Kung Fu - Hung Gar
Hard as Iron....Soft as Thread*
Hard as Iron....Soft as Thread*

Also known as the Tiger-Crane Style.  Hung Gar is based upon the system of the Five Animals: Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Dragon and Snake. 

Hung Gar is one of the most popular Southern Chinese systems.  It fits all body structures and is good for students of all ages.  Strength, agility, flexibility, coordination and stamina are physical qualities that will be developed.  Concentration, determination, perseverance, confidence and self-esteem are mental qualities that are going to be enhanced as a result from your participation in the martial arts.  Hung Gar emphasizes low, strong stances and direct powerful striking techniques.  Children enjoy the Hung Gar style because the forms (or routines) taught are associated with nature and the animal kingdom.  Children's behavior patterns are positively influenced with the teachings of Chinese Martial Arts at Escondido Kung Fu & Tai Chi.

*Wide low stances; slow but powerful strikes; and a tradition of advanced internal training make hung gar a formidable self-defense system.

*Hung gar kung fu is a child of the Shaolin temple of Fukien in Southern China. It's founder, Hung Hei Gune, learned his art from the Shaolin monk, Gee Shimn Sien See, who was an expert in the fu jao (tiger fist) system.  The most famous master of hung gar was Wong Fei Hung, who has been the subject of many Chinese kung fu movies.  Hung gar is one of the most popular Southern Chinese systems.   It fits all body structures and is good for students of all ages.  It is a slower system than some other styles, Northern Shaolin for instance, but that is due partly to the fact that the stances are much wider and lower than in many other kung fu systems.  Hung gar is known for its strong stances and powerful hand techniques.   It is especially good for developing strength, both in the legs and arms.  The training consists of prolonged stance training and many isometric breathing exercises which are incorporated into the sets.  The hung gar practitioner learns to create strong solid power, originating from the hips and the low solid stances.  He doesn't move as much as do those practitioners of some other kung fu systems, but when he connects, his fist has a punishing impact on his opponent.  The isometric and dynamic tension exercises inherent in the hung gar forms bring about a certain amount of internal energy, which when coupled with the external power, make him a formidable opponent.

* Hung Gar is a straightforward, honest style with a strong philosophy that teaches the student to use self-control and to use his kung fu knowledge properly... Hung gar contains all the weapons common to Southern Chinese kung fu.  One weapon for which the style is well-known is the trident or "tiger fork", a long-handled weapon with a three-pronged fork at the end.   Hung gar is also famous for its single-ended staff set and for its butterfly knife form.   Among the many other weapons in the hung gar system are the double-chain whips, broadsword, spear and kwon do (long handled knife).  I

 

      Wing Chun

Also known for the Science of In-Fighting.  Wing Chun is a unique style that emphasizes sensitivity of hands, elbows, and arms which allow for an aggressive, short range, and inside fighting strategy.  Techniques are executed with simultaneous blocks and punches using speed and accuracy while defending one's own center line and attacking the opponents center line.  Kicking techniques are taught with the understanding that flashy kicks are kept to a minimum other than for conditioning. Wing Chun is not known for its' stylish or acrobatic forms as other Chinese Martial Art styles, but more for it's practical and efficient concepts and principles.  There are three empty hand forms (routines) which make up the foundation of this style.  Once you begin your training you will begin to experience positive changes in your physical and mental well-being.