There is a big diference in once ability to through few punches and kicks, and once abilty to fight, because fighting takes strategy, and thinking, which are the hardest to master, Don Hamby is a grate teacher and a grate fighter, do not dought something that you don,t undertand.
@hunggararam if you use google chrome, it has a built in spell check. (i am not trying to be rude; these look like spelling mistakes of an ESL student, so i am just offering friendly advice)
for a person to become a good fighter they need to put alot of time and effort, alot of sparring and fighting, if anybody is under impression that taking MMA, or Myi tai, or western boxing is going to make you good fighter in a year or two, than you are deeply mistaking, people like muhamed ali, Joe frazer, anderson silva , randy coture, paqiao, oscar delahoya did not become champions over night or over one year they had dedicated their life to their sport for over a dacade . Cont
This guy is real I also studied under Bucksam under Don Morrison And Ray Hildreth
this guy will wo your a#@ people seem to think that when they look at these demonstrations that that is how we really fight in a real situation. These movements
are adjusted to fit the situation at hand . So stop making comments on you tube about demos there just demos We do not fight like that in the dojo
@quandoman my friend was a crane practitioner for 3 years and knocked out a golden glove boxer with a crane beak to the temple then one to the eye i know what your saying though you kinda have to incorporate kung fu into a fight and modernize it a bit before you get the maximum potential of the style
@crailtap9292 That is all I am saying you must adapt to the modern day fighting styles with your own style what ever style you may be practicing. I agree with all the way
i'm a choy lay fut practitioner. Chinese kung fu is about ethics and character, it is only after u achieve that you can become good. Fuck that MMA shit, we wipe your ass on the floor.
To everyone talking about fights between differents style, whoever won defeated the individual, never the style. Whoever is doing kung fu to fight in rings is doing kung fu for the wrong reasons, you have to find your style to progress and become stronger in the mind and in the body, to develop agility, flexibility and be able to use self-defense. I have been doing hung gar for a few months and this guy seems very legit. Good video
@illestwon They say out of the heart the mouth speaks. It is quite obvious that you have a comedian mind. Grow up little boy. Neither you or your remarks have value.
Very good video! I'm gonna mark it as one of my favourites. I like all the animals, but I found the leopard more atractive, despite that the Crane technique of evasion is EXTREMELY useful and ignored by many who train it. I've learned some movements of the crane, eagle and tiger, tho. I'm currently training the Bei Shaolin, a style that I'm liking very much!
this video...was EFFINGG AWESOMEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! i started hung gar about 5 months ago and have always been mixing it with other martial arts trying to find a way to keep it pure but nowww i get the idea!!!
@rawrletsgo Your comments indicate who's really smoking crack. When you get off the crack pipe mybe you will become a better person. To the simple minded negative thoughs are easy. You must be miserable sitting there along sucking on that glass penis.
@rawrletsgo, whoa, you got done mate, "sucking on that glass penis", i bet you never expected a respectable kung fu teacher to come out with that line, i cant stop laughing hahahaha.
sorry buddy.. not practical for modern combat...stances too low, no agility, no groundfighting techniques..techniques are too complicated and take too long to master.. a good boxer or even a grappler will will whoop these guys.
@mrcharles007 Sigh.. Those who do not study the art do not understand. The stances are nothing more than training methods to prepare you for different situations such as modern combat. not knocking other arts, but Boxing seems straight forward and predictable. If your speaking about MMA, while it does take some disciplines.. To me it seems like glorified boxing and wrestling put into 2. But then again.. It depends on the Person behind the art, not the art itself (half the time.)
@manupdrk Please, don't go talking about stuff you don't know. Boxing's anything BUT predictable. I myself studied Hung Gar, but even talking to TMA people (well some), they say that traditional's weakness is that there are "telephoned" punches - as in they are performed from a preset position, which make them predictable. Yes, boxing only has the jab, cross, hook, and uppercut, but it's mixing them up. Traditional's still practical, don't get me wrong, but having boxing really helps
@FoieGras You must of clearly understood me. What I mentioned about Boxing is pure opinionated based off of what I've seen. I do Have a friend that has taken Boxing for quite some time. No I have not taken a Boxing Class but I do respect it as an Art. It may of came off as me bashing them, but that wasn't the intention. I'm so accustomed to people bashing our Martial Arts that at times I lose that discipline to keep quiet. But you are right, Having any sort of training, like boxing helps.
@FoieGras I would go on but in the end its like politics. I have my view and you have yours.. no matter what is said..at the end of the day we still walk away with our views.. so arguing is pointless. 10 months ago I didn't clarify as much. Boxing does have its uses, and Hung gar definitely has its uses. My only gripe is when MMA fighters attack traditional martial artist like they are TRULY the best. Without our Foundations and traditions, they would be nothing. Part 2 coming lol.
@FoieGras part 2. However, some MMA Fighters try to keep the old traditions in tact. So they are doing what most teachers stress to their students...and that's to make the art your own. Those that respect the traditions Is what I'm fine with. Honestly I just wish we would stop waring but that won't happen anytime soon. Boxing again.. has its purposes.. but there's some things you need to abandon that they teach you to make it practical.. similar to styles such as hung gar.
@mrcharles007 But when you do master them, it sure helps (and actually these techs are quite intuitive once you get the hang of it). Agility comes with experience no matter which art you study (you should know that). You yourself go find a good Hung Gar guy before talking
Actually, lost to a boxer before (beat a Muay Thai guy though), but as for a grappler, he wasn't even able to do his double-leg take down BECAUSE of the stable stances.
