Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun System and HKB Training Methodology

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Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun System and HKB Training Methodology

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Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun ®©

[Fukien Wing Chun / Hok Kian Eng Chun]

 

HKB Training Methodology©

 

Written by: Kenneth Lin© Copyright by Kenneth Lin, all rights are reserved. Distribution permission requires stating original source link.

 

First released: 12/20/13.on www.hekkiboen.com/black-flag-wing-chun-training-methodology/

 

 

 

TRAINING SUCCESS TIPS

 

HKB Skills

 

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Result of the Hard Work (Traditional Progressive Training) OF

HKB Foundation Hall

+

HKB Efficiency Hall

+

HKB Maximum Efficiency

 

 

 

FOREWORD.The Hek Ki Boen system is the International curriculum format of my training methodology, based on my teaching experience and 29 years of training experience in Hok Kian Eng Chun Kok Sut Jia [Fukien Wing Chun Kungfu System] as taught by my main Sifu, Grand Master The Kang Hay, the only appointed successor of Late GM Kwee King Yang who is a direct disciple of Late GM Cia Fun Tjiao, the last chief instructor of the Black Flag Lodge from Hong Men [Secret Society] era late 1800.

 

MY JOURNEY – FINDING THE ESSENCE OF KUNG FUAfter I began learning Hok Kian Eng Chun In 1985 from GM The Kang Hay, and several of his kungfu brothers under Late GM Kwee King Yang and also a grand student of Kwee King Yang, GM Thio Tek Kwie who learn under GM The Sik Yen(Student of GM Ban Bi Sun, GM Ban Bi Sun is the same lineage generation with GM The Kang Hay), during my teenage years, and with encouragement from my Sifu, GM The Kang Hay, I began exploring other kung fu systems to widen my knowledge as well as gain a better understanding the Hok Kian Eng Chun system that I had learnt. In addition, I was also on a personal mission to research the source of Kwee King Yang’s teaching methodology, the Late Grand Master of our Hok Kian Eng Chun Kok Sut system. I had a personal interest to discover and research specifically on the follow styles; Tai Zu Kun [Grand Ancestor], Pek Hok Kun [Southern White Crane], He Hu Quan [Black Tiger], because prior to learn from Cia Fun Jiao, Late GM Kwee had learned those styles from 9 masters.

Last but not the least, I also researched Southern Thay Kek [Tai Chi] aka Heng I Kun [Xing Yi Quan] which is the style that is taught by GM Kwee’s close friend; GM Li Jing Yan.

 

Afterward, I concluded my research; In General, there are always some similarity of techniques and concept within southern style. But what makes our system to be unique is the engine of Detachment, which came from the Holy Grail of Shaolin temple; Yi Jing Jing [Muscle Tendon Change] and Si Sui Jing [Bone Marrow Washing] contained within our core form; Sam Chian Po.

 

Furthermore, I have also encountered meetings with the Yip Man Style of Wing Chun, both the original and modified [VIKOGA Wing Chun]. There are some similarities in the technical movement, BUT The Engine is clearly opposite. Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun is based on the Detachment concept from Chan Buddhism. Out of my curiosity of the similar name between Eng Chun and Wing Chun, I asked one of my Sifu’s what the difference is; he informed that the Yip Man Style of Wing Chun came from the female version of Eng Chun. And our Hok Kian Eng Chun is the male version.

 

Growing up in my young age, my blood was completely filled with so much curiosity and passion to research and investigate more about the Eng Chun/Wing Chun connection, Southern Shaolin system, Southern Styles and other internal arts, and to better myself understanding the essence of Chinese Martial Arts.

 

MY RESEARCH.

