Lam Cho

Lam Cho
Lam Cho in his younger days
Born(1910-02-27)February 27, 1910
Guicheng Subdistrict, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire
DiedMarch 29, 2012(2012-03-29) (aged 102)
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Native name林祖
Other namesLam Cho-kan (林祖根)
Lam Gun-kau (林冠球)
ResidenceHong Kong
StyleChinese martial arts
Hung Ga
Teacher(s)Lam Sai-wing
RankGrandmaster
Occupationmartial artist, Dit Da practitioner
Spouse
Tam Yeut-ming
(died 1979)
Children6
Notable relativesLam Sai-wing (uncle)
Tang Kwok-wah (adopted son)
Notable club(s)Lam Cho Martial Arts Association
Chinese name
Chinese林祖
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Zǔ
Yue: Cantonese
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Lam Cho (27 February 1910 – 29 March 2012) was the Hung Ga Grandmaster and Dit Da practitioner of the Lam Family Hung Ga lineage. He was noted to be the last martial arts Grandmaster who lived during the times of well-known martial artists Wong Fei-hung and Lam Sai-wing, his adoptive uncle.