Teacher
Ruben Arth
20+ years of Kung fu studies
My training program:
- 1. Kung fu & self defense
- 2. Cardio & conditioning
- 3. Legs strength training
- 4. Upper body strength, calisthenics
- 5. Tai chi, qi gong & meditation
Training Timeline:
2011-2019:
Personal training and studies.
Forms:
In Kung fu, we practice multiple Tao (Forms)(called Kata in Japanese and Taolu in Mandarin). These are sequences of movements collected by past masters, gathering techniques into structured forms - like a living dictionary of combat techniques.
Hung Gar - 5 Main Forms:
Inspired by animals: tiger, crane, leopard, snake, and dragon
- 1. Muy fa kune (plum blossom fist)
- 2. Lau Gar kune (family Lau's fist)
- 3. Gung gee fook fu kune (taming the tiger fist)
- 4. Wu dip jeon (butterfly palms)
- 5. Fu hok seong hing kune (tiger & crane double system fist)
Tai Chi:
- Yang 108 (108 movements by master Yang)
Praying Mantis:
- 1. Ba Wong (Secret Door)
- 2. Pung Po Kune (Expanding Wave fist)
(Style : Chat Sing Tong Long Kuen)(7 star northern praying mantis fist)
Wing Chun:
- 1. Siu lim tao (little idea/minimize your thoughts)
- 2. Chum kiu (seeking the bridge)
Weapons:
- 1. Muy Fa Dan Tao (Plum Blossom Single Broadsword)
- 2. Sap Dou Naam Fu (Ten Blades of the Southern Tigers)
- 3. Kwan Sing (Stick Stars)
- 4. Ng Ying Gwan (5 form staff)
- 5. Form 32 (tai chi sword)
History:
Our Kung fu style: Hung Gar, or Hung Ga Kune (Family Hung's fist), was developed in the 1700's in the Qing Dynasty, after the Manchus invaded China during the Ming Dynasty. The Ming loyalists created southern styles of Kung fu, based on the Shaolin temple techniques, to fight against the Manchu rulers. They were hiding in the mountains of southern China, and created new styles like Hung Gar, Choy Li Fut, Wing Chun, and others.
Lineage of Hung Gar Grandmasters:
Grandmaster Sifu Paolo Cangelosi was a student of Grandmaster Chan Hon-chung, and learned from him in Hong Kong during the 1980's.
-Tai Chi and Baguazhang trace their origins to the Wudang Mountains, traditionally associated with the legendary Taoist master Zhang Sanfeng. He left Shaolin and went to build his own style on another mountain. There he was inspired by a fight between a crane and a snake.
These arts were originally practiced as fast and effective combat systems, and became hidden combat techniques with slow practice. Each technique is named in a poetic way to hide its real martial application.
Training Videos
Kung fu & Self defense:
Cardio:
Cold training:
Upper Body strength:
Legs training:
Tai Chi & Meditation:
Drunken Monkey 0.5:
(For fun)
