Mark Jensen has 25 years experience in Martial Arts with the last 23 under Sifu Wing Lam. He studies the Hung Gar and Baguazhang Kung Fu Styles. His hobbies are Martial Arts, Japanese Bonsai trees, music and art. His writings have been featured in numerous international Martial Arts publications. He makes his living as an Engineer in San Jose, CA.

Hung Gar is a Chinese martial art that originated from the Southern Shaolin Temple located in the Fukien Province of South China. Ling Nam, or “South of the Ridges”, is the name given to the large geographical area south of the five great mountains of China and covers all the open meadowlands on the south side of China 's two dominant mountain ranges. Ling Nam Hung Gar then, is the name given to one school of Hung Gar Kung Fu that was located in the Ling Nam region. A more popular name for this distinct style is “Canton Hung Gar” because of its close association with the Canton area and with the stories of famous Cantonese Kung Fu masters such as Wong Fei Hong and Lam Tsai Wing.

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