Wong Kiew Kit
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Wong Kiew Kit is a fourth generation successor from the Southern Shaolin Monastery in China
(not to be confused with the more commonly known Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province) and is a grandmaster
of Shaolin Kung Fu
and Qigong
. He is also the head of the Shaolin Wahnam Institute.
Master of the Year award at the Second World Congress on Qigong held from 21 to 23 November 1997 in San Francisco, United States
.
Wong, born in 1944, started his life-long training of the Shaolin arts in 1954 when he began learning Shaolin Kungfu from the famous Shaolin master, Sifu Lai Chin Wah, who was popularly known as Uncle Righteousness. According to Wong's biography, Wong became his best disciple.
He teaches Shaolin Cosmos Qigong, Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chuan, Zen and also lion dance. Wong has over 2000 students throughout the world in The Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
About 50 years later, Yang Fa Kun taught the Shaolin arts to Ho Fatt Nam. Wong states his legacy is over 150 years old and can be traced through two patriarchs: Lai Chin Wah and Ho Fatt Nam.
China
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(not to be confused with the more commonly known Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province) and is a grandmaster
Grandmaster (martial arts)
Grandmaster and Master are titles used to describe or address some senior or experienced martial artists. Such titles may be, to some extent, aligned to the elderly martial arts master stock character in fiction...
of Shaolin Kung Fu
Shaolin kung fu
Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery.Of the multitude styles of kung fu and wushu, only some are actually related to Shaolin...
and Qigong
Qigong
Qigong or chi kung is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation...
. He is also the head of the Shaolin Wahnam Institute.
Martial arts
Wong received the QigongQigong
Qigong or chi kung is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation...
Master of the Year award at the Second World Congress on Qigong held from 21 to 23 November 1997 in San Francisco, United States
United States
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Wong, born in 1944, started his life-long training of the Shaolin arts in 1954 when he began learning Shaolin Kungfu from the famous Shaolin master, Sifu Lai Chin Wah, who was popularly known as Uncle Righteousness. According to Wong's biography, Wong became his best disciple.
He teaches Shaolin Cosmos Qigong, Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chuan, Zen and also lion dance. Wong has over 2000 students throughout the world in The Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
Career as an author
Wong has authored several books on martial arts and philosophy. His works include Chi Kung For Health and Vitality, The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu, The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan, The Complete Book of Zen, Introduction to Shaolin Kung Fu, The Complete Book of Chinese Medicine, The Complete Book of Shaolin. and Sukhavati: Western Paradise,Lineage
Wong claims to be the fourth generation successor of Jiang Nan from the Southern Shaolin Monastery in China who after 50 years of wandering, with the sole aim of finding a suitable successor, reached southern Thailand to teach a young Kung Fu master, Yang Fa Kun.About 50 years later, Yang Fa Kun taught the Shaolin arts to Ho Fatt Nam. Wong states his legacy is over 150 years old and can be traced through two patriarchs: Lai Chin Wah and Ho Fatt Nam.