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Yip
Gei-Man
(Ip Man)
葉問 |
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Chan Wah Soon
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"Grandmaster"* Yip Man. Born October 1893, died December 1972
Aged 79 years.
*The title is honorific. Yip Man
never claimed to be or saw himself as the GrandMaster of the Wing
Chun family. (which also means none of his students can legitimately
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Allan Lee (Lee Che Kong) |
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Yip Man ->
(Lok Yiu) ->
Allan Lee;
Yip Man ->
Duncan Leung
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Allan Lee |
Trained under Lok Yiu, then was accepted by Yip Man as
his last disciple. Yip Man passed on the system and recommend
Duncan Leung as a one of couple of people to learn the application from.
Allan then moved to US and trained under Duncan. |
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Bruce Lee |
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Yip Man ->
Bruce
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The Movie Star. Later developed Jeet Kune Do based
around Wing Chun when he got kicked out by Yip Man (supposedly for
teaching westerners, but the stories vary). |
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Chan Chee Man
陳志文 |
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Chan Chee Man |
One of Yip Man's Senior Students. |
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Chow Tze
Chuen 鄒子傳 |
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Yip Man ->
Chow Tze
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Followed and trained under Yip Man from 1955 to 1962 when Yip
man moved again. Was presented a wooden dummy by Yip Man and
encouraged to open his own school at that point. Low-profile disciple. |
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Chris Chan (Chan
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Yip Man ->
Chris Chan |
Grandmaster Chan started training in 1955. Before leaving Hong Kong for
America in 1960, he trained intensively for 12-16 hours a day, 7 days a
week, for 9 months under Yip Man's close guidance. |
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Chu Shong Tin 徐尚田 |
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Yip Man ->
Chu Shong Tin
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Commonly known as Yip Man's 3rd private student, and "King
of Sil Lum Tao". Lived with Yip Man in the 50's.
Practices a more internal style of Wing Chun. |
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Duncan Leung
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Hung Leung) |
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Yip Man ->
Duncan Leung
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Duncan trained privately with Yip Man from '55-59 and fully
mastered the system and it's applications. He didn't train in the
regular school with the other students, Yip Man came to his house. He
had to fight in order to learn how to use the techniques and is a veteran of
literally hundreds and hundreds of fights. Teaches what he calls "Applied Wing Chun",
saying Yip Man taught a lot of people Wing Chun, but taught him how to apply
it. For example, Yip Man sent his later disciple Allen Lee to train with
Duncan to learn how to use Wing Chun. |
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Greg Tsoi (Choy Siu Kwong) |
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Yip Man ->
Greg Tsoi (Choy Siu Kwong) |
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Hawkins Cheung |
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Yip Man ->
Hawkins Cheung |
Senior Yip Man Wing Chun instructor in the U.S. today.
Hawkins Cheung is widely known in the martial arts world for testing and
proving his practical Wing Chun skills "on the streets" in Hong Kong,
alongside Bruce Lee and Wong Shun-Leung in the 1950's. |
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Ho Kam Ming 何金銘 |
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Yip Man ->
Ho Kam Ming |
Spent three and a half years to learn the whole system from
Yip Man, then he helped Yip Man to teach his classes for another three and a
half years. It was during this time when he learned the most advanced skills
privately from Yip Man. |
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Ip Ching 葉正 |
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Yip Man ->
Ip Ching |
Yip Man's youngest
son. Born in 1936.
He started his Wing Chun training about the age of 11 or 12. Ip Man
left China for Hong Kong in 1949 leaving his sons behind. In 1962 he
came to HK and trained with his father again, until Ip Man's death
in '72. some pics from
wingchunmuaythai.com |
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Ip Chun 葉準 |
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Yip Man ->
Ip Chun |
Yip Man's eldest son. Born 1924. Started training in
'62 when he and his brother moved to Hong Kong from China. In
'65 he started teaching. Today, he is over 80 years old and is
still teaching. |
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Jiu Wan (Chiu Wan) 招允 |
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Yip Man ->
Jiu Wan
+ Non-Yip Man Lineages |
Full Lineage Tree
Friend and a disciple of Yip Man (some say his third, which would be same
as Chu Shong tin, so I don't know which). Worked on Police force in Foshan with Yip Man and trained under Chan Wah Shun's son and his student
Jiu Jow. |
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K.T. Chao |
? Is this him
or another John KT Chao? |
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Yip Man
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K.T. Chao |
Best known for writing the 3 "Secrets of Wing Chun
Kung-Fu" books. Commonly believed to just be a student
(non-disciple) of Yip Man, though little is known. His books don't
say what level he attained. |
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Koo Sang |
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Yip Man
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Koo Sang |
Known most for making Yip Man's Dummy, and producing dummies
until he retired in '95. (and giving us the specs
that 90% of dummies are made from today). One of Yip Man's disciples.
