Dragon style as we know it today is comprised of Hakkakuen, (the style of Lam’s grandfather and father) Shaolin, (his Teachers from Wah Sa Tsoi) and Taoist forms (from Wong Lee Giu).
Kuen Jie lived in with the baby just like in Hong Kong, cooked food, and did everything just like in Hong Kong as a result of the indulgence of the room boys.
Kuen Jie was a typical, good humored Chinese amah of the old school.
Kuen Jie excused herself saying the family needed her to look after grand children.
He began his training at age 10 practicing various shorthand styles of kung fu (HakkaKuen).
At age 20 he began the practice of Tai Chi Chuan.
chi kung, xing yi, taiqi, wing chun, liu he ba fa, hakkakuen, tai qi, bagua, hsing-i, liu ho ba fa, pak mei, lung ying, tong long, praying mantis, san shou, chi sao, chi gong, meditation
As a Hakka style, it contains major elements of both Ying Jow (Eagle Claw), and Tong Long (Praying Mantis).
The founder of this style, master Yang Lu Chan (1799-1872), was taught be Chen Chang Xin (1771-1853), both men carry Northern Chinese family names that are preserved in the South of China, amongst the Hakka minority.
Over time, these two distinct aspects of martial training 'merge' in the mind and body of the practitioner, creating a psychological calmness and alertness, combined with a physical robustness and balanced relaxation.
www.chandao.co.uk /introduction.htm (330 words)
Southern Mantis System(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
That is the reason I tend to think the most appropriate theory is the one that establishes that this styles have a common root, but they have been differentiating each other with the transmission from generation to generation during centuries.
The style was kept secretly during generations by the Hakka Chinese, considered to be outsider by the other indigenous peoples of Kwansi province.
It is supposed that the Hakka people is descendant of the Ming royal family and their supporters that moved to the South escaping from the Manchu invasion in the XVII century.
Following in Grandmaster Lam Sang's footsteps, Sifu Henry Poo Yee currently promotes this system of Kung Fu with branch schools all over the world including the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
With the sacrifice and dedication of Grandmaster Lam Sang's devotion to the system of Kwangsai Jook Lum Gee Tong Long Pai, the system has flourished and this once secretive Hakka art is now well known and recognized all around the world.
With Grandmaster Lam Sang's blessing, this system of Kung Fu will continue to flourish and expand for generations to come.
www.ckfa.com /history.shtml (769 words)
SOU GAR KUNE(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hokkian Hakka Naam Paai Tong Long Kuen (Ein Basissystem der Südlichen Gottesanbeterin)
Sai Jong Kam Po Say Da Teui Lama Kuen (Tibetanische Lama-Schule nach Kam Po), siehe auch:SAY CHONG KAM PO BOK HOC LA MA SOU GAR KUNE
Die Basis des Systems bildet das Naam Paai Tong Long Kuen (Südliche Gottesanbeterin).