@mrcharles007 The low stances of Hung Gar were used to develop the practitioners foundation. Hung fighters are known for their strong stances and powerful centers of gravity.True Hung also has various forms grappling similar to Judo. There are also boxing sets similar to Wing Chung - all wrapped up in the system. I've sparred with all types - professional boxers, judo, and Jujitsu experts, even Brazilian Jujitsu and fought my opponents to a stand still or beat them.
@sunwukung777 It's not necessarily the style but the practitioner. The more experienced a person is in combat the more difficult he is to beat. Do not confuse fighting with combat - they are different. It takes two to fight. Combat is about what I'm going to do to you - there are no rules. I'll rip off an ear if necessary or gouge out an eye to survive - this is real Kung Fu.
@mrcharles007 Yea, Because everyone knows MMA has been around for centuries! OWAIT!! Dude, Kung-fu isnt a point system, its an art built upon hard work, And to say " a good boxer or even a grappler will whoop these guys" Means you have little to no understanding of the martial arts. As Quandoman said " Gung-fu is not for the simple"
@mrcharles007 you are being foolish. you have never fought a day in your life. you MUST respect all forms of combat in order to gain victory. a boxer would get kicked. a grappler would get torn. and by the look of this mans intensity hes thinking die mother fucker as seen in 5:50 and youre thinking competition. you keep sleeping and youre bound for a rude awakening.
@opticannon you are responding to a comment I posted over a year ago my opinion has since change. If you have 15 20 or 30 year to study kung fu or other traditional art than yes you are right. FYI I been in fights I been attacked by knives( beat defense in a knife attack is to run by the way), and I been shot at. in combat techniques must be simple effective and easy to learn. arts like krav maga, or jdk can turn a total beginer into a capaple fighter in a a year bottom line.
@mrcharles007 fine, so you live in a hostile enviornment and have had to dig deep to find survival. good , its an expensive lesson is it not?
the problem is not traditional MA but the teachers lacking the experience that you and i have or that of the originators at the time. if it takes that long then you are being mislead. think about it truly. now that you have the knowlege within you any art can be made effective and if someone says anything different they are just promoting thier truth.
The stances are low to strengthen the legs. The complex moves are done to teach you solid basics. And if you ever feel that Kung Fu has no place in modern combat come over to my house and let me punch you in the throat with a leopard fist....
@mrcharles007 I don't know if we're watching the same video because I didn't find the movements overly complicated. Perhaps there was a couple of movements that I felt didn't need to be there, but otherwise this is fine.
Also, just because something doesn't include groundfighting doesn't make it ineffective.
@langying want to be a good fighter studying a traditional martial arts? train for 15-20 years, you will become good at fighting aganist one unarmed opponet with little martial arts training, if he pull a knife, you're screwed, if some of his buddies gang up on you , again you're screwed, if he takes you to the ground or if you slip and fall, you're screwed! styles like JKD, and krav maga or military combatives are more effective for the streets and it won't take 15, or 20 years to learn.
@mrcharles007 Actually, many traditional styles teach methods of dealing with a weapon dealing opponent, multiple opponents and groundfighting. Don't expect everyone to want to give their secrets away so easily. Just because a video doesn't show something doesn't mean it's not there.
Also, just because something's easy to pick up doesn't mean it's superior to anything traditional. Every style takes time honored practiced to truly master
@Quandoman Please do send me one.Ii was thinking of that oval shape patch. I send the address to your web site. it is my friend Allen who have a small koon in his garage. i practice there.
@ShinFuYux I only did Hung Gar so I can't say for sure, but it seems that Hung Gar's quite a bit more direct when compared to stuff say like the original Shaolin version. It's always directly attack the body rather than the roundabout way. There are still traps and blocks that damage, but there seems to be less fakes and such
i like this video, the history of kung fu styles is very interesting to me, the only way i'd improve on the video is when he's demonstrating he should go slow once, then at full speed a second time, one so people could see how its done and then to show them what it'd really look like in a fight other than that its perfect, ooh also my style appearently does panther strikes but we call them hurakens :D
And I do really like this video. It's very informative. But the dragon is wrong, The maiming and killing is the tiger. The internal is the dragon. Otherwise, I thought the video was very good and especially the wristbands. Hardcore, real Hung Gar people condition the forearms like mad, and know that some spiked gear over them always helps :)
you dont know much about hung kuen application then do you?
Kung Fu masters Gordon Lau and his adoptive brother lau kar leung of shaw brothers fame play the dragon hard and soft, Sifu Hamby here already talked about the internal benefits of dragon Just because he can demonstrate a practical application for the fist doesnt mean he has ignored the internal.
I wouldnt be so quick to criticise I just watched your videos and you dont even know how to punch a bag correctly.
But yet you complemented me on knee strikes when I was holding somebody's head after a double ear clap, and you later learned that I had been HIT BY A CAR and posted that video as a short self defense clip for him to practice that short, practical, devastating and street-proven combo :)
Some schools teach dragon as a purely internal set, while others still use a softer method but can extract a "hard application" like here, and also in my lineage Lau Gar Hung Keun
We all know that the Dragon is a mythological animal that represents power and the duality of hard/soft ,yin/yang,internal/external power.
You can't have one without the other. The dragon also represent a twisting and turning of the body as in golden dragon presents its claws or dragon wips its tail.Don't reject things you havn't been taught .Knowledge is power and the understanding of knowledge is the application of power. Do more research. Peace.
