| Jet Li's latest film is tremendous! Dealing the T'ai | | | | student, learning Ao Tai Dao (Atado), Jern Jing |
| Ping Kuo (Taiping Revolt--sometimes also known | | | | Khuen Fat (Elephant Fist Way) Changquan & |
| as the Boxer Rebellion) which rocked the corrupt | | | | much more, eventually becoming Fei Lung (Flying |
| Qing Dynasty struggling to hold on to power in | | | | Dragon). In 1972 (approximately) back in the U.K. |
| China in the 1860s, 'Warlords!' shows the Taiping | | | | he founded Fei Lung Quan (Flying dragon |
| Rebels' threat to China's long-term stability was | | | | Society).Hence the dragon tattoo on my left |
| greater than eventhat of the wicked Qing--the | | | | forearm with the single dot above its head (No 1 |
| despised Manchu Government of China at that | | | | Student Mark) Si Gung Rex Jones (and Sifu John |
| time. | | | | Gunning- the inspiration behind Hoan Lung Quan) |
| Jet Li plays General Pang, Leader of the Shan | | | | transferred some of the content to me-- and I've |
| Army, striving to bring stability to the Lower | | | | taught some of this! |
| Yangtze Basin against a background of Qing | | | | Grandmaster Yap Leong (currently my most |
| intrigue. True to character, Li Lin-Jie's Chaquan, | | | | esteemed Teacher) was raised in an Ipoh |
| aka the Kung Fu of The Muslims or, known to | | | | (Malaysia) street immediately adjacent to Leong |
| some even more familiarly, as Tan Tui (Spring | | | | Fu's Kung Fu Quan and knows many interesting |
| Leg), is displayed forcefully in ways typical of | | | | anecdotes about him. Few realise that |
| Nothern Shaoiin Kung Fu. Pang's vision and his | | | | Grandmaster Leong Fu was also World |
| deep long-range understanding of battlefield tactics | | | | Middleweight Wrestling Champion for 3 |
| and strategy is also conveyed authentically. | | | | consecutive years, retiring undefeated in1963. |
| The Changchuan style of Northern Shaolin Kung | | | | Grandmaster Yap Leong clearly remembers his |
| Fu we practice in Hoan Lung Quan (part of Shaolin | | | | fight with King Kong (Asian Wrestling Champion at |
| Fists International) comes from contemporary | | | | that time) in Kuala Lumpur, when he was young. |
| sources. At'a was Warlord General of The Ever | | | | It is almost certain that Si Jo Leong Fu was |
| Victorious Army--known as such because they | | | | known to Si Jo Chee Kim Thong the amazingly |
| were always succesful in getting their pay!' | | | | talented teacher (Champion of 5 of China's 22 |
| Warlords!' makes clear that this was the most | | | | Provinces) (2) of Grandmaster Yap Leong, |
| problematic area imaginable at that time! They | | | | Grandmaster Chan See Meng and a host of |
| were only successful in this as they were paid by | | | | modern-day kung fu luminaries. |
| the British Government, being led (nominally) by | | | | So, congratulations to Li Lin Jie for his fine |
| Captain (later General) Charles Gordon, the faintly | | | | performance as General Pang and the insight |
| smiling darling of Victorian Britain (1) who was to | | | | "Warlords!" provides into the background |
| die later at Khartoum. | | | | influences and powerful dynamics shaping Shaolin |
| After the Taipings were defeated the Ever | | | | Kung Fu in 19th Century China and for making |
| Victorious Army was disbanded and most | | | | clear its battlefield origins and applications. |
| members returned to their 'home' aborn | | | | Notes and References: |
| inmmmreas--many came fron Malaya. Leong Fu, | | | | (1) Rodzinski, W A History of China Vol 1 p.303 |
| born in Malaysia, was the son of Chinese | | | | (2) See Kung Fu Secrets Magazine Vols 2 (2003) |
| immigrants and in the 1950,'s he met Si Gung Rex | | | | and 3 (2006) for fuller details of the astounding |
| Jones, serving with the SAS (Special Air Service) | | | | skills and abilities of Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong. |
| who became Si Jo (Founder of Style) Leong Fu's | | | | |