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BIOGRAPHY Lam Sai Wing was born in Nanhai district, Guangdong . He followed the customs of his ancestors and learned the traditional martial arts of his family. Afterwards he proceeded to learn from Lin Fu Cheng, Huang Fei Hong (Wong Fei Hung), and Wu Quan Mei. Through his persistent training he became a very skilful master in the martial arts. He founded the ‘Wu Ben Tang’ (The Hall of Fundamental Study) in Guangzhou (Canton) where he taught his martial arts. During his life he had over 10.000 students. Towards the end of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) he gained the first place at a large martial arts competition that took place at the Dongjiao ground. Thanks to this he received a silver medal handed to him by Dr. Sun Yat Sen , as a token of the recognition of his great services and successes. In the following years he combined, with the techniques of the Tiger and the Crane as a base, as well as techniques of Hung Gar Kuen (2) and Fo Kuen (3) styles, a new school named ‘Fu Hok Sheung Ying Kuen’ (The Double Form of the Tiger and the Crane). When he became older he moved to Hong Kong(4) where he started teaching martial arts. Together with his favorite students Zhu Yu Zhai, Zhang Shi Biao, Li Shi Hui, and others, he wrote (three) books: Fook Fu Kuen (Conquering the Tiger Fist), Tiet Sin Kuen (Iron Thread Fist), and Fu Hok Sheung Ying Kuen (The Double Form of the Tiger and the Crane). Lam Sai Wing marked a new era and a new school of martial arts, especially in creating a complex form like Fu Hok Sheung Ying Kuen. This form is practiced on a large scale both in China and abroad, and the interest is growing. After the formation of the People's Republic of China (1949) this style was included into the syllabus of (sports) institutes and higher grade martial arts schools. 1. Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925), a Chinese revolutionary democrat, the leader of the Chinese Revolution of 1911-1913, the first (provisional) president of the Chinese Republic (1 January-1 April, 1912). In 1912 he founded the Kuo Min Tang party (KMT). 2. Hung Gar Kuen - 'Hung family Fist'. This style was widespread in secret societies Gelaohui ('The union of the Elder Brother'), Sandianhui ('The Triad'), and others in Southern China in the 19th. and beginning of the 20th. century. It is remarkable for its very high fighting efficiency. It takes its origin from the Southern Shaolin Tiger style. 3. Fo Kuen - 'Buddhist brotherhood Fist'. was practised in secret Buddhist sects in Guangdong province. This style also originates from the Southern Shaolin Temple. 4. Since 1917 till 1923, before his departure to Hong Kong, Lam Sai Wing served in the KMT army of Fujian province as the Chief Instructor in hand-to-hand combat. FILM PORTRAITS Lam Sai Wing was a Butcher by trade, causing his name to be translated as "Porky" in the English subtitles of Once Upon A Time In China . He appears in almost all movies regarding Wong Fei Hung, and appears as a main character in the movie Magnificent Butcher EXTERNAL LINKS
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