Infrazael

Hi, new here, not new to MA or forums tho (on like 8 others lol). Anyways, I am a practitioner of Hung-Sing Choy Lay Fut, but I do have a limited amount of knowledge regarding to Hung Gah from explicit studies or the Art and frequent conversations with many other practitioners of it. First of all, a little about Hung Gah (also called Hung Kuen, Hung Gar, or Hung Ga). Hung Gah is a Southern CMA to the extreme, with extremely deep stances and powerful, destructive strikes. The primary emphasis is the concept of "bridging" which is essentially blocking the opponent's strikes, connecting with a "bridge" and controlling the opponent, closing in and literally smashing your way through like a sledgehammer through a wall. Fun times. Stances are extremely deep and very well rooted, strong, and very hard to break. Hand techniques are the most powerful once a bridge is connected, maintained, and controlled, but if not then HG typically employs short to mid-ranged strikes, all from the heavily rooted stances. Another saying of Hung Gah is that "we NEVER block, we ALWAYS strike." In HG, everything is a strike. Every block is a strike. Blocks are strikes. Strikes are strikes. Always on the offensive. Kicks are very, very few, put when used properly they are extremely low, never exceeding the waist (mabye the floating rib, I wouldn't know), and extremely powerful. Techniques rely much more on mass OVER acceleration and velocity. Movements seem rigid, but can be soft as well (certainly more so than Karate). It is said that Hung Gar is "Silk covered in a layer of iron." In the long run, you'll develop extremely powerful hand techniques, heavy, low stances, very good endurance, and be able to take hits. You'll truly be a force to be reckoned with. As for the TKD. . . . . drop it. No offense TKD people, but it is a very young style and it's reliance on nothing but leg power is very weak. I have seen 2nd degree black belts who are doing the same kicks we do in a SOUTHERN kung fu style, and not much better at it either. Hung Gah is MUCH more complex and complete system, offering everything from extreme power generation to good health, endurance, and fighting abilities. If you're thinking about cross-training TKD and HG, forget it. The two are NOT COMPATABLE AT ALL. All it will do is confuse the hell out of you, and make you a much worse fighter. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me or ask. If you wanna know about CLF, u can ask me too. Regards, Infrazael.