Chan Wah-shun

Also known as

Money Changer Wah · 找錢華

Description

Chan Wah-shun (c.1836–1913) was a Chinese martial artist and Wing Chun grandmaster. Nicknamed 'Money Changer Wah', he was a student of Leung Jan and the teacher of Ip Man, who became his 16th and last student.

Teachers (1)

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  Leung Jan

  sports_martial_artsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

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

  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

  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”

  — Chan Wah-shun (Wikipedia EN)link history info

Lineage

• Wing Chun Leung Jan ← Wong Wah-bo · 2 generations

Students (1)

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  Ip Man

  sports_martial_artsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

  Ip Man became Chan Wah-shun's 16th and last student at age 9 or 13 in Foshan; documented in multiple biographical sources

  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

  Ip Man became Chan Wah-shun's 16th and last student at age 9 or 13 in Foshan; documented in multiple biographical sources

  “Ip Man began learning Wing Chun from Chan Wah-shun when he was 9 or 13; Chan was 57 at the time, and Ip became Chan's 16th and last student”

  — Ip Man (Wikipedia EN)linkhistory info

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