陸亞采 – Luk Ah Choi
Luk Ah Choi the son of a Manchurian stationed in Guangdong in the 18th Century. After his parents died, he was brought up by his abusive uncle and ran away when he was 12 years old. He met a monk named Lei Baak Fu, a master in the Southern Fa Kuen (Flower Fist), and became his student.
黄麒英 – Wong Kei Ying
Born between 1810 and 1820, accounts of Wong Kei Ying’s training history differ. Some say that as a young boy he earned a living as a street performer. During a performance he was noticed by Luk Ah Choi and became his disciple. Another story tells that Wong Kei Ying learned from his father Wong Tai, who was a student of Luk Ah Choi. Later, Wong Kei Ying was sent to Luk Ah Choi to continue studying under his guidance.
黄飞鸿 – Wong Fei Hung
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Wong Fei Hung is a charismatic figure who has been portrayed in over 100 movies, played by many great actors, such as Kwan Tak Hing (who recently passed away at the age of 92) and Jet Li. The real Wong Fei Hung was born in 1850 in Guangdong. His father was Wong Kei Ying, one of the earlier Ten Tigers of the late Ching Dynasty. Wong Fei Hung was one of the later Ten Tigers.
鄧芳 – Tang Fong
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Tang Fong was one of Wong Fei Hung’s most famous disciples. He was born in Sam Soy village in Guangdong in 1874. In his youth he studied old-style Hung Ga under Sifu Wong Yau and Sifu Yuen Yin, as well as Mao Shan, a form of folk sorcery. Later he learned the new Hung Ga from Wong Fei Hung and became a close disciple.
阮凌 – Yuen Ling
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Yuen Ling was born in 1921 to a large family in Sun Wui, Guangdong. In the depression, his family lost its fortune and he went to Fatsan with his older brother, to make a living peddling food from a pushcart at the railroad station. There were plenty of other food vendors and disputes were settled with force more often than not. Deaths were not uncommon, but Yuen Ling was known for his Kung Fu skills and was able to establish an important position for himself within the vendor community.
余志偉 – Yee Chi Wai
Current Grandmaster
Founder and current grandmaster of Yee’s Hung Ga, Grandmaster Yee Chi Wai (Frank Yee) started his Kung Fu training with his father at the age of six under the tutelage of Grandmaster Yuen Ling. Master Yee immersed himself in his Hung Ga training and studied intensively under the watchful eye of his Sifu. After years of dedicated studying, he was rewarded with the Bai See ceremony and became a disciple to his Sifu. Of all the disciples of Grandmaster Yuen Ling, only Frank Yee has dedicated himself to teaching Tang Fung Hung Ga.
余彼祖 – Pedro Cepero Yee
Master Pedro Cepero Yee (Sifu Level, 8th Dan) was introduced to martial arts at age six with a local Filipino family who taught their native arts. At ten years old, he formally began to study the arts of Karate, Shuai Jiao, Wing Chun and his chosen art, Hung Ga Kung Fu. Pedro Cepero Yee is a well-respected member of the Chinese martial arts community in the U.S. and abroad. He has demonstrated his skills in performance, as well as seminars and classes across the U.S., Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Scotland, England, Germany, Trinidad, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Peoples’ Republic of China. He is the eighth Senior Yup Sut (In the Room) Disciple of Grandmaster Yee Chi Wai, as well as one of the first Americans to be accepted into the Yee’s Family Lineage at the New York Chinatown’s Yee Fong Toy Association and their world headquarters.
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布仕 – Bruce Clark
Sifu Bruce Clark, 6th Dan, began his martial arts training at the age of 11. Since then he has studied; Judo, Lau Gar Kung Fu, Freestyle Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Goju Ryo Karate and his chosen art of Hung Ga Kung Fu.
託馬士 – Thomas Stefanou
Sifu Thomas Stefanou, 3rd Dan, opened the original Edinburgh school in January 2005 and taught there until February 2009 when he moved back up to his family home near Elgin. He currently teaches private students at his family farm.
康若德 – Conrad Barrett-Freeman
Sifu Conrad Barrett-Freeman, 5th Dan, began training under Sifu Thomas Stefanou in September 2005. When his Sifu moved away in 2009, Conrad was the most senior student and became the chief instructor in Edinburgh in order to keep the school open. The school grew considerably and he was able to move into full-time premises in 2011.