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Chinese Cantonese opera singer and actor, one of the 'Four Great Clowns of Cantonese Opera'. He practiced Taijiquan for decades and was his son Bruce Lee's first martial arts teacher, introducing him to Tai Chi. He was part of a touring Cantonese opera company that was in San Francisco when Bruce was born.

Teachers (1)

• Xi
  Xiao Sheng Yi

  (1911)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

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  Lee Hoi-chuen studied opera and martial arts under Xiao Sheng Yi, a famous Cantonese opera performer

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He apprenticed under the famous Cantonese opera performer Xiao Sheng Yi to learn acting and martial arts"

  — Lee Hoi-chuen (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

Students (1)

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  Bruce Lee

  linkTaijiquan 2

  Probable

  Lee Hoi-chuen practiced Taijiquan for decades and was Bruce Lee's first martial arts teacher, introducing him to Tai Chi as a child

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Lee Hoi-chuen practiced Taijiquan for decades and was Bruce Lee's first martial arts teacher, introducing him to Tai Chi as a child

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  Lee Hoi-chuen (Wikipedia EN)linkinfo

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