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60. HUNG FAMILY: CANTON BRANCH: HUNG GAR:CANTON BRANCH
This is the most popular school of Hung Gar outside of China. It features the Kiu Sau or Bridge Hand and Sei Ping Ma.

The Major Hand sets of Canton Hung Gar are,
Kung Gee Fook: Taming the Tiger
Fu Hoc Sheung Ying Kuen: Tiger and Crane
Sup Ying Kuen: Five Elements, Five Animals
Tiet Sing Kuen: Iron Thread Fist
(Ching 83).

 

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61. HUNG FAMILY: FOUR LOWER TIGERS BRANCH. HAY SAY FU HUNG GAR.
This school is the most consistent with the earliest descriptions of Hung Gar. This school uses the Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma (Withdrawing the Gonads horse Stance).
The Major Hand Sets of Hay Say Fu Hung Gar are,
Bao Ying Kuen: Panther
Fu Ying Kuen: Tiger
She Ying Kuen: Snake
Hoc Ying Kuen: Crane
Lung Ying Kuen: Dragon
(Ching 83).

 

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62. HUNG FAMILY: SZECHUAN BRANCH. SZECHUAN HUNG GAR
This school is most consistent with modern Shaolin Temple Kung Fu. Szechuan Hung Gar seldom sidesteps and attacks along the opponents centerline.
Major Hand Sets of Szechuan Hung Gar are,
Siu Hong Kuen: Small Red Fist
Da Hong Kuen: Big Red Fist
Hong Moon Choy: Red Door Strike
Hong Moon Sao: Red Door Hand
(Ching 83).

 

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63. HUNG FAMILY: WUBEI BRANCH. WUBEI HUNG GAR
This school was creation’s is attributed to the first Song Emperor. Wubei Hung Gar focuses on open hand strikes over the closed fist.
Major Hand Sets of Wubei Hung Gar are,
Jung Sao: Big Combination Hand
Fong Sao: Jamming Hand
Gum Gong Sao: Gold General’s Hand

 

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64. INTERCEPTING HAND STYLE: LANSHOUMEN. This is a Shaolin Style. Its routines are open and extended. During the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Sheng Tianxing of henan Province escaped Manchurian persecution for his counterrevolutionary activities and went to Tianjin. In Tianjin City, he taught Lanshoumen to students. Today, there are two distinct divisions with Lanshoumen. They are the Hedongpai and the Hexipai. There were two know original routines. Practitioners of this style later added many other routines including:
Sidacao Quan
Fanquan
Wu Hua Pao
Yanqingjia
Liulu Tantui (6 Rows of Tantui)
And many other weapon routines, sparring routines, and training methods (Shou 414).

 

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65. JINGPO ETHNIC KUNG FU. This refers to the Wushu developed by the Jingpo tribe of ancient China. They lived in deep forests and were under a constant threat from animals. To proect themselves they developed effective blade techniques. Today, the descendants of the Jingpo still practice their Wushu. Their saver techniques tend to be more offensive than defensive in applications. They have many saber routines including:
San Bu Kan Bao
Wugejiaobu
Qigejiaobu
And several double saber routines. Performances of saber techniques are often seeen during the Jingpo ethnic holiday celebrations (Shou 410).

 

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66. JOW FAMILY SYSTEM OR FIST: JOW GAR KUEN. Jow Gar is defined by its powerful hands and speed of technique combined with kicking and fast footwork.
I was founded by Jow Lng (1890-1919), who combined the fighting styles and techniques of Hung Gar, Choy Gar and Northern Shaolin. Jow and his four brothers learned Hung gar from an uncle named Jow Hung, and Choy Gar from choy Kau of Siu Hing county.

 

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67. KUNLUN MOUNTAIN STYLE: KUNLUNPAI. This style originated in the Kunlun Mountains, Legend has it , that the Taoist ancestor, Honjun taught three disciples. They were: Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian. Among the three, Tongtian was credited as the originator of Kunglunpai. Yuanshi had 12 disciples. Later, Kunlunpai was divided into two brancheS - Eastern and Western Kunlunpai

 

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68. LAMA SYSTEM: LAMAPAI. This is a style developed by the Xizang (Tibet) Mizong Lama. Legend has it, that this style ws developed in the 14th century by a Lama who witnessed a fight between a white crane and an ape. The Lama mimicked the movements of the white crane and the ape, and developed this style(Shou 413).

