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Hung Gar is much more politically radical than Wing Chung, rejecting not just Wushu authority, but all political authority not based on righteous Kung Fu. To Hung Gar, the ideal state would have no laws or police force. Rather, the weak and vulnerable would be protected by local martial arts heroes. Hung Gar practitioners consequently have little time for the police, government bureaucrats, and laws in general, though they scrupulously respect the rules of righteous martial arts societies. Their attitudes have caused a lot of friction with the other, more traditionally-minded, Wulin. On the other hand, their devotion to destroying Wushu has earned them a grudging respect. | Hung Gar is much more politically radical than Wing Chung, rejecting not just Wushu authority, but all political authority not based on righteous Kung Fu. To Hung Gar, the ideal state would have no laws or police force. Rather, the weak and vulnerable would be protected by local martial arts heroes. Hung Gar practitioners consequently have little time for the police, government bureaucrats, and laws in general, though they scrupulously respect the rules of righteous martial arts societies. Their attitudes have caused a lot of friction with the other, more traditionally-minded, Wulin. On the other hand, their devotion to destroying Wushu has earned them a grudging respect. | ||
− | Though Hung Gar is a member of the Wing Chun faction, they are rivals with Wing Chun, and would rather see themselves as faction leaders. After all, Hung Gar’s descent from Shaolin is as direct at Wing Chun’s. What’s more, Hung Gar considers itself tougher than Wing Chin, though ironically, the harsh demands of Hung Gar training prevent it from having the numbers required to challenge Wing Chun for leadership. The rivalry between Hung Gar and Wing Chun dates back to a fight in a Hong Kong fish-market, in which Wing Chun master Ip Man and his student Wong Leung defeated an entire school of Hung Gar fighters, who were out to prove that Ip Man | + | Though Hung Gar is a member of the Wing Chun faction, they are rivals with Wing Chun, and would rather see themselves as faction leaders. After all, Hung Gar’s descent from Shaolin is as direct at Wing Chun’s. What’s more, Hung Gar considers itself tougher than Wing Chin, though ironically, the harsh demands of Hung Gar training prevent it from having the numbers required to challenge Wing Chun for leadership. The rivalry between Hung Gar and Wing Chun dates back to a fight in a Hong Kong fish-market, in which Wing Chun master Ip Man and his student Wong Leung defeated an entire school of Hung Gar fighters, who were out to prove that Ip Man isn’t so tough. |