Grand Master Leung Wah Chew

Leung Wah Chew is the Grandmaster of the Ha Say Fu style and his skills in this style were unmatched. It is said that Master Leung was connected to the underworld (the dark society of Hong Kong - organized crime). He ran a school in Macao but closed it when he moved to Hong Kong. It is alleged he was an underground casino boss (gambling was illegal in Hong Kong). His martial skills were constantly being tested because of the line of work he was in. It is said that rival gangs had even murdered some of his business associates in the streets of Hong Kong. Master Leung answered the challenge of the first Asian public Kung Fu tournament of the 20th century - the famous Chinese-Taiwan Kuoshu Association invitational of 1957. Leung represented his style of Ha Say Fu, but he failed to place because of the extremely aggressive techniques of the style. However, his great skills in Ha Say Fu Hung Gar are legendary.

Grandmaster Wing Lam and Master Saleem Alamudeen

Sifu Kwong Wing Lam was born in Canton and began his training in Chinese martial arts in Hong Kong at age eight. He began his studies in Tai Chi. But because of its slow movements and focus on meditation rather than physical activity, Tai Chi was a poor choice for one of his age. After about six months he lost interest and quit. A year later he began studying Southern Hung Ga from Master Chiu Chao and his son, Master Chiu Wei. In this style Sifu Lam discovered the fun of practicing Kung Fu.

Curious to know more about the arts, Sifu Lam also studied Northern Hung Gaunder Master Yen Shang Wo for six years. He spent his childhood mornings training with the Chius, and his evenings training with Yen Shang Wo.

This traditional Kung Fu training was taught in a very strict manner. Techniques and movements of a set were taught step by step, with the student practicing on their own to master the movement and understand the concepts behind them. No new material would be shown unless the student could master the previous lesson.

Upon completing the Hung Ga and Shaolin systems, he spent another ten years learning other styles such as Five Animal Fist, Praying Mantis, Ha Say Fu Hung Gar, and Wing Tsun, with such notable masters as Leung Hua Chu and Lum Jow. In addition, Sifu Lam hit sand bags for Iron Palm training, and practiced Chi Kung (Iron Body) for strength. He also completed the Tai Chi system from Master Yen. Sifu Lam also learned Xing Yi, Bagua and Sun Style Tai Chi learning under Sun Jian Yun, the daughter of Sun Lu Tang, founder of Sun Style Tai Chi.