Yuen Kay Shan
| Yuen Kay Shan | |
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| Born | 1889 Foshan, China |
| Died | 1956 Foshan, China |
| Residence | Foshan, China |
| Occupation | Martial arts practitioner |
| Successor | |
| Children | Yuen Jo-Tong (Grandson) |
| Yuen Kay Shan | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阮奇山 | ||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Ruǎn Qí Shān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Yún Kèih Sāan |
Yuen Kay Shan (Chinese: 阮奇山; Cantonese Yale: Yún Kèih Sāan; pinyin: Ruǎn Qí Shān) nicknamed 阮老揸 (Cantonese Yale: Yún Lóuh Jā; pinyin: Ruǎn Lǎo Zhā) was a master in the martial art of Wing Chun. The youngest of five brothers, he became known as "Foshan Yuen Lo Jia" (Yuen the Fifth of Foshan). He was the fifth child of wealthy firework monopoly owner Yuen Chong Ming, and was known as an undefeated death duel champion in Foshan during the 1920-1950s representing the Wing Chun.
Yuen's family ancestral estate home was named Song Yuen (Mulberry Gardens), and located in Foshan, China. Initially, Kay Shan's father paid for him and his older brother Yuen Chai-Wan to become students of Fok Bo-Chuen (Chinese: 霍保全; Cantonese Yale: Fok Bóu Chyùhn; pinyin: Huò Bǎoquán; also transliterated "Kwok Bo-Chuen").
Yuen Kay Shan and his older brother Yuen Chai Wan had developed an interest in the martial arts. Yuen Kay Shan's older brother Yuen Chai Wan was known as "Pock Skin Chai" and later became the founder of Yiu Choi and Vietnamese Branches of Wing Chun. Their father Yuen Chong Ming housed and paid a large sum of money to imperial constable Fok Bo Chuen to teach both of the Yuen brothers Wing Chun. From Fok Bo Chuen, Yuen Kay Shan learned all the extensive open hand patterns in Wing Chun, he structured them into and created 3 forms, Siu Lien Tau, Chum Kiu and the Biu Jee. In addition he mastered the knives, 6 and a half point pole and the flying darts. He had also been taught the Wooden Dummy, Bamboo Dummy and several different jong variations, as well as Red Sand Palm.
Later, Ma Bok-Leung, Jiu Gan-Heung, Lo Hao-Po, Ng Ngau Si, Leung Yan as well as Yuen Kay Shan and his brother, invited Fung Siu-Ching to come and teach. Fung stayed at the Yuen ancestral home, where the two brothers combined the teachings of their past and present teacher. From Fung Siu Ching they learned his skills in close body applications which included the kum Na, Fa Kum Na, body wrapping, sweeping, breaking and throwing skills. Fung Siu Chiong was a disciple of red boat master Dai Fai Min Kam. The Yuens cared for Fung Siu Ching until his death in 1936. 1936 also marked the year when Yuen Kay Shan and Yuen Chai Wan had gone their separate ways. Yuen Kay Shan's brother eventually was invited to teach in Vietnam, where he founded the Nguyễn Tế-Công branch (Vietnam WingChun 永春) branch of the art. Yuen Kay Shan remained in Foshan, where he became friends with other Wing Chun notables like Yip Man, Yiu Choi, Yip Chung Hong, Lai Hip Chi, Tong Gai and others. Yuen Kay Shan became close enough with Yip Man that he taught Yip's son, Yip Chun, the first form of the art. In some accounts, Yuen Chai Wan had to leave Foshan due to duel where he had slain his opponent with his skills in Fok Bo Chuen/Fung Siu Ching Wing Chun. He left for Vietnam while Yuen Kay Shan remained in Foshan.
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