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About the HLK

鴻龙館

鴻勝蔡李佛
HUNG LOONG
HUNG SING KWOON

THE HUNG LOONG HUNG SING KWOON
(鴻龍鴻勝館) IS A BRANCH OF GM DINO SALVATERA’S HUNG SING USA HEADQUARTERS IN SAN FRANCISCO. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 2005 BY SIFU FRANK MCCARTHY WHO, IS A SENIOR DISCIPLE OF GM SALVATERA.

THE HUNG SING USA BRANCH OF FUT SAN HUNG SING CHOY LEE FUT STYLE IS THE FIRST AND OLDEST GUNG FU SCHOOL ESTABLISHED ON AMERICAN SOIL. IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE OLDER LINEAGES WITHIN THE FUT SAN HUNG SING SCHOOLS THAT REACH BACK TO OUR FOUNDER JEUNG HUNG SING (張鴻勝).

IN OUR SITUATION,WE ARE THE LAST OF THIS LINE TO CARRY ON THE YUEN HAI (阮系) LINEAGE. PROFESSOR LAU BUN (刘彬) WAS THE LAST REMAINING STUDENT OF MASTER YUEN. NOTHING IS KNOWN ABOUT YUEN HAI’S (阮系) OTHER DISCIPLES, BUT AFTER LEARNING THE ORIGINAL HUNG SING CHOY LEE FUT FROM MASTER YUEN, PROFESSOR LAU BUN (刘彬)FLED HIS HOMELAND TO MAKE THE UNITED STATES HIS NEW RESIDENCE AFTER HIS SIFU PASSED AWAY.

ONLY TEN YEARS AFTER PROFESSOR LAU BUN MOVED TO AMERICA, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT CLOSED THE FUT SAN HUNG SING KWOON DOWN FOR GOOD. IN FACT, IT WOULD NOT RE-EMERGE UNTIL ALMOST THE TURN OF THE CENTURY (1998). HOWEVER, WHILE THEY WENT DEEP UNDERGROUND, PROFESSOR LAU BUN (刘彬) CONTINUED TO PRESERVE JEONG HUNG SING’S (張鴻勝) ORIGINAL METHODS-FIRST IN MEXICO, THEN LOS ANGELES, AND FINALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

TODAY, SIFU FRANK “JEW HUNG LOONG” MCCARTHY (周鴻龍) CONTINUES THE TRADITION OF PASSSING ON THE HUNG SING CHOY LEE FUT AS IT WAS PASSED DOWN FROM JEONG HUNG SING (張鴻勝), TO YUEN HAI (阮系), TO PROFESSOR LAU BUN(刘彬), TO PROFESSOR JEW (周) TO GM DINO SALVATERA (周天龍).

SIFU MCCARTHY HAS SPENT NEARLY 30 YEARS OF HIS LIFE STUDYING AND TEACHING THE HUNG SING CHOY LEE FUT SYSTEM. NOT ONLY HAS HE ABSORBED THE ESSENCE OF WHAT PROFESSOR LAU BUN INTENDED WITH HIS GUNG FU, HE ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE SYSTEM WITH HIS OWN PERSONAL INSIGHT INTO HOW THE CHOY LEE FUT SYSTEM IS USED AND APPLIED.

TheHung Loong Hung Sing Kwoon (Glorious Dragon Gung Fu Studio) is one of the newest editions to San Francisco's long history of Martial Arts in the Bay Area. In fact, the Hung Loong Kwoon descands from the Hung Sing Kwoon " THE OLDEST GUNG FU SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES" through Sifu Frank McCarthy, who, is a senior disciple of Grand Master Dino Salvatera, the 2nd inheritor of the American Hung Sing Kwoon.

Frisco, Tx students pose

with Sifu McCarthy-the

one on the right is our

Dai Si Hing.

The Hung Loong Kwoon is primarily a traditional school of Chinese martial arts, but :"WE" as the current generation and lineage holders of our direct lineage have taken it upon ourselves to "EVOLVE" our system. We teach traditional Fut San Hung Sing Choy Lee Fut from the Yuen Hai lineage-which is one out of three of the oldes lineages in the Hung Sing Choy Lee Fut system-as it was handed down from generation to generation. Yet, we take on a modern approach with our traditional gung fu.

We are a very "SELF PRESERVATION" minded school that approaches our gung fu in a realistic manner. There's no better feeling than walking down the street in a bad neighborhood, or even your own and knowing that if you HAD TO, you could protect yourself in any situation. First and Foremost, we DO NOT promote violence, but we are very aware of the real dangers the streets has to offer us regardless of age, sex, race, or physical capabitlities. In fact, Sifu McCarthy HAS effectively taught Choy Lee Fut to those even in WHEELCHAIRS and has taught people how to use their walking impliments-be it a cane, two canes, crutches, or whatever to their advantage.

At our school you will learn both traditional and modern Hung Sing Choy Lee Fut, Sparring,Lion Dancing, Self Defense, and any and all types of weapons as well as getting a great work out. We train hard, but have fun doing so.If you are interested in giving our school a try, we are located in Golden Gate Park, only feet away from the Japanese Tea Garden. We encourage anyone of any age interested to contact us. Please check our schedule and times in the "Schedule" section of our site.