Ten Tigers of Canton
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣東十虎 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广东十虎 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngdōng Shí Hǔ |
| Wade–Giles | Kuang-tung Shih Hu |
| Yale Romanization | Gwǎngdōng Shŕ Hǔ |
| IPA | [kwàŋtʊ́ŋ ʂɻ̩̌ xù] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gwóngdūng Sahp Fú |
| IPA | [kʷɔ̌ːŋ tʊːŋ sɐ̀p fǔː] |
| Jyutping | Gwong2dung1 Sap6 Fu2 |
The Ten Tigers of Canton or Ten Tigers of Guangdong refers to a group of ten Chinese martial artists from Guangdong Province who lived around the 19th century during the Qing dynasty in China. They were said to be the best fighters in southern China at the 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 in the Jiulian Mountains in Fujian Province. Southern Shaolin is a branch of the better known Shaolin Monastery on Mount Song in Henan Province. As such, the Ten Tigers' martial arts styles resemble those of Shaolin Kung Fu.
Wong Yan-lam or Wang Yinlin (王隐林; 王隱林; Wáng Yǐnlín; Wong4 Jan2-lam4), also romanised as Wong Yein-lam, was a student of the Tibetan monk Xinglong (星龍), a master of the "Lion's Roar" (獅子吼) style of martial arts. Wong mastered this style, which later split into the Hap Family Fist (俠家拳), Lama Style (喇嘛派), and White Crane Fist (白鶴拳).
Wong Ching-ho or Huang Chengke (黄澄可; 黃澄可; Huáng Chéngkě; Wong4 Cing4-ho2), also romanised as Wong Cheng-ho, was a student of Luk Ah-choi (陸阿采; Lu A'cai). He specialised in the Nine Dragons Fist (九龍拳).
So Hak-fu or Su Heihu (苏黑虎; 蘇黑虎; Sū Hēihǔ; Sou1 Hak1-fu2), also romanised as Sou Hark-fu, was a student of the Shaolin monk Zhaode. He was trained in the Southern Shaolin Style (南少林) but later created his own style, which is known as Black Tiger Style (黑虎門).
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