Rolf Clausnitzer

Description

Wing Chun practitioner who grew up in Hong Kong, one of the first Westerners to study the art. He trained with Wong Shun-leung and in the UK with Greco Wong, and co-wrote Wing-Chun Kung-Fu (1969), an early book on the art.

Teachers (2)

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  Wong Shun-leung

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  Single source.

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  “He had initially interviewed Ip Man in 1960 and later studied with his student Wong Shun Leung.”

  — 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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  Greco Wong

  swordsWing Chun Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Single source.

  “After moving to the UK he continued his studies with Greco Wong, who was a student of Moy Yat.”

  — 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 Wong Shun-leung ← Ip Man ← Ng Chung-so ← Chan Wah-shun ← Leung Jan · 5 generations

Sources