Who Was the REAL Wong Fei-hung?

[@ronaldwheeler1153]

I'm Very Happy to see this on your channel, which I Absolutely support. The man we in the Chinese Martial Arts know as Wong Fei Hung is without a doubt, probably the most important person in regards to Southern Sil Lum martial arts. Although I've been promoting the Jow Ga system for over 40+ years, I did in the early 80's study the Hung Ga system here in Washington DC. My Sifu Joe Colvin was a student of Wan Chi Ming Sifu of NYC. Wan Sifu was himself a student under Tang Fong, who was a classmate of Lam Sai Wing Sifu, and studied directly from Wong Fei Hung also. From what I know of Wong Dai Sifu, Leung Foon is from what I have read, the only student of Wong Fei Hung to have learned Everything that Wong Sifu knew. He was also famous for being able to Crack the Ground/Cement under his feet when he sat in his Four Level Horse (Sei Ping Ma). He even learned the Rope Dart Skills from his Sifu. We speculate that Leung Foon most likely died of illness, probably catching some sort of respiratory disease which grew out of control. Again this is just speculation. Lam Sai Wing is Wong Fei Hung's most famous student for being the first person to have published Three Books on the style back in the 1920's which are still in print to this day. Wong Fei Hung 's version of the system is refered to as Canton Hung Ga due to the fact that, you have what we refer to as Village Hung Ga styles that trace their roots back to Hung Hei Gung and are considered Hung Ga as well, although they are not as well known. One of these is the Four Lower Tigers Hung Fist ( Ha Say Fu Hung Kuen). The most notable practitioner of this particular branch was the Kwong Wing Lam who passed away in 2018 here in America.

[@frankfranco7251]

Glad to see you mentioned Tang Fong ( old square mind) I practice that lineage. Great post. Jow Ga is an awesome system.

[@ronaldwheeler1153]

@frankfranco7251 Much Appreciated ‼️ I actually Cross Trained at Yee's Hung Ga at his school in Chinatown Manhattan at 145 Grand St. Yee Sifu's teacher was Yeun Ling who was himself a student of Tang Fong. I'm friends with almost all of the old crew like Pedro Cepero Yee, Tony Franco, Matt Blazon. I was in NYC once every other month for two years from 1992 til 1994.

[@patrickarionget6411]

How can I be chatting with you directly?

[@xcxcxcxc21]

The reason why so many Wong Fei-hung movies were made in Hong Kong is that the founder of Hong Kong's martial arts schools, Lam Sai-wing, was a disciple of Wong Fei-hung. He is also the character "Butcher Wing" in the movies. Lam Sai-wing shared stories of Wong Fei-hung with all his disciples, and these stories became legendary in Hong Kong's martial arts circles. Later, when the Hong Kong film industry rose to prominence, most of the stunt performers and martial artists came from this martial arts community, making Wong Fei-hung's tales one of the most popular themes in Hong Kong kung fu movies.

[@Eyes-of-Horus]

Wong, Fei-hung was a relative of my martial arts sifu. He had a photo of him in the kwon. He was from Canton and Hung Gar was his family style. But he was taught by several other masters as well as the head monk of the Canton Province. My sifu said that Wong; Fei-hung was the "Robin Hood of China." He would help people with herbs and healing --- even if they couldn't pay.

[@aloyd6157]

Hung Gar meaning Hong Jia . Hong house after Hong xiu quan

[@andrewblack7852]

Are you saying southern temple stuff? Hmm that’s a chestnut and a half!

[@Eyes-of-Horus]

@@andrewblack7852 Yes. He began learning the Internal exercises from the head monk, Pung (sp.) He continued for about a year and a half until the uprisings became too dangerous and his family wanted him to come back. The story of how he me Pung is interesting.

[@kagyu1]

The Chinese government makes a lot of cash perpetuating the myth of a South Shaolin. Archeologists and historians before the kung fu tourism gold rush say there is no historical writing or signs it ever existed. It shows up for the first time in popular street novels in the 1920’s. Now, the communists have a lot of fake archeology showing it exists. After the popularity of the street novels, All sorts of “masters” cashed in claiming lineage as well as silly origin stories like watching animals instead of pressure testing against uncooperative opponents. In the 70’s and 80’s we believed all that hooey.

[@keithtorgersen9664]

I'd like to ask, I know in our modern times, there are many highly skilled martial artists in the world, but are there any bonafide legends left in our time? And has the information age removed the mystique behind what martial artists would consider legendary? We have some movie stars like Jackie Chan and Chuck Norris, but beyond those, I am not sure...

