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Template:Chinese name Hung Hei (Chinese: 洪熙; pinyin: Hóng Xī) 1745–1825, born Huadu, Guangdong, China, was a major influential figure of Southern Shaolin Kung Fu.

Overview

Hung Hei was originally named Jue 朱 and was a tea merchant. He escaped to the Southern Fujian Shaolin Temple after he had an argument with a few upper class Manchurians during the Qing Dynasty when the Manchus were in control. Abott Ji Sin accepted him into the temple and soon found out how talented and hardworking he was in Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. Ji Sin was impressed by these qualities and soon began to teach Hung the Tiger style that he specialized in. After six years he became number one of the top ten of the laymen followers (they were people who went to the temple to learn only kung fu and not religion). However, afterwards the Qing government destroyed the temple because the temple gave refuge to many rebels who wanted to restore the Ming Dynasty. Hung Hei had 2 mentionable students:

1. Luk Ah Choi 陸亞采, founder of Hung Ga 洪家
Luk followed Hung Hei and also Hung's teacher Ji Sin 至善 learning Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. Becoming a revolutionary Luk named his style Hung Ga 洪家, not after Hung Hei but after Hung Mun 洪門, the triad.

2. Lei Jou Fun 李祖寬, founder of Hung Fut 洪佛
Lei was a wealthy man who sought out skilled martial artists whom he could learn from. When he met Hung Hei he invited him to stay at his house where the servants called him Hung Hei "Goon 官" meaning "official", a name which seems to have stayed with him.

Cultural reference

The 1994 ATV series The Kung Fu Master is based on the story of Hung Hei.

References

Beginning Shaolin Hung-Gar Kung Fu - John Leong
Hung Gar Kung Fu: Chinese art of self defense - Bucksam Kong and Eugene H. Ho, copyright 1973 Ohara Publications Inc.
The Tiger/Crane Form of Hung Gar Kung Fu - Bucksam Kong, copyright 1983 Ohara Publications Inc.
Kung Fu Magazine - Sept.1999, Pacific Rim publications, Arnaldo Ty Nunez

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-'''Hung Hei-gun''' ({{zh|c=洪熙官|p=Hóng Xīguān|y=Hung4 Hei1 Gun1}}), born [[Huadu District|Huadu]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]], was the founder of [[Hung Gar]] [[Kung Fu]].
+'''Hung Hei''' ({{zh|c=洪熙|p=Hóng Xī|y=Hung Hei}}) 1745–1825, born [[Huadu District|Huadu]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]], was a major influential figure of Southern Shaolin [[Kung Fu]].
 ==Overview==
 {{Chinese martial arts}}
-Hung was originally named Jyu and was a tea merchant. He escaped to the Southern [[Fujian]] [[Shaolin Temple]] after he had an argument with a few upper class Manchurians during the [[Qing Dynasty]] when the [[Manchus]] were in control. Abott [[Jee Sin]] accepted  him into the temple and soon found out how talented and hardworking he was in Southern [[Shaolin Kung Fu]]. Jee Sin was impressed by these qualities and soon began to teach Hung the Tiger style that he specialized in. After six years he became number one of the top ten of the laymen followers (they were people who went to the temple to learn only kung fu and not religion). However, afterwards the Qing government destroyed the temple because the temple gave refuge to many rebels who wanted to restore the [[Ming Dynasty]].
+Hung Hei was originally named Jue 朱 and was a tea merchant. He escaped to the Southern [[Fujian]] [[Shaolin Temple]] after he had an argument with a few upper class Manchurians during the [[Qing Dynasty]] when the [[Manchus]] were in control. Abott [[Ji Sin]] accepted  him into the temple and soon found out how talented and hardworking he was in Southern [[Shaolin Kung Fu]]. Ji Sin was impressed by these qualities and soon began to teach Hung the Tiger style that he specialized in. After six years he became number one of the top ten of the laymen followers (they were people who went to the temple to learn only kung fu and not religion). However, afterwards the Qing government destroyed the temple because the temple gave refuge to many rebels who wanted to restore the [[Ming Dynasty]]. Hung Hei had 2 mentionable students:
+. '''Luk Ah Choi 陸亞采''', founder of [[Hung Ga]] 洪家<br>
-Hung escaped and during his wanderings he met [[Fong Wing-chun]] (not Yim Wing-chun of the [[Wing Chun]] Style) and found out that her father, [[Fong Sai-yuk]] (kung fu brother of Hung) was killed by the same person who killed his mentor, [[Jee Sin]]. So Fong Wing-chun taught him her crane style to balance out his hard tiger techniques with the evasiness of her crane techniques. Hung then avenged Jee Sin and Fong Sai-yuk by finally destroying the murderer ([[Bak Mei]] according to some sources). Hung and Fong Wing-chun soon fell in love and they were soon married. Hung then opened a martial arts school when the banning of martial arts was lifted in [[China]]. He called it [[Hung Gar|Hung Gar Kuen]] in honour of the First emperor of the last true Chinese (Ming) Dynasty and to protect his disciples from harm from the Manchus because the Shaolin arts were still banned. His style soon was ranked the best of the five major family styles in the Province of [[Kwangtung]].
+Luk followed Hung Hei and also Hung's teacher Ji Sin 至善 learning Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. Becoming a revolutionary Luk named his style [[Hung Ga]] 洪家, not after Hung Hei but after [[Hung Mun]] 洪門, the triad.
+. '''Lei Jou Fun 李祖寬''', founder of [[Hung Fut]] 洪佛<br>
+Lei was a wealthy man who sought out skilled martial artists whom he could learn from. When he met Hung Hei he invited him to stay at his house where the servants called him Hung Hei "Goon 官" meaning "official", a name which seems to have stayed with him.
 ==Cultural reference==
-* The 1994 [[Asia Television Limited|ATV]] series [[The Kung Fu Master (ATV)|The Kung Fu Master]] is based on the story of Hung Hei-gun.
+* The 1994 [[Asia Television Limited|ATV]] series [[The Kung Fu Master (ATV)|The Kung Fu Master]] is based on the story of Hung Hei.
 ==See also==
-*[[Hung Gar]]
+*[[Hung Ga]]
-*[[Jee Sin]]
+*[[Hung Fut]]
+*[[Ji Sin]]
 ==References==