Lam Yiu-kwai

林耀桂
China
Born 1874
Died 1965

Also known as

Lam Yiu Kwai

Description

Founder of the Dragon style, from the Huizhou area. He learned Lam Gar from his father and from his uncle Lin He, and sought to make his name in Guangzhou.

Teachers (1)

  • Lin He
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    “From a very young age he studied Lam Gar, first with his father (Lin Qingyuan) and then with his uncle, the famous Lin He.”
    — Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts link info

Sources

Judkins, Benjamin N.; Nielson, Jon. (2015). The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Artslink info

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