{"id":16,"date":"2020-03-03T16:49:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/hongkong360-2019\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2020-09-29T20:22:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T00:22:57","slug":"kung-fu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/hongkong360-2019\/kung-fu\/","title":{"rendered":"Kung Fu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HK360: Continuing Traditions of Kung Fu in Hong Kong\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DyE3LoHv7B8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > #kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}#kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}#kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, #kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, #kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}#kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;}#kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:0px;margin-right:15px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;}#kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;}#kt-info-box_1b850f-50 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<div id=\"kt-info-box_1b850f-50\" class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-container kt-info-icon-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-inner-container\"><span style=\"display:block;justify-content:center;align-items:center\" class=\"kt-info-svg-icon kt-info-svg-icon-fas_street-view\"><svg style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M367.9 329.76c-4.62 5.3-9.78 10.1-15.9 13.65v22.94c66.52 9.34 112 28.05 112 49.65 0 30.93-93.12 56-208 56S48 446.93 48 416c0-21.6 45.48-40.3 112-49.65v-22.94c-6.12-3.55-11.28-8.35-15.9-13.65C58.87 345.34 0 378.05 0 416c0 53.02 114.62 96 256 96s256-42.98 256-96c0-37.95-58.87-70.66-144.1-86.24zM256 128c35.35 0 64-28.65 64-64S291.35 0 256 0s-64 28.65-64 64 28.65 64 64 64zm-64 192v96c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h64c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-96c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-96c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48h-11.8c-11.07 5.03-23.26 8-36.2 8s-25.13-2.97-36.2-8H208c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48v96c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">360\/VR Immersive Video<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">You can watch the video above in a VR headset or as a 360 video on your smartphone or desktop computer. We recommend wearing headphones for a more immersive experience!<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Story and multimedia by Daniel Drigo, Jessica Fonseca, Kaitlyn-Lee Mun and David Venn<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A taoist martial arts instructor stands authoritatively in front of his subjects. Their eyes are tranced, watching him undulate with a two-metre long bamboo stick, trying to mimic his motion. His orders for them to watch their breath and focus match that of the live music, which has spontaneously broken out from a few trees and a couple shrubs over in Kowloon Park. There are four members in total, including the master. They look at peace. They look determined. And they look confident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An Indian monk of the warrior caste, named Bodhidarma, arrived at the entrance of a Shaolin Temple in 527 A.D. Upon denial of entry, he took homage at a nearby cave, where he proceeded to stare at a wall for nine years in meditation. Chinese folklore states Bodhidarma\u2019s gaze cast a hole through the wall by the time Shaolin Temple monks let him inside. It\u2019s said that Bodhidarma believed the Chinese to be weak and fragile. So he began teaching a type of movement that could link the physical and mental being as one; to act as a hybrid between the body and meditation. This today, is known around the world as kung fu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people who decide to learn kung fu cite their fanaticism with Bruce Lee and other Asian-born movie stars as a motivator to practice the martial art form. Lee, undisputedly the most popular, was born in 1940 in San Fransisco, CA and went on to make feature films in America. Through Bruce Lee\u2019s inauguration into Hollywood superstardom in the 1970\u2019s from films such as <em>Fist of Fury<\/em> and <em>Enter the Dragon<\/em>, kung fu became a global anomaly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why Hong Kong is very famous for kung fu, because of Bruce Lee,\u201d Patrick Hsu said, instructor at IWKA. \u201cHe [made] it popular around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Yuen, a 19-year-old practitioner of Southern Fist at the Wushu Team Centre would agree, saying, \u201cI feel like it\u2019s popular amongst all ages. Because kung fu is definitely seen in pop culture a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-id-_ef5ad8-80.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-_ef5ad8-80.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius img{height:300px;}.kb-gallery-id-_ef5ad8-80 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-_ef5ad8-80 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-_ef5ad8-80.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-_ef5ad8-80.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;max-width:100%;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-_ef5ad8-80 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel kb-gallery-id-_ef5ad8-80 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" 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https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/hongkong360-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2020\/08\/IMG_2213-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/hongkong360-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2020\/08\/IMG_2213-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/hongkong360-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2020\/08\/IMG_2213-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/hongkong360-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2020\/08\/IMG_2213-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For Hong Kong\u2019s youth, like James and his teammates, it was their parents who would have grown up through kung fu\u2019s golden era, erring them on the side of martial arts. \u201cWhen I first interacted with martial arts, I actually learnt it from my dad,\u201d said Yuen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Bruce Lee\u2019s significance was long ago, and although one could assume the popularity of kung fu has dwindled along with the ranks of kung fu actors, local artists said they haven\u2019t seen a decline and that actually, practicing kung fu now may be more relevant than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s getting more and more popular,\u201d Hsu said, referring to school programs that aim to get youth involved with the traditional art form. \u201cThe way of teaching is changing right now, so that\u2019s why I don\u2019t think it\u2019s disappearing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, many studios have adopted the tiered belt system after they found that their students have more ambitious motives than that of their predecessors. \u201cIn the past, during my father\u2019s and grandfather\u2019s generation, they didn\u2019t have that much entertainment, that\u2019s why they practiced kung fu,\u201d Hsu said. \u201cMillennials have a lot of things they can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" 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Nowadays people are more goal-oriented. So if they can see a clear goal, they can pursue the goal much better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that goal is complete harmony, according to multiple instructors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are practicing [to make] the body and mind as one system to improve our character, our own nature,\u201d said Leep Po Nang, representative of Taoist Quan Zhen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the mind, it\u2019s really about the mind; how you can push through yourself,\u201d Hsu emphasized. \u201cThrough your daily practice you can try to think about how to use that mindset in your daily life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps today\u2019s global and local socio-political atmosphere, Po Nang reckoned, is even more of a reason for people to take up kung fu. The harshness of life requires full strength: a message that Po Nang would like to share with today\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Despite having various organizations that extend their services to school children, kung fu seems to not have the reach with today\u2019s youth that it once did.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trisha Chen, 24-year-old student at Hong Kong Baptist University, said she wanted to learn kung fu, but never got around to it. Not only that, but it\u2019s hard to do so because those in her social group have not learned it either. \u201cI don\u2019t have any friends that [practice] kung fu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parental figures, new structural advances in the artform and kung fu\u2019s power to transform your life in different ways are the main reasons people seem to continue this art form. 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