Hung Leng Kuen has many influences and high among them are the following traditional animal styles.
Based on each creature's characteristics and instinctive nature, they are combined with Hung Leng's other influences to create a balanced, elegant and lethal art.
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The Tiger The tiger is an animal of great character. Hung Leng Kuen practitioners value highly it's footwork and fighting stances. Techniques emphasize its powerful open-handed blows; its ripping, gouging, slashing and raking that are used to devour an opponent. Formations can represent the tiger claw, tiger paw and tiger mouth. "Nothing lives in the tiger's den." |
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The Black Leopard Employing stances and attacks that resemble a playful kitten, the black leopard is anything but playful. Hut Pao Tsut (The Black Leopard System) was established in 1970 by Di Sifu Rostron and Sijo J.R. Dutton and places emphasis on the element of speed. The black leopard represents the highest level of art and the most ruthless form of self-defence. Pouncing, striking, throwing and immobalising with paw and claw, the black leopard system, or Hut Pao Tsut, is the principal influential animal system on Hung Leng Kuen, and provides our fighting spirit. |
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The Dragon The dragon represents a spiritual aspect of Hung Leng. Utilising the expanding, contracting, coiling and twisting motions of this mystical creature we can produce an array of techniques that include footwork, kicking, locking, clawing and striking. Fearless and terrifying, the dragon can control and obliterate its opponents with ease. |
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The Praying Mantis Martial artists have long valued the moves of the praying mantis. Formations follow it's forearms, pointed claws and powerful hooking grip. Fighting methods derived from the mantis are grasping, throwing, locking off and it's unique light footwork. |
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The Snake Low-level stances, rapid attacking strikes and moves that immitate it's hypnotic poise, it's fangs and forked tongue are the characeristics of the snake. Hung Leng Kuen students practice the hooded cobra's instinctive and lethal attacks on an opponent's most vulnerable areas with "Dim Mak" or "poison finger" techniques. |
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The Monkey Rolling, falling, biting, jumping, gripping and throwing punches and kicks up from the ground are the hallmarks of these unrelenting, unpredictable, deceptively cheeky, agile, dexterous, intelligent and savage fighters. Comfortable with low-level defence and attack, monkey style uses the floor to full advantage. |
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The Crane Intimidating and proud in it's stature, moves follow the white crane's grace and flow, the light, yet powerful, beating of its wings and the searing peck of it's long beak. Techniques used in Hung Leng Kuen consist of winged blocks and parries, winged thrusts and strikes, open and closed beak strikes and high crane kicks. |
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The Eagle Techniques of Hung Leng Kuen Kung Fu taken from the eagle include it's swooping, and the clawing and raking motions of it's ferocious talons. Pinpoint strikes, grabs, chokes, rips and tears focus at the weaker areas of the body such as the vital organs and pressure points. |