{"id":60,"date":"2011-12-08T12:02:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T12:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yhginverness.com\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2013-08-17T20:33:06","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T20:33:06","slug":"wong-kei-ying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yhginverness.com\/staging\/7602\/hung-ga-kung-fu-classes\/lineage\/wong-kei-ying\/","title":{"rendered":"Wong Kei Ying"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>WONG KEI YING\u00a0<\/strong>was born in Sai Chiu village in the county of Naam hoi in Guangdung Province, at the beginning of the 19th century. As a young boy he earned a living as a street performer. One day he was noticed by Southern Siu lam kung fu master\u00a0Luk Ah Choi<\/a>, and became his disciple.<\/p>\n

However, another story tells that Wong Kei Ying learned from his father Wong Taai, who was a student of Luk Ah Choi<\/a>. Later, Wong Kei Ying was sent to\u00a0Luk Ah Choi<\/a>\u00a0to continue his study under\u00a0Luk Ah Choi’s\u00a0guidance. Wong Kei Ying later became the martial arts instructor of the general of Guangdong’s infantry regiment.<\/p>\n

Wong Kei Ying was one of Southern China’s famous “Ten Tigers of Guangdung” (Guangdung Sup Fu). Wong Kei Ying also exchanged a lot of knowledge with other kung fu masters, such as Wong Yan Lum, a “Lion’s Roar” kung fu master and also a member of the Ten Tigers of Guangdung.<\/p>\n

Wong Kei Ying died in 1886.<\/p>\n

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