Leung Yee-tai
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Leung Yee-tai was a Wing Chun
master.
He was a strong boatman who steered riverboat by pushing a long pole against the river bottom.
A Shaolin monk Chi Sin (至善禪師) saw that he was a natural successor to the Shaolin pole fighting skill called six and a half point long pole.
He taught Wong Wah-bo his pole fighting skill in exchange for the Wing Chun fist-fighting skill. Though he was a student of Wong in Wing Chun, he was actually Wong's sifu
in the pole fighting skill. Wong modified the pole fighting skills using Wing Chun principles. The modified pole skill is now part of Wing Chun
training.
He met Leung Jan
, an herbal doctor, when he was sick. He then trained Leung Jan when he was already an old man at over sixty years of age.
Leung Yee-tai, Wong Wah-Bo, and Leung Jan, were all portrayed in the 1981 Sammo Hung film, The Prodigal Son.
Wing Chun
Wing Chun , also romanised as Ving Tsun or Wing Tsun, ; ; is a concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense utilizing both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat.The alternative characters 永春 "eternal spring" are also...
master.
He was a strong boatman who steered riverboat by pushing a long pole against the river bottom.
A Shaolin monk Chi Sin (至善禪師) saw that he was a natural successor to the Shaolin pole fighting skill called six and a half point long pole.
He taught Wong Wah-bo his pole fighting skill in exchange for the Wing Chun fist-fighting skill. Though he was a student of Wong in Wing Chun, he was actually Wong's sifu
Sifu
Shifu is the identical pronunciation of two Chinese terms for a master. The character 師 means “teacher”. The meaning of 傅 is “tutor”, and of 父, “father”. Both characters are read fu with the same tones in Cantonese and Mandarin, creating some ambiguity...
in the pole fighting skill. Wong modified the pole fighting skills using Wing Chun principles. The modified pole skill is now part of Wing Chun
Wing Chun
Wing Chun , also romanised as Ving Tsun or Wing Tsun, ; ; is a concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense utilizing both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat.The alternative characters 永春 "eternal spring" are also...
training.
He met Leung Jan
Leung Jan
Leung Jan was a Wing Chun practitioner. Leung was a Chinese herbal doctor in Foshan. His name became well-known due to his wins in competitive bouts. He was called Mr...
, an herbal doctor, when he was sick. He then trained Leung Jan when he was already an old man at over sixty years of age.
Leung Yee-tai, Wong Wah-Bo, and Leung Jan, were all portrayed in the 1981 Sammo Hung film, The Prodigal Son.
Lineage
| Lineage in Wing Chun | |
| sifu | Wong Wah-bo (黃華寶) |
| other teacher | learned pole fighting skill from abbot Chi Sin (至善禪師) |
| Leung Yee-tai (梁二娣) |
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| known student | Leung Jan Leung Jan Leung Jan was a Wing Chun practitioner. Leung was a Chinese herbal doctor in Foshan. His name became well-known due to his wins in competitive bouts. He was called Mr... (梁贊) taught his pole fighting skill to his sifu |