One of the greatest virtues one can have is understanding. Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave,because the more you know the more you know you don't know. Thanks for your illuminating post Kirkinho1
No one special. I just read several of your posts on CLF and man do you get a bad rap. I do like what you said about dartmouth CLF though, and your right he had no real body connection nor does he understand the proper use of Sau Choy (Sweeping Hammer/Fist). Some people do not like honest Criticism. I try to help when I can but I am still just a Disciple not a master I learned CLF & Hung Gar those are my two styles.
Sifu Don is a huge fan of Chinese Kung Fu and I've seen him in a Sparring match in NY and He's good he may not be fast but he can hurt you. As for those that are running there mouth about him, I dare you to challenge any Real Hung Gar Sifu. Or better yet go to Hong Kong and Challenge Mark Ho Sifu or How About FrankyLau, I suddenly see pain in your future.
if u can master the 5 animals u have no fear maybe u just lose ur common sense? or maybe you had none to begin with considering u mastered this ... firstly... in nearly all karate styles you dont bend your fingers while you palm (the tiger) if you hit a board like that your will break every 1 of them...
only because western karate-ka do nothing to condition there fingers, hung ga practitioners, real hung ga practitioners spend years striking bags, then bamboo then wood and finally iron shot with there fingers.
True karate-ka, the ones you never see in the west do something similar,
search walnut challange and watermelon challange, to see finger strength done in good humor, then try it yourself ,cry, then come back and apologize
lol so true. not to mention when he hits u with that tiger 1st palms then grabs ur tendons a flesh with his sharpened claws. lol fighting a hung gar shifu means 1 thing death.
you know there is only one way to fined out if he is for real or not. and it is to test him ot yourself, until you do that shut the fuk up and have some humbelness you little shit heads.
to me, kung fu is a dilemma. the techniques are really old, used by the chinese for centuries so they got to be effective right? but to me they just seem difficult, if not impossible to pull of in a real fight. i mean, striking someones temple or throat with the crane is propably really effective, it's just hard to accomplish when the enemy is throwing punches at you, or tackles you and attemps to strangle you on the ground. guess i'll stick to boxing. i mean no offense, just stating my opinion.
its a good opinion. ;) thats why u got to practice kung fu many and many years so that u really can use it in a fight. when u want to learn quick, boxing might be the right for u, but when u want techniques and speed etc. try out kung fu :)
well, it's true that boxing is a rather straightforward style with no real techniques, but becoming a good boxer still takes time. you need to develope speed,accuracy, power and find your own rythm, then you need to learn how to read your opponents moves to perform counters. any martial art can be learned quick, but being good in it takes time, this applies to any style.
true, my dad was a boxer.. so i know that its hard aswell to become good, everybody got his own kind of style he likes, so u r a boxer and i'm in martial arts, 2 different styles, one goal: get good ;) greetz
at the same time, boxing is also a martial art. i currently am in kung fu and know enough to practically use it in a fight, though i still have a long way to go. the martial arts aren't just learning to fight, they are a way of life. to truly understand the arts, you must live them and take your training with you wherever you go. also, when practicing fighting techniques, remember that one move can be used in many different ways, there is not only one block to one punch...
indeed, you can have kung fu in any skill. Its skill through hard work and commitment. But i feel like when you practice kung fu, your getting the pure thing. uncut. lol
I don't mean any offense by this, but shouldn't you try to trim down. You seem to have very good knowledge and skill, but it seems you're too bulky and slow to fight effectively. Sorry for how this sounds, but I'm probably not the first person to mention this.
dear bruceleroy there is only one phony thing in heare, and it is your screen name. but since you are such an expert on hung gar than maybe you should post your videos, or maybe you should come down to our school and teach us the correct way.
Let me tell you something my friend if you would like to sea him or even me in serious MMA action than stop talking shit and come down to our school and beleave me you vill sea. we can do it any way you want to with gloves , or bare heand and no rools, oh by the way i am his younger brothere classmate, fined out where bucksam kongs schol is and come down and if you realy want bring down your favorite MMA fiter with you
That sounds like a challenge! I have a 3rd degree blackbelt in judo and have been doing thai boxing for the last two years to give me an edge with my striking. I guarantee you, you will lose, and you will lose the modern way ... by submission! It is inevitable, all styles of martial art that fail to incorporate ground skills into their system fall to the grappling arts! No disrespect!
it is a chalange you little shit head. bring your judo and your thai boxing and we will sea. and by the way i have black belt also, and it is used to hold my pants up. and as farr grapling gose try to use that on a street fight with 10 or 15 cholos on your ass and you will soon discover that you my friend dont know shit about fighting
he looks like the one of the guys in the david caradine hung gar exercise video ive seen on youtube
DjRodimusPrimeXyZ 3 days ago
Awsome Video... wish you were in my area i would def sign up for ur teachings.
marcmang 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
Love the five animals! I'm starting to unlock the potential of Hung Gar by cross-training Boxing and Japanese Jujitsu; what a fearsome power...!
IBurton86 2 months ago
morgan freeman?
jakep5451 2 months ago
Kung fu means too work hard and long,......to those people who r puting bad comments on this video.
