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The different branches of the Chinese martial art Wing Chun can be thought of as
describing both the differing traditions and interpretations of Wing Chun, and
the teacher-student relationships which perpetuate them.[1]
There is no universally recognized sanctioning body for Wing Chun that governs c
ertification of lineage, nor an unambiguous way of defining lineage. This branch
listing relies on existing published, and notable family trees. Listings of not
able students within a branch are in no particular order, and not intended to st
ate seniority or rank.
Contents [hide]
1 Yip Man branch
2 Yiu Choi branch
3 Jiu Wan branch
4 Gulao (Koo Lo) Village branch
5 Pan Nam branch
6 Yuen Kay Shan branch
7 Nguy?n T?-Cng branch/Yuen Chai Wan (Vietnam WingChun ??)
8 Cho family branch
9 (Hung Fa Yi/Hung Suen Wing Chun Kuen)
10 Pao Fa Lien branch
11 Fut Sao (Buddha Hand) branch
12 References
Yip Man branch[edit]
Yip Man (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; Cantonese Yale: yihp m
ahn), also known as Yip Kai-Man (Chinese: ???; Cantonese Yale: yihp gai mahn) wa
s well respected by other martial arts instructors in southern China and Hong Ko
ng. He was the first person to teach Wing Chun to a wider public. After his deat
h, many of his students formed separate schools.[2] Yip Man's teachers included
Chan Wah Shun, Chan Wah Shun's student Ng Chung So, Chua Zone Ting and Leung Bik
, son of Chan Wah Shun's teacher Leung Jan.
Yip Man was well known for having a very quick wit and an acid tongue. His teach
ing style, along with the very direct nature of the art and its despising of sup
erfluous talk, infuses it with a certain edginess. This is probably why Wing Chu
n is well known for being split into many factions.
Notable students of Yip Man include: Lun Gai, Gwok Fu, Leung Sheung(??),[3] Lok
Yiu (??), Law Bing(??), Chu Shong-tin(???), Lo Man Kam (???), Yip Bo Ching (???)
, Wong Shun Leung(???), Wong Kam Yuen, William Cheung, Wang Kiu (??), Wong Si Wi
ng, Chan Chee Man(???), Andrew Ma, Kang Sin Sin (Kong San San), Hawkins Cheung(?
??), Bruce Lee(???), Victor Kan Wah Chit (???), Wong Long, Wong Chok, Lee Shing,
Ho Kam-Ming, Moy Yat, Duncan Leung, Derek Fung (??? Fung Ping Bor), Chris Chan
(?? Chan Shing), Stanley Chan, Chow Sze Chuen, Tam Lai, Ip Ching, Ip Chun, Lee Z
hi Wen and Lee Che Kong.
Yiu Choi branch[edit]
Yiu Choi (Yao Cai, ??) first began learning Wing Chun Kuen from Yuen Chai Wan, t
he elder brother of Yuen Kay San. In roughly 1920 and studied with him until Yue
n moved to Vietnam in 1936, just after the death of his Sifu Fung Siu Ching. Jus
t before he left, Yuen introduced Yiu Choi to his friend and fellow Wing Chun Ku
en Practitioner, Chan Wah Shun, to continue his studies. At the same time, he al
so learned from Chan Wah Shun's student Ng Chung So.
Yiu Choi and his elder brother owned and operated an opium smoke and gambling ho
use and later opened one on Shilutou. They offered Ng Chung So to hold his night
ly classes in the back room of the house. Ng taught from the club for roughly a

decade until he retired, and Yiu Choi moved him into his home and cared for him
for roughly a decade in exchange for further training for himself and his son Yi
u Kay. Ng Chung So lived and was cared for until he died. Known as Dai Lik (Big St
rong) because of his natural power, Yiu Choi taught Wing Chun Kuen to his son, Y
iu Kay(? ?), as well as to students such as Go Bing and Fok Joy.
