Who is Wong Fei Hung

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Wong Fei Hung

Wong Fei Hung is the most portrayed character in movie history. He was a martial artist, a master of Hung Ga (a style which according to legend was named after Hung Hei-Gun during the time of the Qing Dynasty). He choreographed the famous Tiger Crane Paired Form Fist, which incorporates his "Ten Special Fist" techniques and he was also famous for a technique known as the "No Shadow Kick.

Wong Fei Hung has been portrayed in movies by such famous people as Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Jet Li and Kwan Tak Hing who made so many Wong Fei Hung films that he was nicknamed "Master Hung". Kwan Tak Hing portrayed Wong Fei Hung in over 75 films - Wikipedia can't make its mind up of how many Wong Fei Hung films there were in this series, so far i found two different numbers 77 and 99. The reason for this is that many of the films Kwan Tak Hing made have disappeared or deterioted beyond use.

Once Upon A Time In China 

Jet Li as Wong Fei Hung

Jet Li has played Wong Fei Hung in 6 films, 4 of which are from the "Once Upon A Time In China" series. Jet Li starred in Once Upon A Time In China 1,2,3 and Once Upon A Time In China VI aka Once Upon A Time In China And America, whilst Zhao Wen Zhou played Wong Fei Hung in parts 4 and 5.

Once Upon a Time in China Trilogy

Release Date: 06/22/1994

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Once Upon a Time in China 4

Release Date: 02/23/1999

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Once Upon a Time in China 5 [VHS]

Release Date: 01/18/2000

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Once Upon a Time in China and America [VHS]

Release Date: 07/18/2000

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Three reasons to love Wong Fei Hung 

  1. He was a medical doctor who practiced and taught acupuncture.
  2. He was a great martial arts teacher.
  3. He was the inspiration of over 100 movies.
In all honesty there are a lot more reasons why to love Wong Fei Hung. He was a true legend. A legend so powerful that if he had been Greek he would have been the King of the Gods.

We all know that over the years stories about real people get blown out of proportion but you have to be a true hero for your story to get to told so much. Wong Fei Hung came from a time when they didn't keep that many written histories and the stories were past down by word of mouth. As such a lot of the stories we see of Wong Fei Hung nowadays are mostly fiction, but a fiction that is born from fact.

Drunken Master 

Jackie Chan as Wong Fei Hung

Wong Fei Hung is responsible for helping Jackie Chan breakthrough into stardom. In the Drunken Master Jackie Chan played a young and mischievous Wong Fei Hung. This film established the comedic kung fu genre and was a worthy follow up to Snake In The Eagles Shadow. Together these two films put Jackie Chan on the road of success.

Since this is a comedy most of the film is of course fiction but I have to note that the role played by the Drunken Fist master, Beggar So (dubbed as Sam Seed) was a real associate of Wong Fei Hung.

Drunken Master's sequel was called Dance of the Drunken Mantis and was again directed by Yuen Woo Ping with Simon Yuen reprising his drunken beggar role but because this film didn't contain Jackie Chan many didn't acknowledge it as the true sequel. In 1994 Jackie Chan released Drunken Master II aka Legend of the Drunken Master.

Drunken Master

Release Date: 04/02/2002

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Dance of the Drunken Mantis

Release Date: 02/04/2003

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The Legend of Drunken Master

Release Date: 03/13/2001

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Wong Fei Hong (Jackie Chan) is sent to train under his uncle, a wine guzzling master famous for crippling his students. Desperate to escape this brutal teacher's cruel regime, he flees but is confronted, humiliated and beaten senseless by a hired assassin (Hwang Jang lee). Angry, ashamed, hungry for revenge, the wayward Fei Hung returns to his drunken master. This is the second collabration between director Yuen Woo Ping and Jackie Chan was another huge box-office hit, drawing in 8 million HK dollars on its run. Blending intresting martial arts moves with slapstick comedy (Jackie trademark). "Drunken Master" ushered in the new genre of comedy kung fu and estableshed Chan as its uncontested king.

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Wong Fei Hung at a Glance 

Wong Fei Hung or Hwang Fei Hung () (1847?1924)On Hung Gar: History and Practice pg.79 Paperback: 310 pages Publisher: CreateSpace (April 13, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1442137479

ISBN-13: 978-1442137479 was a martial artist, a traditional Chinese medicine physician and revolutionary who became a Chinese folk hero and the subject of numerous television series and films. He was considered an expert in the Hung Gar style of Chinese martial arts. Wong Fei Hung is visibly the most famous Hung Gar practitioner of modern times. As such, his branch/lineage has received the most attention and as such recorded in various documents. Iron Thread. Southern Shaolin Hung Gar Kung Fu Classics Series Paperback: 186 pages Publisher: CreateSpace (December 15, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1440475008 ISBN-13: 978-1440475009

As a physician, Wong practiced and taught acupuncture and other forms of traditional Chinese medicine at Po-Chi-Lam (???), his private practice medical clinic in Foshan, Guangdong province, China. A museum dedicated to him was built in Foshan. Wong's most famous disciples included Lam Sai-wing, Leung Foon, Tang Fung and Ling Wan Gai. Wong was also associated with Beggar So.

Around The World In 80 Days 

Sammo Hung as Wong Fei Hung

Sammo Hung finally got his chance to play the legendary hero Wong Fei Hung in the Jackie Chan film "Around The World In 80 Days". Even though it is only a bit part it is well worth mentioning.

The Wong Fei Hung character also appeared in four of Sammo's films, a role reprised by Kwan Tak Hing (Master Hung). These films being Skyhawk, The Magnificent Butcher, The Magnificent Kick and Dreadnought.

Another thing worth a mention here is that Sammo Hung and Wong Fei Hung do not have the same last names. In ancient China they put the last name first so Wong Fei Hung's last name is Wong.

Around the World in 80 Days (Widescreen Edition)

Release Date: 11/02/2004

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Kung Fu Classic - The Skyhawk

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Magnificent Butcher

Release Date: 07/22/2003

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The Magnificent Kick

Release Date: 10/04/2005

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Iron Monkey 

Tsang Sze-Man as Wong Fei Hung

This film is worth a note as the young Wong Fei Hung was played by the female actress Tsang Sze-Man and Fei Hung's father was played by Donnie Yen

Iron Monkey

Release Date: 03/26/2002

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Once Upon a Time in China (Digitally Remastered Collector's Edition) Trilogy DVD Boxset

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Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu 

Bosco Wong as Wong Fei Hung

Wong Fei Hung's latest appearance is in the Hong Kong TV series "Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu". Lets hope that it gets translated and released over here either on TV or, more preferably, on DVD.

Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu stars Bosco Wong as the legendary hero and there are 25 episodes.

Here are links to three reviews of the series:-
  1. Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu, Review 1
  2. Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu, Review 2
  3. Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kung Fu, Review 3

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