Yuen Kay-shan | |||||||||||
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Born | 1889 Foshan, Qing Dynasty | ||||||||||
Died | 1956 Foshan, China | (aged 66–67)||||||||||
Other names | Foshan Yuen Lo-jia (Yuen the Fifth of Foshan) | ||||||||||
Style | Wing Chun | ||||||||||
Teacher(s) | Fok Bo-chuen (霍保全) Fung Siu-ching (馮少青) Wong Wah-bo "Dai Fa Min" Kam | ||||||||||
Rank | Grandmaster | ||||||||||
Occupation | Martial artist | ||||||||||
Notable relatives | Yuen Chai-wan (Brother) Yuen Jo-tong (Grandson) | ||||||||||
Notable students | Sum Nung | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 阮奇山 | ||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||
Vietnamese | Nguyễn Kỳ Sơn |
Yuen Kay-shan (Chinese: 阮奇山; Cantonese Yale: Yún Kèih-sāan; pinyin: Ruǎn Qíshān), nicknamed Yuen Lo-jia (Chinese: 阮老揸; Cantonese Yale: Yún Lóuh Jā; pinyin: Ruǎn Lǎo Zhā) [1] was a Grandmaster of Wing Chun. The youngest of five brothers, he became known as "Foshan Yuen Lo-jia" (Yuen the Fifth of Foshan).[2] [3] [4] He was the fifth child of wealthy firework monopoly owner Yuen Chong Ming, and was known as an undefeated champion of 1000 death duels during the 1920-1950s representing the Wing Chun.[5]
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