[@kylewilliams6184]

Please don’t forget that Jackie Chan played Wong Fei-Hung in “Drunken Master II”!! Great post!!

[@Sentinel_Prime118]

Can't believe he forgot jackie

[@arinjournal2197]

Love your content. Please don’t ever stop. We need more channels like this.

[@johwck1898]

This guy just talk too much.

[@SiFuJasper]

Rise of the Legend is a yearly movie night at my school. ❤️‍🔥👊 Thank you for this amazing video and taking the time to prepare and edit it.

[@madmanjshum]

Totally love your program. 🎉🎉🎉😊😊

[@Dante_8183]

One of my favorite martial artists and movie characters.

[@choychanma5695]

So interesting, really grand of you to put history together. I enjoy watching very much, thank you, Jared, and Learn Chinese Now.

[@matthewnguyen1722]

Great video! I practiced Hung gar when I was in highschool and a lot of this is spot on! As a kung fu film nerd though, I would like to point out that the clip you used of Jet Li doing drunken boxing is from "Last Hero in China", not "Once upon a time in China". It's from a sort of "spiritual spin off" type movie focusing more on comedy! Super fun watch *theres giant centipede costumes and chicken kung fu*, its great.

[@learnchinesenow]

Thanks, my bad

[@myfungifs7901]

Your Chinese is incredible ! 👍😀👍

[@shopwithjames]

not his cantonese though

[@trainvisit6102]

Awesome content, I always liked Wong Fei-Hung in those older kung fu flicks, and also the fighting game characters inspired by them (there's one in Neo Geo's The Last Blade named Lee Rekka).

[@waronalelaka4238]

In 'Once upon a time in China 4 and 5' the character of Wong Fei -Hong was also played by Vincent Zhao

[@CorvinusRahl]

Never stop doing these videos, please!

[@FormIntentionBoxing]

Love your content, thank you for continuing to share

[@scottiece]

Great content and info

[@markho5627]

As I recalled from an interview Guan Dexing did, he played Wong Fei Hung in 99 movies.

[@waynewilliams9388]

For what it's worth, Shaw Brothers legendary action star, Gordon Liu, also portrayed Wong Fei Hung in at least two films (presented by Shaw) in the 1970s: "Challenge Of The Masters" and "Instructors Of Death" (i'm not gonna try to look up the origina Chinese names of either film).

[@LarryDiamond-te3yt]

I live near Austin. There’s a late Dec one I was thinking of. Is your friend MCing that one?

[@learnchinesenow]

Hi, there are 8 companies and they don’t release the line up so I can’t tell. But the overall show is the same, just could be with a different MC. Its always a westerner who speaks a bit of Chinese though.

[@grandmastercomics]

Love you videos! Providing great media for traditional kung fu lovers and fans

[@NehemiahNelson-w1o]

Great show 💯

[@CanaanKoontz]

I love your content, Kirkland brand David Tennant! 😊

[@stolennimbus]

I grew up watching black and white movies of Wong Fei-hung played by Kwan Tak Hing. Such memories.

[@Jay_Rule]

Thanks for making this. This was fun to watch.

[@JesusGomez-wp2xb]

I love your content keep it up

[@TheRealBatBoyAlive]

Error in 3:18 that movie clip is from The Last Hero in China which also starred Jet Li not Once Upon a Time in China btw.

[@learnchinesenow]

Thx

[@geesixnine]

Please do a video on the 10 Tigers of Guangdong!

[@anonymous-tg3rr]

Also on the "10 Tigers/Brothers of Shaolin". Such as Hung Hei-Gun, Fong Sai-Yuk,.... Not to be confused with the "10 Tigers of Canton/Guangdong".

[@bryanroberts3671]

Great video. Nice jacket as well. A bit disappointed in the depressed shirt collar though. Also you use such an amazing accent when speaking mandarin.

[@learnchinesenow]

Ill wear a shirt with a better collar next time

[@bryanroberts3671]

@ omg. I hope I didn’t offend you. It was a great video. Just that shirt was a sore thumb. Much love and respect.

[@leonbland7067]

Most of the hung Gar seen today comes from his students lam sai wing and tang fung. All the others either didn't teach or taught only a few people. Also either the Lam family or miss Mo his fourth wife say wong fei hung rarely fought. One of his sons was murdered because wong fei hong beat a local gangster, promoting him to retire and never teaching again.

[@Kulo_WC]

I heard Wong Fei Hong's descendants are in Indonesia. Is that correct?

