Wong Kei Ying

Wong Kei-Ying (???) is best known as the father of the Chinese folk hero and martial arts master Wong Fei-Hung.

Related Topics:
Martial art - Wong Fei-Hung

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Kei-Ying was himself a master martial artist and, though not as famous as the son he trained, was renowned enough to be included in the Ten Tigers of Canton, a group of ten of the top Chinese martial arts masters in Guangdong (Canton) towards the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).

Related Topics:
Ten Tigers of Canton - Chinese martial arts - Guangdong - Qing Dynasty - 1644 - 1912

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In the many movies made about Wong Fei-Hung, especially the Once Upon a Time in China series, Wong Kei-Ying is a supporting character with little screentime.

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However, the 1993 film Iron Monkey is a fictional depiction of the filial relationship between Wong Kei-Ying and a 10-year-old Fei-Hung and hints at how the younger Wong is shaped by the example of his father.

Related Topics:
Iron Monkey - Filial

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Father and son were both masters of the martial art Hung Gar, which Kei-Ying learned from Luk Ah-Choi (???), a classmate of Hung Hei-Gun (???), after whom Hung Gar is named.

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Some accounts say that Kei-Ying was first taught by Wong Taai (??), his father or his uncle depending on the account, and then later sent to Luk Ah-Choi to complete his training.

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Kei-Ying in turn imparted to his son the knowledge that was handed down to him: Single Hard Fist, Double Hard Fist, Taming the Tiger Fist (???), Mother & Son Butterfly Knives (????), Angry Tiger Fist, Fifth Brother Eight Trigram Pole (?????), Flying Hook, and Black Tiger Fist (???).

Related Topics:
Butterfly Knives - Eight Trigram - Pole

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