form is an advanced form and can only be taught to advanced students. If it's the core principle of the Hung Gar system, then it should be taught at the beginning, then you polish it. I'm doing Chen Tai Chi and the first form is extremely complex. But lately my Sifu explained to me how the basic principles are all hidden in the 20 first movements. By the time you finished learning the first form, you've repeated the beginning of the form a lot more often than the end of the form, which gives you the basic components to learn the whole system
i love learning about the little nuggets of history of certain things people do in their art form, i've always been curious of the finger posture you asked 😄thanks for that! omg the bridge! southern kungfu and all their bridges! so COOL!
Another great video showing the qualities of another style. Cool to see the applications and principles as always in your vids! Keep up the awesome work.
I'm so jealous of Paul's canto hahaha it's so old school and nostalgic - sounds almost like my grandad from hk with a hint of hakka or guangzhou peeking through, but you can still hear the new yorker in his english ahhaha
The "one movement, multiple uses" concept is one of my favorite ones in martial arts, both barehand and with weapons. I first learned of this in fencing. Realized how similar things were when I was training Kung Fu.
I am practicing Hung gar for a few years now with sifu Andreas Garski and developed some sort of passion for it. I just love the variety of applications for a single technique. Glad to see that it gets some attention now.
I'm primarily a Southeast Asian martial artist and I've only done Shuai jiao of the Chinese system. So I encountered a lot of different styles of Kung Fu in Chicago. Hun Gar impressed me because it all stems from a frame system that reminds me of my own style. Glad to see it get some love
There is a Hung Gar school in Chinatown Chicago, not sure of the name but I always see them during Chinese New Year. One of the only schools to do traditional lion dance that I've seen out here.
Tiger and crane mix seamlessly together! As a Hung Ga practitioner, I believe the "flying crane" technique he shows is one of the most diverse and applicable techniques I have learned. So many ways to use it. Thank you for this video! It would be cool to also showcase the leopard and snake aspects of Hung Ga as well. Very beautiful and devastating techniques contained in those animals. Especially in the leopard, it does not get talked about enough and seems to be almost completely lost outside of Hung Ga and Choy Lay Fut. Looking forward to more videos!
Thanks for the demonstration. It's really beautiful. The reason these can't be used in MMA, etc., is because many of them would cripple or kill. That's why people think these arts are fake. They're not.
2:30 this insanely similar to the crane in Wingchun, at least the version i know. amazing to see its application so clearly demonstrated here, thanks you both for this excellent video!!
This system continues to amaze me. There’s a certain animism and spirit that infuses the southern Chinese systems that makes that fighting flavor unique. Thanks for sharing.
Really liked the APPLICATIONs finally being shown of kung fu styles. Next I’d like to watch these guys spar as I think they know how to apply in live movement.
the info in the video is so high quality! amazing i didn't know nyc has such a treasure! now i feel like i need to learn from sifu lopez and jeff chen! is there more hung gar content??
lol. My dude thinks about the moves and expressions in Cantonese FIRST and then has to translates it to English. That's how you know he's been fully immersed in Hong Ga and the community for a long time.
Are you aging in reverse, Kevin? You're looking a lot younger for whatever reason. Thanks for the video. The Chinese martial arts look the coolest to me. I can't learn any where I live but I can enjoy them in this way.
I just joined my local Hung gar Kung fu club, the conditioning part is so effective for improving overall health and well-being but the Kung fu training is a bonus , I'm 61 and in good health but this kung fu will make me super fit and strong...
Hey Kevin I've been watching your videos for a while And I appreciate your inquisitive dedication. There is always something to learn or take away. I love this system of the tiger and crane, and I see similarities to wing Chun. 🙏
WOW thx a lot very good video and well explained 🔥💪..gives me a boost to get back to training Hung gar ❤🙏 thank You Sifu Paul great demonstrations of the various applications that one can do in real life 👍👍✌️🔥💪
The rod stewart of kung fu. I like how he has the answers to the questions that don't revert to book explanations but the legend of why. Sounds like a great instructor.