[@leonbland7067]

@Kulo_WC Some time ago I read Singapore. His great great grandson is good at Hung Gar. LOL

[@Kulo_WC]

@ Very interesting. Which Hung Gar school in Singapore? Any footage?

[@leonbland7067]

@Kulo_WC no. South China Morning Post article I believe.

[@joenguyen4092]

👏👏👏👏👏 thank you for the story. I watched pretty much all the movies about him.

[@MartialArtUK]

Intresting content how about one on chen taiji ?

[@robertmiller8110]

Nice which lineage brother? Fav form?

[@StoneCBears]

Man of Determination, the best theme song in martial arts cinema ever.

[@cuongtkong58]

Funny fact: The guy who wrote and sings this song got caught shoplifting. He was sure determined.

[@mashemong]

​@@cuongtkong58😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@safruddinaly5822]

I can't wait for your video about the kung fu practitioner li shuwen

[@bruhat_patra]

2:03 is this the same actor in the Kung-Fu hussle? but an older version and used rings on his forearms as his main weapon

[@michaelmcginty1845]

Yup, that’s Chiu Chi Ling, an og kung fu legend. Good eye my friend

[@bruhat_patra]

@@michaelmcginty1845 Thanks 😊and thank you for the information

[@KateAoyama]

You haven't talked about the aunt who was supposedly his lover? The actress who played her was so cute. ;)

[@Ran_Levy]

There are also other famous master, student of WFH that were LSW school mates and tell or dont reject the storys told by LSW about WFH.

[@calebchia5136]

I remember some years ago i went to FoSan the tour guide told us " Wong Fei Hong Ngong Kau Kau 行路去广州‘’😂😂

[@MegaMrJIN]

Even Jackie Chan portrayed him in Drunken Master 2

[@learnchinesenow]

And Drunken Master 1

[@fyte4luv23]

my grand great uncle was the monkey king & he taught fei hung the stuff of legends

[@SamA04-k9c]

Yes Wong Fei Hung, the Chinese Kung Fu Warrior. Thank you for your Fair view. Respect for your research on This topic.

[@frikandelkroket9335]

The Jet Li version is the most popular but has the least to do with Hung gar.

[@learnchinesenow]

Yes!

[@felixy23]

Shadowless kicks

[@visiti2309]

2:03 this guy master Chiu Chi Ling plays as girly taylor that famous with his iron fist style kungfu in Kungfu Hustle

[@UGOkilleth]

Its funny how people don't realize the Jackie Chan in Drunken Master is Wong Fei Hung

[@learnchinesenow]

Right!

[@wilfordpadio1896]

Yeah, I just known that right now, but on hindsight, drunken master 2 Jackie's name is Wong fei hung. I thought they are different movies not a 2 part series,because Jackie is kind of an orphan, while in 2 he have parents and is living well

[@UGOkilleth]

@@wilfordpadio1896 Good observation and you are right. Drunk Master 2, which is actually Drunken Master 3 but because part 2 wasn't good so they dropped it from the series and made this part 2, is not directly a sequel to part 1. You can say its like a reboot of part 1. He was Wong Fei Hung in both movies, however, he went by Fei Hung in part 1 or as Freddy, in the English dub. He actually had his father, Wong Keng Yeng, in both movies. Wong Fei Hung is motherless, his mother died when he was young.

[@deusx.machinaanime.3072]

🎼 Will the real Wong Fei-Hung 🎶 Please stand up! 🎶 😂😂😂

[@frankfranco7251]

That Jet Li version showed little to none of Hung Gar. Horrible in my opinion

[@learnchinesenow]

Right, it s more just like long fist wushu

[@anonymous-tg3rr]

It's a tragedy!! All Jet Li's versions of Hung Gar Kuen folk/historical heroes showed very little to none of Hung Gar Kuen Kung Fu. It was mostly to all Wired-Wushu. Not just Wong Fei-Hung(Once Upon A Time In China) but also Hung Hei-Gun(Legend Of The Red Dragon) and Fong Sai-Yuk(Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk).

[@tniiler]

The BU Kungfu Arts Club sat around watching this in one member's apartment when it first came out. Our Hung fut practioner translated. In the group were represented longfist and wah lum as well. We all loved the movie, but felt it was indeed more longfist than anything else.

[@matthewlin1182]

Movie Character Wong Fei Hung In mostly Chinese Movie Played by the Famous Chinese Actor of the Chinese Movie of Wong Fei Hung

[@theovanrossum8652]

In the notifications I received it said: "Learn Chinese now" but this video appears to be about martial arts?

