Lineage
Carrying forward a tradition of excellence
Wong Fei-Hung
and the Legendary Progenitors
According to legend, the monks of the Shaolin Temple became so renowned for their martial prowess that the Qing Empire began to fear them, and ordered that their temple be burned to the ground. Surviving this assault, the Shaolin monk and Tiger Style master Jee Sin Sim See fled to Guangdong and began to teach his martial arts. These teachings were passed to Luk Ah Choi, who passed them to Wong Kei-Ying, one of the storied 10 Tigers of Guangdong. He took these teaching and combined them with techniques he learned from the other 9 Tigers, passing them to his son Wong Fei-Hung, widely considered the founder of Hung Gar.
The Lam Family
Wong Fei-Hung had many students, the most notable being Lam Sai Wing, who was already a master of Fut Gar and his own family’s style when he began his training in Hung Gar. He took the forms he learned from Wong Fei-Hung and expanded them to incorporate his personal skills, bringing Hung Gar into the modern age. These teachings were passed on to Lam Cho, Lam Sai Wing’s adopted son. Lam Cho’s willingness to teach outsiders and his great skill popularized Hung Gar around the world. Though he passed away in 2012, his sons Lam Chun Fai, Lam Chun Sing, and Lam Chun Chung are still teaching the skills they learned from their father since early childhood.
Sifu Eddie Lane
Sifu Lane started his martial arts training with Northern Shaolin, Wu Shu and Wing Chun. Feeling that these styles did not suit his particular needs, he moved on to Hung Gar under the famous martial arts instructor Buck Sam Kong, a student of Lam Cho. He also had the privilege of training directly under Lam Cho, as well as his sons Lam Chun Fai and Lam Chun Sing, and has been teaching Hung Gar for over 40 years.