| History of Hung Fut (part 6) |
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| Also travelling to the Americas from Hong Kong was Sheung Wong who learned Hung Fut from his father Wei Ching Wong. Sheng passed on the style to his son Edmond when he joined him in Victoria, Canada. Sheung was famous Canadian citizen due mainly for his work with the Chinese Masons. Edmond teaches today at the club named after his father. From a very young age Hung Jak Pui received instructions handed down from Hung Chiu Shing. His understanding of the arts is reputably extremely elevated. One time there was this Master who called himself 'Iron Bridge'. He insisted on having a fight with Hung Jak Pui. Jak Pui broke through defences and knocked him out in one move. Before he was able to get up he got on his knees to become Hung Jak Pui's student. From that time on Hung Jak Pui was known as Iron Bridge. He opened his school in Chung King in 1970. He has the respect of all the brethren and elders of the Association where he holds the position of Honorable President. The Tsui-Po brothers moved to Australia from Mauritius and in 1971 started the 'Golden Lion Academy' in Victoria. They learned the Hung Fut system from three generations of their own ancestors, their Grandfather learning the art from Hung Chiu Shing in Southern China. The name 'Golden Lion' was chosen in memory of this family legacy. The brothers' aimed originally to keep their art alive by passing on their skills, as they had been taught, to their students. |
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| The Hong Kong International Hung Fut Pai Association still meets yearly around eighth of August--Paul Juraszek Birthday--at the anniversary of Hung Chiu Shing's Birthday. There are also arms of Hung Fut in Ireland and Germany. |
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| It should also be noted that the forms taught in Australia stem from Hung Chiu Shing, differing from some of the forms taught overseas to different clans. Some of the original senior students of the Tsui-Po brothers started new Hung Fut schools after Golden Lion started teaching other styles. Gilbert Broadway opened Australian Tiger and Crane Kung Fu in Camberwell, Victoria. He instructs today a style that is reportedly a cross between Hung Fut and Hung Gar. Another student, Mark, now runs classes in Dandenlong, Victoria. In 1992, Richard Shrapnel, another Tsui Po student, started 'Iron Fist Kung Fu' school in Richmond then later moved to Melbourne, Victoria. He now works as an international personal protection and business advisor and authored, 'Personal Protection at Home and Abroad: a Practical Guide for your Security'. |
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| Initially teaching their family style, the brothers were later convinced to change teaching styles to wushu and tiaji quan and now only teaches Hung Fut to its very senior and trusted students/instructors. As a result of over 40 years of experience in Chinese martial arts, Doctor Pier Tsui-Po (practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine) has guided the Academy to become one of Australia's leading martial arts schools. He was appointed the Australian National Kung Fu Coach in 1984, and State coach to the Australian Wushu Team for the 1988 and 1990 world championships. He is also the author of 'The Two Dragons of Dim Mak, Healing secrets of ancient China', 'Superfocusing', and 'The Dim Mak Manual, art and science of deadly pressure point fighting'. He has authored two certified correspondence courses, 'The Ghost Hands of Dim Mak' and 'Knife Defence Made Easy'. He has also contributed numerous articles for local and international magazines. |
| Charles Tsui-Po is now one of Australia�s leading full-time taiji quan instructors and ranked fifth dan (international) by the China Wushu Association. He represented Australia in the 1988 World Wushu Championships. In 1989 was awarded international competition, coaching qualifications by China. Later in 2001, he qualified as an International Wushu Judge (certified by the International Wushu Federation). Charles is also the author of a number of technical books and articles on Tai Chi including: 'Tai Chi Beijing 24 Form Workbook', 'Tai Chi 32 Sword Workbook', 'Tai Chi International 42 Form Workbook', and 'Foundation of Tai Chi'. He is currently to be seen on Australian Channel 31--Renaissance Television, presenting sessions on various styles of taiji quan and qi gong. |
| Richard Tsui-Po is also an International Wushu Coach and International Wushu Judge certified by the International Wushu Federation, China as well as an accredited instructor in Australia (National Coaching Accreditation Scheme). He represented Australia in World Wushu Championships during 1988 and 1990 and was a personal coach to 1997 Australian Wushu Champion. He is the author of 'Foundations of Kung Fu' and 'Iron Wire Breathing and Meditation Form'. Today, Golden Lion Academy offers three fully equipped professional full-time training academies and various regional training centres. Specialist courses such as 'Pressure Point Defence', 'Iron Palm Training', 'Five Elements Healing', 'Dao Yin Chi Kung' and a teacher-training programme caters for new and experienced instructors. |
| Another Golden Lion student, Paul Juraszek, later mastered the Iron Fist School. He is well known for his iron grip and great strength developed through training and his physical work as a professional sculpture. He has many works on displayed around Australia. Most recently, he has been the tribute in another's art, as the subject of Australia's top portraiture competition, the Archibald Prize. The 2006 winner is a work by Marcus Wills, titled: 'The Paul Juraszek Monolith'. The piece, based on a sixteenth century lithograph by Dutch artist Marcus Gheeraerts, features not just one but 29 portraits of Paul Juraszek. Paul has also worked at the sharp end of the security industry for many years but now concentrates full-time on martial arts teaching, not only, Hung Fut but also tiaji quan, ba gua, and qi gong. He has recently moved to Whittlesea Victoria Australia, after the birth of his new son, where he is setting up a new school. Classes are also still held in Clifton Hill. |
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