Bak Mei Kung Fu (history and instruction)
HISTORY
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Bak Mei martial arts has its origins in Shaolin, from our Exalted Master Bak Mei (白眉上人), one of the five great Shaolin Masters. After Shaolin, Bak Mei trained at Mt. Emei (峨嵋山). The martial art of Bak Mei passed to the monk Gwong Wei (廣惠禪師) of the second generation, then to the monk Juk Faat Wan (竺法雲禪師) of the third generation, which then passed to Cheung Lai Chuen (張禮泉) of the fourth generation.
The first three generations of the Bak Mei martial art stayed within a Buddhist community. Cheung Lai Chuen was the first outsider to learn Bak Mei after realizing the extraordinary qualities of this art. Master Cheung took in the fundamentals of Bak Mei and also incorporated the best kung fu from his previous three teachers, including aspects of finger-, body-, hand-, and waist-movements, as well as horse stances and explosive power generation. Current forms of Bak Mei can vary slightly, but all incorporate the fundamental arts passed down from Bak Mei
Bak Mei Salute
五湖四海
張禮泉
CHEUNG LAI CHUEN
(1882-1964)
Master Cheung Lai Chuen was from Huizhou (惠州), in Guangdong province, China. A descendant of the Qing general Zhang Yutang 張玉堂, he began learning kung fu at the age of seven: Lee Family style (李家) from Master Lee Yi 李義師; Vagabond style (流氓教) from Master Lin Shek 林石師; and Master Lam Ah Hap 林亞俠師. Master Cheung was also a student of Dharma meditation, Chinese orthopedics (跌打), and the art of escape/disappearing (遁術).
葉志森
Yip Chi Sum
胡偉坤
Wilkie Wu Wai Kwan
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