The camaraderie amongst Kung Fu practitioners in the states is inspiring. We used to go around to all the schools and share and receive the utmost respect.
Thanks to Sifu Rob Lopez for making video possible!
What should I try next? If you like this video, please help me to share it!
Maybe some Western boxing or wrestling. Or Korean arts like Taekwondo or Hapkido.
Mantis.
Bajiquan, please!
I would love to hear your opinion about full contact karate styles like Ashihara or Enshin.
I know you know Wing Chun but I'd like to see you come here to Guangzhou and have a look at Mai Gei Wong Wing Chun Keun.
What I love about sifu Paul’s explanation is he knows that any martial arts will have to adapt for a real fight “who says you can’t do that?” The core concepts of the animal forms are a foundation that every practitioner can learn but then modify to suit their own needs on a case by case basis. It’s refreshing to see a martial artist so open and honest about what they practice and its practical applications
Paul is masterclass, and breaks down concepts well. His Cantonese is also great and shows his passion for the culture and tradition
Dr Disrespect speaks fluent Cantonese as well
A really underrated skill that Kevin has is how good an Uke he is. He doesn't overreact to what's being demonstrated and make it silly, but he also feeds techniques clearly and logically that works with the demonstrator's flow.
@@obiwanquixote8423 thank you!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Wtf is uke?
He is definitely a master in his own right.
@@yuanxiu37 uke is Japanese that essentially translates to 'receiver' as in the person who receives a technique. It takes a lot of skill an understanding of body mechanics, how people defend and how to safely have a martial technique demonstrated or used on you.
Probably the most important skill to learn as a martial arts student.
@@WatschMeNow I googled the word and found some weird answers so i had to ask. Thought this was another karate guy disrespecting Kung fu
Finally!!!! Hung ga getting some recognition
I love it!
Yep !
i was waiting for this too!
My kung fu school studies hung gar and I wanted to see something like this for a very long time.
Thank you
@@hinoki.mp4anime fans practice kung fu???
It's one of the most popular styles.
This brought me to tears almost - my whole life I have dedicated myself to these arts..... i am 42 now and I don't have students any more because of life's turns etc and changes.... but i wish i did.... sharing the knowledge is so important to me.... it is dying in this brain dead modern world... i mix wing chun with some crane, tiger and some taiji..... those 4 make my sytem
The video is beautiful in rich knowledge and those who know - know
@@RICHARDCLARKNINJA you're young. Make a new tomorrow. The past is beautiful building blocks.
yeah, Jeet Kune Do Wednesday Night Group is not this well known anymore either, although they were once an official school by bruce lee. With time things are fading, thats the way of life.
Personally I think baji quan is such a great kung fu style, close range, closes distance easily, defends well and attacks well with elbows. That plus Muay Thai and Yaw Yan and a little karate make up my kickboxing style
Train me
As someone who has a background in Hung Ga, really appreciated this. Smiled at Sifu Paul’s demonstrations. Like in any other martial art, Hung Ga’s techniques have so many applications under the surface. So much can be done with one technique! Great bits of history in here too. Thanks Kevin and Sifu Paul 😁👍!
Thank you so much for watching!
Yeah, i wondered in the movie Martial Club (1981) the master gordon liu was explaining a bit different
Thanks Kevin, I loved this video, very good information, chinese styles ever sorpraise me. 🙏👍
Very impressive!
His Chinese Cantonese pronunciation is pretty good too
This video was F I R E E E E. As a New York Native and JKD student, I will definitely be seeing Paul Koh!
@@RafaelPerez3rd please say hi him for me when you go see him!
Grate video! This teacher was explaining real Hung Gar, real Kung Fu. Whenever, fell free to make a video of Choy Lee Fut. It’s is my style. Thank you
Up! Choy Lay Fut video!
