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Fang Qiniang (Chinese: 方七娘 Fāng Qīniáng) - alias Fong Chut-Leung and Fong Wing-Chun [1] - was a Chinese martial artist and founder of the Fujian White Crane style of Chinese martial arts in the mid-17th century. She learned martial arts from her father, Fang Zhengdong, a lay Shaolin disciple.
In cooperation with Wing Chun Master Allan Fong, eskrima Master Emanuel Hart, and qigong instructor Thomas Resch, Boehlig founded the organization "Martial Arts International". [1] [4] A martial arts cross-functional umbrella organization for Wing Chun, eskrima, and qigong. In the same year, he was appointed Wing Chun Master by Allan Fong.
Hung Hei-guan's wife, Fong Wing-chun (presumably Fang Qiniang / Fong Chut-Leung) was an expert in the crane-style. She had acquired her knowledge from Fong Sai-yuk (方世玉, a training partner of Hung Hei-guan and also a student of Shaolin), with Fong Sai-yuk and Fong Wing-chun being related to each other.
Wing Chun has various spellings in the West, but "Wing Chun" is the most common. [ 8 ] [ full citation needed ] [ 9 ] [ additional citation(s) needed ] The origins of Wing Chun are uncertain, but it is generally attributed to the development of Southern Chinese martial arts.
There, Yee-tai's Wing Chun skills are witnessed by Lord Ngai Fei, the son of a Manchu duke, who is also a martial arts master and is hunting for a worthy opponent. Ngai forces Yee-tai to fight him. Ngai and Yee-tai are evenly matched until Yee-tai has an asthma attack. Ngai stops the fight and postpones it until Yee-tai is healthy and fit for it.
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Fujian Wing Chun is a group of associated martial arts originated from Fujian Shaolin Temple, where Jee Shim taught martial arts at the temple's Wing Chun Dien (Always Spring Hall). After destruction of the Fujian Shaolin Temple, the Fujian Wing Chun would be spread to Guangdong by Fong Sai-yuk and Hung Hei-gun .
The specific or proper name of this art is Tsoi Li Ho Fut Hung (蔡李何佛雄) and/or 5 Family Fist (五家拳). The name "Kung Fu San Soo" itself was chosen by Woo to simplify the pronunciation and meaning for American students, rather than using the complete names of the 5 families.