- Hakka Kuen
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citationstyle=April 2008Hakka Kuen (客家拳) is a general term describing a variety of
Chinese martial arts originating from theHakka community of Southern China and is considered to be an important style within Southern Chinese Martial Arts.The Hakka heartland is located in the inland part of
Guangdong Province east of thePearl River Delta .According to the Dragon style teacher Steve Martin, Hakka Kuen was influenced by the style that the legendary monkGee Sim Sim See taught in Guangdong and the neighboring province ofFujian in the1700s .Regardless of the historical veracity of Gee Sim, the similarities between Hakka Kuen and the Fujian martial arts strongly suggests that the two are related.According to Leung Ting, the head of the WingTsun branch of
Wing Chun , "Their common features are that during fights, pugilists of these systems prefer short steps and close fighting, with their arms placed close to the chest, their elbows lowered and kept close to the flanks to offer it protection. Another characteristic of these two systems of kung-fu is, unlike those of Kwangtung Province and Northern China, their boxing forms are rather simple" Citation
author = Ting, written by Leung; Lee, chief translator: Richard
year = 1987
title = Wing Tsun Kuen
isbn = 962-7284-01-7
publisher = International Wing Tsun Martial-Art Association
location = Hong Kong
oclc = 52023542]The characteristic rounded shoulders and concave chest of Hakka styles are the features that distinguish them from Fujian styles.
Until the generation of masters Lau Shui and Lum Wing-Fay,
Southern Praying Mantis was taught exclusively to Hakka.In fact, the general public of the Pearl River Delta referred to Southern Praying Mantis as "Hakka Kuen," according to the traditions of its Kwong Sai Jook Lum branch.Other styles that are associated with Hakka Kuen include:
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Bak Mei - Chuka Shaolin Citation
author = Leong, Cheong Cheng; Draeger, Donn F.
year = 1998
title = Phoenix-eye fist
isbn = 978-0834801271
publisher = Weatherhill Publishers
location = New York
oclc = 3002333 59984068] Cite book | author=Cheng Leong, Cheong; Wiley, Mark V. | authorlink= | coauthors= | title=The Secrets of Phoenix-Eye Fist Kung Fu: The Art of Chuka Shaolin | date=2001 | publisher=Tuttle Publishing | location= | isbn=978-0-8048-3178-9 | pages= ] -
Dragon style -
Southern Praying Mantis - Vagrant Style (流民派;
pinyin : Liúmín Pài; Yale Cantonese: Lau4 man4 Paai1; Hakka pinjim: Liu2 min2 Pai5)
See also
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East River Fist
*Southern Praying Mantis
*Dragon Kung Fu
*Bak Mei
*Hakka References
External links
* [http://www.hku.hk/cmaclub/english/resource-center/malibrary/leeka.htm Hakka Style ( Hakka Martial Arts. Lijiajiao )]
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