Lam Chun Fai
Grand
master Lam Chun Fai, the eldest son of great-grandmaster Lam Cho was born
in Hong Kong.
Named by his great uncle Lam Sai Wing, he began his Hung Gar training at
the age of 5 under the carefull and strict guidance of his father. As a
young man he assisted his father with teaching gung fu and treating
patients.
He eventually became the chief instructor of the
four schools; two on Hong Kong Island
and two on the Kowloon
side of Hong Kong
(one of which was the famed Lam Sai Wing Physical Training School).
Later at the age of 18 he opened his own gung fu school and dit da clinic
in the North Point of Hong Kong island where he still continues to teach
Hung Kuen and treats patients.
Grand master Lam Chun Fai has taken the great
responsibility of representing his family gung fu and has dedicated his
life to the promotion and advancement of Hung Gar gung fu. With years of
first hand experience, in-depth knowledge and wisdom under his belt,
grandmaster Lam Chun Fai has been teaching and spreading his family art
of Hung Gar for decades. Over the years, he has frequently been invited
to give demonstrations, lead seminars, and teach private classes all over
the world. Every year students from all over the world come to Hong Kong to train and learn
the art of Hung Gar from grandmaster Lam Chun Fai. Following in the foot
steps of their master some of grandmaster Lam Chun Fai's students have
opened schools of their own to teach and spread the art of Hung Gar in
their home countries.
Over the years Grandmaster Lam Chun Fai has been
invited to perform his family gung fu at countless events, competitions,
performances all over the world. In 1985 Lam Chun Fai was invited by
Chinato represent Hong Kong
as a consultant for the International Wushu Invitational Tournament,
which was held in Xi’an
. One year later, in 1986, he was invited again for the 2nd International
Wushu Invitational Tournament in Tianjin,
but this time to join the traditional gungfu competition. At this
tournament Lam Chun Faiperformed Fu Hok Seung Ying Kyun and Seung Lung
Dou, which won him an award for the most distinctive performance and a
gold medal.
In 2004 Lam Chun Fai sifu was asked to represent Hong Kong at the Firts World
Traditional Wushu Festival held in Zhengzhou,
capital of Henan Province
in central China.
Grandmaster Lam Chun Fai with his team of 10 students, competed in 18
single and one dual event. Competing against more than 2,500 contenders,
each and every single member of the Lam Chun Fai Hung Gar team won a
medal in their category, bringing back home 13 Gold medals, 6 Silver
medals and 1 bronze. Grandmaster Lam Chun Fai himself also took part in
two separate events and won a gold medal in each event.
Grandmaster Lam Chun Fai is the president of the
Lam Sai Wing Alumni Association, President of China(H.K) Traditional
Wushu Federation, Vice President of Hong Kong Wushu Union, Vice President
of Chin(H.K) Wushu Sanda Association as well as acting president and
Honoury-chairman of variety of gung fu associations in Hong Kong and many other
countries around the world.
Grandmaster Lam Chun Fai is often asked to
travel all over the world to teach and promote the Lam family Hung Kuen.
Over the years, he has frequently been invited to give demonstrations,
lead seminars, and teach private classes in many different countries
around the globe.
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