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Chow Gar Tong Long Gold Coast

Locality: Gold Coast, Queensland

Phone: +61 416 120 515

Address: 46 Bailey cres, Southport 4215 Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

Website: http://Www.goldcoastkungfu.com

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24.01.2022 For everyone who missed the livestream interview with Grandmaster Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay here is the link https://youtu.be/BEmo6p77bSk Not only was valuable information shared but also historical artifacts were presented. Enjoy!!

23.01.2022 Class is full and everyone is working well, improvement day by day, lots to learn this year and work on..

18.01.2022 Grandmaster Si Ba Gung Ng Si Kay exclusive interview hosted on Facebook group Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Sunday 13th September 6pm-7:30pm Brisbane Time - join the group now and be ready for this coming event!!

18.01.2022 Everyone was inspired to work hard tonight after watching Si Ba Gung last night, practising correctly to perfect

17.01.2022 Jim Lewis talking about internal air training and the effect it has had on him since starting with our school

11.01.2022 Chow Family’s Last True Man Standing This story starts in the year of 1957, when a 17-year-old boy by the name of Ng Si Kay was taken to the headquarters of Tun...g Kong Chow Gar Tong Long Pai and the home training ground of Master Ip Shui, who at that stage was in his 40s. And remember, during these times, the 50s through to the 80s, hardened schools were the norm as street fighting and challenges were still in their prime. Master Ip Shui’s school was no different, as he himself was taking up challengers regularly, setting a high standard for those who wanted to test themselves against others from his school. Training there was quite the shock for young Ng Si Kay, as even the smallest guy in the training school, which back then was in Malacca street Hung Hom, was incredibly powerful. Making just going there a huge task for a young man. But instead of driving him away, which this system has done to many who tried it, it made him more and more hungry every week. His initial drive was how to develop the heavy bridge that everyone in the room possessed. And once getting it, how to make it smooth and keep it that way. So, each week, each month, year in and year out he trained. His focus was much to his fathers’ pleasure, as it was his dad that had taken him to meet Master Ip Shui in the beginning due to his wild temperament. By this time it was early 60s, and the young Ng Si Kay had trained most days since he started. But getting closer to Master Ip Shui as it turned out to have brought him closer to Master Ip Shui eldest daughter, with whom he started a courtship and married in late 1966. And within a year, their son Lawrence was born. Healthy, vibrant and ready for life ahead. It was when Ng Si Kay’s son was born, as it was the first grandson of Ip Shui, things changed. Training became more serious, high level weapons, and open hand sets were now passed onto the young Ng Si Kay. As he had voiced his intention as to one day opening a branch to represent the style under Master Ip Shui’s name. As at that stage there was only the main branch in Hung Hom that was running. Setting up another branch in an area like Mong Kok would have made things easier to gather more students. The real gift though, was shown just after Laurence was born, this part of the system back then was and still is a treasure within Chow Family Mantis system. A training format that is still very closely guarded by a very small group within the style. The name of this particular form is Yurng San Gong. The highest-level breathing set of this style. It consists of 108 movements, with some of these being repeated up to 10 times during the form. There are 3 levels to the form, and as the form grows with time, allowing the next 2 levels to be understood. Done at proper speed and movement rotation, the form takes up to 1 hours to perform. The set movements are practised for many reasons, for health in the first level, a needed requirement to open the channels cleanly and correctly. Also, combat and hardening of many parts of the body, to testicle and penis retraction and the later levels. The second level deals with a form of hard body techniques or what some would call Iron shirt. But this level requires the breath to be held whilst being struck, the next level requires a completely different set of training rules. This is referred to as the Diamond Air internal power. The difference is that the body can be struck whilst breathing. This last level requires a large amount of effort, and particular guidance. Overall, allowing the artist to have more of a prepared body for combat. By Winter 1972, the first 17 levels of the system were drawn up by Ng Si Kay and Master Ip shui to enable the branch and headquarters to run in sync. A document that is still being used by master Ng Si Kay today. There are more levels above the first 17, but these have been documented in a different format for safety and preservation of the style. For those who are interested in the past of this style might have seen, old footage of forms or meetings such as birthdays or special events were always videoed by Master Ng Si Kay, as were all of the original forms and weapons played by high students, himself or Grandmaster. Chances are that what gets released onto the web today came from his extensive library of the original format of Chow Family Mantis system. Some of the written forms consist of different Sarm Bo Jin forms, 2 swimming dragon forms, one with ground work the other not, as it was created to soften and open the three hingable section of the arms, whilst being supported by the hardened centre of the torso, 18 Cicada Capturing Hands, Seven Steps Continuity Lock Strike, pole, broad sword and iron ruler, tiger fork and straight sword forms. In the translation there are more open hand and weapon form titles, but