I’ve been researching the Fu style of Baguazhang a lot more, as I was really interested by what I saw at the Chin Woo event.
One very interesting snippet comes up at wongkk.com. This site seems to be about Shaolin styles, but one of the “students’ questions” pages discusses Chin Woo. It seems that baguazhang was popular in the Singapore branch of Chin Woo, but not in any of the other branches. I wonder why that would be? Still, since I’m in Singapore, that suits me. Since I’ve already arranged to meet up with some of their students next week, I’ll take this up with them, and see if I can get someone to contact the bagua teacher for me.
Fu Style links:
Wudang fist. Has some video clips in the Gallery section.
An essay by the grandson of the originator of the Fu style.
[...] will be able to enlighten me – but I think “southern baguazhang” means Fu style. I did some research on this before, because I saw a Master from Hong Kong (one of Fu’s disciples fled China to [...]
Hello,
How are you doing?
Are you in Singapure, looking for Chin Woo school?
I am in Portugal, and I pratice with Master Wu Xuan that is a direct student of
the Chief Instructor of Singapure in 1930-35. He then started another school
called Qi Lu Martial Arts Association. I am talking about the GrandMaster
Zhuan Wen Jun.
We are tracing back this man´s life. I have been in his hometown in China.
The City of Wenzhou, where he left in 1929 and got back around 1960.
I was in Shanghai´s Chin woo and we have some differences from them so…
Anyway we pratice CHin Woo forms also, probably versions prior to
WWII.
Do you know if the Singapure´s Chin Woo has a website?
cheers,
Joao
Hi Joao,
Nice to hear from you, and thanks for leaving a comment on my blog!
Do you know José Freitas, who is also a student of Wu Xuan? He emailed me with a similar question a little while ago, and I did some asking around on his behalf. He already has the information that I came up with. If you don’t know him, let me know and I’ll forward it on to you.
Singapore Chin Woo do not have a web site of their own.
Cheers,
Emlyn
Nice Blog.
I am from Portugal Shang Wu Jing Wu Hui and we would like to trace back
our sigung´s life in Singapore. He was the chief instructor in Singapore´s
Jing Wu from 1930-1933.
Do you have any contacts from Singapore´s Chin Woo?
Joao
Portugal Shang Wu Jing Wu
Ops….Sorry!
I posted the question, and then left my laptop on. As just got back some
now (24 hours later almost) and…didn´t realize the message had gone through
and that you had already replied.
Yes I know José Freitas. I´ll ask him about that. thank you very much.
But if you want, you can still forward it to me…
Any way, is the Qi Lu Martial Arts Association still running?
By the way, our Master; Wu Xuan got his Ba Gua from Sigung Zhuan Wen Jun.
Maybe it was he who took the Bagua to Singapore´s Chin Woo.
Check our new webpage @ http://www.shangwujingwu.com
Do you practice at the Singapore´s Chin Woo?
Thanks,
Joao
Hi,
I live in singapore and would like to know where can I learn baguazhang in singapore. I can’t seem to find any teachers or institutions here! Please help by forwarding me any websites or contacts. Thank you so much
Michelle
i live in k.lumpur. can you recommened me a good teacher for baqua.