Fu Jow Pai
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Lineage
Anonymous Monk of Hoy Hong Temple ??-??
First Generation Grand Master Wong Bil Hong b.1841 d.1934
Late Grand Master Wong Moon Toy b.1907 d.1960
Grand Master Wai Hong b.1938
Other Key Dates
1876 Wong Bil Hong begins studying Hark Fu Moon
1927 Wong Moon Toy begins studying Hark Fu Moon
1934 Wong Bil Hong renames the system Fu Jow Pai
1934 Wong Moon Toy arrives in New York City
1940 Wong Moon Toy started teaching Hung Gar
1957 Chinese Youth Athletic Club formed for the instruction of Fu Jow Pai (private)
1960 Wai Hong becomes the successor of the system
1968 Chinese Youth Athletic Club becomes Fu Jow Pai Federation, opens to the public


Fu Jow Pai , originally named "Hark Fu Moon" (Black Tiger Kung Fu System), has its origins in Hoy Hong Temple. The system "was modeled after the demeanor and fighting strategy of an attacking tiger. The striking movements are lightning fast, agile and powerful. Techniques unique to Fu-Jow Pai are ripping, tearing, clawing and grasping applications."

Influences

Fu Jow Pai Grand Masters trained in the following additional styles:
  • Wong Bil Hong mastered Hung Gar
    Hung Gar
    Hung Ga 洪家, Hung Kuen 洪拳, or Hung Ga Kuen 洪家拳 is a southern Chinese martial art associated with the Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung, who was a master of Hung Ga....

     under Wong Kei-Ying and his son, Wong Fei-Hung.
  • Wong Moon Toy mastered Hung Gar under Wong Bil Hong and Mizongyi under Lau Chook Fung and Doon Yuk Ching and Mizongyi
    Mizongyi
    Mízōngyì , or simply Mízōng, is a style of Chinese martial art based on deception and mobility. Mizong is also known as Mízōngquán and Yanqingquan and there are many sub-branches of this style....

     before training in Hark Fu Moon with his uncle, Wong Bil Hong.
  • Wai Hong also learned (most notably) Hung Gar, Mizongyi, Choy Lee Fut, and T'ai chi ch'uan.

Contributions

In 1971, Wai Hong sponsored the first all open style full-contact kung fu tournament in the US and which became the model for future US full-contact tournaments. He also founded the Eastern United States Kung-Fu Federation, which he led for eight years. Fu-Jow Pai has appeared in multiple movies, documentaries, and tournaments.
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