I've trained in different martial arts for 50+ years and Hung Gar is the one I'm most passionate about. I loved it for its power and practicality in combat. Excellent explanation by Paul Koh Sifu.
I enjoyed this video very much. I learned Wing Chun and Hung Gar together back in the day. My original intention was to learn Wing Chun but I appreciated Hung Gar a lot more. The forms within Hung Gar made me feel physically stronger through dynamic tension. Sifu Paul's application of the techniques were the ones that I had learned as well through my Sifu. In short, this video brought back a lot of good memories. All the best to the Southern Gong Fu styles; Wing Chun, Hung Gar, Bak Mei, etc.!
@@Zen-OhsMethod that’s awesome! Thank you for watching!
You should watch the movie Phat Dragon w Samo Hung, I forget the original title now. It's about comparing and blending those two styles
Paul's Cantonese is so awesome and his explanations for everything was so cool!
Paul's cantonese is on point
Yes!! He was talking to me in Cantonese and I was so shocked! Haha
Sifu Paul definitely invited to dim sum. Actually scratch that. He'd probably be taking us out instead
The NYC Canto is comforting.
I was thinking the same, suddenly beginning to talk to Kevin in Cantonese so he can understand better, wonder if it helped. Maybe for him to look it up? Or cause wing chun shares expressions?
@@KevinLeeVlogrelease that footage!
Amazing... I have watched soo many kung-fu films back in the day, but I have never had the styles explained. Brilliant. ❤
Always nice to see Sifu Paul Koh! More with him, please!
Noted!
That's amazing.
It's been ages since I saw materials about traditional styles, not MMA/BJJ gyms.
Also usually it was about karate mostly while here I can finally learn more about Chinese martial arts. Hope there will be more of such content here.
The west has a bias towards karate, samurai, ninjas, anime, etc. xiu xiaodong beating old "masters" didnt help.
Not against karate as well.
But there is a lack of materials about traditional karate, aiki-jutsu or vast number of Chinese and Korean arts. Instead everyone is checking MMA/BJJ gyms.
This channel is awesome due to Kevin shows how mysterious art (which we've get grasp of from 80's and 90's movies) actually work and explained by interesting masters.
Depending on what you consider "Traditional", BJJ is as old as some of the traditional martial arts, though, at least when it comes to Japanese martial arts. Or, at least, karate in particular since the codification into "Japanese" karate vs "Okinawan" karate seems to have occurred around the same points in time (the 30s or thereabouts).
One could even argue BJJ is Judo leaning way more heavily into its groundwork, but maintaining a similar methodology.
@@sergiiiasko5641 I meant there's a bias in favor of those things. There's a bias against Kung Fu in the west and Japan. Of course there's gonna be plenty others that we don't hear about, but you'll find kyokushin in the west way before anything on choy lay fut, tong Bei Quan, actual hung gar, arhat Kung fu+
@@Xannyphantom905 So true. Not sure I've met even 3-4 vids on different kung fu styles, maybe except Wing Chun due to stand a bit separate.
This was very insightful and the knowledge spoken here was very valuable. Also, loved how Sifu used the Chinese terms when explaining his technique. As a WC practitioner myself to hear more about the other Southern Chinese systems sharing the space historical space is amazing.
Well said!
I agree. I like Sifu Paul's Cantonese!
Thank you very much!
Sifu Paul is a great teacher! There was so many other concepts that weren't explained too like chum (sinking) to generate power and 12 bridges, it's a deep system. Been doing Hung Gar for decades, love it.
I am extremely impressed with not only his martial arts, but with his perfect pronunciation of
Cantonese words and his knowledge of Chinese history! Great job Sifu Paul!
Kevin you are really the best among the bloggers of martial arts! The content of your blog is just exclusive. In every your video you bring a real high class master of a particular style. There was no single time I was bored during watching and stopped the video in the middle.
