The Hung Gar system incorporates the five elements of
Chinese Medicine – fire, earth,metal, water and wood. Each element has a
particular characteristic of defense and attack,which has been included
within the Hung Gar system. Many other Chinese martial arts styles
incorporate these into their systems in a very similar way.
In order to appreciate and understand the elements
specifically within the Hung Gar system, it is important first to broadly
consider a basic observation and description of them in the context of their
characteristics, and how this observation may help condition or prepare the
martial artist in developing fighting skills.
