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Chao Sen-An

Grandmaster / Sifu

Chinese Kung Fu grandmaster and leading exponent of Northern Eagle Claw (Ying Jow Pai).

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1902
Date of Death1976
Era20th century
Country of OriginChinaChina
Rank / TitleEagle Claw Master
Active Years1920–1976

Biography

Chao Sen-An trained directly under Lau Fat Mang within the Chin Woo Athletic Association. He preserved Ying Jow Pai's 108 joint-locking Chin Na techniques and agile footwork.

Associated Martial Arts

Ying Jow Pai (Eagle Claw)Master→

The northern Chinese eagle claw style, adding grips and joint locks to long fist. Its documented lineage begins in the nineteenth century, not with Yue Fei.