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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)

• Wo
  Wong Wah-bo

  linkWing Chun 1

  Uncertain

  Wing Chun lineage records Leung Jan studying Wing Chun under Wong Wah-bo, but this relies on oral tradition with no contemporary documentation from the Qing Dynasty

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Wing Chun lineage records Leung Jan studying Wing Chun under Wong Wah-bo, but this relies on oral tradition with no contemporary documentation from the Qing Dynasty

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Yee-tai later introduced Jan to his partner Wong Wah-bo, who taught Jan the entire Wing Chun skill set"

  — Leung Jan (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

  Branches of Wing Chun (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo
• Le
  Leung Yee-tai

  linkWing Chun 1

  Uncertain

  Lineage tradition records Leung Jan learning the long pole technique from Leung Yee-tai, who exchanged pole skills for Wing Chun from Wong Wah-bo

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Lineage tradition records Leung Jan learning the long pole technique from Leung Yee-tai, who exchanged pole skills for Wing Chun from Wong Wah-bo

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Leung Jan studied Wing Chun under Wong Wah-bo and Leung Yee-tai"

  — Leung Jan (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

  Branches of Wing Chun (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

Students (2)

• 
  Leung Bik

  linkWing Chun 2

  Probable

  Leung Bik learned Wing Chun from his father Leung Jan, but documentation for 19th century Wing Chun lineage is limited to oral tradition

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Leung Bik learned Wing Chun from his father Leung Jan, but documentation for 19th century Wing Chun lineage is limited to oral tradition

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Leung Bik was a Wing Chun martial artist and son of Leung Jan"

  — Leung Bik (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo
• Ch
  Chan Wah-shun

  linkWing Chun 2

  Probable

  Lineage tradition records Chan Wah-shun as a student of Leung Jan, but historical documentation for 19th century Wing Chun is sparse

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Lineage tradition records Chan Wah-shun as a student of Leung Jan, but historical documentation for 19th century Wing Chun is sparse

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Chan Wah-shun was a student of the Wing Chun grandmaster Leung Jan"

  — Chan Wah-shun (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

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