Important Figures in the Kung Fu World

Groups of People

  • Emperors
  •   (this links to 'time line' for list of emperors)
  • Martial Artists
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  • Religious
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  • Societies
  • - including secret societies.
  • Venerable Five
  • - Five who survived the burning of the Shaolin Temple
  • Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
  • - Some of the Best Martial Artists
         

    List of People

  • Bodhidharma
  • - Legendary founder of Kung Fu
  • Bai Mei
  • - Helped with the destruction of the Fukien Shaolin Temple
  • Chang San Feng
  • - Originator of Tai Chi
  • Chee Sin
  • - Last Abbot of the Fukien Shaolin Temple
  • Cheuh Yuan
  • - Expanded Kung Fu
  • Fang Chang
  • - Head abbot of Shaolin Temple when Bodhidharma arrived
  • Hung Hei Guen
  • - Originator of Hung Kuen
  • Luk Ah Choy
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  • Wong Fei Hung
  • - Famous Hung Kuen practitioner