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Monkey Kung Fu

Monkey Kung Fu

TAI SHING PEKWAR
(MONKEY KUNG FU)

The Chinese art of Tai Shing Pekwar, known as Monkey kung fu, is considered to be one of the most unusual and unorthodox styles of the martial arts. A Northern Chinese art, monkey is made up of the movements, characteristics and the spirit of monkeys.
		Monkey kung fu is full of rolling, twirling and sometimes playful movements encompassing hundreds of deceiving strikes and techniques. It’ s constantly changing footwork and ascending and descending stances tend to lull it’s opponent into a state of momentary confusion and bewilderment, allowing the monkey an opportunity to unexpectedly leap into an attack with haunting accuracy.
Though the motions of the monkey are visually quite amazing and exotic, many people are unaware that this unique martial art is actually a combination of three separate and distinctive martial art styles – the arts of Tai Shing, Pekwar and Tei Tong. However, the two primary arts are Tai Shing and Pekwar. To understand the marriage of these two major arts begins with defining the actual term – Tai Shing Pekwar.

The Family Tree

Master Cho Chi Fung was Hoi's senior student in China and helped open the Hong Kong school with Hoi. He later left the school to teach on his own.
	Paulie Zink with Hung Gar Master Lam Jo in Hong Kong. Lam Jo was best friends with Ken Tak Hoi and also studied Monkey from Master Hoi. Lam Jo encouraged his student, Y.C. Wong to also study Tai Shing Pekwar from Master Hoi. Y.C. Wong today not only teaches Hung Gar, but also teaches Pekwar he learned from Master Hoi.