Thank you for your work and enthusiasm!🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@ВіталійДемкович thank you so much!!!
That was a great video.....Sifu Paul has a great knowledge and application is obvious....he also seems like a genuine and humble person...great to see they are still out there
Thank you so much
I used to learn hung gar in Brooklyn. 1983-85 by a sifu named Mike Duncan. And he at times demolished ppl in street fighting. Very disciplined and aggressive style
Wasn’t there a ninjitsu instructor in NY back in the 80s named Duncan as well?
@RoyalFizzbin not that I know of. This mike Duncan was from Brooklyn and he was about that Kung fu life. One time he told me to unscrew some nails with a screwdriver...I could not do it. But he unscrewed them with his thumb and pointer finger!!! He used to tell me fu jow pai IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE EXTREME PHYSICAL CONDITIONING. His core and abs were phenomenal. He'd grab the bar of a gate and flagpole his body straight out. I'm talking he'd have us in horse stances till we cried. And we ALWAYS did full contact. He taught us how to integrate our fu jow with street fighting and wrestling
Dude!! Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting. You don't hear many first person accounts of kung fu used in self defense. How many people have some of these cool personal stories we will never hear. @@damonstewart70
I started learning Hung Gar Kuen when I was 10yo in a small village ouyosde of Yuen Long in HK. Absolutely delighted to have Hung Kuen covered here.
I've so much respect for this style. Thank you for providing this gem of an interview.
@@garasham thank you!!
This shit is not practical in real street fights. I’ve seen many so called kung fu masters get their asses kicked by trained boxers and/wrestlers/BJJ guys.
It is just pretty forms. It is a martial art made for the movies. 8:23
Great video !!! I have known Sifu Paul for a long time and he is the real deal !!! His kung fu and techniques are among the best in NYC. Total Respect !!!
Thank you so much, brother
Beautiful form. What a treat to have people like Kevin and Sifu Paul preserving these arts and sharing the history and techniques through demonstration. 👏🙏🙇♂️
Wow. That was so beautiful. Sifu Paul sounds like a phenomenal teacher. I learned so much from these demonstrations. Thanks Kevin!
Just as impressive as Sifu Lopez's movements and techniques is his masterful, authentic english spoken with a hint of a cantonese accent. Beautiful.
Well done Koh-Sifu! And gratitude Lopez-Sifu and Kevin Lee-Sifu for making this possible and available.
The most important thing I have picked up from this video: the particular "shapes" or "frames" or postures of Chinese styles are moments in time, crystalized into a position. This trains the body to become familiar with these postures, so that when you are moving combatively, your newly trained instincts are connected to these postures, frames, shapes, whathaveyou.
The "classical" approach is to train the body (with the proper mindset) to move within these frames and shapes, so the in betweens have the structure and proper tools naturally coming into existence then fading again into other tools and structures that were trained as well.
All of that so that when we decide to move to protect ourselves or those we love, we only need to move with the mindset developed during training in order for those movements to come out.
This seems to be similar to how boxers train after a while. They will learn to move within the frames of several punches, where the body likely needs to be to "not be hit", and a defensive position/tactic like the Philly Shell or Peak-a-Boo Style to maximize the effectiveness of the prior points. Then, eventually, they play with the possibilities within those "limits".
So cool.
its actually most weapon based martial arts too. In German Longsword, its emphasized how you **must** exaggerate the postures of certain guards. In paper it sounds wacky, but in practice its really essential because its where you also do feints and generate power during movement. a lot of CMA are ancient that they were built around when bladed weapon were common usage, and it slowly evolved to a more empty hands application. so certain philosophy practices of it gets passed down like hand swiping, hand trapping, strong frame and et al.
@@DOT107 I see. Definitely makes sense. Now I wanna get into HEMA a little more than I already did.
Appreciate you sharing Sifu Koh's knowledge and expertise. Nice to see Hung Gar getting some recognition.
