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| Foshan
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Kung Fu Training Schools
in Foshan |
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Foshan City in Guangdong Province is widely regarded
as the modern home of Kung Fu worldwide, although the
Shaolin Temple in Fujian Province is equally famous
but offers far fewer training opportunities for dedicated
practitioners.
Foshan is home to Ip Man and
Wing Chun style 'Gongfu', whose legacy
lives on today with his eldest son Ip Chun and two remaining
students Lun Gai and Gwok Fu. These three elderly gentlemen
have handed down Ip Man's legacy to a new generation
of Sifu (Master's) who continue Wing Chun training at
various schools in Foshan today. However Bruce Lee,
Ip Man's most famous student brought Kung Fu to the
west.
Wong Fei Hong is also a son of Foshan
who lived in Xi Qiao (Buddha Mountain) which is twenty
minutes to the west. Today Xi Qiao offers a complex
of Buddhist and Kung Fu schools and museums dedicated
to Wong Fei Hong and his disciples, where you can find
Hun Ga and Wushu practiced
daily in several clubs. |
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| Sim
Wing Club Wing Chun |
China Expats are pleased to announce co-operation
with one of Foshan's leading Kung Fu Schools that
has excellent facilities for teaching Wing Chun
style Kung Fu.
Sim Wing Club |
Sim
Wing Club and Martial Arts Centre lies in the
centre of Foshan City and opened in 2010. Sifu
Liang is one of several master's who trained under
Gwok Fu who take class at the club.
Gwok Fu is a regular visitor and guiding influence,
although both Lun Gai and Ip Chun have visited
also. Several foreigners have trained at the club,
which offers instruction in Cantonese. However,
one of the trainers speaks good English.
Training is offered 6 days per week with two x
2 hour sessions per day. The current cost (August
2011) is Y750 RMB for a 2-month course. 1- to
- 1 training is also available at a cost of Y100
per hour.
When we spoke to Sifu Liang he was pleased to
offer additional training in other disciplines
apart from 'Wing Chun boxing' such as: knives,
long pole, etc; which are either offered in house,
or via his wide network of friends and contacts.
More importantly he came across as being a very
nice person who was eager to help foreign students
achieve their desires. |
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Details:
Sim Wing Club is located 100 yards from the Rotating
Palace Hotel right in the heart of the city centre.
Address: 3rd Floor, 110 Lianhua Road, Foshan City
Contact: Mr Liang 13535844711
Website: http://www.simwingchun.com/en/index.aspx |
| China Expats
offer full supporting services for Kung Fu students
in Foshan |
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Other Wing Chun Training Schools in Foshan
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| Yao
Bao Wing Chun |
China Expats are pleased to work in collabouration
with another of Foshan's leading Kung Fu Schools
that has won many international competitions in
Yongchun style 'Gongfu'.
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Yao
Bao Gongfu is a working school under Sifu
Paul Mak Yiu Ming and President Master Yao Ming
Mai. They have a very high reputation within Kung
Fu circles and offer training in Foshan and nearby
Shunde Long Jiang Town. His school has won many
competitions and also includes other instructors,
one of whom is a woman called Liang Jiandong.
Mak Yiu Ming Curator: (0086) 13702917544
Address: 15 Weigo West Road, Chancheng, Foshan
(Near the main bus station).
Email: fsyaobao@163.com or artpm@21cn.com
(You will need to set your email client to Chinese
encoding such as GB2312)
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There are two training halls, one in Foshan City,
and the other 10 miles away in Shunde Long Jiang
Town. Casual tuition is available most evening
per week.
Special 1-to-1 training for foreigners is offered
at Y200 per 4-hour class (More than 1-month),
or Y300 per 4-hour class (Less than 1-month).
Class times 5.30 to 9.30 six days per week.
• Teaching is mainly in Cantonese,
although Mandarin is available. Master Mai has
also a set of four training videos for sale at
a cost of Y200 each. These are an excellent resource
for foreign students and have English language.
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Services
China Expats are pleased to arrange
tuition, accommodation, meet and greet, transfers,
translation services and sight-seeing trips for
any Kung Fu students to the above and other locations
on an all inclusive basis. Please
ask for details. |
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Other Schools of Kung Fu Training in Foshan
Hun Ga and Wushu
Hong Sheng Martial Arts Academy
Below is a quotation from the latest edition of Foshan
Tourist Guide:
"Foshan Hong Sheng Martial Arts
Academy was established in 1851 by a martial Master
named Zhang Yan during the Qing Dynasty. Time honoured
and deeply influential, the centre boasts a lot of followers.
