Ten Tigers of Canton

[SSJ1_Katrina]

i have heard a few stories about the ten tigers of canton, but nothing actually concrete. does anyone know anything about 'the ten tigers'?

if so please share!
with hugs,
Katrina

[SoKKlab]

One of them was Wong Fei Hung-who was and is arguably the most famous. Jet Li has played him in alot of movies (Once upon a Time in China etc).

They were essentially seen as being the top dudes of their day and as such represented a loose federation (for want of better words) of well-respected Masters.

The suggestion is that they must of been very good indeed, because of the amount of duelling and challenges that were very common in China at that time in history.
Try this link for more info/ basic info. A google search will mainly turn up info about Hung Gar and WFH:

http://www.cyberkwoon.com/forum/articles.php?cat=9&t=7935

[SSJ1_Katrina]

hey thanks. thats a great help.

i know that the founder of Li Gar was one of them, maybe it'll help shed some light on him.

[jmd161]

There are many stories about the Ten Tigers of Kwantung (canton).

In some Wong Fei Hung was one of the Ten Tigers in others he is not mentioned as one.What is believed is that there were two sets of the Ten Tigers.

Here's some info on the first group of Ten Tigers.

All the "Ten Tigers of Kwantung" were Shaolin lay disciples. They did not study in the Shaolin Monastery itself, but were directly connected to the southern Shaolin Monastery at Jiulian Mountain or at Quanzhow, having learnt from monks or lay disciples who in turn were from the monasteries before they were burnt.

Although they lived in the later part of the Qing Dynasty in Kwantung Province, they did not appear at the same time as a group. They were about two or three generations after the Five Shaolin Ancestors. The Ten Tigers were Thit Kew Sam, Wong Yein Lam, Wong Khei Yin, Su Hak Fu, Su Hut Yee, Chow Thye, Tham Chai Wen, Wong Cheng Ho, Tit Chee Chan, and See Yu Leong.

Thit Kew Sam was the foremost of the Ten Guangdong Tigers. Thit Kew Sam, which literally means "Iron Bridge Three", was his nickname because his arms were very powerful; his actual name was Leong Khuen. His internal force came mainly from his training of Thit Seen Khuen, or Iron Wire Set.

Wong Yein Lam was a master of Hap Ka (Family of Knights) Kungfu. Hap Ka Kungfu originated from Lama Kungfu of Tibet, but had been modified and taught by Shaolin monks or lay masters. Wong Yein Lam's teacher was a Shaolin monk called Sheng Loong.

Wong Khei Yin was a disciple of Luk Ah Choy and the father of Wong Fei Hung. His was well known for his "no-shadow kicks".

Su Hak Fu was a master of the Black Tiger Style. He was good at the tiger-claw. "Hak Fu" actually means "Black Tiger"; it is uncertain whether it was his real name or nickname.

Su Hut Yee, which means Beggar Su, was originally rich but squandered away his money. He was a master of Hung Gar Kungfu. He learned from Chan ****, a monk from the southern Shaolin Monastery, and was probably the same Chan **** who started my lineage from Uncle Righteousness. (Please see below.)

Chow Thye was well known for his staff, known as Tai Cho Chooi Wan Khun, or "Soul-Chasing Staff of the First Emperor". He shot to fame when he defeated an international boxing champion from France.

Tham Chai Wen was known as "Three-Leg Tham" because of his three kicking techniques. They were tiger-tail kick, weeping-floor kick, and organ-seeking kick.

Wong Cheng Ho was famous for his Iron Head. He learned his kungfu in a Guangdong temple from a monk belonging to the Shaolin tradition.

Tit Chee Chan means "Iron Finger Chan"; his real name was unknown. Naturally he was expert at the Iron Finger Art.

See Yu Leong was known for the Red Sand Palm. This is an advanced Shaolin art using internal force which leaves a red mark on the skin of an opponent after being struck.

I hope this helps out some.?

I want to thank Sifu Wong Kew Kit and anthony for supplying this info.


jeff:)

[Stiles]

wow! Thanks for the info jmd161. :D

[SSJ1_Katrina]

thanks Jeff, the info is much appreciated!

[jmd161]

Katrina and Stiles,

You are both welcome!

I'm glad that i could help.If either of you have any questions? I'll always be glad to try and help.




jeff:)