This was a great video and Sifu explained the style very well!
Beautiful explanations and applications from Paul! I love the in-between explanation and have great respect for this. I was a 4th dan in Kendo and a blue belt in BJJ 17 years ago until I tore my left knee's ACL and PCL. I've also practiced practical Tai Chi, Baji, Taekwondo, kickboxing, Seven Stars Praying Mantis, White crane style, JKD, and Shaolin some 30 years ago. Paul demonstrated many practical applications and concepts of Chinese martial arts that are also found in Tai Chi and Baji through Hung Gar.
I haven't been training for many years, and now feel uncomfortable watching people hurt each other in the ring (though I loved K1 and UFC when I was young). However, Kevin seems to find all the true masters of their arts, and it's quite enjoyable watching his videos.
I knew many masters who were considered national treasures in Taiwan, but most of them have passed away. Many were desperate to pass on their knowledge in their old age, as fewer people want to practice traditional Chinese martial arts these days with the rise of MMA and UFC. It's great to see that the true essence of martial arts has not been lost and is still practiced and taught by enthusiasts. Love and respect for Kevin and Paul❤🙏
You can tell Sifu Paul has internalised the Hung Gar kuen/style. Even down to his impeccable Cantonese language. It takes profound dedication to master the whole discipline to such an absolute level. Respect!
This is my first introduction to your content and I'm honored to have experienced Sifu Lopez in both word and form. His fluid knowledge of both the arts he practices and their connected history is both humbling and inspiring. So are your abilities and understanding as well, Kevin. I feel privileged to have found you and your content and look forward to seeing what else you have in store for me. May your time be joyful and your peace complete.
I just love this. As a martial arts nerd, I see many similarities between all kinds of martial arts. From Hung Gar, to Wing Chun, Kali, Eskrima, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Silat, or Karate. I also like the story between the tiger and the crane to illustrate the style of Hung Gar. The illusiveness of the crane with the power and ferocity of the tiger. It just goes to show that great minds think alike.
Always so fascinating. Your love of Kung Fu and access to such knowledgeable practitioners is quite something.
When I started practicing Northen shaolin there was no material online about Kung Fu, now thanks to your hard work (and some others) that is changing. I'm still in my early Hung Gar years and I love it, both Hung Gar and Wing Chun have similarities and I've found some interesting bits of history, Chi Sin taught Hung Hei-gun & Luk Ah-choi and also was seen teaching the wing chun system, which explains some of the similarities.
Something I like a lot is dynamic tension, which is present in Hung Gar (Iron Wire) and also in Shaolin (I chin ching), very good for muscle and tendon strenght.
On a side note, my father who didn't practice martial arts, introduced me to dynamic tension via Charles Atlas.
Keep doing this great work Kevin, not only we kung fu nerds love it, but its good to get more people into Kung Fu and keeping all it's systems alive! Thank you!!
PS. I'd love to see some long fist styles!
Great video. I love the rediscovery of practicality in the classical forms. Jesse Enkamp does that so well for karate and you do it even better for kung fu.
This is a great video, I really enjoyed watching this. Respect from a bloke living in Guangzhou, China who has studied Wing Chun. I think you and my Sifu would make for a great video. A long way to travel though.
Good job Kevin. Bo Law Kung Fu school has been in NYC for a long time. One of the last big kung fu schools in the city.
Yes! His teacher is a great friend Of Sifu Chiu Chi Ling too! Great people!
Classic Kung Fu is very different explained by someone who understand his style. Thanks for sharing.
Dude, you make some highly informative and entertaining content. Great stuff.
Thank you so much!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this particular video. HIs knowledge was deep and explanation was enlightening.
Very interesting video! :) I love learning about all these different Kung Fu Systems and see how they apply parts of the forms. Great Work Kevin!
Absolutely Fantastic break down of Vital detail, Loved the Cantonese terms, Thank you! Ging Lai!
Amazing forces and allways new lessons in perfect demonstration, thanx.
