In parting from the age-old tradition of tightly controlling and limiting teaching to only family members or local residences of a town, Hung Jiu Sing became the beloved and revered hero affectionately known as "The White Haired Devil", by traveling, performing acts of great benevolence to the less fortunate, teaching and demonstrating his unprecedented skill widely throughout China and Hong Kong.
Some of his students were novices, and others were accomplished martial artists and masters of other styles, with each learning differing skills from the system, for varying periods of time, before returning to teach in their own schools.
[1] As the style has moved around the world, the content of the system, including the number and names of forms, types of power used, stances, techniques, theory, and training methods, have also changed, leading to a level of variation based on a given school's heritage.
Having achieved a legendary level of skill, Yu Chung then passed the pure Hung Fut system on to his adopted son and the 8th generation Grandmaster Yim Tai Loi.
In keeping with the dream and vision of Hung Yu Chung, Yim Tai Loi migrated to the United States in 1977 where he opened his first United States school in Wheaton Maryland in 1978 and now teaches in Kensington, Maryland, a suburb outside of Washington D.C. 8th generation Grandmaster Yim Tai Loi passed the direct lineage of the Hung Fut system on to the 9th generation Masters, whom he personally trained and selected.
It is reported that variations were passed on to several highly select students, with only the direct heir to the system being known to have received the transmission of the fully authentic version.
The Official Grandmaster for the 8th generation was at one time the subject of some speculation due to how the events leading up to the passing of Hung Yu Chung transpired.
It is reported that prior to accepting Yim Tai Loi as a student, 7th generation Grandmaster Hung Yu Chung pondered, but did not act on, a departure from tradition, and considered the formation of an association to take the system forward.
There are other masters of this generation who are in other countries around the world, such as in Hong Kong and Raymond Man Ying Nap in Scotland, and Alan Lui in Belfast, Ireland.