The members of Hongsheng played a positive role in the
past anti-feudalism and anti-imperialism wars. Hongsheng
Martial Arts Centre has established branches in Hong
Hong and abroad".
Opening times: 9 am to 5 pm
Entrance: Free
Bus numbers: 133, 141, 143
Tel: 0757 83217908
Huang Fei Hong Pugilism
Hall lies at the foot of Xiqiao Mountain in
Luzhou village - the original home of Wong Fei Hong's
Father. This complex features: Bao Zhi Lin, Bai Cao
House, Hung Fei Hong Historical Relics Exhibition Hall,
Guan Dexing Memorial Hall and martial arts patio, instruction
and training schools.
Open: 8 - 5.30.
Entrance: Free - Part of Xiqiao general ticket price
(Y50).
Performance Times: 9.30 - 11.30 and 2.30 to 5pm
Tel: 0757 8689 6189
Note:
Do not confuse this 'Pugilism Hall' with the Huang Fei
Hong Museum which is part of The Ancestral Temple
in central Foshan. They also provide displays and demonstrations,
and offer tuition similar to above.
Jingwu
Society
This is an excellent academy which is devoted to exchanging
martial arts skills with any other practitioners and
societies worldwide. Members of the Foshan Jingwu society
practice many forms of 'Boxing' as Kung Fu is often
referred to, namely: Hung, Yongchun, Cai, Li and Fo.
It is here that Americans will find what they call:
Hun Gar.
Huang Feihung Lion Dance and Martial Arts Centre (Xi
Qiao)
Kung fu and lion dance performances are held daily at
9.30am, 10.30am, 2.30pm and 3.30pm at wong fei hung
museum.
This Museum followed the architectural style of late
Qing Dynasty, presenting the distinctive construction
pattern of wok-handled houses which are of local Lingnan
origin. Huang Feihong Shiyi Wushu Museum was built in
1996, with the aim to carry forward Huang Feihong's
Wushu and medical ethics. The Museum is divided into
Huang's native residence, screen and video room for
displaying Huang's activities, Baozhilin Dispensary,
acupuncture and Tuina room, orthopaedics clinic, herbal
medicine clinic, Guan Dexing memorial hall. The Po Chi
Lam clinic, Baicao Hall, acupuncture and massage room,
and more. The supporting facilities are Wong Fei Hung
Park and a pavilion with statues of the martial arts
masters known as the Ten Tigers of Guangdong.
Wong is sometimes incorrectly identified as one of the
"Ten Tigers of Canton". His father, Wong Kei-ying,
was one of the ten but he was not. Wong is dubbed as
"Tiger after the Ten Tigers" for his heroic
efforts to defend the pride of the Chinese when the
Chinese faced oppression from foreign powers.
Centre Open From 10:00 to 4:00 each day, the center
offers popular exhibitions of kung fu, lion dance, dragon
dance and other art forms.
Location: Luzhou village, xiqiao, foshan city, nanhai
district.
Tel: +86 0757 8689 6989).
Admission to the museum is cny50 and includes performances.
Related Article: Lion
Dance performance reviewed
Other
There are many other Kung Fu schools in Foshan, both
large and small; and given to different styles of Kung
Fu. There are also Kung Fu working museums and memorial
halls. The most publicised are:
• Huang
Fei Hong Memorial Hall (Zumiao - Inside the Ancestral
Temple)
• Ip Man Memorial Hall (Zumiao - Inside the Ancestral
Temple)
• The former residence of Bruce Lee (Shunde Daliang),
a museum that also features traditional 'Bone Setting'
displays of Chinese medicine.
Ten Tigers of Canton (Quangdong) 廣東十虎
The Ten Tigers of Canton or Ten Tigers of Guangdong
refer to a group of ten Chinese martial artists from
Guangdong (Canton), China, who lived during the late
Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). They were said to be the
best fighters in southern China at that time. Much
of their existence has been embellished by folk legends
and stories passed down from generation to generation.
The Ten Tigers of Canton traced their martial arts
lineage to the southern Shaolin Monastery at the Jiulian
Mountains in present-day Fujian province. The southern
Shaolin is a branch of the (more famous) main Shaolin
Monastery on Mount Song in Henan province. Hence,
the Ten Tigers' martial arts styles resemble those
of Shaolin Kung Fu.
