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Cheung Lai Chuen began his study of the martial arts at the age of 7 with the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Shak Lim,who taught him the Vagrant style. Later, Cheung would learn from Li Mung, who taught Chueng his family style, and from the Lam Yiu-Kwai's older uncle. While he was studying martial arts with the Lam family, he became close friends with their son Lam Yiu-Kwai, with whom he had much in common. Lam would later become known for disseminating Dragon Kung Fu much as Cheung would later become known for disseminating Bak Mei. Both were born in Huìyáng (惠陽) County in the prefecture of Huizhou in Guangdong and a marriage between their families would eventually make them cousins. They both left Huizhou to build their futures in Guangzhou and did so by opening several schools together. After moving to Guangzhou, Cheung was defeated by the monk Lin Sang after which the monk referred Cheung to his own teacher master Juk Faat Wan, who taught Cheung the art of Bak Mei over the next two or three years. Cheung had a background in Hakka Kuen, the martial arts of the Hakka people, from his study of the family style of Li Mung and the Vagrant style, which are both identified with the Hakka, as is Southern Praying Mantis (which Cheung is not known to have trained in). Because of this, Cheung's style of Bak Mei is associated with Hakka Kuen, but more strongly still with the Dragon style of Lam Yiu-Kwai—who is also said to have had a background in Hakka Kuen—due to the many years Cheung and Lam spent training together.
Pak Mei Curriculum
Level 1 - Elementary Grade
- Ma Bo
- Jik Bo Kuen
- Jik Bo Biu Tze Kuen
- Saam Bo Toi
- Sup Ji Kau Da Kuen
- Saam Moon Tsui
- Siu Gow Bo Toi
Level 2 - Intermediate Grade
- Ying Jow Nim Kiu
- Saam Moon Ba Gua
- Say Mun Ba Gwa
- Gow Bo Toi
Level 3 - Advanced Grade
- Dai Gow Bo Toi Kuen
- Sup Bot Moh Kiu
- Mang Fu Chut Lum
- Ng Hung Moh Kiu
- Weapons
- Tai Chun Kwan
- Chung Lan Kwan
- Ching Loong Kim
- Sin Far Bo Tang
- Lau Yip Cern Doe
- Ching Loong Yim Yuet Doe
- Wiu Wan Cern Gwai
- For Day Sam Cha Dai Pa
- Fong Tin Gig
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