Last Saturday (4-10-2008) there was a small Hung Gar demo at
Blk 414
Yishun Ring Rd. I was one of the performers doing forms that evening. 2 weeks before that, there was already a major demo involving a number of famous lion and dragon dance groups. That was at the basketball court opposite
Khatib MRT. The demo at 414 was on a much smaller scale compared to that. In any case, I was asked to do 1 short weapon form and 2 fist forms.
For me I'm still a beginner at Hung Gar. After retiring from tournament fighting last year, I've decided to take up something traditional and less prone to injuries. I found that the Southern
Shaolin Hung Gar art taught by Master
Ong near by house most suitable for that purpose. Doing Hung Gar forms well require a lot of power and breathing, which make them an excellent exercise. No more beating people up or getting beaten up, ha..
Fascinated by the so-called
"3 treasures of Hung Gar" since the days of Chen
Kuan Tai and Gordon
Liu's Shaolin movies, my forms of choice were of course Tiger Crane and Gong
Ji Subduing Tiger. These forms brought out the best elements of Hung Gar and I could only do my best to show them to the audience. I have not learned the esoteric Iron Wire form though. I know some guys like to do very low horse stances in demos, but having been doing practical fighting arts for years, there's really no way I'll go that low, even if it's for show. So you can see my stances are only of moderate height.
The short weapon of my choice was the
Tonfa, better known as the T-baton. It is the cop's weapon of defense and one of the most practical short weapons taught in Hung Gar. I only have one t-baton so I could only do the single
tonfa form rather than the double
tonfa form. Hopefully I can acquire one more to learn the double
tonfa form.
The rest of the Hung Gar performers that evening.
And more pics. Semi-retired MA life has been fun so far.. until next time my friends.
Last Saturday (4-10-2008) there was a small Hung Gar demo at Blk 414 Yishun Ring Rd. I was one of the performers doing forms that evening. 2 weeks before that, there was already a major demo involving a number of famous lion and dragon dance groups. That was at the basketball court opposite Khatib MRT. The demo at 414 was on a much smaller scale compared to that. In any case, I was asked to do 1 short weapon form and 2 fist forms. 
For me I'm still a beginner at Hung Gar. After retiring from tournament fighting last year, I've decided to take up something traditional and less prone to injuries. I found that the Southern Shaolin Hung Gar art taught by Master Ong near by house most suitable for that purpose. Doing Hung Gar forms well require a lot of power and breathing, which make them an excellent exercise. No more beating people up or getting beaten up, ha..
Fascinated by the so-called "3 treasures of Hung Gar" since the days of Chen Kuan Tai and Gordon Liu's Shaolin movies, my forms of choice were of course Tiger Crane and Gong Ji Subduing Tiger. These forms brought out the best elements of Hung Gar and I could only do my best to show them to the audience. I have not learned the esoteric Iron Wire form though. I know some guys like to do very low horse stances in demos, but having been doing practical fighting arts for years, there's really no way I'll go that low, even if it's for show. So you can see my stances are only of moderate height.
The short weapon of my choice was the Tonfa, better known as the T-baton. It is the cop's weapon of defense and one of the most practical short weapons taught in Hung Gar. I only have one t-baton so I could only do the single tonfa form rather than the double tonfa form. Hopefully I can acquire one more to learn the double tonfa form. 
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