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Bak Mei

白眉

Striking🇨🇳 China

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Why train this

At a Glance

IntensityHigh
ContactMedium
Beginner FriendlyDifficult
Belt SystemNone (form-based progression)
Origin🇨🇳 China
CompetitionTraditional kung fu competitions

Who It's For

TraditionalSelf-Defense

What You'll Learn

Fung ngan kuen (鳳眼拳, phoenix-eye fist) and short-range explosive ging (勁, shock power)

Kiu sau (橋手, bridge-hand) techniques for controlling the opponent at close range

Sei ging (四勁, four energies) — fau (浮, float), chum (沉, sink), tau (吞, swallow), tou (吐, spit)

Deceptive entries and aggressive bou faat (步法, footwork) patterns

Your First Class

Watch & Learn

Legends of Bak Mei

Wong Fei-hung (黃飛鴻)

Wong Fei-hung was a legendary Hung Ga Kung Fu master, traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and folk hero. His life has been depicted in over 100 films, making him one of the most portrayed martial artists in cinema history.

1847–1925

Wong Fei-hung

Bak Mei (legendary founder)

Cheung Lai Chuen

Adam Chan

Related Styles

Hung Ga

Hung Ga (洪家, Hung Gar) is a Southern Chinese martial art known for its strong stances, powerful hand techniques — kiu sau (橋手, bridge hand) — and the famous Tiger-Crane form — Fu Hok Seung Ying Kuen (虎鶴雙形拳). It emphasizes stability, rooting, and iron-body conditioning — tit san (鐵衫).

Wing Chun

Wing Chun (詠春拳) is a Southern Chinese martial art emphasizing close-range combat, simultaneous defense and attack, and economy of motion. Popularized globally by Ip Man and Bruce Lee, it uses centerline theory and sensitivity training — Chi Sau (黐手, sticky hands).

Wing Chun

Shaolin Kung Fu

Shaolin Kung Fu (少林功夫) encompasses the martial arts tradition of the Shaolin Si (少林寺, Shaolin Temple), combining Chan (禪, Zen) Buddhism with physical training. It includes hundreds of empty-hand — quan (拳) — and weapon forms — qi xie (器械) — conditioning methods, and qigong (氣功).

Kung Fu

Kung Fu — gongfu (功夫) — is a broad term for Chinese martial arts, or wushu (武術), encompassing hundreds of styles. Training typically includes forms — taolu (套路) — conditioning, and combat applications with an emphasis on philosophy and tradition.

Kung Fu

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Why train this
IntensityHigh
ContactMedium
Beginner FriendlyDifficult
Belt SystemNone (form-based progression)
Origin🇨🇳 China
CompetitionTraditional kung fu competitions
Training Goals
TraditionalSelf-Defense
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