After spending countless years of learning, researching many Chinese Martial Arts system such as Pek Ho Kun {White Crane], Tai Zu Kun [Grand Ancestor], Ng Cho Kun [5 Ancestor Fist], Ba Gua Chang [Fist of 8 Changes], Southern Tai Chi [Thay Kek / Heng Yi Kun], Northern Tai Chi, Northern Xing Yi Quan, Chu Gar [Southern Mantis], Hong Quan, and many others, here is my conclusion:

 

COMMON MISCONCEPTION

 

In Jiang Hu [Martial Arts World], there is a saying of “Nan Quan Bei Tui”, means Southern Fist and Northern Kick. Generally most of Southern Styles are recognized to put more emphasizes on the hand, because most southerners are farmers and fisherman that have strong hands and Northern styles put more emphasizes on the leg because they mostly live in the mountain and have strong legs.

 

I find this saying of “Nan Quan Bei Tui” to be a MYTH. It is not correct. The fact is:

 

There are many southern style that emphasize on leg use, such as Gou Kun [Dog Style Boxing]

 

There are many northern style that emphasize on hand use, such as the FAMOUS Taichi, Bagua and Xing Yi. All these 3 styles focus so much on hand techniques.

 

There are many mountain too in the southern part of China

 

There are many fisherman and farmer too in the northern part of China.

 

ORIGIN OF CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS

 

Chinese Martial Arts has long history, pre-date the Establishment of Shaolin Temple and Bodhidharma coming to China. The Concept of Yin Yang Tai Chi and Wu Xing [5 Elements] already existed during Guang Zheng Zhi times in Gong Dong Shan [Mount Gong Dong] 12000 BCE, as verified within Xiao Yao Guan temple’s representative based on their manuscript in Mount Gong Dong.

 

Chinese Martial Arts was first used as personal self-defense to deal with animal attacks during the primitive stage in China. When a clan/tribe was established, it was used to protect the clan/tribe. When China was united, it was used to protect the country from the invasion of Northern barbarians.

 

During the Tang Dynasty, which was the most successful dynasty, the Country was stable in economy, politics and border security. The famous Admiral Zhen Ho was first to discover America one hundred years before Columbus.

 

DEVELOPMENT OF MARTIAL ARTS IN NORTHERN CHINA

 

The Main capital city of the country/kingdom was always in the north side of China such as Peking [Today knows as BeiJing]. So the North side of China was far more developed in their literature, education, political system etc. The Northern Side of China was always choice for most politician/ bureaucrat, government official of palace, wealthy class people, etc.

 

So in the North, the function of learning Martial Arts was started to change. It was because of prestige and elite status, influence by literature scholar as only rich people can learn. Similar to today Golf Country Club Sport. Slowly but surely, it did change the training methodology of Martial Arts in the North.

 

Each School and Master began to compete to create or come up with better name of style, better names of each techniques, more beautiful movement [Jumping, flying beautiful kicks, etc.].

 

Some of the main characteristics of these influences that we can see in today’s traditional Northern Styles are:

 

Beautiful Poetic name of techniques. Ie: “Open The Heaven Gate, Point to the moon”, “Golden Cicada Shredded its skin”, “White Tiger Come down from the mountain”, etc.

 

Many beautiful Big circular movements of hands

 

Many beautiful high kicks and even flying kicks.

 

These was a result of competition, high-level Literature scholar influence and even Ego-driven to prove their art was the best.

 

DEVELOPMENT OF MARTIAL ARTS IN SOUTHERN CHINA

 

The development of Chinese Martial Arts in the South was quite the opposite. Since most of them are un-educated farmers, merchant or fisherman, the master would not want to teach such complicated poetic technique name. This is why most of the Southern System technical names would represent the “action”, such as Tan Sau / Tun Jiu means Dispersing Hand, Goan Jiu/Hyun Sau is circling hand. People on the south would not understand such term of “Opening heaven gate, pointing at the moon”, instead, they prefer to learn the martial arts that is based on simplicity. (ie: if someone attack you like this, you do this).

 

Furthermore, the function of the Martial Arts in the south did not change. It was really meant for Survival. Most those merchants, farmer and fisherman DID NOT CARE who has the best/most famous martial arts. All they care is How can they protect themselves when it’s time to sell their HARVEST and be able to defend it against being robbed.