589adam 3 months ago
great , i think he practices other fist thought , hes way to buff for gung fu alone
Namriu94 7 months ago
@Namriu94 Correction: he's too buff for some kung fu alone, but Hung Gar WILL get you buff from head to toe
FoieGras 2 months ago
this looks kick ass!
matty3196 7 months ago
There is a big diference in once ability to through few punches and kicks, and once abilty to fight, because fighting takes strategy, and thinking, which are the hardest to master, Don Hamby is a grate teacher and a grate fighter, do not dought something that you don,t undertand.
hunggararam 8 months ago
@hunggararam if you use google chrome, it has a built in spell check. (i am not trying to be rude; these look like spelling mistakes of an ESL student, so i am just offering friendly advice)
MultiFuckballs 7 months ago
for a person to become a good fighter they need to put alot of time and effort, alot of sparring and fighting, if anybody is under impression that taking MMA, or Myi tai, or western boxing is going to make you good fighter in a year or two, than you are deeply mistaking, people like muhamed ali, Joe frazer, anderson silva , randy coture, paqiao, oscar delahoya did not become champions over night or over one year they had dedicated their life to their sport for over a dacade . Cont
hunggararam 8 months ago
i bought this guys dvd, and it was a joke...(lau gar kuen)
MsDumnut 8 months ago
sorry but the dragon form don`t exist its also the tiger form
fickdiselber 9 months ago
uhh.. wasn't tiger fist done with normal fists?
ppaaccoojrf 9 months ago
if you question if this is real or not ask sifu hamby for a demonstration I did it comes at a price
Larrystigerpalm 9 months ago
This guy is real I also studied under Bucksam under Don Morrison And Ray Hildreth
this guy will wo your a#@ people seem to think that when they look at these demonstrations that that is how we really fight in a real situation. These movements
are adjusted to fit the situation at hand . So stop making comments on you tube about demos there just demos We do not fight like that in the dojo
foxybrown2 10 months ago
this dude is legit.very cool video. he is a very large powerful man.coupled with great kung fu ability=unstoppable.
tao123chi 10 months ago
@quandoman my friend was a crane practitioner for 3 years and knocked out a golden glove boxer with a crane beak to the temple then one to the eye i know what your saying though you kinda have to incorporate kung fu into a fight and modernize it a bit before you get the maximum potential of the style
crailtap9292 11 months ago
@crailtap9292 That is all I am saying you must adapt to the modern day fighting styles with your own style what ever style you may be practicing. I agree with all the way
foxybrown2 10 months ago
One of the best video i've ever seen!!! great sifu great music
evilstewie85 11 months ago
i'm a choy lay fut practitioner. Chinese kung fu is about ethics and character, it is only after u achieve that you can become good. Fuck that MMA shit, we wipe your ass on the floor.
raymondfong92 1 year ago
interesting
TheShotokankarateguy 1 year ago
To everyone talking about fights between differents style, whoever won defeated the individual, never the style. Whoever is doing kung fu to fight in rings is doing kung fu for the wrong reasons, you have to find your style to progress and become stronger in the mind and in the body, to develop agility, flexibility and be able to use self-defense. I have been doing hung gar for a few months and this guy seems very legit. Good video
lonewolf871 1 year ago
@0877danimal Thanks Daimal
Quandoman 1 year ago
that will make it easyer when im starting at hung gar kung fuu next month ^__^
123kawaiigirl123 1 year ago
Well Done..another extremely useful training aid..really brings the techniques to life
skeetobobby69 1 year ago
Brutal... I like it!=D
markpearson89 1 year ago
Are these guys serious? the dude looks like a comedian man....
illestwon 1 year ago
@illestwon They say out of the heart the mouth speaks. It is quite obvious that you have a comedian mind. Grow up little boy. Neither you or your remarks have value.
Quandoman 1 year ago
Loving that "Got Qi?" shirt!
Argonath357 1 year ago
Very good video! I'm gonna mark it as one of my favourites. I like all the animals, but I found the leopard more atractive, despite that the Crane technique of evasion is EXTREMELY useful and ignored by many who train it. I've learned some movements of the crane, eagle and tiger, tho. I'm currently training the Bei Shaolin, a style that I'm liking very much!
CRTVBR 1 year ago
this video...was EFFINGG AWESOMEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! i started hung gar about 5 months ago and have always been mixing it with other martial arts trying to find a way to keep it pure but nowww i get the idea!!!
101fighterjet 1 year ago
quandoman i studied hung ga under sifu frank yee who did you learn from
edlo123 1 year ago
@edlo123 My Sifu is master Bucksam Kong/Master Lam Chun Fai in hong Kong.
Quandoman 1 year ago
this will be added to my favorites for sure. Great video and impressive technique.
xknockoutx 1 year ago
so this video proves that even sifus smoke crack
rawrletsgo 1 year ago
@rawrletsgo
STFU, YOUR IDIOT!
CRTVBR 1 year ago
@rawrletsgo Your comments indicate who's really smoking crack. When you get off the crack pipe mybe you will become a better person. To the simple minded negative thoughs are easy. You must be miserable sitting there along sucking on that glass penis.
