Sifu Sharif Bey, head instructor of the Central New York Branch of Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Association, is a senior inner door disciple of Master Frank Yee Chee Wai of Toisan, Guandong Province, Peoples Republic of China, fourth generation from the famous Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei Hung. Beginning his martial training at the age of 5, and having studied Wing Chun, Hok Chan Kuntao, and Lam Sai Wing Hung Ga, Mr. Bey has devoted himself to practicing, teaching and preserving the traditional Tang Fung lineage of Hung Ga Kuen.
Hung Ga Kuen
(Hung family Fist), one of the fiercest fighting systems in Southern China, utilizes the techniques of the Five animals and Five Elements. It combines hard and soft techniques to achieve an effective and complete system of health and defense. Hung Ga Kuen develops a healthy body, creates internal power, and produces a clear focused mind. Its effectiveness is well documented in today's martial arts world. The system incorporates the classical 5 animals of Shaolin: Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake and Dragon. Each animal has a particular characteristic and action which are emulated in various applications.
Syracuse
Kung Fu/Yee’s Hung Ga
PO Box 303
Syracuse NY 13201
(315) 876-2645
sifu@syracusekungfu.com
Syracusekungfu.com
When Animals Attack Rotation: Tiger
Tiger is one of the major animals of Hung Ga, the others being dragon, snake, leopard, and crane. Sifu Bey will teach techniques that expose students to the tiger’s emphasis on skeletal force, breath control, and fighting spirit. He will cover both straight forward White Tiger techniques and craftier Black Tiger techniques.
1 Hour Seminar: Hung Hei Kwun’s Tiger & Crane
These techniques are straight from Hung Ga’s founder! They emphasis the hard, rigid power of the tiger and the flexible, whipping energy of the crane. These two animals are emphasized in Hung Ga because they exemplify the Hung Ga axiom, “strong but not stiff, fast but not weak.” The seminar will cover the history of the techniques, drills for cultivating the techniques, and applications of the movements.
Co-Presenter, Ismael Franco, Sensei:
Ismael Franco, Sensei brings 20 years of experience to Tora Dojo Shinsei Budo. He began his martial arts training in 1987 under Nick DiNapoli, founder of the Gen Lee Martial Arts Federation. After intensive study of the arts of jujutsu, karate, judo, aikido and savate, he was awarded instructor certification in 1996.
He is now Kaicho (head instructor and president) of the Shinriryu Goshinjutsu Seikikai, an organization for the promotion of the martial arts system founded by Nick DiNapoli, Ryuso.
Franco, Sensei continues to advance his training through the study of Daitoryu Aikijujutsu under Tim Tung, Suseki Shihan of the Daitoryu Aikijujutsu Bokuyokan, as well as, Muso Shindenryu Iaido, Japanese swordmanship, under Roger Wehrhahn, Shihan, Chief Instructor of the North American San Shin Kai. As well as, the study of Chen style taiji and Wudang taiji sword with Tung Teinchao Sifu.
Currently, Franco Sensei is teaching a series of Joint Locking/Manipulation Workshops with the emphasis on helping martial artists stylists explore their chosen systems to find and create joint locking and manipulation applications. These workshops came out of a long standing friendship with Pedro C. Yee of Yee's Hung Ga, who through the years has traded and shared kung fu theory with Franco Sensei. It was Pedro C. Yee, Sifu who first encouraged Franco Sensei to create the workshops.
Ismael Franco
Tora Dojo
40 Pier Lane West
Fairfield, NJ 07004
973-808-1818
ToraDojo.5u.com