 

Therefore, The characteristic of Southern Style:

 

No Beautiful Poetic Name, Instead, Straight to the point. Circling Hand means Circling Hand.

 

Short Movement, shorter distance for economy of motion and efficiency

 

Low Kick for efficiency. It takes longer time for leg to reach for the head.

 

END OF MING DYNASTY ERA (1644)

 

Somehow, most southern systems always trace their history to come from around 1600-1700. If this is true, this must be a bright year for all Masters in the south to create a new style during that time.

 

The truth is that most southern system originated and connected direct or non-directly from revolution during secret society times to overthrow the Manchurian (Qing) and restore the Han (Ming). Some may have direct connection; some styles came from when it was made available to public [personal/family teaching].

 

This includes Wing Chun, where the name of Yim Wing Chun means “Discreet talking about spring time [Rebirth of Ming]” which was a code name used by secret society. Yim Wing Chun was the character whom she learned from her Sifu, Nun Ng Mui after the burning of Shaolin in Fujian [Around 1650] and taught it to her husband who is a real person in the history from the Red Boat Opera around 1850, which of course not true as there is 200 years gap.

 

Furthermore, I have also discovered that most southern arts like Southern Mantis, Hung Gar, White Crane, etc are very well connected with the Secret Society revolution. Interestingly, I have also found out that during the revolution time, the name of the martial arts styles of Wing Chun and Hung Gar was even interchangeable.

 

In Conclusion, because the chaotic time during the revolution of Anti Qing Secret Society, there are so many myth and legends that is not verifiable. When you talk about history of southern martial arts, there are no other evidence except oral history. This can be fixed only if a time machine is invented.

 

HISTORY ALWAYS REPEATS

 

Unfortunately, in today’s times, driven by profit and competition, there are also some people, driven by their ego and agenda, they use a dirty marketing campaign to slander other styles and worst, hide behind a keyboard.

 

This is actually not something new. The martial arts purpose to understand and revise ourselves has changed like it was in the past, as I mentioned above. Only a few masters and grand masters really walk the talk and focus on developing their disciple characters and Kung Fu skills.

 

In Hek Ki Boen Eng Chun system, we focus on developing 3 things;

 

It Ta [Mandarin: Yi Da]: First is courage [Warrior Character]

 

Ji Kang [Mandarin: Er Gong]: Second is skills over Hard Work [Gong Fu]

 

Sam Cheng Sin [Mandarin: San Qing Xin]: Third is clarity & purity of Mind & Heart [Detachment]

 

HKB TEACHING METHODOLOGY

 

I classify Martial Arts teaching methodology into 3 types:

 

Traditional Conservative System.

 

Traditional Progressive System.

 

Modern System.

 

Our HKB Teaching Methodology is based on Traditional Progressive System.

 

(C) Copyright of the three(3) illustrations, by Suhu John Hackmeyer

 

 

 

COMMON QUESTION

 

The Big Question:

 

Is it a good idea to learn HKB Eng Chun while / before / after learning other Martial Arts styles including other Wing Chun lineage?

Before I answer this question, let’s try to find some of the pros of doing this.

 

Here is some common answer;

 

To be well rounded in all ranges of combat and be able to use every part of the body efficiently in all ranges of attack; Long range, Middle range, Short (Grappling) range.

 

To be detached from any particular style.

 

To use no ‘style’/’way’ as the ‘style’/’way’

 

Thinking by doing this will make a person free from illusion of style.

 

To get the most complete puzzle or pieces of Wing Chun from Shaolin, sometimes also refer as Shaolin Wing Chun.

 

THE BIG ANSWER:

 

If you are learning HKB Eng Chun while learning other Martial Art Styles including other Wing Chun lineages, although this may be done, but only at the cost of not getting / achieving HKB Body’s identity/skill/expression. Meaning you will not get the result of having the HKB Skills.