Quandoman 1 year ago 11
@Quandoman
OMG TY for that.. I have laughed for over 15 minutes... glass penis... AWESOME
BWAHAHAHAHAHA your words hit like your fists... lol good
By the way nice video!
inthebakyard 9 months ago
@rawrletsgo, whoa, you got done mate, "sucking on that glass penis", i bet you never expected a respectable kung fu teacher to come out with that line, i cant stop laughing hahahaha.
israelifaggot 11 months ago
i think the dragon shud have ben a chinese dragon lol vary nice vid
Luke90926 1 year ago
sorry buddy.. not practical for modern combat...stances too low, no agility, no groundfighting techniques..techniques are too complicated and take too long to master.. a good boxer or even a grappler will will whoop these guys.
mrcharles007 1 year ago
@mrcharles007 Sigh.. Those who do not study the art do not understand. The stances are nothing more than training methods to prepare you for different situations such as modern combat. not knocking other arts, but Boxing seems straight forward and predictable. If your speaking about MMA, while it does take some disciplines.. To me it seems like glorified boxing and wrestling put into 2. But then again.. It depends on the Person behind the art, not the art itself (half the time.)
manupdrk 1 year ago
@manupdrk Please, don't go talking about stuff you don't know. Boxing's anything BUT predictable. I myself studied Hung Gar, but even talking to TMA people (well some), they say that traditional's weakness is that there are "telephoned" punches - as in they are performed from a preset position, which make them predictable. Yes, boxing only has the jab, cross, hook, and uppercut, but it's mixing them up. Traditional's still practical, don't get me wrong, but having boxing really helps
FoieGras 1 year ago
@FoieGras You must of clearly understood me. What I mentioned about Boxing is pure opinionated based off of what I've seen. I do Have a friend that has taken Boxing for quite some time. No I have not taken a Boxing Class but I do respect it as an Art. It may of came off as me bashing them, but that wasn't the intention. I'm so accustomed to people bashing our Martial Arts that at times I lose that discipline to keep quiet. But you are right, Having any sort of training, like boxing helps.
manupdrk 1 year ago
@FoieGras I would go on but in the end its like politics. I have my view and you have yours.. no matter what is said..at the end of the day we still walk away with our views.. so arguing is pointless. 10 months ago I didn't clarify as much. Boxing does have its uses, and Hung gar definitely has its uses. My only gripe is when MMA fighters attack traditional martial artist like they are TRULY the best. Without our Foundations and traditions, they would be nothing. Part 2 coming lol.
manupdrk 9 months ago
@FoieGras part 2. However, some MMA Fighters try to keep the old traditions in tact. So they are doing what most teachers stress to their students...and that's to make the art your own. Those that respect the traditions Is what I'm fine with. Honestly I just wish we would stop waring but that won't happen anytime soon. Boxing again.. has its purposes.. but there's some things you need to abandon that they teach you to make it practical.. similar to styles such as hung gar.
manupdrk 9 months ago
@mrcharles007 But when you do master them, it sure helps (and actually these techs are quite intuitive once you get the hang of it). Agility comes with experience no matter which art you study (you should know that). You yourself go find a good Hung Gar guy before talking
Actually, lost to a boxer before (beat a Muay Thai guy though), but as for a grappler, he wasn't even able to do his double-leg take down BECAUSE of the stable stances.
FoieGras 1 year ago
@mrcharles007 To the simple minded person of course these
techniques are complicated. You lack understanding. Gung fu is not for the simple
minded.Gung fu is a science.We know how to adapt. You have been taken in by a sport. Gung fu is not a sport.
Quandoman 1 year ago 18
@mrcharles007 The low stances of Hung Gar were used to develop the practitioners foundation. Hung fighters are known for their strong stances and powerful centers of gravity.True Hung also has various forms grappling similar to Judo. There are also boxing sets similar to Wing Chung - all wrapped up in the system. I've sparred with all types - professional boxers, judo, and Jujitsu experts, even Brazilian Jujitsu and fought my opponents to a stand still or beat them.
sunwukung777 11 months ago
@sunwukung777 It's not necessarily the style but the practitioner. The more experienced a person is in combat the more difficult he is to beat. Do not confuse fighting with combat - they are different. It takes two to fight. Combat is about what I'm going to do to you - there are no rules. I'll rip off an ear if necessary or gouge out an eye to survive - this is real Kung Fu.
sunwukung777 11 months ago
@mrcharles007 So what you're saying is that the style is too difficult? That says a lot about your character.
mansondevil33 10 months ago
@mrcharles007 Yea, Because everyone knows MMA has been around for centuries! OWAIT!! Dude, Kung-fu isnt a point system, its an art built upon hard work, And to say " a good boxer or even a grappler will whoop these guys" Means you have little to no understanding of the martial arts. As Quandoman said " Gung-fu is not for the simple"
ShinNytRain 9 months ago
@mrcharles007 you are being foolish. you have never fought a day in your life. you MUST respect all forms of combat in order to gain victory. a boxer would get kicked. a grappler would get torn. and by the look of this mans intensity hes thinking die mother fucker as seen in 5:50 and youre thinking competition. you keep sleeping and youre bound for a rude awakening.
opticannon 8 months ago
@opticannon you are responding to a comment I posted over a year ago my opinion has since change. If you have 15 20 or 30 year to study kung fu or other traditional art than yes you are right. FYI I been in fights I been attacked by knives( beat defense in a knife attack is to run by the way), and I been shot at. in combat techniques must be simple effective and easy to learn. arts like krav maga, or jdk can turn a total beginer into a capaple fighter in a a year bottom line.
mrcharles007 8 months ago
@mrcharles007 fine, so you live in a hostile enviornment and have had to dig deep to find survival. good , its an expensive lesson is it not?
the problem is not traditional MA but the teachers lacking the experience that you and i have or that of the originators at the time. if it takes that long then you are being mislead. think about it truly. now that you have the knowlege within you any art can be made effective and if someone says anything different they are just promoting thier truth.
opticannon 8 months ago
@mrcharles007
The stances are low to strengthen the legs. The complex moves are done to teach you solid basics. And if you ever feel that Kung Fu has no place in modern combat come over to my house and let me punch you in the throat with a leopard fist....
