Lai Chun Wah
- First (Given): Teddy
- Last (Family): Lai
- Commenly Know As: Lai Chun Wah
Primary Lineage:
(Ip Man) Cheung King Kong (George Cheung)
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Full Lineage:
Leung Yee Tai > Dr. Leung Jan (Leung Tak Wing) > Leung Bik > Ip Man 葉問 (Yip Gai-Man) > Lee Kui On 李居安 > Lai Chun Wah
lineage notes
Leung Yee Tai > Dr. Leung Jan (Leung Tak Wing) > Chan Wah Shun > Ip Man 葉 問 (Yip Gai-Man)> Cheung KIng Kong> Lai Chiu Wah
biography (con't)
Considerado hoje em Hong Kong como um dos grande estudioso das artes marciais tradicionais chinesas, Mestre Teddy Lai (Lai Chun Wah), nasceu no dia 4 de julho no ano de 1961 na cidade de Hong Kong, China. Em sua infância, adorava os filmes de Kung Fu, populares na época, isso o fez ter uma enorme admiração por seus tios que eram mestres artes marciais. Seu tio, Chan Shing Biu era um conhecido Mestre do estilo Choy Lay Fut Lai e o jovem Teddy queria aprender com ele, que pediu aos seus pais autorização para ensiná-lo. Seus pais não o autorizaram, porque tinham receio que o jovem Teddy Lai utilizasse seus conhecimentos para brigar na escola, não mantendo seus treinos somente no ambiente da escola de Kung Fu. Teddy Lai não gostou dessa decisão e ficou bastante chateado. Com a idade de 12 anos, passou a frequentar secretamente a escola do Mestre de Wing Chun George Cheung (Cheung King Kong), um aluno direto do Grão Mestre Yip Man, e começou a aprender com ele. Quando seu tio Chan Shing Biu descobriu, ficou muito zangado e pediu ao seu sobrinho para parar com seus treinos. Em seguida, foi se encontrar com os pais de Teddy e explicando toda a história os convenceu a deixar que ele próprio o ensinasse. Deste tempo em diante Mestre Lai passou a aprender os estilos Wing Chun e Choy Li Fut de Kung Fu. Mestre Lai teve uma excelente base de formação e um ótimo e rápido desenvolvimento dentro dos estilos, permanecendo com seu mestre até sua morte. Após a morte de seu tio Sifu Lai passou a treinar sob a tutela do Mestre Chow Wing Tak como seu discípulo no estilo Tang Fong Hung Gar. O seu amor pelo Kung Fu tradicional e sua ansia por conhecimento o fez procurar outros renomados mestres como Alex Tse Wing Ming do estilo Taiji Tang Lang (Louva a deus punho supremo) e Mestre Hang Ng do estilo Chow Gar Tang Lang (Louva-a-Deus do Sul), além do Mestre Yuen Man Kai do estilo Qi Xin Tang Lang.(Louva a deus sete estrelas) Com uma preocupação especial em manter o real estilo tradicional vivo, em Hong Kong Sifu Teddy Lai acabou tornando-se um Mestre bastante reconhecido e respeitado. Assim como muitos de seus alunos que também são Sifus e levam sua linhagem a diversos cantos do mundo.
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Considered today in Hong Kong as one of the great scholar of traditional Chinese martial arts, Master Teddy Lai (Lai Chun Wah), was born on July 4 in the year 1961 in the city of Hong Kong, China.
In his childhood, he loved Kung Fu movies, popular at the time, this made him have a huge admiration for his uncles who were master martial artists. His uncle, Chan Shing Biu was a well-known Choy Lay Fut Lai Master and young Teddy wanted to learn from him, who asked his parents for permission to teach him. His parents did not authorize him because they were afraid that young Teddy Lai would use his knowledge to fight in school, not keeping his training only in the Kung Fu school environment. Teddy Lai did not like this decision and was quite upset.
At the age of 12, he secretly attended Wing Chun Master George Cheung's school (Cheung King Kong), a direct student of Grandmaster Yip Man, and began to learn from him. When his Uncle Chan Shing Biu discovered it, he became very angry and asked his nephew to stop training. Then he went to meet Teddy's parents and explained the whole story and persuaded them to let him teach it himself.
From this time Master Lai went on to learn the styles of Wing Chun and Choy Li Fut of Kung Fu. Master Lai had an excellent training base and a great and rapid development within the styles, remaining with his master until his death. After the death of his uncle Sifu Lai went to train under the tutelage of Master Chow Wing Tak as his disciple in the style Tang Fong Hung Gar. His love of traditional Kung Fu and his longing for knowledge led him to seek out other renowned masters such as Alex Tse Wing Ming of the Taiji Tang Lang style and Hang Ng of the Chow Gar style Tang Lang (Praise- God of the South), in addition to Master Yuen Man Kai style Qi Xin Tang Lang. (Praise God seven stars)
With a special concern in keeping the real traditional style alive, in Hong Kong Sifu Teddy Lai eventually became a well recognized and respected Master. So do many of your students who are also Sifus and take their lineage to various corners of the world.