 

If you learn HKB before you learn other Martial Art Style including other Wing Chun lineage, by the time you learn the next style, it will destroy your HKB body’s Pala (Opposite of Karma)

 

If you learn HKB after you learn other Martial Art Styles including other Wing Chun lineages. Your previous other Martial Art Style including other Wing Chun lineages will be destroyed.

 

REASONS:

 

Different body engine

 

Training Time Issue

 

Inability of mixing because of lacking of complete knowledge

 

Lack of in Depth

 

Impossible to get all the puzzle/pieces of supposedly “Shaolin Wing Chun”

 

I. Different body engine

 

A certain engine is built for certain car. If you try to swap that engine, even if it works, it will not perform at its best.

 

Let’s take an example on Power Generation Methods;

HKB, through its unique focus on the principle of Detachment from Chan Buddhism as its unique DNA. In HKB, power is just a byproduct of detachment of the body. On the contrary, many other Martial Art style including other Wing Chun lineages, speak of using the body unity and structure to create / generate power.

 

When you train other Martial Art Styles including other Wing Chun lineages other than just HKB Eng Chun, your body will not be able to adapt to both or all since it’s contradicting in principles.

 

Your goal could be learning 3 different styles, in which each may be efficient on its own range of combat, however, your body will not be able to express the HKB skill.

 

II. Training-time Issue

 

Learning and Mastering HKB takes a lifetime. One of the living HKB grandmasters, GM The Kang hay even stated that you still cannot complete the system through 7 re-incarnations. When you learn and dedicate 3-4 hours daily to train, your body will still need time to ‘understand’. Experience is the key in HKB learning journey and this only comes with time. Your first 10 years of learning is just to get to begin your real journey of learning HKB.

 

Even if you make it possible to train HKB and other Martial Art Style including other Wing Chun lineage, the question is at what cost? 9 hours per day, 3 for HKB and 6 hours for others?

 

Even if it’s possible with only a few people, in which it still will not give the result they want in HKB, what about the normal ordinary people who has job, personal and family life?

 

Training a total of 1-2 hours daily in HKB and other Martial Art Style including other Wing Chun lineages means each system is only being trained for less than 15-40 minutes, which is not enough for HKB training.

 

III. Inability of mixing because of lacking of complete knowledge

 

It is impossible to mix HKB with other styles, especially before you master each of the system.

The main problem is that while you learn HKB and in the same time you learn other Martial Art Style including other Wing Chun lineage, you will never be able to even master any of those system, especially HKB.

 

Even if you have already mastered HKB, and then you learn other Martial Art Styles including other Wing Chun lineages then your HKB body Pala (opposite of karma) will be destroyed.

 

If you learn other Martial Art Styles including other Wing Chun lineages to master it, then learning HKB afterwards, your previous styles will be destroyed.

 

Then there’s nothing left to be combined.

 

IV. Lack of in-Depth skill

 

Let’s say you don’t want to master the whole system, but just to get a portion of HKB that you like to be combined with other Martial Art Style including other Wing Chun lineages.

 

Many have claimed to learn multiple systems as a way to be well rounded against all range of combat. Some even claimed that by doing this, it’s like using no ‘style’/’way’ as a ‘style’/’way’ which means to get away from being attached to illusion of style.

 

First thing first, let me clarify this. Learning HKB Eng chun and other Martial Art Styles including other Wing Chun lineages does not mean using no style as the style, instead, it’s using ALL Styles as the style. This is not going the same way of being attached to illusion of style, instead, you are attached to every style you learn and plan to use in each range of combat.

 

When you learn HKB Eng Chun, Western Boxing, Fencing, Tae Kwondo, Grappling[Submission] and BJJ in the same time, here is the result you will get:

 

Your boxing skill will be less proficient compared to those who dedicate their full training time in boxing.

 

Your Tae Kwon Do skill will be less proficient compared to those who dedicate their full training time in Tae Kwon Do.

 

Your Fencing skill will be less proficient compared to those who dedicate their full training time in Fencing.