Rhodesnoaa 8 months ago
@mrcharles007 I don't know if we're watching the same video because I didn't find the movements overly complicated. Perhaps there was a couple of movements that I felt didn't need to be there, but otherwise this is fine.
Also, just because something doesn't include groundfighting doesn't make it ineffective.
langying 1 day ago
@langying want to be a good fighter studying a traditional martial arts? train for 15-20 years, you will become good at fighting aganist one unarmed opponet with little martial arts training, if he pull a knife, you're screwed, if some of his buddies gang up on you , again you're screwed, if he takes you to the ground or if you slip and fall, you're screwed! styles like JKD, and krav maga or military combatives are more effective for the streets and it won't take 15, or 20 years to learn.
mrcharles007 23 hours ago
@mrcharles007 Actually, many traditional styles teach methods of dealing with a weapon dealing opponent, multiple opponents and groundfighting. Don't expect everyone to want to give their secrets away so easily. Just because a video doesn't show something doesn't mean it's not there.
Also, just because something's easy to pick up doesn't mean it's superior to anything traditional. Every style takes time honored practiced to truly master
langying 23 hours ago
This man is slower than hell.
r4dio4ctive 1 year ago
@r4dio4ctive Hey body try sparring with his it is so mach fun because he is so slw. not.
hunggararam 1 year ago
@r4dio4ctive you base speed on what, a demo? ya lost me,,,,,,
opti2007 1 year ago
Hello sifu !! I like the design of your school patch. I collect such things. Can you tell me how I can buy one from you?
serbsmight 1 year ago
@serbsmight If you would like a patch I will mail you one. Send me your address.
Quandoman 1 year ago
@Quandoman Please do send me one.Ii was thinking of that oval shape patch. I send the address to your web site. it is my friend Allen who have a small koon in his garage. i practice there.
serbsmight 1 year ago
U r a beast man....i mean this in a positive sense!
Greetz from Germany
Aphrophis 1 year ago
nicely demonstrated!
mooyingmantis 1 year ago
Thanks for your comment
Quandoman 1 year ago
WELL DONE!
sunfist420 1 year ago 3
thanks
Quandoman 1 year ago
Thanks for comment
Quandoman 1 year ago
So, how does Hung Gar differentiate itself from all other styles that uses the same animal based styles, like shaolinquan?
ShinFuYux 1 year ago
@ShinFuYux I only did Hung Gar so I can't say for sure, but it seems that Hung Gar's quite a bit more direct when compared to stuff say like the original Shaolin version. It's always directly attack the body rather than the roundabout way. There are still traps and blocks that damage, but there seems to be less fakes and such
FoieGras 1 year ago
this video makes me understand more clearly the one of the foms of the hung gar kung fu..
ryudo24 2 years ago
specialization is key to success
you can try to be broad and learn all 5
or you can thrive in one and pwn even more
Zatarainism 2 years ago
This video is Extraordinary!
dcorelone 2 years ago
i like this video, the history of kung fu styles is very interesting to me, the only way i'd improve on the video is when he's demonstrating he should go slow once, then at full speed a second time, one so people could see how its done and then to show them what it'd really look like in a fight other than that its perfect, ooh also my style appearently does panther strikes but we call them hurakens :D
chatanwarrior 2 years ago
Awesome!
SuperTutorialKing 2 years ago
This man studied under Gong Bucksam for..25 years? Would you keep a student for that long that you thought was a joke? ;)
9sectionwhip 2 years ago 10
his dragon is weird , we taught to use it for heavy slaps rather then grappling
sewagedweller 2 years ago
I enjoyed Looking at this video. I can now make the dragon apart of my customized fighting style.. It's called.... Kabop =D I will be the one
Asurecharmer86 2 years ago
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bruceleroy60 2 years ago
@bruceleroy60; then make better videos
MyCrownOfWorms 2 years ago
YOU AINT GOT THE GLOW
HAMBY DOES
blestcurst 2 years ago
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B0ngHitta 2 years ago
And I do really like this video. It's very informative. But the dragon is wrong, The maiming and killing is the tiger. The internal is the dragon. Otherwise, I thought the video was very good and especially the wristbands. Hardcore, real Hung Gar people condition the forearms like mad, and know that some spiked gear over them always helps :)
B0ngHitta 2 years ago
interesting and good video thanks but a dragon with wings?
the chinese dragon dosen't have the wings
markohu 2 years ago 19
this is bs. Dragon is internal, other videos on youtube properly demonstrate the dragon section of the five animals/five elements form...
B0ngHitta 2 years ago
you dont know much about hung kuen application then do you?
Kung Fu masters Gordon Lau and his adoptive brother lau kar leung of shaw brothers fame play the dragon hard and soft, Sifu Hamby here already talked about the internal benefits of dragon Just because he can demonstrate a practical application for the fist doesnt mean he has ignored the internal.
I wouldnt be so quick to criticise I just watched your videos and you dont even know how to punch a bag correctly.
ibuchanan82 2 years ago 4
But yet you complemented me on knee strikes when I was holding somebody's head after a double ear clap, and you later learned that I had been HIT BY A CAR and posted that video as a short self defense clip for him to practice that short, practical, devastating and street-proven combo :)
B0ngHitta 2 years ago
Dude, no joke your technique is so brutal/real.
