Wayne Yung

THE SEARCH FOR OUR ANCESTORS

- Siukee Wan

SIFU WAYNE YUNG has learnt different Chinese martial arts, Taekwondo and Judo, in his teens. In 1976 and 1977, he won the Hong Kong South China Athletic Association Open Hong Kong Tournaments first runner-up and second runner-up, respectively. He was an active Judo trainer and referee until 1993, when he retired from Judo.

In 1978, Sifu Yung was accepted into Snake Crane Wing Chun by Grandmaster Law Chiu Wing. In 2009, Sifu Yung was asked to go public whereby, in 2014, the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Office officially acknowledged Snake Crane Wing Chun as one of the three Hong Kong Wing Chun Kuen lineages. In an open and frank interview, Sifu Yung reveals startling insight into this Hung Mun lineage that has remained undercover since the middle of the 19th century.

Please give us a brief introduction to your Snake Crane Wing Chun.

Snake Crane Wing Chun has a long historical heritage dating to the 1850s in Mainland China. Snake Crane Wing Chun arrived in Hong Kong in 1943, after my Grandmaster Law Ting Chau (Fourth Generation) fled China during WWII with his family immediately after the death of his father Law Tiu Wen (Third Generation). Law Ting Chau’s son Law Chiu Wing (Fifth Generation), who is still alive at 85, became the successor of Snake Crane Wing Chun in Hong Kong.

After retiring from teaching in 2009, Law Chiu Wing handed over the Marshall Mun flag of the Snake Crane Wing Chun lineage to me. We opened up our doors to the public in 2009.

We can verify our Snake Crane Wing Chun lineage back to 1890 to our third generation, and confidently date our first generation to the 1850s. Chi Sin (1st) > Sun Kam (2nd) > Law Tiu Wen (3rd) > Law Ting Chau (4th) > Law Chiu Wing (5th) > Wayne Yung (6th)

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