Name: Carter Wong (Born as Chia–Ta Huang)
Date of Birth: 22 March 1947
Height: 5’ 7” (171 cm)
Weight: N/A
Birth sign: Aries
This is Carter Wong circa 1985 in Atlantic City
Here’s a trailer for Born Invincible, starring Carter Wong
“I’d like to start with about 5-6 students first to garner interest and then start to open up,” he says. He points out that the idea of exercise for most only seems to cater to the external, but ignores what’s happening inside. “There will be eight lessons, of two hours each, in order to teach the whole thing,” Carter explains, adding “then I’ll create a video so they can take it home to help them remember.”
There would not be more than 12 people in a class as he “really wants [his] students to learn and know the postures.”
Carter stresses that Chi-Kung is for everybody, saying that “some people think it’s boring as they want to fight,” but adds “it will teach you how to use your mind and protect yourself.” In his opinion, there are many “sifus” (teachers), but Carter says, “they don’t know how to teach. They may be a good fighter but not a good instructor, or can teach well but not fight well.” He gives the example of breathing, something we are born with the ability to do. “When you’re moving slow, your breathing should be slow and vice versa. “You see people in gardens doing [tai chi] movements, but they don’t know the meaning.”
Yet his classes are only one reason Carter is looking to return to this side of the world, suggesting that he is also considering creating a company in Shenzhen “to train bodyguards within the next 2-3 months,” says Carter, adding that these would mostly tend to be army recruits from the big camps in Canton, which he intends to train up and send them to work in private companies. “Security is about defence not offence. So I’ll teach them techniques where even one small bit can help them with their job,” he says. He points out that Macau has so many casinos and many security guards but no real way of training them. “You don’t need a security guard to fight people, just to watch over you and to protect when necessary,” says Carter.
He explains that even an instrument such as an umbrella or jacket sleeve, can be used by an individual to defend themselves. “You don’t always need to have a weapon,” he adds. Asked why he decided to return to Macau, Carter simply responds that “I was born here. I lived in the US for over 20 years. Now I’m seeing so many new things in Macau. I need to spend some time here to get to know people again and they, me,” he says.
He laughingly explains that those who know him in Macau, namely his previous students, are now well over 45 with his visits back here usually ending up as an opportunity to recollect and bring back fond memories.
Asked what impressed him the most about the changes in Macau, Carter admits it’s the expansion of the SAR’s buildings. “It feels a little strange. There should still be places for parks and trees,” he says, but adds that he believes the government has “done a great job since the handover. “It’s a nicer place for people to live in. It’s much smaller, so it’s easier for people to get together,” he says smilingly.
Taken from the interview with Master Wong by Kimberly Johans for the Macau Daily Times, October 8th 2008.
YEAR | TITLE | ROLE |
---|---|---|
1972 | Hapkido | Kao Chang |
1973 | Dragon Tamers | |
1973 | When Taekwondo Strikes | |
1974 | The Skyhawk Leo | |
1976 | The 18 Bronzemen | Brother Wan (as Carter Hwang) |
1977 | Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagogue | |
1977 | Traitorous | |
1978 | Born Invincible | |
1978 | Filthy Guy | |
1979 | The Fatal Flying Guillotines | |
1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Thunder |
Video taken at Carter Wong’s Yan Jay Pai Academy, part 1
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