Also known as
King of Wing Chun · 詠春拳王
Description
Leung Jan (c.1825–1901) was a Chinese martial artist and Wing Chun
grandmaster. Known as the 'King of Wing Chun' in Foshan, he is one of
the earliest well-documented practitioners of Wing Chun. He taught Chan Wah-shun
and his own son Leung Bik.
Teachers (2)
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person
Wong Wah-bo
sports_martial_artsWing Chun
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“Yee-tai later introduced Jan to his partner Wong Wah-bo, who was also a Gulao
(古勞) resident like Jan. Wong taught Jan the entire Wing Chun skill set.”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2025). Leung Jan.
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“who passed it on to Wong Wa-bo and Leung Yee-tai, both of the Red Boat Opera,
and who both taught the herbalist Leung Jan.”
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person
Leung Yee-tai
sports_martial_artsWing Chun
Probable
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Wikipedia only; the Leung Jan article calls what Yee-tai taught Southern
Shaolin.
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“At the age of 18, he was trained by Leung Yee-tai in Southern Shaolin skills.”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2025). Leung Jan.
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“who passed it on to Wong Wa-bo and Leung Yee-tai, both of the Red Boat Opera,
and who both taught the herbalist Leung Jan.”
Students (2)
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Leung Bik
sports_martial_artsWing Chun
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“At the young age he practiced Wing Chun under his father and grand-teacher Wong
Wah-bo (黃華寶).”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2025). Leung Bik.
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person
Chan Wah-shun
sports_martial_artsWing Chun
Probable
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Lineage tradition records Chan Wah-shun as a student of Leung Jan, but
historical documentation for 19th century Wing Chun is sparse
“Chan Wah-shun was a student of the Wing Chun grandmaster Leung Jan”
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01KYD74HFGEBZYJ17SBVPGNKZ7
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Leung Jan. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYD74HFGEBZYJ17SBVPGNKZ7 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KYD74HFGEBZYJ17SBVPGNKZ7, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Leung Jan}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYD74HFGEBZYJ17SBVPGNKZ7}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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