The 10 Tigers are:
Wong Yan-lam - Lama Fist
Wong Ching-ho - Nine Dragon Fist
Sou Hak-fu (Black Tiger) - Iron Gravel Palm
Wong Kei-ying (Father of Wong Fei Hung) - Hung Boxing,
Shadowless Kick
Lai Yan-chiu - 7 Star Fist
So Chan (Beggar So) - Drunken Fist
Leung Kwan (Iron Bridge Three) - Iron Wire Fist
Chan Cheung-tai - Eagle Claw
Tam Chai-kwan - Crane Sun Fist
Chow Tai (Iron Head Chow) - Soft Palm, BaQua Staff
Unconfirmed by Us personally:
Chinwoo Athletic Association of Foshan
Add: Zhongshan Park No:12 Hebing Rd.Chancheng District,Foshan,Guangdong,China
(Near Foshan Railway Station)
Tel:+86,757,81238809 Fax:+86,757,81239222
Email：lxheman@sina.com lxheman@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.fschinwoo.com/
Taekwando
There is a well known Teakwando club in Foshan near
the centre of Nanhai Gui Cheng. It is based in the government's
central sports hall and fitness centre and is open every
day of the week. China Expats are pleased to offer
more information on request.
Kung Fu
Tourism
Ancestral Temple
The Ancestral Temple in the Centre of Foshan dates back
many centuries and was originally constructed in 1085;
but is latterly most famous as the home of Master Ip
Man, who was Bruce Lee's sifu or Master.
Opening times: 8.30 am to 6 pm
Ticket Price: Y20
Tel: 0757 82221680
Xi Qiao Kung Fu
XiQiao is perhaps the most significant Pearl in this
vast River Delta. It is a renowned scenic spot, Buddhist
temple complex, and home to everything that embodies
ultimate and state of the arts Chinese Kung Fu. Teachings
are based upon 'HuangFeiHong' (Wong Fei Hung in Cantonese,
versions) style 'Gongfu'. Huang Fei Hong came to Foshan
as a young boy, with his Father and other disciples
as they fled Imperial persecution from the Shaolin Temple
in neighbouring Fujian Province. They settled in Nanhai
(The name of Foshan City District at that time), and
in a new home - which you can still visit today. There
is now a very major Martial Arts School there. Lessons
are available, and easily booked - if you know how?
Contact China Expats if you want this, and we will
sort it all for you + options for spouse and friends
who think you are maybe a little crazy?
Below is a quotation from the latest edition of Foshan
Tourist Guide:
"Foshan Hong Sheng Martial Arts
Academy was established in 1851 by a martial Master
named Zhang Yan during the Qing Dynasty. Time honoured
and deeply influential, the centre boasts a lot of followers.
The members of Hongsheng played a positive role in the
past anti-feudalism and anti-imperialism wars. Hongsheng
Martial Arts Centre has established branches in Hong
Hong and abroad".
Opening times: 9 am to 5 pm
Bus numbers: 133, 141, 143
Tel: 0757 83217908
Bruce Lee in Daliang
Bruce Lee's ancestral home is in a small village near
Daliang, the capital city os Shunde County, Foshan City
District. Local government and enterprise have formed
a Bruce Lee museum which offers genuine memento's, martial
arts instruction, and a Kung Fu theme park. This is
the location of the famous 'Bruce Lee Mountain' and
will provide Kung Fu enthusiasts with a memorable day
out.
Services
China Expats are pleased to arrange tuition,
accommodation, meet and greet, transfers, translation
services and sight-seeing trips for any Kung Fu students
to the above and other locations on an all inclusive
basis. Please ask for details.
Anglicisation
Wing Chun (Mainland Cantonese), Wing Tsun (Hong Kong
Cantonese) and Yong Chun (Mandarin) all mean the same
thing, simply the spelling is different. The same holds
true for many related terms and names of people, for
instance Yip Man is the Hong Kong Cantonese anglicisation.
We have used Mainland Cantonese, as this is what everybody
here speaks. |
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This information is as supplied by China Expats and
our friends, as dated 26th August 2011, and/or other
reliable sources. Please check this information yourself
as it may alter without notice, and whilst we try our
best to ensure it is correct, please do not hold us
responsible for any errors - this is intended as a simple
guide only |
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