Wednesday, February 3, 2010

My Lineage

Wang Lang(王郎)

The founder of Praying Mantis Boxing at the beginning of Qing Dynasty in China

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Taoist priest named Sheng Xiao (升宵道人)

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Li Zhijian (李三剪) (1810 – 光緒十七年)

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Wang Yunsheng (王榮生) 生於(1854 – 1926)

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Fan Xudong (范旭東) (1841 – 1935)

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Luo Guangyu (羅光玉) (1889 – 1944)

He was invited as an ambassador for mantis boxing by the central committee of Shanghai Chinwoo and later was transferred to Hong Kong Chinwoo. He is a prominent figure in both the mantis boxing and Chinwoo history

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Wong Kam Hong (黄锦洪) (1917 – 1991)

He migrated from Hong Kong to Penang. Having teaching in Penang Chinwoo for a while before founding his own Penang Tang Lang Martial Arts Association.

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Yong Boon Toh (楊文道) (1917 – 1993)

He is my master. Being a coach in Malacca Chinwoo Athletic Association since 1970’s until his death in 1993. I joined Malacca Chinwoo in 1990.

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Tan Soo Chong (陈書张) (1951)

He is my senior brother who taught me on behalf of my master who already in his 70’s then

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Shervmen Loi (雷彬) (1973)

And finally me, who start practicing this form of wushu from 1991 onwards


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