Wong Wah-bo

Also known as

Money Changer Wah · 找錢華

Description

Wong Wah-bo was a martial artist and opera singer of the late Qing Dynasty, belonging to the Red Boat Opera Company. A notable figure in the development of Wing Chun, he was a student of Leung Lan-kwai and, together with Leung Yee-tai, taught Leung Jan.

Teachers (1)

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  Leung Lan-kwai

  sports_martial_artsWing Chun Doubtful

  Doubtful

  Lineage tradition claims Wong Wah-bo studied under Leung Lan-kwai, but this is semi-legendary with no contemporary documentation

  A source makes the claim, but the evidence does not substantiate it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Lineage tradition claims Wong Wah-bo studied under Leung Lan-kwai, but this is semi-legendary with no contemporary documentation

  “Leung Lan-kwai of the Red Boat Opera Company (although other versions of this legend state that he was a scholar and herbalist), who passed it on to Wong Wa-bo and Leung Yee-tai, both of the Red Boat Opera”

  — Branches of Wing Chun (Wikipedia EN)link history info

Students (1)

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  Leung Jan

  sports_martial_artsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

  Wikipedia only.

  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

  Wikipedia only.

  “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. Wikipedia (English)link history info

  “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.”

  — Branches of Wing Chun (Wikipedia EN)link history info

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