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The Mu Dong - Yat Hei Ngm Hahng Morn
system was founded by Sit Chun-Yuk of Chieh Kong village in China. Sit
was a student of the Shaolin system before he studied Mu Dong, an
internal system from the neighboring Mu Dong (Wudang) mountain region.
He trained under the guidance of Yik Wai-Chun, became his disciple, but
also studied from Kuo Wei-Jin, (Hao Wei-Zheng) founder of another
internal system, Hao style tai chi. Upon completing his studies, Sit
integrated the essence of the Snake form from the Shaolin system, the
Hsing I and Pa Kua styles from the Mu Dong system, and Hao style tai
chi, a derivative from the Wu (Yu-Seong) branch. From these influences,
Sit founded Mu Dong - Yat Hei Ngm Hahng Morn, a system that exemplifies
the internal and external elements of a refined martial art. |
| During the Sino-Japanese War, Sit and
his daughter, Sit Wai-Lan took refuge in Southern China. He became a
casualty of the war, leaving his daughter to survive as a martial arts
performer in a traveling road show. Sit Wai-Lan, famous for juggling
seven sharp daggers was seen during one of her performances by Ma Duc-Sun,
a doctor of Chinese medicine. Ma was captivated by her skill, and
through his perseverance, was accepted as her student, and later, as her
disciple. |
| After the revolution in China, Ma
departed for Hong Kong. Although he never established a school, he did
accept many disciples, including Ng Kam-Lau. In Hong Kong, Ng befriended
Kwong Tit-Fu, a noted Hung Gar Tiger Crane instructor of the Lam
lineage. Kwong became his student and years later a disciple of Mu Dong
- Yat Hei Ngm Hahng Morn.
In 1970, Kwong immigrated to the
United States where he met Calvin Chin. Chin secured a job for Kwong as
a martial arts instructor at his youth athletic club. In 1972, Chin
became Kwong’s disciple and helped him establish the Academy of
Chinese Martial Arts, formally of Boston’s Chinatown. After years of
training and reflection, Kwong founded the Fu Hok Tai He Morn system.
This system is a teaching methodology that incorporates the principles
and concepts of Mu Dong - Yat Hei Ngm Hahng Morn, Hung Gar Tiger Crane
Kung Fu, and Wu (Chien-Chuan) style tai chi. Each system maintains its
traditional sequences; all have been enhanced by the interdisciplinary
exchange of theories. According to Ng, after Kwong’s passing in 1999,
Chin became the only active instructor of the Mu Dong - Yat Hei Ngm
Hahng Morn system. Chin is also the top disciple and successor of the Fu
Hok Tai He Morn system. |
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| This system is related to the
philosophy of tai chi, where opposite attributes compliment one another.
Similar to the internal system, the interaction of gong
(hardness/energetic) and yau (softness/suppleness) in the Mu Dong
- Yat Hei Ngm Hahng Morn system culminates into the explosive force
called fajin. Like some external systems, movements have specific
purposes. In Mu Dong - Yat Hei Ngm Hahng Morn, correlation is made to
the five elements (Ngm Hahng, Wu Hsing) that represent fire, earth,
metal, water and wood and movement interact by complementing or opposing
one another. One learns to identify each movement to the corresponding
element and use the contending movement to overcome the opponent. The
training method is designed to facilitate the development and refinement
of high-level techniques through a series of exercises, drills and
sequences rendered from precise body alignment and synchronized with
upper and lower coordination.
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