A growing reference library covering Chinese martial arts, Qigong, physical culture, history, people, texts, training methods, traditions, and terminology.
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Chan Wah-Shun 陳華順
Chan Wah-shun was the late Qing Wing Chun teacher of Ip Man. This entry explores his Foshan school, lineage under Leung Jan, influential students, and disputed historical details.
Cheung Lai Chuen Pak Mei
Cheung Lai Chuen Pak Mei is a Southern Chinese martial art organized in Guangdong during the early twentieth century. Cheung combined four core forms attributed to the monk Juk Faat Wan with methods learned from several East River boxing teachers. The resulting system emphasizes close-range combat, aggressive bridge control, compact stepping, sudden whole-body power, and the body transformations known as swallow, spit, float, and sink.
Cheung Lai-Cheun 張禮泉
Cheung Lai-cheun was the central founder of modern Pak Mei, or White Eyebrow Boxing, whose teaching shaped one of southern China’s most influential martial arts.
Chinese Martial Arts
Chinese martial arts encompass the combat, weapons, conditioning, health, performance, and physical-culture traditions developed throughout China and Chinese communities.
Chu Shong-Tin 徐尚田
Chu Shong-tin was an early Ip Man Wing Chun teacher known as the “King of Siu Nim Tao.” Explore his Hong Kong school, teaching approach, students, and legacy.
Confucianism
Confucianism is a Chinese tradition of ethical cultivation, education, ritual conduct, responsible relationships, and humane government. Its concepts have strongly influenced martial ethics and teacher-student relationships.