Sum Nung

Also known as

Sum Num

Description

Wing Chun teacher, student of Cheung Bo and then sole disciple of Yuen Kay-san, whose line he promoted.

Teachers (2)

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  Cheung Bo

  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.

  “Cheung’s memory has been preserved within the Yuen Kay San Wing Chun lineage as he was the first instructor of Sum Num.”

  — 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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  Yuen Kay-san

  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

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “His only known disciple was Sum Num, originally a student of Cheung Bo’s, whom he adopted as his protégé later in life.”

  — 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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