 

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69. LAU FAMILY FIST: LAU GAR KUEN, LAU GA, LIU JIA QUAN. This style was founded by Lau San, who was nicknamed Lau San Ngan (Three-Eyed Lau). According to legend, he had a scar on his forehead that resembled a third eye. This is one of the five major Suthern styles and is renowned for its palm techniques, fist techniques and its long pole.

 

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70. LEFT FIST: ZUOQUAN. This term refers to the Wushu developed by the Benglong ethnic people living in the Yunnan province. The Benglong people are known for their bravery and love of Wushu. Their Wushu is known as Zuoquan, menaing Left Fist, When engaged in combat or competition, their winning blow often comes from their left fist, therby, the term Zuoquan. Benlong Wushu has high stances. They have weapon routine known as Benglong Dao. (Shou 374).

 

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71. LEIH FAMILY: LEIH GA, LI JIA. A style founded by Leih Yau Sahn, who was one of the Guangdong Sahp Fu. This Fighting style uses a variety of short-range fighting techniques and is one of the five family styles of Guangdong Province.

 

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72. LI FAMILY FIST: LI JIA QUAN. This is one of the five major Southern styles. There are two legends about the origin of Li Gar. Both attribute the founder as Li Yau Shan. In one story, master Li learned it first from a monk named Li Seuk Hoy, who actually created it. In the other story, Li yau Shan was already a kung fu master of a five animal style, but he trained even more under a monk named Lo Fau shan. Li Gar combined with Choy Gar to form today’s popular style, Choy Li Fu. Fut means Buddha, which implies its connection to Buddhist traditions such as Shoaling (Burr 39).

 

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73. LI FAMILY STYLE OF SICHUAN: LIJIAQUAN. This Style originated from the Gaozui Mountain area of Sichuan Province. Their routines are usually short with low stances. There are six known barehanded routines, three weapon routines, and two training methods. Since the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, there have been over eight generations of practitioners (Shou 438).

 

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74. LION’S ROAR: SI JI HAAU. A martial arts style originating in Tibet founded by Hoh Da Do. It consists of Eight fighting methods that include: eight fists, eight kicks, eight palm strikes, eight elbow strikes, eight foot sweeps, eight stances, eight finger strikes, and eight gripping methods, This style later influenced the Lama Paai, Haap Ga, and Sai Chong Baahk Hok Kyuhn systems.

 

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75. LONG FIST: CHANG CHUAN (Traditional)

 

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76. LUO FAMILY STYLE: LUOMEN. Legend has it that during the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, General Luo Yi and his son Geral Luo Cheng created this style. The style taught by lo Yi was known as the large frame old Luomen. In addition to learning from his father, Luo Cheng also learned from his teacher, Hong Daoren. Luo Cheng later created the small frame new Luomen. The characteristics of Luomen include the flavors of both Northern and Southern Style Wushu. There are seventeen known barehanded routines, fourteen weapon routines, and several training methods (Shou 422).

 

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77. LOST TRACK STYLE: MIZONGQUAN. Legend has it, that this style was created by Cheng Juxiao. Cheng’s maternal grandfather and mother were practitioners of mizongyi. His maternal grandfather and his mother immigrated from northern China to Guangdong province. Cheng learned from his grandfather and his mother and further developed his family style into Mizongquan. There are over thirty-six different basic routines referred to as Miong Luohan quan.

 

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78. MEI FAMILY STYLE: MEISHIQUAN. Legend has it, that this style was taught by a nun during the reign of the Qing Emperor, Guangxu, between 1875 and 1908. Since the nun’s last name was mei, the style was named Meishiquan. This style focuses on the applications of the legs. There are eight known barehanded routines, three weapons routines, and a training method known as Shi Er Lian Gong Fa (Shou 424).

 

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79. MIDNIGHT AND NOON STYLE: ZIWUMEN. This is an Emei Style. During the end of the Qing Dynasty, two Emei Buddhist high priests, Talkong Fashi and Shendeng Fashi, traveled to the four famous mountains in China. They exchanged their techniques with practitioners of Shaolin and Wudang, and absorbed both the Internal and the Externals Styles’ essence. Twenty years later, they created the style named Ziwumen