About Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy
Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy is located at 197 Henry Street, in the heart of New York City's Chinatown. The Academy is founded by Master Frank Yee (Yee Chi Wai) in 1973. This Chinatown branch is under the supervision of Sifu Joseph Demundo. There are Yee’s Hung Ga Kung Fu branches in Toisan, China, Europe, Canada and the United States.

We teach Hung Ga, ( also known as Hung Gar or Hung Kuen), a southern style of Chinese kung fu, well known for its balance in creating a healthy mind and body, as well as its practicality for self-defense applications.

Hung Ga makes use of the classical Five Animals of Shaolin (Tiger, Dragon, Crane, Snake, and Leopard), as well as the theories of the Five Elements (Earth, Water, Wood, Metal, and Fire). Advanced stages of training include the understanding of how to combine the Five Animals and Five Elements.

The program involves conditioning the body, as well as learning multiple hand combinations that pertain to street and competitive tournament sparring. It also includes stance and foot work for strength and speed that will be the foundation for learning self-defense.

Tournament fighting is taught from the beginner to the advanced level full-contact kickboxing levels. Every student has the option to advance in all areas of the program, or tailor it to their needs. A student might only be interested in learning Kung Fu forms and have no desire for contact fighting or sparring. Another might only be interested in hand techniques and have no interest in leg kicks. It’s understood that no student is alike, thus the program is adjusted accordingly. Once a student builds a solid foundation and moves towards the advanced levels, they can begin to focus on their specialty in specific areas. These include:

Forms
For the higher level of training, for strength, Technique and Chi development. Or doing performances and competitions at tournaments.

Fighting
For the higher level of the Hung Ga fighting, learning the finishing techniques and hand combinations along with Chi usage that has been well respected for generation. Or tournament fighting, kickboxing: competing at beginner level to advance level to achieve championship.

Self-Defense
Very effective high level self-defense which relates to the high level of Hung Ga fighting, that is hand combinations and finishing techniques with the usage of Chi.

Kicking
Specialize in kicking combinations with speed and flexibility, excellent for tournament competitions.

Chi Gung
Chi training and development of the internal strength to a high level for explosive power, or on a meditation level for health and spirituality.

Instructor
Focus on how to be an instructor, which helps you reach a higher level of understanding of the art and helps spread the knowledge to future generations while preserving the art of Hung Ga.

The program is designed to help students progress and complete their martial art training successfully.

To learn more about what is thaught ath the Yee's Hung Ga Kung Fu Academy, please refer to our Training section.