Yau Kung Moon

The secrets of the style were selectively passed on to one disciple per generation within the confines of the Temple for hundreds of years into the Ching Dynasty (1644 - 1911 A.D.).

Doe Sung was the principal disciple of Yau Kung Mun, and had been the chosen representative of the Temple to meet all challengers.

It was through the priest Teat Yun that the style was given its name, and was presented to the public by accepting as his disciple the first lay person in Yau Kung Mun history, Grandmaster Ha Hon Hung.

Upon completing his training, Grandmaster HA was given the task to spread Yau Kung Moon and use his knowledge and skills to help humanity as his master returned to Sil Lum Temple.

In 1936, he was an instructor and physician for the Command of the Military Police team which won the Kwangtung Provincial Martial Arts Championships.

During War II, Grandmaster HA set up ambulance teams for Canton under guidance of the Red Cross for the League of Nations.

Due to his humbleness and contributions of public service, Grandmaster HA was highly regarded in the martial arts circle.

http://www.oocities.org/yaukungmoonla/History.html The Yau Kung Mun System is representative of southern styles in being based on a low, stable horse stance.

This same stance also lends itself readily to offense as the arms are already in the attack position and the back leg has the distance of leverage required for powerful kicking.

The main schools can be found in Hong Kong, Australia, United States, South America, Canada and Finland.

[citation needed] The original organization started by Ha Hon Hung is operating in Hong Kong, China.

In the 1970s, Yau Kung Mun Australia was established by Leung Cheung (Chinese: 梁祥), a top disciple of Ha Hon Hung (夏漢雄).