Wong Kiew-kit (born 1944) is a grandmaster in the tradition of the mythical

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, which should not be confused with the more commonly known

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in Henan Province. Wong founded the Shaolin Wahnam Institute in 1982 in order to teach Shaolin arts to the public. Master Wong practiced and learned within a number of famous lineages which place him as a fourth generation successor of the Ven. Jiang Nan and a sixth generation successor of the Ven.

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both of the Southern Shaolin Temple.

Life and career

Born in 1944, Wong Kiew-kit started his lifelong training of the Shaolin arts at the age of 10 when he began learning Shaolin Kungfu from Lai Chin-wah, who was also known as Uncle Righteousness. According to Wong's biography, he became Lai Chin-wah's best disciple. He has taught Shaolin Cosmos

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, Zen and also Lion dance worldwide for more than 25 years. His school has qualified instructors in Canada, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela, Austria, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. He claims to have over 2000 students throughout the world. Wong received the ''Qigong Master of the Year'' award at the Second World Congress on Qigong held from 21 to 23 November 1997 in

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. He has written a number of books published in multiple languages on martial arts and philosophy. His works include ''Chi Kung For Health and Vitality'', ''The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu'', ''The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan'', ''The Complete Book of Zen'', ''Introduction to Shaolin Kung Fu'', ''The Complete Book of Chinese Medicine'', ''The Complete Book of Shaolin''. ''Sukhavati: Western Paradise'', and ''The Art of Chi Kung'',The Art of Chi Kung,

References

External links

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Shaolin Wahnam Institute Homepage
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