- Five Elders
In Southern Chinese folklore, the Five Elders (zh-cp |c=五祖 |p=wǔ zǔ; Yale Cantonese: ng5 jou2) are survivors of the destruction of the
Shaolin Monastery by theQing Dynasty (1644–1912).The Triad Five Elders
The
Tiandihui/Hongmen claims that it was founded by the Five Elders and names them as
* Choi Tak-Chung (蔡德忠)
* Fong Tai-Hung (方大洪)
* Ma Chiu-Hing (馬超興)
* Wu Tak-Tai (胡德帝)
* Lee Sik-Hoi (李式開).The Kung Fu Five Elders
Within some martial arts circles, the Five Elders are said to be
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.
See also
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Jee Sin Sim See
*Ng Mui
*Bak Mei
*Fong Sai-Yuk
*Shaolin Monastery andShaolin kung fu
*Tiandihui/Hongmen References
* " [http://www.siulam.info/hungmun.htm Hungmun – The Secret Rebellion Societies, also known as The Triads] ."
* " [http://www.mawn.net/roots.htm The Roots Of Martial Arts] ."
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* Rene Ritchie, Robert Chu and Hendrik Santo. cite web | title=Wing Chun Kuen and the Secret Societies | url=http://www.wingchunkuen.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10 | accessmonthday=August 14 | accessyear=2005External links
* [http://www.wingchunkuen.com/ Wingchun Archives: Preserving the History & Methods of Wing Chun Kung Fu]
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