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Dragon Style
Lung Ying
aka.
Dragon Style traces its history back to an Abbott called Dai Yuk Sim Si who
lived during 19thC China. Dai Yuk was the head abbot at Wah So Toi temple on
Mt Luo Fuo Shan, Guangdong Province, and had learnt some of his kung fu from
Ng Mui of Wing Chun fame. Ng Mui had specialised in traditional Shaolin
Dragon before creating the famous art of Wing Chun, and this she passed
down to Dai Yuk. Dai Yuk in turn passed it down to Grandmaster Lam Yiu Gwai.
Lam Yiu Gwai is accredited as the Sijo (founder) of dragon style because he
was the first person to widely spread it to the public. Grandmaster Lam Yiu
Gwai had thousands of students during his teaching career, the last and
youngest being Chan Cheung of Sydney, Australia. Prior to relocating to
Australia in 1988, Sifu Chan Cheung had taught Lung Ying in Hong Kong for
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Characteristics.
Lung Ying is characterised by its hand movements, waist power and slide
stepping. Few kicks are employed in the style, as it is a close range
southern combat system, that uses all parts of the arms and hands to defend
against an attacker. All kicks are below stomach level and are used as
stomping kicks, snap kicks, and trips to attack the lower limbs of an
opponent. The hand movements comprises of jabs, grabs,
open palm strikes, punches, elbows, and also makes use of the forearms.
For the concept of melding with an opponent's attack to be successful, the
hands and arms are always in motion even if does not appear to be so.
Techniques are therefore circular, and attacking is highly aggressive and
frustrating for an opponent, where they are relentlessly pressed and checked
until defeated. Stances include the forward stance, bow and arrow, cat
stance, and horse stance. It is the foundation of one's training where the
ability to move like a dragon begins. Training at the Dragon Style Kung Fu Assocation is
focused more on the concept and theories of movement, rather than static
techniques. Dragon style is still very much a traditional system, where
there are no rankings, and all practitioners strive to follow the teachings
of the founder:
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you should respect kung fu principles, masters, and friends
* you should honour justice, humanity and self-esteem
* if you are loose in morality, the master will not pass his skill to you, even
if you were his son
* if you are eager to learn, the master will teach you even if you cannot afford
to pay
* after learning the skill of dragon fist and staff, you must not bully others
with your skill
* you should understand that self-restraint is a way of avoiding conflicts, not
a sign of timidness
* let others boast their egos, you need only to stick to your conscience and
principles.
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