I really enjoyed this video. It’s rare to find a Sifu who understands and can explain the applications of Hung Gar.
Great representation of Hung Gar! Sifu Paul knows his stuff!
Damn his form is fucking amazing. Man ive seen these styles in movies. . Crane style is sick.. so dope.
Thanks for such an in-depth look at Hung Gar. I’ve heard of it all my life and met a couple practitioners, but never had a chance to sit down and compare notes.
@@davidyoung745 there will be more in the future!!
He seems to be a very good instructor. I like how he broke the myth, saying that the Tiger Crane form is an advanced form and can only be taught to advanced students. If it's the core principle of the Hung Gar system, then it should be taught at the beginning, then you polish it. I'm doing Chen Tai Chi and the first form is extremely complex. But lately my Sifu explained to me how the basic principles are all hidden in the 20 first movements. By the time you finished learning the first form, you've repeated the beginning of the form a lot more often than the end of the form, which gives you the basic components to learn the whole system
i love learning about the little nuggets of history of certain things people do in their art form, i've always been curious of the finger posture you asked 😄thanks for that! omg the bridge! southern kungfu and all their bridges! so COOL!
Another great video showing the qualities of another style. Cool to see the applications and principles as always in your vids!
Keep up the awesome work.
Thank you!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Great video. Practiced a bit of hung fut over the years and its REALLY cool to see the hung gar roots and application.
Always entertaining and educational, great vid ❤
Glad you enjoyed!
So throrough an understanding of the Hung Gar style. Amazing!
It's nice to see Sifu Paul Koh. His tiger style is really something incredible. His tiger style looks very cool. A real master
Thank you so much, sir
I'm so jealous of Paul's canto hahaha it's so old school and nostalgic - sounds almost like my grandad from hk with a hint of hakka or guangzhou peeking through, but you can still hear the new yorker in his english ahhaha
The "one movement, multiple uses" concept is one of my favorite ones in martial arts, both barehand and with weapons. I first learned of this in fencing. Realized how similar things were when I was training Kung Fu.
This was awesome! I have always respected Hung Ga! Amazing system!
@@winddragonmma me too! Thank you for watching!
Good to see and hear from Sifu
I am practicing Hung gar for a few years now with sifu Andreas Garski and developed some sort of passion for it. I just love the variety of applications for a single technique. Glad to see that it gets some attention now.
I'm primarily a Southeast Asian martial artist and I've only done Shuai jiao of the Chinese system.
So I encountered a lot of different styles of Kung Fu in Chicago.
Hun Gar impressed me because it all stems from a frame system that reminds me of my own style.
Glad to see it get some love
There is a Hung Gar school in Chinatown Chicago, not sure of the name but I always see them during Chinese New Year. One of the only schools to do traditional lion dance that I've seen out here.
Tiger and crane mix seamlessly together! As a Hung Ga practitioner, I believe the "flying crane" technique he shows is one of the most diverse and applicable techniques I have learned. So many ways to use it. Thank you for this video!
It would be cool to also showcase the leopard and snake aspects of Hung Ga as well. Very beautiful and devastating techniques contained in those animals. Especially in the leopard, it does not get talked about enough and seems to be almost completely lost outside of Hung Ga and Choy Lay Fut. Looking forward to more videos!
@@nicolascordoba4922 there are so much to talk about in Hung Gar! Hopefully I can feature more in the future videos!
Thanks for the demonstration. It's really beautiful.
The reason these can't be used in MMA, etc., is because many of them would cripple or kill. That's why people think these arts are fake. They're not.
2:30 this insanely similar to the crane in Wingchun, at least the version i know. amazing to see its application so clearly demonstrated here, thanks you both for this excellent video!!
Yes..I thought the same thing
This system continues to amaze me. There’s a certain animism and spirit that infuses the southern Chinese systems that makes that fighting flavor unique. Thanks for sharing.
