Also known as

Ng Chung So

Description

Wing Chun teacher in Foshan, second disciple of Chan Wah-shun. He completed Ip Man's early training and was the only Wing Chun teacher who taught in public in Foshan in the late 1910s and early 1920s.

Teachers (1)

• person
  Chan Wah-shun

  swordsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “His father was good friends with Chan Wah Shun and, when Chan began to teach, Ng immediately enrolled his two sons, Ng Siu Lo (the older brother, and hence Chan’s first disciple) and Ng Chung So (the younger brother and second disciple).”

  — Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts link info

Lineage

• Wing Chun Chan Wah-shun ← Leung Jan · 2 generations

Students (3)

• person
  Yiu Choi

  swordsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Before leaving he recommended his young student to Ng Chung So who completed his training at his own school.”

  — Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts link info
• person
  Lee Shing

  swordsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “As a young man Lee moved to Foshan where he had a chance to study with Ng Chung So.”

  — Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts link info
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  Ip Man

  swordsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

  Single source (the Ip family account).

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1905–1908)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source (the Ip family account).

  “Prior to this he requested that Ng Chung So, his most prized martial disciple, complete the young Ip’s training. Ng instructed him until he was fifteen years old.”

  — Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts link info

Sources