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Kuen-Do (拳道) literally means the way of the fist. However, in the intended Chinese term, the charater "fist" is also synonymous with "style of martial art" and "martial art" itself. The hyphenated term specifically refers to the system founded by Randy Tay, a Singaporean and one of the foremost authorities on the Cho Ga lineage of Wing Chun, a version relatively more popular in South East Asia.
Often mistaken to be an eclectic or mixed martial arts, Kuen-Do is infact intended to be a system of self-discovery using the tools of martial arts. While based heavily on the concepts of Wing Chun, primary influences include Kyokushin Karate, Goju-Ryu Karate, Muay Thai (or Thai-style boxing), Hapkido, Aikido, various Chinese style of martial arts and the Theravada school of Buddhism which stresses critical thinking and personal cultivation above all else.
Today, Kuen-Do is practised in Singapore where it was founded, Australia, Japan, Canada and recently in the USA (2003).
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