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| Leung Jan | |||||||
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| Born | Leung Tak-wing (梁德榮) 1826 Heshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire | ||||||
| Died | 1901 (aged 74–75) Heshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire | ||||||
| Native name | 梁贊 | ||||||
| Other names | Mr. Jan of Foshan (佛山贊先生) King of Wing Chun Kuen (詠春拳王) | ||||||
| Residence | Heshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Style | Wing Chun | ||||||
| Teacher(s) | Leung Yee-tai[1] Wong Wah-bo[2] | ||||||
| Occupation | Dit Da practitioner, martial artist | ||||||
| Spouse | Ms. Wong Ms. Cheng Ms. Poon | ||||||
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| Notable students | Leung Bik Chan Wah-shun | ||||||
| Notable school(s) | Hang Chai Tong | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 梁贊 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梁赞 | ||||||
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| Leung Tak-wing (birth name) | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 梁德榮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梁德荣 | ||||||
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Leung Jan (born Leung Tak-wing; 1826–1901) was a Chinese martial artist and Wing Chun practitioner from Heshan, Guangdong. He was known in Foshan as Mr. Jan of Foshan and King of Wing Chun Kuen.
Leung Jan is one of the earliest well-documented practitioners of Wing Chun, which was mainly passed down verbally from teacher to student prior to Leung Jan.[3][4][5]
- ^ Leung Ting, Roots and Branches of Wing Tsun (ISBN 962-7284-23-8) pg.60
- ^ Leung Ting, Roots and Branches of Wing Tsun (ISBN 962-7284-23-8) pg. 60
- ^ Leung Ting, Roots and Branches of Wing Tsun (ISBN 962-7284-23-8) pg. 53, 60-64
- ^ "The White Book (Development of Foshan Wing Chun as reported by the Chin Woo Athletics Association of Foshan". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "澳門日報電子版". February 11, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11.