Fu Jow Pai#Influences
{{short description|Chinese martial art}}
{{Infobox martial art
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| name = Fu Jow Pai (虎爪派)
Tiger Claw Style
| aka = Hark Fu Moon (黑虎門)
Black Tiger System
| focus = Striking, throwing, joint manipulation
| country = China
| creator = Wong Bil Hong{{cite book |last=Crudelli |first= Chris |date= 2008 |title=The Way of the Warrior |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Way_of_the_Warrior/QlI0fxSm1vgC |publisher= Dorling Kindersley Limited |isbn=9781405337502}}
| parenthood = Shaolin Kung Fu, Hung Gar
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| famous_pract = Paul EngEng, P. (2018). Kung Fu Basics: Everything You Need to Get Started in Kung Fu - from Basic Kicks to Training and Tournaments. Tuttle Publishing.{{ISBN|9781462920181}}
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{{Infobox Chinese
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| l =Black Tiger Sect/School
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{{Chinese martial arts}}
Fu Jow Pai ({{zh|c=虎爪派}}, Tiger Claw Style), originally named Hark Fu Moon ({{zh|c=黑虎門}}, Black Tiger System) is a Chinese martial art that originated in the Hoy Hong Temple of Guangdong, China, during the Qing dynasty. The system "was modeled after the demeanor and fighting strategy of an attacking tiger. Techniques unique to Fu-Jow Pai are ripping, tearing, clawing and grasping applications."{{cite journal|last=Francisco|first=Carlos|year=2006|title=Following the Tiger's Path|journal=Inside Kung Fu|volume=34|issue=7|pages=62–66}}
Influences
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| Lineage{{cite book|last=Ng|first=Wai Hong|title=The Heritage of FU-JOW PAI Tiger Claw|publisher=Fu-Jow Pai Federation|year=1979}}{{cite journal |first=Hou Sheng |last=San Chuan |year=2006 |title=Synopsis of Tiger claws clan and Master NG Wai Hong (TRANSLATED) |journal=New Martial Hero Magazine |issue=15 |pages=19–21}} {|border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="250" | 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 |
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| 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 GarLam Sai Wing Memorial Book, 1951 |
| 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 |
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Fu Jow Pai Grand Masters trained in the following additional styles:
- Wong Bil Hong mastered Hung Gar under Wong Kei-Ying and his son, Wong Fei-Hung.
- Wong Moon Toy mastered Hung Gar under Lam Sai Wing + Wong Bil Hong and Mizongyi under Lau Chook Fung and Doon Yuk Ching 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 tai chi.{{cite news|url=http://www.chinapressusa.com/ht-d/200608260013.htm |date=2006-08-26 |access-date=2007-05-21 |publisher=Qiao Bao |title=少林功夫 风靡世界 (Shaolin kung-fu taking the world by storm) |last=Ye |first=Yongkang |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104194723/http://www.chinapressusa.com/ht-d/200608260013.htm |archive-date=November 4, 2006 }}
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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} He also founded the Eastern United States Kung-Fu Federation, which he led for eight years.{{cite web|url=http://www.sifuchowwingchun.com/bio.html|title=Sifu Chow bio -- Eastern U.S. Kung Fu Federation|website=Sifuchowwingchun.com|publisher=Integrative Wing Chun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710165855/http://www.sifuchowwingchun.com/bio.html|archive-date=July 10, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=2007-05-30}} Fu-Jow Pai has appeared in multiple movies, documentaries, and tournaments.{{cite journal|last=Cater|first=Dave|year=1995|title=Inside Kung-Fu Hall of Fame: Man of the Year|journal=Inside Kung Fu|volume=22|issue=2|pages=42–44}}
See also
- Chin Na
- Shuai Jiao
- Heihuquan (unrelated northern Chinese martial art)
- Tiger Claws (film)
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book|last=Ng|first=Wai Hong|title=The Secret Iron Hands of Fu-Jow Pai|year=1978|publisher=Fu-Jow Pai Federation}}
- {{cite book|last=Ng|first=Wai Hong|title=Fu-Jow Pai 50th Anniversary |year=2007|publisher=Fu-Jow Pai Federation}}
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