In 1949 in the midst of the civil war, Great Grand Master returned for Taipei and never set back to Zhang Zhou again. He established a shop in Zhang Zhou at Zheng An South Road No. Great Grand Master was a famous bonesetter and medicine peddler. His wife Huang Xue passed away a year before this book was published.” Master Chen left Zhang Zhou for Taiwan to visit relatives from which no news of him was ever heard. His disciple Ni Hong Fei who was previously from Chang Tai city community Hospital was a retired doctor. “He once taught a student “Wu Pu”, “Chang Tai Zai Tu Gan” from Chou village. Master Chen was a Chinese doctor and herb seller by profession in Zhang Zhou and was also known by his nickname “Chen Jiu Long Hao Da Dao” (Chen Jiu Long Great Big Knife).” During the Chinese New Year, these troupe would travel out of their county to all the nearby districts to show off their fighting skills.Įxtract from a book about martial arts published in Zhang Zhou there was mention about Grand Master: “In the 40’s there was Master Chen Jiu Long who came from Taiwan to Fujian or Min Nan which is short for Fujian where he passed through, finally settling in “Zhang Zhou” Master Chen Jiu Long was a practitioner of the “Taizhu” fist and he learnt his skills from “Wu Da Chao” who was renowned for his martial skill. The Green Lion was being taught in temples and martial arts schools all over in Zhang Zhou as an anti-Ching cause. Apart from all these he also learnt the external Chinese Medicine. My Master Ang Lian Huat trains with Great Grand Master Tan Kew Leong and learnt from him most of the Shaolin weapons. During the Chinese New Year, the troupe will travel and perform in different villages together with weapons and lion dancing.
The formations are very much based on the eight trigram or “ba gua” which can be very directional. The formations use different weapons which can be single or double bladed, short or long. The legendary General Song Jiang from the Heroes of the Marsh or Water Margin was famous for his war strategies and warfare formations. He has an adopted son Chen Huo Tuan who does bone setting as well.
Zhang Zhou is famous for the Shaolin “Tai Zu” style of martial art and also the “Shaolin Song Jiang weapons” which comes with the “Fighting Green lion”. Great Grand Master Tan Kew Leong used to travel between Taipei （ 台北 ） and Zhang Zhou ( 漳州 ) and established a shop as a bone setter. Subsequently, he got a son and bears the surname of Tan. （ 金门 ） He was married into a Chiu family whereby his first daughter had to bear the surname of the Chiu. Originally from Taipei, Taiwan which was formerly known as Jin Men. Master Ang learnt the Tai Chor “Tai Zu “ (Tiger) system and the famous “Song Jiang” traditional weapons from him. He was the second Master of Master Ang Lian Huat. Great Grand Master Tan Kew Leong （ 陈九 龙 Chen Jiu Long). GREAT GRANDMASTER TAN KEW LEONG 师 祖 陈 九 龙 1892 -1967
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