Qin Wang Ben
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 :
Ch'in Wang-Pen
Nicknamed as: "Ah Ben" or "Ben Ge"
One of shifu Gao Dao Sheng's senior disciples, shifu Qin Wang Ben has been training for over 25 years. He started his training at the Chiao Chih Junior High School where shifu Gao Dao Sheng taught the high school's Guo Shu club.
In addition to his tang lang quan training under shifu Gao Dao Sheng, shifu Qin Wang Ben also learned mantis forms from his gong fu brother, shifu Yang Feng Shi.
In the early 80's, shifu Qin Wang Ben fought in a full-contact fighting competitions hosted by the Taiwan Guo Shu Association and placed 3rd in the lightweight division category. This qualified shifu Qin Wang Ben to represent Taiwan in an international tournament. Unfortunately, he had to withdraw due to an arm injury.
Shifu Qin Wang Ben has demonstrated in many Kuoshu exhibitions and has accompanied shifu Gao Dao Sheng several times to Japan to assist in teaching Tang Lang Quan.
Page Updated: 1st January 2008.
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