photos from:www.wingchunokc.com
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Kwok Fu |
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Yip Man ->
Kowk Fu |
One of Yip Man's Foshan students, he and Lun Gai are the only two still
alive. Lives in Kwong Chow, Fut Shan. |
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Lee Shing |
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Foshan: Fung Sang and Fung Chu of
Leung Jan's Gulao Wing Chun;
then Yip Man -> Lok Yiu and
Jiu Wan (Lineage);
then direct from Yip Man |
Studied martial arts from various
masters including Wing Chun master Chun Wah Soon. Later, Master Lee
Shing studied with the late Yip Man in Hong Kong and was appointed by him as the President of the
Yip Man Wing Chun Assoc. of Europe in 1970. |
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Leung Sheung
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Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung |
Born in 1918. Yip Man's first Hong Kong private student.
From 1949-1955, he trained under Yip Man intensively. In 1956, Leung Sheung
began to teach Wing Chun publicly. He passed away in 1978.
Full Bio |
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Leung Ting
梁挻 |
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Yip Man ->
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Leung Ting |
Yip Man's second to last private student; trained with Yip Man 2x a
week for 9 months. Trained with Leung Sheung first. Trademarked
"Wing Tsun", which is now the largest martial arts organization in the
world. "Grandmaster of Almightyness". |
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Lo Man Kam |
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Yip Man ->
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Yip Man's Nephew and Private Student |
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Lok Yiu |
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Yip Man ->
Lok Yiu |
Born in 1922. Died Feb 6, 2006. One of Yip Man's
2nd Hong Kong private student (Leung Sheung brought him), he trained a
number of the later students and disciples. |
SiFu Lok
Yiu's Bio 師傅駱耀簡歷 (from Allan Lee's
site)
"SiFu Lok Yiu was one of the most respected and outstanding Wing Chun Gung Fu
Masters in Hong Kong. His persistence, dedication and sacrifice to the Arts were
the pillars of his Legendary Martial Arts accomplishments and deservedly earn
him the highest praise in the hearts of all Wing Chun Practitioners.
In 1950, SiFu Lok Yiu became the 2nd Disciple of our Grand Master SiFu Yip Man
in Hong Kong, and he was an early member of the first group of Wing Chun
students from the Restaurant Union Association in Tai Nam Street, Shum Shui Po,
Kowloon. His serious devotion to the Art and his SiFu Yip Man was well known. In
those early years, they lived together, like father and son to survive in Hong
Kong. As a result of his natural talent and dedication to consistent, extensive,
consecutive daily training, he earned the true essence of Wing Chun Gung Fu. He
was one of the exceedingly outstanding Wing Chun men with deep insight and
knowledge of our Art.
SiFu Lok Yiu opened his first Gung Fu School to the Public in 1961, the Lok Yiu
Wing Chun Kuen Koon ( 駱耀詠春拳館 ) on Ki Lung Street Shum Shui Po Kowloon, and later
on moved to the current address 8th Floor., 659, Shanghai Street, Monk Kok,
Kowloon. Over the decades, SiFu Lok Yiu taught and promoted Wing chun and
produced many outstanding students all over the world. His excellent Reputation
in the Martial Art field is a direct result to his uncompromising dedication and
serious approach to Wing Chun.
In 1996, at the earnest request of Mr Philip Choy, the Chief Superintendent of
Hong Kong Police, they established the Hong Kong Police Chinese Wushu Club, and
appointed SiFu Lok Yiu as the chief Instructor for the Organization.