[@learnchinesenow]

The channel is called Learn Chinese Now, we do teach you some Chinese in this video

[@dallasstang2818]

Damnit. My childhood hero debunked

[@Iamethereon]

3:52 Pronunciation notwithstanding, gracious host... 😬🙇🏿‍♂️😅

[@Blade13-q1o]

Can you pls make more videos about Chinese KUNG FU weapons Although I’m very entertained by the Other video about kung fu weapons but I want to learn more of the kung fu weapons

[@jevinlownardo8784]

Alan Tam also cast Wong Fei Hung.......well, sort of

[@ulysseshall2476]

The story of the Chinese connection first of fury

[@justinyang6675]

One of my favorite movie of Jet Li was called The Master. Such a classic!!! The most iconic part was when Anna yelled out Po Chi Lum!!! Right there, Jet knew his master was safe and near. I bet Jet was the younger version of Fei-Hung in that movie also.

[@leeweesquee]

Nice vid, but done of the movies ate inaccurately labelled

[@scipioafricanus4875]

Thanks love the martial arts history

[@southpark5555]

0:00 - is that spiderman? !

[@willwong1234]

I'm sure Wong Fei-Hung even once fought Godzilla, Iron Man, Thor, the Queen of England....

[@johnnylaw8009]

You forgot that he also fought Donald Trump when he was 3 years old 😂

[@willwong1234]

@@johnnylaw8009 🤣

[@ml-mw7ms]

😂😂😂

[@Will.i.am55555]

One need not speculate… Just go to south China via HK , his hometown is FoShan town of Guangzhou province 🎉❤🎉

[@LaVoieDuProphete]

Please a video about Muslim Kung Fu masters or legends

[@w8ngr]

Bruce Lee before Bruce Lee was even born grew up on fei hung so much that’s what my first child’s Chinese name will be Wong fei hung

[@ccwang932]

Great❤️

[@dantankunfiveancestorsfist]

The problem with Chinese made films in portraying historical figures including Chinese martial arts is always fill with extensive exaggerations that is why CMA or kung fu gain a reputation of not effective martial art.

[@williamlaury307]

Do Sun Lu Tang

[@learnchinesenow]

Ok, I have been thinking about this for a while, its a lot of research, but you are right, he is a great character to make a video about.

[@a.s.l711]

2:11 I know now why they chose him for the Stephen chow movie

[@beenoverthisbefore]

It was So Hai who taught Jackie Chan drunken boxing, in the original.

[@mirelahua6477]

🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ Thanks.

[@kwl4829]

you might want to chat with Sifu 李燦窩

[@user-if4nx2jn8r]

Butcher Wing did even more to help someone else become famous than even the coach from "Rudy".

[@williamtan7912]

The father looks like Lao Fu Zhi

[@KigurumiAlice]

Drunken Master 2 Jackie Chan😮

[@bat4130]

haha falun gong shoulda guessed. good channel tho.

[@TAKUMI143]

Vincent Zhao also portrayed Wong fei hung, in Once upon a time in china

[@gordonames1892]

IN 1970 MY SIFU HAD DISAGREEMENTS WITH BUCK SAM KONG A HUNG GAR MASTER. BUCK SAM KONG LISTED IN BLACKBELT HALL OF FAME

[@Iamethereon]

1:20 #VegaStance

[@txujci6922]

Wong Fei Hong isn’t Chinese , he is Hmong “Miao”. Chinese people stole all of the Hmong’s super hero’s stories and manipulated the ethnic tribes or forced the people to believe only in one king and it’s the Chinese government. Correct term and name for Wong fei hong is “Wang Fej Hong” wang same last name as Hmong clans from the Vang clan . Just spelt different but it’s the same .

[@James69888]

Would like to hear more

[@txujci6922]

@ stories like Mulan was also the story of a brave Miao (Hmong) daughter also. The story of the Zhu Bajie was also a Hmong folklore also , Zhu Bajie was the pig character that helped the monkey king .

[@anonymous-tg3rr]

As far as I know your information is false about Wong Fei-Hung being Hmong "Miao". And your information of Mulan. I'm not interested in Mulan at this moment but I would like for you to point me to your source or where/how you got your information of Wong Fei-Hung being Hmong "Miao". Besides that, I do agree and am aware of the relationships good and bad or bad treatment between the ethnic groups and the Chinese government in China.

[@txujci6922]

@ just look at Jet Li and Jackie Chan and Samo Hung faces , they all descendants of Miao Hmong peoples . I can’t prove to you anything on papers because the Chinese destroyed a lot of the Hmong’s history and culture. The drum Hmong people still uses till this day at traditional Hmong funerals represent the sound of death and war . When Hmong plays the drum it’s not meant for happy celebrations but for sadness or death .

