Hung Yiu Chung, (a.k.a. Hung Yu Chung, Leopard Head) studied with Hung Chiu Shing from early childhood. Thereafter, in 1901, his father went south to Hong Kong. Hung Yiu Chung did not accompany him. The instruction continued with his Si-Hung (elder classmate) Hung Lienkuei. Together they superbly practiced Hung Fut. Hung Yiu Chung kept practicing in the countryside until he was 18.
Having lost his first two sons, Hung Chiu Shing asked his third and youngest son, to come to Hong Kong to assist him in teaching. From that point on, Hung Yiu Chung lived and taught with his father.
Being so young and small of stature, there was no lack of challengers. After always winning, he earned the nickname 'Leopard Head'--taken from the Chinese classic 'Water Margin' and the most skilled and powerful warrior character Lin Chong who with his fierce eyes and a head like a leopard trained of the 800,000-strong Imperial Guards.
Hung Yiu Chung practiced kung fu to the genius standard. Later he was recommended to be the seventh generation grandmaster of Hung Fut. He absorbed much actual combat experience and used it to create many forms for the style.
After his father's death, Hung Yiu Chung took over his duties and continued to spread Hung Fut Kung Fu. As the saying goes, 'the tiger never gives birth to puppies': not only did Hung Yiu Chung live up to his father's reputation, he surpassed it. He became renowned throughout the kung fu world, teaching in both Yuen Long and Kowloon.
On another occasion, he allegedly met and spared the famous Tsang--Wandering Knight--Sam [the] Man. Instead of a dangerous meeting between two great boxers they agreed as soon as the finger of either one touches the other, then the contest would be over. To his surprise, Leopard Head won in only two or three moves.
He was the last undisputed head of the style--Cheung Moon (Keeper of the Faith). Unfortunately, this master died suddenly during the 1970's, from an incurable disease, at the early age of 54. At the period of his passing, he was in the preparatory stages of establishing the general association for the style.