According to Wai-Po Tang, Grandmaster Yiu Kay stated that his father, Yiu Choi,
was one of Yip Man s teachers. During different stages of life, there was also a t
ime when both Yiu Choi and Yip Man had the same teacher (Ng Chung So). This make
s Grandmaster Yiu Choi both Yip Man s Sifu and also elder Sihing. Yiu Choi is the
5th generation of Wing Chun -- bestowed upon him by Ng Chun So, the title Descend
ant of Wing Chun. [4]
The Yiu Choi Style was succeeded by his son, Yiu Kay, who is succeeded by his th
ree sons Yiu Weng Keong(???), Yiu Hon Keong(???), and Yiu Zhong Keong(???).[5][6
]
Jiu Wan branch[edit]
Jiu Wan (??; pinyin: Zhao Yun) first taught Wing Chun at Jing Mo Gwun, a school
in Foshan, China. When the Communists took over China, he moved to Hong Kong whe
re he continued to teach.
Jiu Wan's relationship with Yip Man is controversial among students of both bran
ches. Some students of Jiu Wan maintain[7] he studied under his cousin and later
under Yip Man. Yip Man students claim that as well. Jason Lau's branch of Jiu W
an[8] claim they were kung fu brothers directly under Chan Wah Shun.
Notable students of Jiu Wan include: Chiu Hung-Kwan (his son), Jason Lau, Ti Lun
g(Tam Fu-Wing), Wong Li Feng, Chow Hung-Yuen, Francis Fong, and Denis Chan.
Gulao (Koo Lo) Village branch[edit]
Gulao (??) Wing Chun Kuen was taught by Dr. Leung Jan when he retired back to hi
s native village of Gulao in Heshan County, Guangdong province and is typically
referred to by the village name to distinguish it from the doctor s Foshan teachin
gs. The Fung family variations found in Kulo Village have also come to be called
Pin Sun (Side Body) Wing Chun.
Pan Nam branch[edit]
Pan Nam cross-trained in a wide range of Wing Chun Kuen branches. He then create
d his own approach based on his experience.
Pan Nam studied Hung Gar from 1934 to 1947 until he met Jiu Chow (top student of
Chan Yiu Men), and officially began his Wing Chun Kuen training. His classmates
included Leung Lam, Jiu Wan, Lee Shing, Wong Jing and other semi famous Wing Ch
un masters. Jiu Chow had to relocate to Chungshan, and Pan followed him to conti
nue training. According to Sum Nung, prior to learning from Jiu Chow, Pan briefl
y studied from Cheung Bo, but soon opted to train with Jiu.
In 1949 Pan Nam moved back to Fatshan and started teaching at the Union of cake i
ndustry workers of Fatshan . In 1956 he was introduced to Lai Hip Chai a classmate
of Ng Chun So, Yip Man and Chan Yiu Men, who was the second to last student acc
epted by Chan Wah Shun (Yip Man being the last). Lai Hip Chai had not only learn
ed from Chan, but also from Lok Lan Goon's nephew.
Notable students of Pan Nam include: Pan Siu-Cho, Pan Siu-Lam, Lee Dak-Sang, Won
g Jee-Keung, Lun Fao, Leung Chong-Ting, Eddie Chong,[9] Leong Cheok Son (Felix L
eong)].
Yuen Kay Shan branch[edit]
Yuen Kay Shan was a master in the martial art of Wing Chun, who lived from 1889

to 1956. The fifth of five brothers, he became known as "Foshan Yuen Lo Jia (Yue
n the Fifth of Foshan)" Yuen Kay Shan combined the Wing Chun of both of his teac
hers, constable Fok Bo Chuen, and Body guard and Bounty Hunter Fung Siu Ching.
Notable students: Sum Nung
Nguy?n T?-Cng branch/Yuen Chai Wan (Vietnam WingChun ??)[edit]
Nguy?n T?-Cng/Yuen Chai Wan (Chinese: ???; Cantonese Yale: yun5 jai2 wan4; Yuen C
hai-Wan) Older brother of Yuen Kay-San, Yuen first learned Wing Chun Kuen under
Fok Bo-Chuen and later continued his studies with Fung Siu-Ching. In 1936 he was
invited to teach Wing Chun in Vietnam at the Nanhai and Shunde Expatriates Asso
ciations and moved to Hanoi, where he was known by the Vietnamese pronunciation
of his name, Nguyen Te-Cong. In 1954 he relocated to Saigon (Now, Ho Chi Minh Ci
ty) where he established a second school.
