| History: Shaolin Mok-gar kuen is one of the original | | | | training, the darn gee helps practitioners to improve |
| family disciplines of Kung fu, from Southern China, and | | | | their stamina, hardness, speed, accuracy and strength |
| is well known for its kicking techniques. Practitioners | | | | techniques. This unique training drill is a stage that all |
| are not restricted just to kicking, however, since the | | | | Mok-gar practitioners must experience if they wish to |
| use of a full range of weapons is also part of the | | | | develop a high standard within this style. The 108 |
| system. The resulting flexibility of attack and defence | | | | movements that are the basis of the Mok-gar style |
| epitomises the original concept of Chinese martial arts: | | | | can be used in many ways, from just a single punch, |
| to express oneself fully in the attempt to triumph in | | | | which may be all that is needed to win a fight, to |
| combat. When engaging in combat, the objective is to | | | | multiple jumping kicks. When experienced students |
| win, so practitioners believe that to place any | | | | progress to learning a soft form of Kung fu, called Tai |
| restrictions on one particular movement would be to | | | | chi. Sifu Chan, who came to England to develop the |
| put themselves at a disadvantage. Training: One of the | | | | system which incorporated the use of weapons, |
| unique training drills found in Mok-gar kuen is that of the | | | | teaches the wu style Tai chi, based on the Taoist |
| darn gee kicking technique. In Kung fu, each school has | | | | symbol of yin and yang. Tai chi teaches us to be |
| its own method of teaching the kicks using various | | | | aware of, and to react to, any form of attack, and to |
| mechanical facilities. Irrespective the method, the aim is | | | | be ever-changing and formless. To learn and combine |
| the same: to increase the freedom of leg movements, | | | | these 2 systems of Kung fu is not an easy task, but |
| enhance speed, improve accuracy, and to develop and | | | | once acquired, the knowledge and experience can |
| harden the soles of the feet. During the course of | | | | prove invaluable. |