300 Years of Hakka Kung Fu

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Published 2017-02-03
“300 Years of Hakka Kung Fu" ( www.plumpub.com/sales/kungfu/collbk_southern.htm#K…) is a special kind of book: a scholar's book, a collector's book, a lineage-holder's record. This is NOT a training text. It is also a catalogue of a special exhibition on 300 years of Hakka Kung Fu, held in Hong Kong. This beautifully bound hardback edition acquaints us with the Hakka people, "The nomads of China.”

We celebrate the release of this book by compiling some live Hakka style demonstrations, taken from the remarkable two-disk collection “An Evening of Martial Arts.” (www.plumpub.com/sales/dvd/dvdcoll_malaysianmasters…)

Taken for the record it is meant to be, this is an extraordinary compilation. The photos of the teachers are done with intensity; the stories of their martial associations cross all the borders—family, social, traditional. Most of these masters have 10 or fewer students at this point in time. And this scholarly work draws from each of them their tightly bound relation to lifelong practice. If you know something about Hakka boxing technique, and want to expose yourself to its stories, dreams and heritage coming from a people famous for mathematics, astrology and storytelling, this will be a text you will return to over and over.

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All Comments (21)
  • @maxchung1119
    I am from "north borneo"...heart land of hakkas settler...grew up with unicorn dances and hakka wushu...its all gone now...no effort to keep this unique tradition alive...many young hakkas are ignorant of their cultural heritage...
  • @twotetah
    The "playing" mantis sifu (next to last performer) had some interesting material. Seemed to be a lot of knowledge/information in those movements.
  • @Kormiku
    What is the name of the shifu in the image at the start of this video? He was one of the shifu that did the motion capturing, but its hard to find his name.
  • @twotetah
    Chu Gar "Playing" Mantis. Very interesting. Awesome vid. Thanks for the post.
  • @varanid9
    Thanks for posting this. I've long been very curious about some of the other Hakka styles, especially Hakka Boxing. That first gentleman appeared to be doing a kind of monkey style. My Jook Lum instructor used to teach something he called the Monkey to advanced students that involved very low to the ground postures and rolling.
  • @adyaelo
    the last master perfoming hakka forms his style is very similar to old okinawa karate styles.
  • @safdarkh786
    Awesome video. Great information. Thanks for posting this. Have a great day 😊
  • @peteryeung111
    Where's the comment step inside the mma cage? These are great traditional Fung fu systems.
  • @ProfessorBulletMG
    Is this a self-defense system as well? I only ask this because I have an interest in seeing it put into practical form against an adversary who is not being cooperative.
  • @leolejo4891
    some the style looks like kuntau, love to see this..respect