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By Aaron Lee

Sifu Tse Wing Bunn, one of the founders of the Hong Kong, Chinese Martial Art, Association, is the adopted son of Chui Cheung, a renowned Kung Fu exponent of the Choy Lee Fut Style. Sifu Tse is not only well versed in Choy Lee Fut style kung fu but is also an expert in the Eagle Claw style of the Northern school of martial arts. So in the institute operated by Sifu Tse, Both Choy Lee Fut style and Eagle Claw sect martial arts were included in the curriculum. During the past years, students who followed Sifu Tse and attained high standards were numerous. Sifu Tse is the vice-chairman of the H.K. Chinese Martial Arts Association. He is a civil minded and easygoing gentleman. His most ardent aspiration has been to proliferate Chinese martial arts. At the pageants and processions of the Hong Kong Festivals held in recent years, Sifu Tse never failed to dispatch lion dance teams of both southern and northern styles to participate in the processions. Many of his students, both male and female, were participants in most of the kung fu tournaments sponsored by the HK Chinese Martial Arts Association. Their performances were highly commendable.
Sifu Tse began learning Choy Lee Fut style kung fu when he was about ten years of age. His father was an intimate friend of Chui Cheung, a renowned kung fu exponent of the Choy Lee Fut style in Canton. Young Tse was robust in physique; he was also sharp and brilliant. In grand master Chui Cheung's eyes, this young chap had great potential of becoming a talented Choy Lee Fut kung fu exponent some day in the future. He liked the chap so much that he wanted to take him as his student and train him to attain the highest possible standard. When Tse's father heard of Chui's intention, he was more than happy in giving his consent. Indeed Tse's father was so glad that he even went to the extent of seeking Chui's acceptance to adopt his son. To this, Chui consented and from then on Tse got himself a "Foster Father".
Some time during the Sino Japanese war, Canton fell into the hands of the Japanese. Social conditions were at its worse and there was not much activity in both commerce and industry. On the other hand, hospitals and herbalist clinics treating the sick and the wounded were in good business. The clinic operated by Chui was benefited under such abnormal situation and Young Tse naturally became his foster father's valuable assistant. This work was proved to be of benefit to him as later on he became a competent herbalist specialising in osteology In course of time Tse grew up to be a strong young man, up and coming, well versed in kung fu of the Choy Lee Fut style he was also an assistant instructor in his foster father Chui Cheung’s kung fu institute. Some time later, Chui was obliged to go away from Canton from time to time, making it necessary for him to relinquish his position as chief kung fu instructor of more than a dozen of trade unions in which he gave instructions. At the end of the Japanese War Chui went back to stay in Canton, but his foster son Tse moved to Hong Kong.
Then came the civil war and again Chui Cheung had to leave his hometown in Canton. Upon learning his arrival in Hong Kong, the committee members of such organisations like the Tea House Staff Association, Restaurant Employees' Trade Union, Canteen Workers' Branch Committee all sought to employ Chui as kung fu instructor in their unions. Tse again followed his foster father and assisted in coaching the union member students. At the same time, Tse had the opportunity to perfect his skill. Chui Cheung's son Chui Kwong Yuan also served as Chui's assistant instructor. Through their combined efforts and research, the standard of their style was very much elevated. It happened then Sifu Lau Fatt Mann of the Fan Chi Eagle Claw style opened a class in Hong Kong to teach northern school of martial art and he was also invited by the Restaurant Employees' General Association to give instructions. Lau and were very good friends and therefore they were indeed happy to be able to work together. This coincides with the Chinese saying "Grand Union between the North and the South" Because schedules of their instruction time were different they rarely met each other but their respective students did have social intercourse. An exchange of students to learn each other's style was encouraged. Tse Wing Bunn very much admired Lau Fatt Mann's achievements in his Fan Chi Eagle Claw style and expressed his desire to learn from him. He had his foster father Chui's consent and thereupon Tse became one of Lau Fatt Mann's faithful students. Chui Cheung was aware of Tse Wing Bunn's intention which was nothing but to perfect his own skill and to acquire the knowledge of another style so as to enhance his own competence. Lau Fatt Mann, a broad-minded elderly gentleman was only too happy to have under him such a brilliant student. So besides being a Choy Lee Fut assistant instructor, Tse was now also an ardent student practising Fan Chi Eagle Claw style. His foster father's son Chui Kwong Yuan and another young man named Teng Kim Feng were also among the students of Lau Fatt Mann.
It was in the year 1950, and Tse and the above mentioned young men were in their twenties. After years of practice and hard training, they had perfected a new method or style by combining the highlights of Choy Lee Fut and those of the Eagle Claw styles.
The most noteworthy achievement of all was that they had succeeded in eliminating prejudices, which had long existed between one style and another in the Chinese martial art circle. Later on both Chui Cheung and Lau Fatt Mann passed away. Their aspirations were being resolutely carried out by their respective students. Sifu Chui Kwong Y and Sifu Teng Kim Feng had both started operating their own gym Sifu Tse Wing Bunn did not ha the first institute of his own until 1965. A year later he opened his second gym, and in May 1966 he opened the third one. He is now also running a herbalist clinic. He is well versed in osteology, and is a competent herbalist.
In 1969, an open match of Chinese martial art was sponsored by and held in Singapore. A Team of Choy Lee Fut fighters was chosen to take part in the tournament. Sifu Tse, Sifu Chiu Hung and Sifu Lui Mun of the Choy Lee Fut Institute accompanied the team of delegation to Singapore. Their tasks were to demonstrate Choy Lee Fut kung fu to the population in Singapore. Their Mission was a success.
Later, in all the martial art invitation tournaments organized by the Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Association, Sifu Tse never failed to send his students to participate. Sifu Tse has a countless number of students, both male and female. Of these, Leung Wen and Miss Leung Chui Mei are the most brilliant. Their performances in the various tournaments were the most outstanding.

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