Chen Yuen Ming
Praying Mantis Shifu
The information presented in this chart was collected from different sources -see Bibliography-, therefore the romanizations in Pinyin according to the Mandarin pronunciation of the characters sometimes is not available. If you find any mistakes or inaccuracies please contact me.
His name is also romanized as:
Duke Cheng.
Student of shifu Wei Xiao Tang. Shifu Chen Yuen Ming started his taining under his father and grandfather in Northern Shaolin since his childhood. Originally from Shan Dong, shifu Chen Yuen Ming later moved to Korea (a lot of Shang Dong people migrated to Korea around that time).
In Korea shifu Chen Yuen Ming started teaching Chinese Martial arts and one of his students was shifu Wei Xiao Tang's nephew.
Later Shifu Chen Yuen Ming moved to Taiwan, and he already knew Mei Hua Tang Lang Quan when he arrived over there. In Taiwan shifu Chen Yuen Ming was introduced to shifu Wei Xiao Tang through his nephew. Shifu Chen Yuen Ming was impressed by the Ba Bu Tang Lang Quan and started learning this style under shifu Wei Xiao Tang.
In addition to Ba Bu Tang Lang Quan, shifu Chen Yuen Ming also learned other styles from various masters while he lived in Taiwan.
Shifu Chen Yuen Ming moved to the USA and currently teaches Shaolin Quan, Ba Bu Tang Lang Quan and Mei Hua Tang Lang Quan in Los Angeles, California (USA).
Page Updated: 1st August 2003.
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