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22: 378: 324:). The Dragon Sign Athletic Association in Hong Kong celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 2019. In addition to Hong Kong and mainland China, Dragon Style Kung Fu is practiced in the United States, London, Canada, Ireland, and Australia. 266:張禮泉 later became cousins by marriage and opened several schools together. Both Lam and Jeung served as combat instructors at the Whampoa Military Academy under the leadership of General Chan Chai-tong陳濟棠. 312:, Wu Hua-tai, Ma Chai, Chan Cheung (Robert Chan), Tsui Yiu-cheung, Yip Ho-sing, Tsang Gan, Ho Lai何禮, Cho Sam曹森, Lau Hong劉康, Mao Yim繆炎, Lee Fat李发 and Chan Dak, in addition to his sons Lam Chan-gwong ( 327:
Cho Sam's student, Yip Wing-hong, Lam Yiu-gwai's disciples, Mao Yim, Ho Lai and Lau Hong, would emigrate to New York City. They have taught numerous students in Manhattan Chinatown since 1974.
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Chiu Chung‘s student Nicholas Costello established the Chiu Chung Lung Ying Academy in Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland and has been teaching there since 1998.
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master Lin Yin-tang, who became a friend with whom he had much in common. Lin Yin-tang was from the prefecture of
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Lam Yiu-gwai married and had several children. His wife taught Dragon Style Kung Fu to women in Hong Kong.
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for medical treatment and to reunite with his family where, after another stroke in 1965, he died in 1966.
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The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts
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Good friends since their youth in Huizhou, Lam Yiu-gwai and the
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temple, who knew the Dragon style. He also learned the routines
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and Mui Fa Chat Lo (“Plum Flower Fist in Seven Sections”) from
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From a young age Lam learned martial arts from his father
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After a stroke in the early 1950s, Lam Yiu-gwai moved to
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He passed on the art to his students, among others,
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