Tibet – Guangdong – Hong Kong
The style originated from Ah Dha Tuo (阿達陀) who was born about 1426 A.D. (Ming Dynasty) and lived in Tibet and Qinghai region and skillful in horsemanship, seizing and wrestling techniques. He was inspired from watching a combat between the crane and the ape and created rudimentary techniques of the style sometime referred to the Lion’s Roar techniques. In the 1860s, a Tibetan monk Sheng Long (升隆長老) accompanied by his four disciples journeyed to Guangdong province, stayed at Qing Yun Temple, and started teaching to Han Chinese. A few prominent disciples developed from the Tibetan style to three branches: White Crane, Hop Ga, and Lamma. Grand master of the White Crane school Ng Siu Chung (吳肇鍾) learned from two of Sheng Long’s disciples and developed his own school in Hong Kong which flourishes with influential disciples KWONG Bun-Fu ( 鄺本夫) , LUK Chi-fu (陸智夫), and CHAN Hak Fu (陳克夫) who further promote the style to the international community. Our school and instructors are direct lineage of the late Sifu HO Tung Ping (何東炳) via Sifu NGAI Yuk-Tong (倪沃棠) in KWONG’s branch of White Crane.
Kwong-Yu CHAN
Started training in White Crane (Pak Hok) Style Kung Fu in early 70s as a secondary school student. His teacher Sifu HO Tung Ping was a disciple of the late Sifu NGAI Yuk Tong (1932-2012). Was the Convener of Chinese Martial Arts at St. Paul’s Coeducational College, Hong Kong.
While at graduate school he founded the White Crane Club together with Alan Cheng in Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Taught White Crane Martial Arts and organize training for club members who are mostly undergraduates, graduates, and off-campus visitors. Over two hundred members have joined the club in the period 1981-1985. Charles da Costa was one of the members at the time.
Returned to Hong Kong in 1988 and started an academic career in Chemistry. Received further Pak Hok training from Sifu HO Tung Pink. Took the ceremony to become a disciple of HO in February 1996.
Personal Trainer
Kwong-Yu recognizes the importance of fitness training developed in modern sports science and obtained a Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing & Personal Training (Practitioner) in 2024. He sees the modern development of the popularized Fitness Training to be important in complementing training in the traditional Kung Fu.
Kwong-Yu now dedicates his time to the teaching and development of Tibetan White Crane Kung Fu. He has developed many modules for effective learning of basics in fists and weapon forms. He is offering free group lessons to charity organizations and internet lessons to international community.
Recognitions：
白鶴派倪沃堂國術健身學會 國術教練（1988）
白鶴體育總會 榮譽獎狀 Pak Hok Athletic Federation Honorable Compliment (Oct 2019)
吳肇鍾白鶴國術健身學會 國術監督 （July 2012) Ng Siu Chung Pak Hok Martial Arts Institute
UK BCCMA National Coach (Level 2) (Aug 2021)
YMCA Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing & Personal Training (Practitioner) CIMSPA endorsed Certificate. (Aug 2024)
External Links
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_White_Crane
TWC Kung Fu Canada https://twckungfu.com