The Name Gar in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.

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Gar

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 gaa
Gar Scroll

ガー is the name Gar in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Hung Gar

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 hóng jiā
 hung gaa
Hung Gar Scroll

洪家 is the martial arts title Hung Ga or Hung Gar.

The first character means flood, big, immense, or great but it can also be the surname, Hong or Hung.

The last character means family or home.

This can also be read as “The Hung Family” or “The Hung Household.” This title is mostly associated with a style of Kung Fu.

Hung Ga Kuen

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 hóng jiā quán
 hung gaa kyun
Hung Ga Kuen Scroll

洪家拳 is the martial arts title Hung Ga Kuen.

The first character means flood, big, immense, or great but it can also be the surname, Hong or Hung.

The second character means family or home.

The last character is a fist.

Lau Gar Kung Fu

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 liú jiā gōng fu
 lau gar gung fu
Lau Gar Kung Fu Scroll

劉家功夫 are the characters for the Lau Gar Kung Fu style of martial arts.

The romanization of “Lau Gar” comes from Cantonese. “Kung Fu” is the common romanization for English from the Mandarin “Gōng Fu” or Cantonese “Gung Fu” pronunciations.

Lau gar = Lau family.

Hung Kuen

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 hóng quán
 hung kyun
Hung Kuen Scroll

洪拳 is the martial arts title Hung Kuen.

The first character means flood, big, immense, or great but it can also be the surname, Hong or Hung.

The last character means fist.


The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Garガーgaa / ga
Hung Gar洪家hóng jiā / hong2 jia1 / hong jia / hongjiahung chia / hungchia
Hung Ga Kuen洪家拳hóng jiā quán
hong2 jia1 quan2
hong jia quan
hongjiaquan		hung chia ch`üan
hungchiachüan
hung chia chüan
Lau Gar Kung Fu劉家功夫
刘家功夫		liú jiā gōng fu
liu2 jia1 gong1 fu
liu jia gong fu
liujiagongfu		liu chia kung fu
liuchiakungfu
Hung Kuen洪拳hóng quán
hong2 quan2
hong quan
hongquan		hung ch`üan
hungchüan
hung chüan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


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