Li Jin Rong
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:
Lee Kam Wing (c).
Shifu Li Jin Rong was born in Hong Kong, in 1947 and his father Lee Chau was a practitioner of the Pak Mei style of Kung Fu. As a young child he would often watch his father practise with his Kung fu brothers but being a merchant he never taught the art of Pak Mei and only practised for his own health and self defence benefits.
Shifu Li Jin Rong was introduced to shifu Zhao Zhi Min by his maternal uncle when he was fifteen years old, and he spent the following ten years learning Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan from shifu Zhao Zhi Min.
In 1972 shifu Li Jin Rong was encouraged by shifu Zhao Zhi Min to set up his own Martial Art Association in Hong Kong, in order to spread the Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan all over the world. Shifu Zhao Zhi Min also passed 4 sets of the Seven-Star Mantis Style practicing series and the practical medical prescription for treatment in osteopathy to shifu Li Jin Rong as a close door disciple.
Shifu Li Jin Rong is now giving lessons of Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan to his students in Hong Kong and giving treatment in osteopathy for wounded people. With a view to achieve an advanced medical experience in Chinese osteopathy, shifu Li Jin Rong completed a Chinese medical course in Acupuncture at the Zhao Qing Medical School in Zhao Qing city in China, and also, he had been finished an advanced course in studying the Chinese osteopathy from Doctor Ng Chung Lung who is a graduate from the most famous Fat Shan Orthopaedics Hospital in Fat Shan City in China.
Shifu Li Jin Rong is a sincere Buddhist and since 1981, he has been studying Buddhism under Master Kwong who is now the head of the Hong Kong Buddhism Association.
Shifu Li Jin Rong wrote two books that are probably the most popular ones ever published about tang lang quan. In 1980 he published "Seven Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu" with the help of Wing Chun boxer, shifu Leung Ting. In 1985 he released a new book entitled “The secret of Seven Star Mantis Kung Fu".
In November 1985, shifu Li Jin Rong was invited as an instructor of the Hong Kong Ching Wu Athletic Association for giving lessons on Qi Xing Tang Lang Quan.
Shifu Li Jin Rong travels around the world visiting his students and offering seminars in locations such as USA, Germany, Italy, etc.
In 1999, while visiting the USA shifu Li Jin Rong produced three instructional video tapes:
Dai Fan Che (Big Tumbling Chariot), Beng Bu (Crush Step) and Tao Hua San (Peach Flower Umbrella). The tapes were released in 2000 and he is planning to produce about 20.
In July 2002, shifu Li Jin Rong entered a competition in Qingdao and had won two gold medals for "Stick Method" and for "Seven Star Mantis Style".
Page Updated: 1st September 2006.
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