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Lau Gar (Traditional Chinese character|Traditional Chinese: ??????; pinyin: Li?? Ji??; Yale_Romanization#Cantonese|Yale Cantonese: Lau4 Ga1; literally "Liu Family") is one of the Five Elders#The Five Family Elders|five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts and is attributed to Lau Sam-Ngan (?????????; pinyin: Li?? S??ny??n; Yale_Romanization#Cantonese|Yale Cantonese: Lau4 Saam1 Ngaan5; literally "Three Eyed" Lau), who is said to have been taught by Jee Sin.

Lau Gar features mid-height strong stances, many open-hand close range techniques, and several kicks, few of which are above the waist.

There are three different branches of Lau Gar:

• The original Lau Gar Kuen system currently headed by Master Jeremy Yau Kam-Wha of Birmingham, England, head of the British Kung Fu Association, who has several disciples and students teaching throughout the United Kingdom.

• The Lau Gar routines found in certain branches of Hung Gar, another of the five major family styles, which do not come from Lau Gar proper, but were originally a Mok Gar empty-hand routine (Lau Gar Kuen ?????????) introduced into the curriculum by a student of Lam Sai-Wing named Lau and a Southern Praying Mantis (martial art)#Lau Shui .E5.8A.89.E7.91.9E.2F.E5.8A.89.E6.B0.B4|Chu/Chow Gar Mantis staff (stick)|staff routine (Lau Gar Gun (staff)|Gwan ?????????) introduced into the curriculum by a student of the Chu/Chow Gar Mantis master Lau Shui, after whom the routine was named

• There is also believed to be a handful of people teaching another branch of Lau Gar Kuen in mainland China, although this has yet to be verified.

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Last Modified:   2005-11-04