30 years!

Lam Tang Kung Fu Academy celebrated 30 years of business in the Columbia, South Carolina area at the end of last October.  I was awarded a resolution from the South Carolina State Legislature which was a very proud moment.  I am very grateful for the gesture.  My students trained and practiced hard for this special celebration for over a year.  It was a great show.

Workin' the HASAYFU Kwando

Weapons of Hasayfu - The Dragon Head Wooden Bench

I had an interesting moment when another blogger at benchsite.blogspot.com asked to use a photo from my website,  http://hasayfu.com/.  The article is amusing and brought up the opportunity to feature the Dragon Head Bench.  The bench is a common piece of furniture. In the hands of resourceful Kung Fu masters, it becomes a deadly weapon. Once you learn how to manipulate a wooden bench, all sorts of every day objects become possible weapons.

Weapons of Hasayfu - the Rake

This rake is effectively fancy and has a lot of attack possibilities.  However, the rake that is traditional to Hasayfu Hung Kuen was a farming tool.  Throughout China's history, weapons were denied to the common people.  They made use of what they had on hand, and often the weapon of choice was one that was used on a daily basis for practical purposes.

The Kwando in Hasayfu

Hasayfu has many weapon forms to include the magnificent Kwando.