Next time we will talk about the Iron Ring Training!
Mr Paul Kohl, I am impressed also with his Cantonese, so fluent.
what a great Master Sifu Paul is
This sifu is quite knowledgeable, respect!
Thank you so much
Really liked the APPLICATIONs finally being shown of kung fu styles. Next I’d like to watch these guys spar as I think they know how to apply in live movement.
Thanks so much! We have quite a few application videos available as well of various techniques.
Amazing teacher, so good informations. Came just from a meyer longsword video that did a similar thing.. what positions mean etc.
Man, I love this video! Definitely subscribing.
the info in the video is so high quality! amazing i didn't know nyc has such a treasure! now i feel like i need to learn from sifu lopez and jeff chen!
is there more hung gar content??
🙏 thank you
I really enjoyed this one, great teaching. The cross over from what was being taught is very similar to wing chun which is fascinating to see
A very good explanation and deep insight of that System. It impressed me very much.
lol. My dude thinks about the moves and expressions in Cantonese FIRST and then has to translates it to English. That's how you know he's been fully immersed in Hong Ga and the community for a long time.
Great stuff 👍
I've been involved in Kempo for just over 50 years but would still consider learning Hung Gar.
Are you aging in reverse, Kevin? You're looking a lot younger for whatever reason.
Thanks for the video. The Chinese martial arts look the coolest to me. I can't learn any where I live but I can enjoy them in this way.
Hahahah I wish!! It’s probably the lighting that’s making me look younger 🤣🤣
Give a few months his mini me will wear him out lol
I just joined my local Hung gar Kung fu club, the conditioning part is so effective for improving overall health and well-being but the Kung fu training is a bonus , I'm 61 and in good health but this kung fu will make me super fit and strong...
Hey Kevin I've been watching your videos for a while And I appreciate your inquisitive dedication. There is always something to learn or take away.
I love this system of the tiger and crane, and I see similarities to wing Chun. 🙏
@@bruceblackthorne thank you!!!
Sifu Kevin is a wonderful exponent of the martial arts and we truly appreciate his dedication
Glad I found this channel. Learn loads about all fighting styles.
WOW thx a lot very good video and well explained 🔥💪..gives me a boost to get back to training Hung gar ❤🙏 thank You Sifu Paul great demonstrations of the various applications that one can do in real life 👍👍✌️🔥💪
Thank you so much
The application is pretty grounded. I mean I see it in media but seeing the application for sparring it does shine the most.
Good teacher. Very fluent and deep. 🙏
Thank you 🙏
Great video 🙏 🔥
This just blew my mind, too. The base crane form is pretty much what we learn in muay thai clinch.
Very nice, thank you. Makes me want to get back into training after studying Shaolin Hung Fut many years ago.
That elbow-tear-finger jab technique was so smooth. I gotta practice that!
This was a truly beautiful explanation and lesson of the Methodology of the Techniques within the Fighting Style. 🙏🙏
@@UnexpectedWonder thank you!!
@@KevinLeeVlog De nada. No problemo! 👊👊✊✊👏👏👌👌
The rod stewart of kung fu.
I like how he has the answers to the questions that don't revert to book explanations but the legend of why.
Sounds like a great instructor.
The camaraderie amongst Kung Fu practitioners in the states is inspiring. We used to go around to all the schools and share and receive the utmost respect.
DUDE! Kung Fu Hustle is a great movie! So cool you got to meet that master!
@@BMO_Creative one of my favorite movies! Thank you for watching!!
How fascinating. Thanks, Kevin Lee.
Very good video. I got a lot out of this. Thanks for sharing!
Si Fu Paul has the skills, wisdom, and accent
If you ever bought any of the kung fu magazines you would know this guy was in the adverts often!
I have been doing different self-defense systems. This is really good stuff. Thank you for sharing. 🎉🎉
Thank you Kevin this was a good video with good information.
Thank you for watching!!