Chan Wah-shun
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Chan Wah-shun | ||
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Born | 1836 Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Huáshùn |
Chan Wah-shun (c. 1836 – 1906), nicknamed Money Changer Wah (找錢華) and Money Clutcher Wah (爪錢華), was a student of the Wing Chun grandmaster Leung Jan (梁贊).[2] He is noted for being the martial arts teacher of Ip Man.
Background
Born in
In 1888, Leung Jan's physical health had begun to decline and his sons, including Leung Bik (梁壁 Liáng Bì; loeng4 bik1) and Leung Chun (梁春 loeng4 cheun1), had left Foshan to make a living. They had no intention of taking over his training hall, named Wing Sang Tong (榮生堂), also known as Jan Sang Tong (贊生堂), which was looked after by his student Lee Wah (李華), nicknamed Woodman Wah (木人華).
While searching for a successor, Leung took in Chan as his student. Leung would later often return to his hometown Gulao Village (古勞), and Chan continued to be trained by Lee. Chan also learned
Upon the death of Lee in the following year in 1889, Chan took over the operations of the training hall, while Leung went back and forth between Foshan and Gulao. Wing Sang Tong was later renamed to Hang Chai Tong (杏濟堂).
Chan started training his young son in Wing Chun in 1892. Chan assisted Leung for only four years.
With the death of Leung Jan in 1901, Chan left Hang Chai Tong and worked at a ceramic shop at Lianhua Street.
In 1906, he rented a huge
Lineage
Lineage in Wing Chun | |
Sifu | Leung Jan (梁贊) |
Other teachers | Sihing Woodman Wah (木人華) |
Chan Wah-shun (陳華順) | |
Known students |
Ng Siu-lo (吳小魯) (first?) * 16 students in total |
In popular culture
In the 1978 film Descendants of Wing Chun, he was portrayed by Norman Chui.
In the 1978 film Warriors Two, he was portrayed by Casanova Wong.
In the 1981 TVB television drama series Kung Fu Master of Fat Shan, he was portrayed by Ray Lui.
In the 2005 TVB television drama series Real Kung Fu, he was portrayed by Timmy Hung.
In the 2006 TVB television drama series Wing Chun, he was portrayed by Philip Ng.
In the 2010 film The Legend Is Born: Ip Man, he was portrayed by Sammo Hung.
In the 2013 film The Grandmaster, he was portrayed by Yuen Woo-ping.
In the 2013 TVB television drama series Ip Man, he was portrayed by Yuen Wah.
References
- ISBN 962-7284-23-8) pg. 68
- ^ a b c Leung, Ting (2005). "The Story of Wing Tsun". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2009.