 

Your Grabbling [Submission] skill will be less proficient compared to those who dedicate their full training time in Grabbling.

 

Your BJJ skill will be less proficient compared to those who dedicate their full training time in BJJ.

 

And for definite guarantee,

 

Your HKB Eng Chun skill will be less proficient compared to those who dedicate their full training time in HKB Eng Chun. Meaning you will not get the result of HKB skill set.

 

If HKB is not something important to you, then it’s ok.

 

But if HKB is the skill you want to attain, you need to understand and pay attention at this.

 

When you train HKB Eng Chun and other Martial Art Styles including other Wing Chun lineages, you may become well rounded in each MA discipline within a short amount of time. But you will suffer the lack of in-depth skill for all of those styles.

 

HKB is a complete system. It is designed to deal with any possible type of attack ranging from long to short range.

 

Think HKB as WHOLE SWORD;

 

The Handle would be The HKB Foundation Hall

 

The Body of The Sword would be the HKB Efficiency Hall

 

The Tip of the Sword would be the HKB Maximum Efficiency Hall

 

V. Impossible to get all the puzzle/pieces of supposedly “Shaolin Wing Chun”

 

HKB Wing Chun is not Shaolin Wing Chun and there’s no such thing as Shaolin Wing Chun anymore.

Although every Wing Chun lineage can be traced back to Shaolin temple, inside the hall called Eng Chun Tim, but there is no such thing as Shaolin Wing Chun anymore. The Shaolin temple in Fujian has gone it was burned down between the 16th-17th centuries.

 

When the concept and principle of “Maximum Efficiency” from Everlasting Springtime/ Eng Chun Tim (Weng Chun Dim) was taught outside the Shaolin temple (After it got burned) into the hand of secret society, it was modified when it was passed down, based on the need of the role of each of the 5 flags/lodges within the secret society.

 

The flag/lodge that deals with infantry attack would learn what’s needed for infantry-military/troop attack. They received a different portion of ‘Eng Chun Tim” system.

 

The Black Flag portion of “Eng Chun Tim” was passed down based on the need of killing, including traitors within other flag/lodge inside the secret society. Aside from their skills must surpass other members from different flag/lodge who supposedly also learn/familiar with a portion of the “Eng Chun Tim”, HKB Eng Chun possessed additional in-depth unique key concept that doesn’t exist in other lodge/flag.

 

I. As one of the current successor of HKB Eng Chun, I want to make it clear that HKB stands on its own. HKB is not Shaolin Wing Chun. Our mission is to spread, preserve and advance the HKB Eng Chun system internationally.

 

As preservation and to safeguard the HKB system, for every HKB Eng Chun branch/location that I certify, I make a strict policy of:

1. Having HKB Eng Chun as the main identity of the Official Licensed HKB school.

2. Having HKB syllabus to be taught from day one. [Not after Black Belt, or the end of the tunnel/hall]

3. Having HKB Eng Chun label as standalone art. It’s not multiple/mixed wing chun/MMA Wing Chun, and it must not be called Shaolin Wing Chun or any other label. It is just a Black Flag Wing Chun / HKB Eng Chun.

 

After all, it is your decision to make. If acquiring HKB Eng Chun skill is something important to you, then you should focus on your HKB training first.

 

In conclusion;

 

For each hour that a HKB practitioner puts into training HKB, that is one more hour, one more step closer toward understanding the essence and acquiring HKB skill.

 

For each hour that a HKB practitioner puts into training other systems (from long range, grappling, other lineage of wing chun, including other secret society wing chun), what it really means is that you are taking one hour from your HKB training, which makes your skill 1 hour less, one more step behind and further away from understand the essence and acquiring the HKB Skill.

 

If learning, understanding and acquiring the HKB skill is very important to you, then focus on learning it. Learning other stuff, will only mean you’re damaging to your HKB skill.

 

 

 

See you next time in our HKB Blog!

 

 

 

Best Regards

 

 

 

Kenneth Lin

 

 

 

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