It would be bad as if you were in an old shaw brothers film as the foreigner who opens a school in china or some shit..
great skill and I am sorry for joking about your video, though it was more a friendly joke seeing as redman does kung fu
MockEmpire 2 years ago 4
i thought the dragon ws about inner strength
sroirrow 2 years ago
Some schools teach dragon as a purely internal set, while others still use a softer method but can extract a "hard application" like here, and also in my lineage Lau Gar Hung Keun
ibuchanan82 2 years ago
We all know that the Dragon is a mythological animal that represents power and the duality of hard/soft ,yin/yang,internal/external power.
You can't have one without the other. The dragon also represent a twisting and turning of the body as in golden dragon presents its claws or dragon wips its tail.Don't reject things you havn't been taught .Knowledge is power and the understanding of knowledge is the application of power. Do more research. Peace.
Don Hamby Sifu
Quandoman 2 years ago
im practice of the five family five animals in mexico its called "tigre negro" Mexico. this its a great demostration of our sistem.....well done sifu
rana5128 2 years ago
again i find people commenting that don't know the difference of demonstration or practice and actually applying the styles and techniques
Kirkinho1 2 years ago
One of the greatest virtues one can have is understanding. Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave,because the more you know the more you know you don't know. Thanks for your illuminating post Kirkinho1
Don Hamby Sifu
Quandoman 2 years ago
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What kind of animal is a dragon?
cobead 2 years ago
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THIS IS CRAP
ravisdb 2 years ago
And you fail to realize these techniques aren't for MMA usage.
6arcsn1sky 2 years ago
Well done! Excellent effort on video. Wow!
stretchsportguy 2 years ago
Thanks Stretchsportguy
Quandoman 2 years ago
You mean they aren't spesific techniques or combo sets, but a type of fist to use instead of a rolled fist in every opportunity?
Scalier 2 years ago
Such a difficult system to apply in even a clear situation, not to mention the fight most often wouldn't be nice and clear.
Scalier 3 years ago
I disagree, if you can teach yourself to apply them using your own techniques that work for you and your style.. it becomes very useful.
blake1008 2 years ago
Wasn't he trained by BuckSam Hong?
clfguardian 3 years ago
yes Buck Sam Kong for many years.
banditshaw 2 years ago
hamby looks like a guy off of mortal kombat
like this guy looks like a hardass.
Maodifi 3 years ago
No one special. I just read several of your posts on CLF and man do you get a bad rap. I do like what you said about dartmouth CLF though, and your right he had no real body connection nor does he understand the proper use of Sau Choy (Sweeping Hammer/Fist). Some people do not like honest Criticism. I try to help when I can but I am still just a Disciple not a master I learned CLF & Hung Gar those are my two styles.
clfguardian 3 years ago
Sifu Don is a huge fan of Chinese Kung Fu and I've seen him in a Sparring match in NY and He's good he may not be fast but he can hurt you. As for those that are running there mouth about him, I dare you to challenge any Real Hung Gar Sifu. Or better yet go to Hong Kong and Challenge Mark Ho Sifu or How About FrankyLau, I suddenly see pain in your future.
clfguardian 3 years ago
HAHAHA haw , thats so true *wipes tears from his eyes* Mark Ho is My Sigung and I'm terrified of the thought of some poor soul going against him!
ibuchanan82 3 years ago
If it isn't the elusive CLFDevil. I agree I've seen this man in action he's good. Hey CLFDevil How is Mark Fai Sifu?
clfguardian 3 years ago
if u can master the 5 animals u have no fear maybe u just lose ur common sense? or maybe you had none to begin with considering u mastered this ... firstly... in nearly all karate styles you dont bend your fingers while you palm (the tiger) if you hit a board like that your will break every 1 of them...
NgrPlz08 3 years ago
only because western karate-ka do nothing to condition there fingers, hung ga practitioners, real hung ga practitioners spend years striking bags, then bamboo then wood and finally iron shot with there fingers.
True karate-ka, the ones you never see in the west do something similar,
search walnut challange and watermelon challange, to see finger strength done in good humor, then try it yourself ,cry, then come back and apologize
ibuchanan82 3 years ago
lol so true. not to mention when he hits u with that tiger 1st palms then grabs ur tendons a flesh with his sharpened claws. lol fighting a hung gar shifu means 1 thing death.
hunggarguy 3 years ago
amen to that.
ibuchanan82 3 years ago
furthermore this is hung ga kung fu it has nothing to do with karate
ibuchanan82 3 years ago
anyone smell bs?
lol i'll invent the style of the rabbit.
RUN RUN RUN !!!
Seirios86 3 years ago
the other guy luaghs at 4:20 xD
sdhdgasd 3 years ago
wow that black guy is fucking huge!
cexyles222 3 years ago
2:54 lollollol xD
sdhdgasd 3 years ago
you know there is only one way to fined out if he is for real or not. and it is to test him ot yourself, until you do that shut the fuk up and have some humbelness you little shit heads.
hunggararam 3 years ago
and yea... hes a joke lol
immasmoke14ya 3 years ago
no way he's a sifu !
W4EAN 3 years ago
OH please, don't make me lough, this cannot be a sifu
demonsmoker666 3 years ago
wicked hes black LIKE MY SEEFU
blackjin21 3 years ago
i think the crane example he did wit his fingers wuhs fckin hoo-larious
datboi135 3 years ago
to me, kung fu is a dilemma. the techniques are really old, used by the chinese for centuries so they got to be effective right? but to me they just seem difficult, if not impossible to pull of in a real fight. i mean, striking someones temple or throat with the crane is propably really effective, it's just hard to accomplish when the enemy is throwing punches at you, or tackles you and attemps to strangle you on the ground. guess i'll stick to boxing. i mean no offense, just stating my opinion.
