Questions About Huo Yuan Jia

Hello everyone,

I hope this is the right place to post this. I was wondering about the Chin Woo Athletic Association and its founders. I watched a Jet Li movie featuring Huo Yuan Jia, and I was interested in learning more about the historicity of it. What styles are taught at Chin Woo? What was Huo Yuan Jia's role in the foundation of Chin Woo, and what was his style?

 

http://granitestudio.org/2006/09/24...s-fearless-who-was-the-real-huo-yuanjia-霍元甲？/

 

Awesome!

Thank you for the link, Hannibal, and thank you for your responses on my other 3 threads as well (lol). Do you really train in Filipino martial arts, Jeet Kune Do, Kung Fu and Muay Thai? If so, that's awesome.



~Obake~

 

Amongst other things yes

 

Awesome article. It clears up a lot of the misconceptions about the movie. That article says that Chin Woo was Huo Yuan Jia's legacy, however, while I was told that he was only the co-founder. I'm confused.

 

Huo Yuan Jia was the driving force behind the Jing Wu Mun, however to create it he had to bring together various masters, so he was both creator and co-founder.

 

I found this tidbit of information on Wikipedia:

Could anyone tell me more about Jie Tan Tui? What role does Huo Yuan Jia have in the Chin Woo curriculum?

 

He died the year it was founded, so not much. I'd imagine Jie Quan came from him as it's a Mizhong form, and maybe 5 tigers spear. The teaching of the system Mizhonglohanquan within Jing Wu schools is Huo's technical legay.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpaILCwMf8s"]Jie Tan Tui (接潭腿) - YouTube[/ame]

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jingwu-School-That-Transformed-Kung/dp/1583942424

 

Thank you Butcher Wing, I will have to read it.

 

It an interesting little book. I have a copy in my collection.

 

It's been on my wishlist for a while. Kennedy's work is very good.