Lineage
"Long Ying Keun" translates into English as "Dragon Shape Fist" and is a Hakkanese martial art from southern China. Today it can be found in Southern Mainland China, as well as across Hong Kong, Taiwan and around the globe in America, Australia, the United Kingdom and beyond.
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Developed by founder Lam Yiu Gwai from his original Lam family style (Lam Gar) following a time spent training under the tutorage of Shaolin monk Daai Yuk Sim See the style was later renamed from Lam Gar to Long Ying after witnesses to Lam Yiu Gwai's ferocious fighting ability suggested it resembled the nature of a dragon.
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Our liniage is something we are immensly proud of and we take very seriously the reponsibility of representing, hounouring and preserving it for future generations.
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Daai Yuk Sim See
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Daai Yuk Sim See was the head monk of the Wah So Toi (southern Shaolin) temple in Kwangtong province in southern China. Traditionally, Daai Yuk restricted his teaching to only the most senior monks. However, with the increased use of firearms in China, Daai Yuk a select few from outside of temple under his tutorage. Daai Yuk first encountered Lam Yiu Gwai when Lam Yiu Gwai and some family members were defeated by monks in the fields surrounding the temple. Lam Yiu Gwai appealed to them to take him to their teacher and, having a reputation as a good boy was taken on as a student.
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Lam Yiu Gwai
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Lam Yiu Gwai was born in Wiy Yurn village and by the age of 14 was already teaching his family style of kung fu, Zap Lung Dun (Lam Gar). At this time, Lam ansd some of his kinsmen were defeated by monks of the Wah So Toi Temple and so impressed was LYG that he appealed to their teacher Daai Yuk Sim See to take him on as his student. Over several years studying at the temple Lam Yiu Gwai combined what he learned with his own family style of Lam Gar and, though at this time still known as Lam Gar, they style we know today was born. By the age of 21 he had completed his training under Daai Yuk and was told that he could leave the temple. Lam went on to gain a fierce reputation for never losing a single fight, becomming known as one of the 3 Tigers of the East River hired by General Lee Yum-Chu to teach martial arts to soldiers. The name Long Ying Keun (Dragn Shape Fist) was given to the style by General Lee-Yum-Chu after witnessing Lam Yiu Gwai's abilities and way of moving.
Lam Tan Gon
Lam Tan Gon was the second son of Lam Yiu Gwai. He completed the full training in Long Ying Keun directly from his father and became the second generation Grandmaster of our lineage.
Chou Chung
Chou Chung was born and raised in Toi San, in mainland China. He completed studying the system of Hung Kuen at an early age and then in 1942 learnt Tdit Dar (Chinese herbal medicine) from a Taoist monk called Lei Wan Do Jeurn. By 1948 he had moved to Hong Kong and had started teaching Hung Kuen and practicing Tdit Dar. In the early 1950s, he met a student of Lam Yiu Gwai and lost in a friendly comparison of styles. He then became a student of Lam Yiu Gwai and went on to become the first accomplished student of Long Ying Keun in Hong Kong.
Chung Wai Kong
Chung Wai Kong learnt Long Ying Kuen from the age of 12 from Grandmaster Chil Chung. Chung Wai Kong showed such good training attitude at a young age that Chil Chung accepted him as a full time apprentice learning Long Ying and Tdit Dar medicine. He completed his study after training full time for 12 years. In 1989, he moved to Cardiff, in Wales (UK), and started his own school.
Shek Lam Shing
Shek Lam Shing was born in the New Territories of Hong Kong. He first started Long Ying Keun in the 1960s and had two consecutive Dragon masters before coming to train under Chil Chung. He started teaching the style in the UK in 1989.
Dr Nigel Cooper
Nigel Cooper first trained in a variety of other martial arts, attaining a very high rank, known for his impressive repatoir of kicks. However, when he met Shek Lam Shing in 1989 and found that, despite his many dans and skills attained from Jujitsu he simply had no practical answer to what he was being faced with and so dedicated full time to learning Long Ying Keun, where he has remained ever since. Nigel has also studied Taichi to a high level under the late Earl Montague, as well as Iron and Poison Hand skills from Dr Dale Dougas, which (before his retirment) he spent a long career in the armed police combining with Dragon to great practical effect. His studies have taken him to both Hong Kong and China to train directly under Chou Chung before he passed away and he now trains directly with his Sifu Chung Wai Kong in Wales. Aside from his role as Sifu to the Hertfordshire class he has extensive experience training both military and police personal.
Dom Meurier
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Dom has studied martial arts since 1982. The practice of martial arts has touched all aspects of his life including his work as both a fitness instructor and as a professional self defence instructor. He was introduced to Dragon style in 1989 under Shek Lam Sing and has practiced this system ever since. From the martial arts he went on to learn the associated healing arts of Shiatsu Massage and Acupuncture. Although originally an instructor at the Herts class Dom now lives in New Zealand.
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