Occupation Martial artist Notable students Luk Ah Choi Education Shaolin Monastery | Died 1825 Name Hung Hei-gun | |
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Style Chinese martial artsBlack Tiger Fist | ||
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Hung Hei-gun or Hong Xiguan (1745—1825) was a Chinese martial artist who lived in the Qing dynasty. He was also an influential figure in the Southern Shaolin school of Chinese martial arts. His name is also alternatively romanised as Hung Hei-koon, Hung Hei-kwun, Hung Hsi-kuan, and similar renditions.
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Life
Hung was originally a tea merchant. He escaped to the Southern Shaolin Monastery in Fujian Province after having an argument with Manchus elites. The abbot, Reverend Jee-sin, accepted him into the monastery and soon found out how talented and hardworking he was in Southern Shaolin martial arts. Jee-sin was impressed by these qualities and soon began to teach Hung the Black Tiger Fist that he specialised in. After six years, Hung became the best among the "lay" members of Southern Shaolin Monastery. These "lay" members refer to people who learnt Southern Shaolin martial arts but were not ordained as monks in the monastery. However, Qing government forces destroyed Southern Shaolin Monastery later because the monastery provided refuge for many rebels seeking to overthrow the Qing dynasty.
Students
Hung had two notable students: Luk Ah-choi (陸阿采; Lu A'cai) and Lei Jou-fan (李祖寬; Li Zukuan). Luk learnt Southern Shaolin martial arts from both Hung and Hung's master, Reverend Jee-sin. He founded the Hung Ga (洪家) style of martial arts, which he named after the Hung-mun (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organisation that was associated with the anti-Qing revolutionary movement. Lei founded the Hung Fut (洪佛) style of martial arts.