On 6th February 2006, SiFu Lok Yiu passed away at the age of eighty-three and
left us in deep grief. The fading of this Legendary Wing Chun figure is a great
loss to the Martial Art world and the Wing Chun Family. Fortunately, his
knowledge and spirit is survived by his twin sons, SiFu Lok Keng Kong and SiFu
Lok Keng Sang, both of whom acquired the true Art forms of their father.
Hopefully, they will carry on the Legacy and Dignity of Wing Chun for the
generations to come." Allan Lee |
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Lun Gai
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Lun Jai) |
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Yip Man ->
Lun Gai (Foshan Student) |
Lun Gai trained with Yip Man as a teenager when Yip
Man taught in Foshan. He is one of the only two surviving
Foshan Students. He is still teaching and his students are
very actively teaching themselves... |
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Mo Kee |
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Yip Man ->
Mo Kee |
Disciple of Master Yip Man |
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Moy Yat 梅逸 |
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Yip Man ->
Moy Yat |
1938-2001. Trained '57-62 to become a Sifu under Yip
Man, and he then opened a school. Carved the Kuen Kuit into
blocks and was a artist, author, and calligrapher. |
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Stanley Au (Au chi Keung) |
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dedication page |
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Yip Man ->
Stanley Au |
Stanley Au is one of the original six practitioners that were under
Yip Man when he first taught his art in Hong Kong. He was the first
person to teach WC in Hawaii and has done so for well over 30 years.
His students of mention: David Chun, Sean Gage, Chanh (Jason) Lien,
Tich Tran, Gary Wong, Libert Young, Thomas Zane. |
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Yip Man ->
Tam Lai |
Tam Lai (Tan Li) was born in the mid 1920s and began studying Wing
Chun in Tsim Sha Tsui around 1960. Also did Dit Da (Chinese
osteopathy). Retired from active teaching, he carries on his medical
practice and passes along his art privately in Hong Kong. |
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Victor Kan(Wah Chit) |
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Yip Man
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Victor Kan |
Victor Kan began training in 1954, at 13. He devoted
3-4 hours a day, 7 days a week, for 7 years. His fellow student's
nicknamed him 'King of Chi Sao' or 'The Untouchable'. In the late
1950's he became Yip Man's assistant chief instructor until he left
Hong Kong for Europe in 1961. |
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Wang Kiu |
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Wang Kiu |
Founder of Wing-Chun Kung-Fu in The Netherlands. Pics
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William
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Yip Man
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William Cheung |
One of the early fighters that helped give Wing
Chun a name. Teaches "Traditional Wing Chun", which looks like
a combo of Yip Man and Hung-Fai-Yi lineages. Trained from 51-'58.
Disciple in '54.
official bio
history of his
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Wong Chok (Wong Tsok, Wong
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Wong Chok |
Wong Chok was one of Yip Man's early students. Lean in stature, Wong Chok
preferred to use the mobility of his footwork to gain an advantage over his
opponents.
Wong Chok passed away in 1982 while still in his early fifties.
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Wong Long Ching |
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Yip Man ->
Wong Long |
Wong Long joined the Yip Man Wing Chun School in 1956 at the age of 18. Wong
Long first came into contact with Wing Chun through Wong Sheung Leung. After
six years of studying under Yip Man, Wong began teaching his own students in
Kowloon. source
(full bio here) |
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Wong Shun Leung 黃惇樑 |
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Yip Man ->
Wong Shun Leung |
1935-1997. Known as
“Gong Sau Wong”, or “King of Talking with the Hands”, due
to the fact he fought a bunch of challenge matches in the 50's and 60's
and never lost. He is the man that really put Wing Chun on the
map. Yip Man's 4th private student. full
bio Most pictures from
Philipp Bayer's site and
Gert-Jan
Ketelaar's Site They have some more on there if you check them out. |
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Yip Chun/Ching See Ip Chun and Ip
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Yip Bo Ching (Ip Poh Chjing) 葉步青 |
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Yip Bo Ching |
One of Yip Man's earlier students. Started training in the 1950s. |
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Yuen Kau Wui (Mui) |
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Yip Man ->
Yuen Kau Wui |
Yuen Kau Wui (Mui) - "The most senior" and oldest
student (age 89) of Master Yip Man |
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