Leung Tze Pang taught tai chi and lok hup in Hong Kong and was widely respected for his abilities. At some point in the 50’s or 60’s both Moy Lin Shin and Sun Dit became his students. Anecdotally it was said Leung only learned the first half of Lok Hup from Wu and the second half through other sources. For our purposes, however, we are more interested in the form and structure of his movements. Our current insight is through a Lok Hup video (Link) you can find on YouTube.
Referring to this video, we see again the form Mr. Moy shared, the position of the front knee, the straight line fromthe heel to the head, the squaring of the hips, the arm positions. When watched closely there is something more.
Slow the video down and more advanced concepts reveal themselves. Moves flow without stopping, from one to the other, rising/falling, expanding/contracting. Observe the turning of the hands, wrists and arms, a hint to the turning inside.
Spiritual and Religious Connections: Mui Ming-To (dates not available)
around Fung Loy Kok opening
Moy Lin Shin reportedly trained in his youth as a Taoist monk in the Earlier Heaven Wu-chi sect of the Hua Shan School of Taoism. In 1981, the scope and depth of Mr. Moy’s teaching was expanded with the opening of the Fung Loy Kok temple in Toronto.
With Mui Ming-To’s visit to Toronto in 1981, students were introduced to the practices of sitting meditation and chanting. Moy Lin Shin had worked intermittently with some students, teaching them the basics of standing meditation previously. With the introduction of sitting meditation, students were introduced to new elements that would parallel the range of practice techniques in a temple setting.
Sectarian controversy aside, the value of daily meditation was emphasized by Mr. Moy and Mui Ming-To, if for no other reason than to help open joints, reduce tension in the body. It provided a glimpse of the perceptual framework and feeling one should target while doing the set. “Mo naam” – “no thought”, was a common correction Mr. Moy would provide as students moved through the set.