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Jeong Yim (Jeong Hung Sing) was a student of Chan Heung and also a desiple of Ching Tso Wu Sheung, the "green grass monk" (another survivor of the Shaolin Temple, who lived as a hermit on Pak Pai  Mountain). Jeong Yim stayed with him for approximately five years, and then returned to King Mui. Jeong Yim finally went to open a school in Fut San. He named this school "Hung Sing" similar to the school of Chan Heung but with the Chinese character "Victorious" instead of "Sacred".

Jeong Hung Sing foundeer of the Hung Sing Gwoon (Hung Sing martial arts school) in the county of Fat San in 1839, which attracted many students. In the schools early days, there were many fights between different martial arts schools in the Fut San area to gain control and establish supremacy. The Hung Sing Kwoon was not to be spared, for on the day of the Hung Sing Kwoon opening, various martial art schools sent their congratulations on the pretext of actually wanting to get rid of Jeong Yim but one by one, they were defeated. After that, Jeong's name spread throughout Fut Shan.
However, the dissatisfaction continued. One Hung Gar practitioner, Chan Ngau Sing was not satisfied with Jeong Yim. He then challenged Jeong Yim to a duel and was soundly defeated. Impressed by Jeong's fighting ability, he asked to be accepted as a disciple. Jeong Yim agreed and he became his first disciple.
The next few persons were taken in as disciples of the Hung Sing Gwoon: Wong Sei, Tam Li, Wai Kong, Lei Yan, Lui Kit etc. It was said that when Jeong Yim did the form " Sup Ji Kau Da ", the timing was so perfect that when the moves were done slow, it was like a hurricane and when done slow, was of a stalking tiger. When ending the form, Jeong Yim showed great internal strength, shaking the ground and cracking floor tiles. Moves were based on chum, na, gwa, chap, biu, sow, pow, kup, jong, bien, jin.

The Hand Forms included:
Gung Gee, Dai Bot Kwa, Bot Kwa Sum, Dai Mui Fa, Siu Mui Fa, Bak Mo, Fu Ying, Ping Jan, Sup Ji Kau Da, Ping Kuen, Cheong Kuen.

The Weapons forms:
Dai Pa, Mui Fa Seung Do, Single Whip, Tiet Tow, Double Head Staff, Big Red Flag Staff, Left Right Thirteen Point Spear Form, Nine Dragon Trident, Double Daggers, Level Head Bench.

Double man forms:
Double Broadswords Vs Spear, Staff Vs Staff, Double Broadsword Vs Bench.

All forms follow the principle of yin and yang. Having a balance of both soft and hard. In addition, each stroke had its unique application. With the help of his disciple Wong Set, the promotion of the club was carried out dynamically and the establishing of great number of contacts caused the club members to flourish. Jeong Yim's club was based on the Hung Moon. On top of the Kwan-di was the words "Chung Yi Tong" (loyal, righteous hall) and on the two sides of the Kwan-di had the phrase, "Strong fist release out tiger raise head Graceful staff fly above dragon wriggle tail" Shortly after establishing the Hong Sing Kwoon,, Jeong Yim decided to go back to the Chan village. He temporarily passed the instructorship to Chan Ngau Sing.

Death of Jeong Yim

As the years passed the Hung Sing Gwoon’s popularity had grown and had eclipsed most of the other martial arts schools in the Fut San area. Unfortunately, other martial arts schools still harboured ill intentions towards Jeong Yim. On hearing Jeong's impending visit to King Mui Village, they took this opportunity to plan to assassinate him. Backed by the Fut Shan rice merchants, ten martial artists were sent to assassinate Jeong Yim. While on the pier weighting to board the ferry from Fut San Jeong was ambushed by a group of men who had disguised them selves as labourers. A fight broke out, two people died, and six were injured. However, in one exchange, a martial artist, So Kuen, hit Jeong Yim in the ribs. Jeong Yim returned the blow with a punch that hit So Kuen so hard that it drove him a few yards away, killing him in the process. However, the blow to Jeong Yim's ribs also injured him badly. Undaunted, Jeong Yim forced his way back to his home. His condition worsened by the time he reached the Hung Sing Gwoon and died. Jeong Yim was approximately 33 years old at the time of his death
After Jeong Yim's death, there was a power struggle. Chan Ngau Sing turned to drink went on rampage in Fut San looking those who were responsible for Jeong's death and often took it as an excuse to create trouble with other kung fu schools. At that time, most martial artists were afraid of Chan Ngau Sing. So they took the matter to the Ching Government, stating the revolutionary plans of the Hung Sing Kwoon. That led to a major clamp down on Choi Lee Fut practitioners and the closure of Fut San Hung Sing Gwoon by the Ching Government in 1848. With the kwoon shut down Jeong Yim’s disciples spread throughout Southern China and Southeast Asia.
Chan Ngau Sing moved to Hong Kong to set up a branch of the Hong Sing Kwoon in Kowloon. Nothing was known of him since. The only thing known was that he had many disciples. Two of them, Tong Kum and Yim Chuen set up a school in Lai Chi Kok. Other disciples included Tam Li in Hoi Ping country of Canton. Nephew, Tam Fok in Kowloon's Sum Sul Pok's Yeun Chow Street, Disciples Kwan Mun Keng in Singapore and Jee Fei in Malaysia.

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