Moosh50 3 years ago 4
its a good opinion. ;) thats why u got to practice kung fu many and many years so that u really can use it in a fight. when u want to learn quick, boxing might be the right for u, but when u want techniques and speed etc. try out kung fu :)
greetz
YSLreloaded 3 years ago
well, it's true that boxing is a rather straightforward style with no real techniques, but becoming a good boxer still takes time. you need to develope speed,accuracy, power and find your own rythm, then you need to learn how to read your opponents moves to perform counters. any martial art can be learned quick, but being good in it takes time, this applies to any style.
Moosh50 3 years ago 2
true, my dad was a boxer.. so i know that its hard aswell to become good, everybody got his own kind of style he likes, so u r a boxer and i'm in martial arts, 2 different styles, one goal: get good ;) greetz
YSLreloaded 3 years ago
at the same time, boxing is also a martial art. i currently am in kung fu and know enough to practically use it in a fight, though i still have a long way to go. the martial arts aren't just learning to fight, they are a way of life. to truly understand the arts, you must live them and take your training with you wherever you go. also, when practicing fighting techniques, remember that one move can be used in many different ways, there is not only one block to one punch...
kuroihitomi00 3 years ago 4
indeed, you can have kung fu in any skill. Its skill through hard work and commitment. But i feel like when you practice kung fu, your getting the pure thing. uncut. lol
immasmoke14ya 3 years ago
I don't mean any offense by this, but shouldn't you try to trim down. You seem to have very good knowledge and skill, but it seems you're too bulky and slow to fight effectively. Sorry for how this sounds, but I'm probably not the first person to mention this.
hulkout666 3 years ago
Donald, you're awesome. Respect!
chiuchiutrain 3 years ago
Can you make a Sup/Ng Ying Kuen diagram? I'd appreciate school but sadly there's a "gangsta" problem -_-
dapithapon 3 years ago
very good hung gar is an interesting style thanks for the vid
wiseguy7star 3 years ago
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go play basket ball brother man leave kung fu to more intelligent people like chineese and whites ,,its for the best
TexasTexan2 3 years ago
Don....you're the King.
Excellent demo!
chiuchiutrain 3 years ago
thanks my friend.
Quandoman 3 years ago
Is there a fork lift style (Only joking)
ollieflp 3 years ago
nice technique really impressed
MangaSupreme234 3 years ago
redmans got better kung fu than this dude
MockEmpire 3 years ago
i swear he lookz sooo crazy
thejijjic 3 years ago
hamby reminds me of the doctor who ate jasons heart in jason goes to hell
shaolinjohnny 3 years ago
way to break down the techniques.
jalil124 3 years ago
woah....lol, whats with the dragon in the beginning.
JrSoprano72 3 years ago
I don't like the idea that dragon is represented by western dragon... because that's not what the dragon form is based off of.
Billwaahau 3 years ago 4
This guy is realy in his own little world...
bordeauxdogge 3 years ago 4
my upper replies goes out to you too knuckle head
Quandoman 3 years ago
dear bruceleroy there is only one phony thing in heare, and it is your screen name. but since you are such an expert on hung gar than maybe you should post your videos, or maybe you should come down to our school and teach us the correct way.
hunggararam 3 years ago
i would never fight like that... :P
jakobff 3 years ago
jakobff,you probably can't fight at all you little colylight. This is what seperate the masters from tyro's little boy.
Quandoman 3 years ago
just saying "I" wouldn't...chill out :P
jakobff 3 years ago
Let me tell you something my friend if you would like to sea him or even me in serious MMA action than stop talking shit and come down to our school and beleave me you vill sea. we can do it any way you want to with gloves , or bare heand and no rools, oh by the way i am his younger brothere classmate, fined out where bucksam kongs schol is and come down and if you realy want bring down your favorite MMA fiter with you
hunggararam 3 years ago
That sounds like a challenge! I have a 3rd degree blackbelt in judo and have been doing thai boxing for the last two years to give me an edge with my striking. I guarantee you, you will lose, and you will lose the modern way ... by submission! It is inevitable, all styles of martial art that fail to incorporate ground skills into their system fall to the grappling arts! No disrespect!
TahoeVista 3 years ago
it is a chalange you little shit head. bring your judo and your thai boxing and we will sea. and by the way i have black belt also, and it is used to hold my pants up. and as farr grapling gose try to use that on a street fight with 10 or 15 cholos on your ass and you will soon discover that you my friend dont know shit about fighting
hunggararam 3 years ago
black kung fu!
ionglacier 3 years ago
that guy will break you in two.
Ghoststarks 3 years ago
what do you mean, what is so crappy about what you sea, oh may be you think you can do better so pleas show
hunggararam 3 years ago 2
kool shit! This guy knows hung thou
dHARMa187 3 years ago 2
Nice and informative video! :D
Nuggi7777 3 years ago 2
great stuff, great focus in the techniques, this is old school understanding that is lost alot today, just my thought
SifuPat 4 years ago 3
Thank you Sifu Pat
Quandoman 3 years ago
Nice explanations and demos, Where can I get those wristbands?
bladesaint21 4 years ago
this guy reminds me of shaft for some reson....lol...i love hung gar ive studied it for 4 years.....
yumeji1 4 years ago
that was awesome!
drchango2010 4 years ago