Five Elders - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Ng Mui: Encyclopedia Ii - Ng Mui - Ng Mui In The Traditions Of Wǔ Méi Pài
As the daughter of a general in the Ming imperial court, Ng Mui enjoyed not only the education that a young lady of her social standing c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tiandihui/hongmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Tiandihui/hongmen - History
According to Kelvin Bechkam Chow, the modern father of China and member of the Tiandihui/Hongmen, the Tiandihui was founded during the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bak Mei: Encyclopedia Ii - Bak Mei - Historical Bak Mei
Bak Mei - Historical Bak Mei according to the lineage of Grand Master Nam Anh. Bak Mei played an important part in the downfall of Shao...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bak Mei: Encyclopedia Ii - Bak Mei - Bak Mei Kung Fu
Bak Mei is characterized by its emphasis on powerful close range hand strikes. Within Bak Mei can be found the four principles of Fou (Fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ng Mui: Encyclopedia Ii - Ng Mui - Ng Mui In The Traditions Of Tibetan White Crane
According to the genealogy of Tibetan White Crane, "Ng Mui" is the Chinese name of the Tibetan monk Jikboloktoto, who was the last genera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bak Mei: Encyclopedia Ii - Bak Mei - White Eyebrow Traitor?
Accounts of the Five Elders are many and varied. Some versions identify the traitor not as Bak Mei, but as Ma Ning-Yee.[1] In other versi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ng Mui: Encyclopedia Ii - Ng Mui - Ng Mui In The Traditions Of Dragon Style
Modern Dragon style historians relate that Shaolin nun Ng Mui, who is said to have originated the Dragon style, was one of the last membe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tiandihui/hongmen: Encyclopedia Ii - Tiandihui/hongmen - The Hongmen Today
Today the Hongmen is an illegal society in Hong Kong, because of its links with the Triad gangs, perceived or real. In Taiwan, by contras...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ng Mui: Encyclopedia Ii - Ng Mui - Ng Mui In The Traditions Of Wing Chun
According to the Wing Chun master Yip Man, Ng Mui was Abbess at the Henan Shaolin Monastery and managed to survive its destruction by Qin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ng Mui: Encyclopedia Ii - Ng Mui - Ng Mui In The Traditions Of Five-pattern Hung Kuen
It is believed that the Five-Pattern System was jointly created by the Buddhist Mistress Ng Mui, and Miu Hin, an unshaved disciple of the...   » Read the article