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Five Elders
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- This article is about the folklore figures. For the martial art written with the same Chinese characters, see Five Ancestors.
In Southern China|Chinese folklore, the Five Elders (zh-cp |c=?????? |p=w?? z??; Yale_Romanization#Cantonese|Yale Cantonese: ng5 jou2) are survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
The Tiandihui/Hongmen claims that it was founded by the Five Elders and names them as
- Fong Daaihung (?????????)
Within martial arts circles, the Five Elders are | Chinese language|Chinese !!style="background-color:#CCCCCC; "| Pinyin !!style="background-color:#CCCCCC; "| Yale_Romanization#Cantonese|Yale Cantonese !!style="background-color:#CCCCCC; "| |
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| Jee Sin | ???????????? ||align=center| Zh?? Sh??n Ch??n Sh?? ||align=center| Ji3 Sin6 Sim3 Si1 || literally "Jee Sin, Chan (Zen) teacher" |
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| Ng Mui | ???????????? ||align=center| W?? M??i D?? Sh?? ||align=center| Ng5 Mui4 Daai6 Si1 || |
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| Bak Mei | ???????????? ||align=center| B??i M??i D??o R??n ||align=center| Baak6 Mei4 Dou6 Yan4 || literally "White Eyebrow, Taoist" |
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| Fung Do-Duk | ????????? ||align=center| F??ng D??od?? ||align=center| Fung4 Dou6 Dak1 || Taoist |
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| Miu Hin | ?????? ||align=center| Mi??o Xi??n ||align=center| Miu4 Hin2 || an "unshaved" (lay) Shaolin disciple |
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The Five Family Elders
Sometimes the founders of the five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts, all students of Jee Sin, are also called the Five Elders.| Chinese language|Chinese !!style="background-color:#CCCCCC; "| Pinyin !!style="background-color:#CCCCCC; "| Yale_Romanization#Cantonese|Yale Cantonese !!style="background-color:#CCCCCC; "| |
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| Hung Hei-Gun | ????????? ||align=center| H??ng X??gu??n ||align=center| Hung4 Hei1 Gun1 || founder of Hung Gar |
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| Lau Sam-Ngan | ????????? ||align=center| Li?? S??ny??n ||align=center| Lau4 Saam1 Ngaan5 || literally "Three Eyed Lau;" founder of Lau Gar |
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| Choy Gau-Yee | ????????? ||align=center| C??i Ji??y?? ||align=center| Choi3 Gau2 Yi4 || founder of Choy Gar |
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| Lee Yau-San | ????????? ||align=center| L?? Y??ush??n ||align=center| Lei5 Yau5 Saan1 || founder of Lee Gar; teacher of Choy Lee Fut founder Chan Heung |
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| Mok Ching-Giu | ????????? ||align=center| M?? Q??ngji??o ||align=center| Mok6 Ching1 Giu2 || founder of Mok Gar |
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- "http://www.siulam.info/hungmun.htm Hungmun ??? The Secret Rebellion Societies a.k.a. The Triads."
- "http://www.mawn.net/roots.htm The Roots Of Martial Arts."
- Book reference | Author=Chu, Robert; Ritchie, Rene; & Wu, Y. | Title=Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions | Publisher=Boston: Tuttle Publishing | Year=1998 | ID=ISBN 0-8048-3141-6
- Book reference | Author=Leung Ting | Title=Wing Tsun Kuen | Publisher=Hong Kong: Leung's Publications | Year=1978 | ID=ISBN 962-7284-01-7
- Rene Ritchie, Robert Chu and Hendrik Santo. Web reference_simple | title=Wing Chun Kuen and the Secret Societies | URL=http://www.wingchunkuen.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10 | date=August 14 | year=2005
- http://www.wingchunkuen.com/ Wingchun Archives: Preserving the History & Methods of Wing Chun Kung Fu
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