Leung Lan-kwai
| Leung Lan-Kwai | |
|---|---|
| Born | unknown Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire |
| Died | unknown unknown |
| Native name | 梁蘭桂 |
| Style | Wing Chun |
| Teacher(s) | Leung Bok-chau |
| Occupation | merchant |
| Notable students | Wong Wah-bo |
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Leung Lan-Kwai was a Wing Chun marital artist and a merchant from Foshan of the late Qing dynasty.
Background[edit]
Not much was known about Leung's life except that he was from Foshan and was said to be a descendant, a family member,[1] or simply one of the students[2] to Leung Bok-chau (梁博儔), the husband of Yim Wing-chun, with the former taught the family's marital arts skills to Leung.
He was active between Jiaqing to Xianfeng period, where in 1843, witnessed the establishment of God Worshipping Society by Hong Xiuquan at Huaxian, Guangdong (present day Huadu District, Guangdong), and also the fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in 1864. Due to him been involved in opera singing as his hobby, he was associated with the opera singer Wong Wah-bo and other members of the Red Boat Opera Group, Yik Kam, Hung Gan-biu, Dai Fa-min, and Law Man-kung, and imparted his martial arts skills to them.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Chun, Wing (2009-04-20). "wingchun: 詠春拳派梁蘭桂、黃華寶與梁二娣". wingchun. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ↑ Concepts, Steve Creel, Wing Chun. "Wing Chun History". Wing Chun Concepts. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ↑ "五枚 NG MUI 嚴詠春 YIM VING TSUN 梁博儔 LEUNG BOK CHAU 梁蘭桂 LEUNG LAN KWAI 黃華寶". www.vingtsun.hk. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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