Notable students: Yiu Choi, Cam Tuc Cuong, Nguyen Duy-Hai, Luc Vien Khai, Tran V
an Phung,[10] Vu Ba Quy, Ngo Si Quy, Tran Thuc Tien, Viet Huong.
Cho family branch[edit]
The Cho family of Poon Yu Village (near Shunde and Foshan) have been practitione
rs of southern fist systems, such as Choy Lai Fut, Hung Gar, Mok Gar, and White
Crane, for many years. Cho Shun joined the King Fa Wui Goon and became an Operat
ic performer/actor. He became the first known disciple of Wing Chun practitoner
Yik Kam.
Notable students include: Cho Chuen(??), Cho Man(??), and Cho On(??).
(Hung Fa Yi/Hung Suen Wing Chun Kuen)[edit]
Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun Kuen (Honghua Yi Yongchunquan, Red Flower Righteous), previ
ously referred to as Hung Suen (Red Boat) Wing Chun Kuen, was introduced by Garr
ett Gee of San Francisco (although it is said to come from Xiguan, Guangzhou, Ch
ina.)
Pao Fa Lien branch[edit]
Founded by Dai Dong Fung (Great East Wind) and his students Gwok Leung and Gwok
Cheung, the branch received its name via Lao Dat Sang, who had the nickname Pao
Fa Lien, or "Wood Planer Lien". Notable students: Mok Poi-On.
Fut Sao (Buddha Hand) branch[edit]
Fut Sao Wing Chun Kuen (Fo Shou Yongchunquan), meaning Buddha Hand Spring Time Fis
t, was introduced by Henry Leung "Chi-Man" (Leung Hung-Lay, Henry Leung) in New
York City back in the early 1960s. The Chinese martial art system was named afte
r GM Leung's Teacher the renowned Chn Buddhist master Hsu Yun aka "Ghao Ji Fut Sa
o". Different students of Leung Chi-Man report different origins for the system,
including it descended from Fung Siu Ching, Leung Bik, Chan Wah Shun, Mio Xian (
Miu Sun), Xu Yun Hsu Yun, and Leung Chan Sang aka Dr Leung Jan. The Buddhist Win
g Chun system can be traced back to the provinces of Kwang Chow Guangzhou, and o
r Canton Foshan well over 200 years ago.
The Style specializes in close quarters combat techniques that derive from theor
ies, concepts, principles, and methods taught with in its training regime. Fut S
ao has seven forms, and various other drills, or exercises. The forms consist of
siu lum dao, chum kiu, biu gee, siu baat qua, mook yun jong, bat cham dao, and
luk dim boon kwun. The ideas of root, power, structure, flow, time, space, energ
y, and many other skills are learned by its practitioners.
Notable students: James Cama, Santos Barbalace, Joe Ng, Micheal Mcilwrath, Chuck
Kennedy, Thomas D'Amico, Pat Rasile, Robert Mccray, Peter Bonet, Roger Rigoli,
Alard Angland, Creg Wilson, Bob Brown, Rory Dean, Steven Iaco, and more.

References[edit]
Jump up ^ Chu, Robert; Ritchie, Rene; & Wu, Y. (1998). Complete Wing Chun: The D
efinitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions. Boston: Tuttle Publishing
. ISBN 0-8048-3141-6.
Jump up ^ "Yip Man Wing Chun Lineage". Retrieved December 12, 2006.
Jump up ^ Kwok, Samuel. "A Chronicle of the life of Yip Man.". Archived from the
original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
Jump up ^ http://www.wingchunpedia.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=WCP.YiuChoi
Jump up ^ http://yiuchoiyiukay.com/
Jump up ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25amBL8Dsi4
Jump up ^ Jiu Wan 1
Jump up ^ Jiu Wan 2
Jump up ^ Eddie Chong
Jump up ^ Tran Van Phung
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