Sifu Louie Jack Man Passes at 81

A Root and Standard of Southern Mantis Gone in Philadelphia

Dec 2011/ Jan 2012 News Column --

Louie Sifu has passed.  He set a standard for Kwongsai Mantis that few lived up to.  Sifu said he would wait for all of us in the shade of the Peach tree on the other side.  He appreciated each and everyone of us and it made him happy when I spoke of your interest in Mantis to him.  I talked with him regularly for the last ten years from China.

Besides us, his Mantis clan, Sifu is survived by his longtime wife, Kin, good son, Barry, and daughter, Shirley.

View a photo gallery of his basic skills teaching here.

I was Louie Sifu's first student in the USA.  Read about how I met him here.

In the late 1970's and 80's Louie Sifu travelled with his students up and down the East Coast of the USA promoting and teaching Southern Praying Mantis.  During the 1990s and even up to his passing he continued to promote and teach.

Louie Sifu will be sorely missed by many.  Those who trained with him should do their best to blossom the Art and carry forward his teaching.

Yao Kam Fat, Hakka Sifu, Passes Too

Elder Yao Passes at 91 in Dragon Hill, Guangdong, China

Elder Yao was a student of Wong Yuk Kong's Kwongsai Jook Lum Temple Mantis.  Yao Sifu related many incidents of the past, especially regarding Chu Gar Gao and Jook Lum Tanglang.

In the 1940's, Yao and Wong Yook Gong went to Lao Sui's Chu Gar School to pay a friendly visit.   At the time, Lao Sui's first student, tried to fight with Wong Yook Gong but within a few steps was knocked down.  This incident was said to have brought harmony between Chu Gar Gao and the Jook Lum Tanglang.  Yao Sifu was a living treasure of Hakka Mantis in China and was his self, Hakka Chinese.

Further reading here Kwongsai Mantis Interviews - Survey eBook.

Dr. Choon Jek Ang, PhD, Revisits Hakka Mantis Roots in China

Choon Jek at the Dawan Hakka Museum in Pingshan Town - Hometown of Kwongsai Mantis.


In the past month, I’ve heard many interesting stories of Sifu Louie Jack Man and Elder Yao.  I’m saddened by the passing of both.  They both contributed immeasurably to spreading and preserving the fine Hakka heritage of Southern Praying Mantis.  Their passing is a great loss to the Southern Praying Mantis community. It is my hope to spread Hakka Mantis further in Australia after I return in March 2012...Choon Jek Ang, PhD




Main entrance to Dawan Hakka Museum, Pingshan Town

Wong Yu Hua Sifu Updates Kwongsai Mantis Museum

Make a special trip to visit Wong Yu Hua Sifu in Pingshan Town

RDH and Wong Yu Hua Sifu in the Pingshan Mantis Museum!


Wong Yu Hua Sifu Today Teaches Hakka Unicorn and his Father's Kwongsai Mantis


Wong Yu Hua Sifu Receives "Intangible Cultural Heritage Award" from China Government

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