I was asked to not mention them today in the letter. As much of the style is kept from the public eye. Right up until the late 80s, Master Ng Si Kay ran a very busy school in the Mong Kok area, as it turned out to be just across the road from the main police branch. So, at that point, the 3 times a day classes were made up of many local police. The same police station that he still runs a weekly class in today. By the end of the 80s though, he had a very good chance to start into a new business venture, a venture that would secure his family’s a far greater financial stability. A business venture that he decided to take. Unfortunately, though, the full-time public school had to close. But high-level students were the only ones that had access to Master Ng Si Kay after this period. Master Ng Si Kay only came back into the public training sector when Grandmaster Ip Shui planned to retire, and at that point was called back to the new headquarters in Kowloon city to take over all the private students that Grandmaster had recruited. But once Master Ng Si Kay had established a new public school in the Chow Mantis headquarters, all the old students from Grandmaster’s time returned. As all of the genuine higher-level parts of this system he teaches openly to the known students. These students know the real past to this style in Hong Kong, and also know where the genuine training can be accessed. This is something the outside world does not really understand. There is also a private group within his schools; as most teachers do, they choose students of good character, good base ability but with very little over-indulged pride. Overly proud people or those who hold themselves with too higher regard will never be chosen to train with such a group. As these people cannot be trusted to protect the integrity of this very interesting system. As it has proven in the past, that these people change the style for personal gain. The only other man other than Grandmaster that I have seen present and watching these classes was Lee Kwan, Grandmaster’s brother-in-law. For those who don’t know of this man, he is the other training partner in the photo shoots in Grandmaster’s book that was written in the 50s. As he himself knows the high levels air sets that are closely guarded. This group trains 4 times a week training high level air and training sets, whilst some of the evenings of the 4 days and the other three days are spent training the public section of the branches. In total 7 days of classes. A mammoth effort for a man in his 70s. Especially due to the fact that he trains in most of the classes. His devotion and loyalty to his master and this particular style is staggering, and this is why he has such a following in Hong Kong. On a personal note, I have known master Ng Si Kay for nearly 30 years, and was accepted into his private class group some years back now. Something I had been trying to get into for a very long time, as I knew my high-level advancement required learning from this man. Over many years I have been investigating and documenting the original system into English, and during this long period I have heard many good and some bad things about Master Ng Si kay. The good things all turned out true, but the bad things were only created by the insecure people trying to make this man out to be something he wasn’t. Ultimately very few people know much about the last part of this style and use made up forms and techniques to achieve what they feel is the right answer, leading to so many forms and hand sets out there. Forms and hand sets that lose value once the student is advanced in not only the training, but in more cases the language and martial culture. Something it seems that is rarely addressed. But people must be aware that the original style has some 300 years of wisdom connected to it, modernising it does not make it better, only weakens it. I, like many in Australia were sent down the wrong passage of learning here so many years ago, for some this is still a new a fresh thing causing many to leave martial practice entirely, which is such a sad thing indeed. So, making things up to sell or fill gaps ultimately hurts people with a genuine martial heart. Master Ng Si Kay is saddened by this because he knows only full well that many of these people with the proper masters would have become a great ambassador for the real system. The skill set and body that is developed from the original training is quite a difficult thing to break or stop in a defence situation. And I will say that several of my Hong Kong brothers are the toughest and most skilful men I have ever trained with. With an internal force that can leave genuine trauma at will. But because of their teacher, a man that puts huge amounts of time into their growth, these guys are some of realest men I’ve met to date. And that’s saying something coming from Mt Isa. At the end of the day, this style is about self-defence. Yes, there are a considerable number of other principals to be studied and followed. But in the end, its about defending yourself with a true adaptable skill set. And this is a primary thing for Si Ba and they way he teaches his students. Looking good in a demonstration and real-life confrontation are two different worlds. I will give thanks to my Si Ba Ng Si Kay. A true man, a man of martial integrity, direct nature and understanding heart. And also, to my Si Ba Mo Wai Yung for believing in me. Sifu Paul Brennan Australian Representative, Chow Gar Mantis Headquarters, Kowloon City, Hong Kong (

10.01.2022 Jim Lewis’s 48 years experience in southern mantis recently led him to this moment he would like to share

10.01.2022 Another piece of our history from Jim Lewis's 48 years of southern mantis training.

03.01.2022 Happy New Year! A big year 2021...

01.01.2022 Here is a quick word from the first westerner to train southern mantis style in Australia - Jim Lewis. More to come on this guy! . #ChowGarTongLongKungFu #ChowGarTongLongAustralia #KungFu #SouthernPrayingMantisKungFu #SPMKungFu