The hand forms and number of hand forms practiced in hung gar may differ depending on the lineage or the teacher. However, as mentioned before some hand forms are common in all lineages of hung gar and most people consider these forms to be the core hand forms of Hung Gar style. According to most practitioners of the style, the core hand forms of Hung Kuen style are considered to be Gung Gee Fuk Fu Kuen, Fu Hok Seung Ying Kuen, Sup Ying Kuen and Tid Sin Kuen. These four together are considered to be the Four Pillars of Hung Gar gung fu. This said , in some lineages of this unique style "Ng Ying Kuen - Five Shapes Fist" is considered to be one of the main/core hand forms of Hung Gar.

Besides these core hand forms, there are also other auxiliary/minor hand forms found in different lineages, taught by different masters, teachers of the style. Forms such as Lau Gar Kuen, Jin Jeung, Wu Dip Jeung, Mui Fa Kuen are among some which are considered by most to be auxiliary/minor hand forms. These forms are sometimes referred as sub-hand forms or minor hand forms of hung gar. Some of these minor sets were created by certain masters of hung gar while others were taken from other styles of gung fu, modified and then incorporated into certain branch or lineage of this style. As for the question why these forms were created, incorporated into Hung Gar...well that's a topic on its own as there are many different reasons. As far as the history of these forms go, some are relatively new and others have been around for quite a long time. History and origins of some of these sets are not as clear as we would like them to be as most of the history was passed down verbally. So history questions such as when, where, who, why are often difficult to give a clear cut, straight answer as there are often more than one version of a story.

Here is a list of Hung Gar empty hand sets practiced in different lineages or branches of Hung Gar. Please note that this is not a definitive list of all hung gar hand forms as it is far from perfect. Also bare in mind that, not all the forms listed below are practiced in every branch of hung gar style. For description of these forms please see 4 Pillars of Hung Gar and Other Hand Forms .