- Zhao Zhu Xi
Sifu Zhao Zhu Xi (AKA "Chiu Chuk Kai" - "Chuk Kai" means "Bamboo Creek" [ [http://www.geocities.com/mantiscave/zhaozhu.htm Zhao Zhu Xi - Praying Mantis Shifu] ] ) 1900-1991 was a martial arts grand master born with the name "Zhao Zhu Ji" [ [http://www.goldenharmonykungfu.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=40 Who was Grandmaster Chiu Chuk Kai?] ] in Loo Wan Village, Sha Ho Town, Yick County, Shandong Province,China .Grand Master Zhao Zhu Xi taught Tai Chi Praying Mantis kung fu and tai chi in
Vietnam afterWorld War II in the 1950s and inHong Kong from the 1960s onwards. His students have brought his style of martial arts to Australia, the US, New Zealand, Canada and Brazil.Name variants
Grand Master Zhao Zhu Xi's name has been romanized in many forms, some of which are:
* Chiu Juk Kai
* Zhao Zhu Ji
* Chiu Chuk Kai
* Chiu Mon Sui
* Chao Chu Chi
* Chou Chu Hsi
* Chiu Tsu Tse
* Chao Ju See
* Zhao Wen Xiou (Wen Xiou - meaning "civil study/cultivation" - was sifu Zhao Zhu Xi's name as a monk in his youth.)External links
* [http://www.goldenharmonykungfu.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=40 Who was Grandmaster Chiu Chuk Kai?]
* [http://www.geocities.com/mantiscave/zhaozhu.htm Bio at the The Mantis Cave website]
* [http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5681 Tai Chi Praying Mantis Specialties] - A Kung Fu magazine discussion on lineage
* [http://www.ccktcpmantis.com/ Chiu Chuk Kai Tai Chi Praying Mantis International Association]References
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