[@hanspan5383]

More likely Miao always try to steal Chinese hero stories.

[@khanhhua8208]

Keep the legend's name out yall mouth if you really don't know the person. Thats the moral of the story.

[@Iamethereon]

2:46 #BicycleKick

[@Gieszkanne]

Do you still practice Kung Fu?

[@stefanonecchi-ghiri8456]

I do hung gar kung fu ☯️

[@peterhsieh380]

Foshan, the home of South China Kung Fu.

[@soedeshbechan55]

Hung Gar kung fu refer to Horse RIDING, ASHVAMEDHA ride against ASHVATAMA. I WAS AROUND 15, when suddenly identified with that Style. That was around 39 years ago. But soon lost interest too at HUNG GAR. AT MSI PERIOD, when met Chinese friend, suddenly too WONG FEI HUNG FOCUS. SEEKED TRANSLATION. Of the song WONGFEI HUNG at the Movie ONCE UPON A TIME. IN CHINA got told, it means work HARD, IMPROVE YOURSELF. IN MY FRIENDS HONOR FOUGHT FOR CHINA against NATO PLUS when false blamed WUHAN VIRUS TO CHINA. WHILE USA LAB . I ASKED MOTHER KALI to shield CHINA for me than . Non dared to attack CHINA soon after. Only diplomatic noises.

[@Barbarossa-heir]

神韵❤ 😢china before Communism

[@ladygaga2632]

During the Japanese invasion of Taiwan

[@johndoe-cb5ck]

Is this a real Kung-fu movie? I'm trying to find it but no luck kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnyUg56cequGmcksi=49fF4EXvIIqrnLZh

[@YoBoiiAdam]

Its more pronounced like hong (ho-ng) rather than hung. 😂 it souds so weird you saying as in "hung" up the laundry". Wong/huang fei hong

[@learnchinesenow]

Only the Mandarin pronunciations are accurate in this.

[@Tankenheimer.]

those pictures of wong's supposed son do not have the same sitting posture, it could be father son

[@shopwithjames]

Ahh.... Shenyun....what a shame....attractive videos and yet you need to promote a US-sponsored anti-China group. Your paymaster perhaps?

[@learnchinesenow]

Hi James, Shen Yun is not sponsored by the US government. Maybe they would accept some grant if it is available, but that is not the situation. It is also not an anti china group, the CCP and China are two different things. Shen Yun portrays the destruction of Chinese culture by the CCP, and promotes traditional Chinese culture. Its a great show, you should consider seeing it for yourself and making up your own mind about it. ;-)

[@88Leehom]

Well said. CCP is not China, but a totalitarian regime in China. I always wish I could see Shen Yun's performance in person. Luckily that, because of your race, the person can not accuse you of colluding with foreign forces.

[@jonatho85]

I don’t wanna be that guy, but I’m totally gonna be that guy. Wong had like 4 wives right. 2 died. Which happens. But, he’s a Dr. And I’m just sayin, if you were a Dr, and 2 of your wives died before you, well, you jsut might end up on 60 minutes. I’m just sayin. For a Dr, he’s kind of not very good. Kind of serial killerish

[@learnchinesenow]

Haha

[@mdub2000]

How did they die… was it giving birth?

[@brookatkins8111]

People die - these things happen - did you know the leading cause of death is being alive ?

[@mdub2000]

@ hahaha yeah as the legendary iron maiden have said I quote “from the minute your born you’re dying”.

[@dowayigu1277]

die is part of born😅 dumb

[@johwck1898]

This youtube guy just talk too much.

[@Trollbot007]

I Am Wong Fei Hung..follow me to know the truth

[@areitomusic]

That picture you claim is the real Wong Fei Hung is NOT him. It is a Photo of his son. Wong's wife, Mok Kwailan - showed the picture when she was asked what her husband looked like. She told the interviewer that her son was the likeness of his father.

[@learnchinesenow]

Watch the video, we explain this and show both photos, the photo of his son and the photo we used on the thumbnail of this video which is currently thought to be him

[@aloyd6157]

likely a hong kong movie industry creation, Canton was a racist place. vietnam was occupied by indian.

[@jamesk9160]

What on earth are you talking about?

[@ml-mw7ms]

What???😂😂😂

[@Bulhakas]

Will the real Wong Fei-Hung please stand up.

[@robertmiller8110]

Nice which lineage brother? Fav form?

[@ladygaga2632]

During the Japanese invasion of Taiwan