Haw, Cherk-Wah

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HAW,CHERK-WAH

BORN 1953

HAW, CHERK-WAH IS THE SON OF HAW,CHURNG(3rd Generation Master),was born 12/15/1953, IN THE CITY OF FUT-SAN.HAW,CHERK-WAH LEARNED HUNG-SING CHOY-LEE-FUT INITIALLY FROM HIS FATHER(HAW,CHURNG) EARLY IN HIS CHILDHOOD 1962-1966 TILL ABOUT AGE 13 . HE THEN WAS SENT BY HIS FATHER TO LEARN FROM HUNG-SING(2nd Generation )ELDER HAW,YEE (HIS SEFU'S/DADS' SE-SOOK, GUNG-FU UNCLE ALONG WITH A VERY FEW SELECT CLASSMATES),BECAUSE HIS FATHER HAW,CHURNG HAD A VERY CROWDED WORK SCHEDULE AND WAS RASING 5 CHILDREN. HAW,YEE SPECIALIZED IN THE WONG,SAY (1st Generation Master) METHODS. FOR SEVERAL YEARS (1966-1972) HAW,CHERK-WAH STUDIED WITH HAW,YEE DAILY AND HE BECAME VERY ADEPT HIS METHODS ,HAW,CHERK-WAH THEN RETURNED AND COMPLETED LEARNING THE BULK OF HIS KNOWLEDGE FROM HIS FATHER HAW,CHURNG. AFTER HUNG SING STUDIO REOPENED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC in 1999 (THE STUDIO WAS CLOSED FOR MANY YEARS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ONLY OPEN TO FAMILY AND OTHER HUNG- SING DECENDANTS AND CLOSE FRIENDS) HE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE RE-DEVELOPEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HUNG-SING STUDIO.HE REPRESENTED THE HUNG-SING STUDIO IN MANY SHOWS AND CONTESTS,ALSO ORGANIZED THE FUT-SAN LION DANCE TEAM AND WENT TO BEIJING FOR THE CELEBRATION OF 50th ANNIVERSERY OF MAINLAND CHINA'S INDEPENDENCE. ASIDE FROM THE SCHOOLS' KUNG-FU HE SPECIALIZES IN CHINESE MEDICINES USING HERBS,BONE SETTING,MUSCULAR INJURIES ,(as do some of his classmates), HELPING CURE THESE MANY AILMENTS AND INJURIES, WITH THE SKILLS HE HAD LEARNED FROM BOTH HAW,YEE AND HIS FATHER/TEACHER HAW, CHURNG, HAW(HO),CHURNG PASSED AWAY ON JAN.3,2004

IN PHOTO BELOW SEFU HAW(HO),CHERK-WAH REPRESENTS THE FUT-SAN HUNG SING STUDIO AT AN EXHIBITION AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHOY-LEE-FUT ALLIANCE.