Five Elders

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This article is about the folklore figures. For the martial art written with the same Chinese characters, see Five Ancestors.

In Southern Chinese folklore, the Five Elders (Chinese: 五祖; pinyin: wǔ zǔ; Yale Cantonese: ng5 jou2) are survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).

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[edit] The Triad Five Elders

The Tiandihui/Hongmen claims that it was founded by the Five Elders and names them as

  • Choi Tak-Chung (蔡德忠)
  • Fong Tai-Hung (方大洪)
  • Ma Chiu-Hing (馬超興)
  • Wu Tak-Tai (胡德帝)
  • Lee Sik-Hoi (李式開).

[edit] The Kung Fu Five Elders

Within some martial arts circles, the Five Elders are said to be

Chinese Pinyin Yale Cantonese
Jee Sin 至善禪師 Zhì Shàn Chán Shī Ji3 Sin6 Sim3 Si1 literally "Jee Sin, Chan (Zen) teacher"
Ng Mui 五梅大師 Wǔ Méi Dà Shī Ng5 Mui4 Daai6 Si1
Bak Mei 白眉道人 Bái Méi Dào Rén Baak6 Mei4 Dou6 Yan4 literally "White Eyebrowed Daoist"
Fung To-Tak 馮道德 Féng Dàodé Fung4 Dou6 Dak1 Taoist
Miu Hin 苗顯 Miáo Xiǎn Miu4 Hin2 an "unshaved" (lay) Shaolin disciple

[edit] The Five Family Elders

Sometimes the founders of the five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts, all students of Jee Sin, are also called the Five Elders.

Chinese Pinyin Yale Cantonese
Hung Hei-Koon 洪熙官 Hóng Xīguān Hung4 Hei1 Gun1 founder of Hung Gar
Lau Sam-Ngan 劉三眼 Liú Sānyǎn Lau4 Saam1 Ngaan5 literally "Three Eyed Lau;" founder of Lau Gar
Choi Kau-Yee 蔡九儀 Cài Jiǔyí Choi3 Gau2 Yi4 founder of Choi Gar
Lee Yau-San 李友山 Lǐ Yǒushān Lei5 Yau5 Saan1 founder of Lei Gar; teacher of Choi Lei Fut founder Chan Heung
Mok Ching-Kiu 莫清矯 Mò Qīngjiǎo Mok6 Ching1 Giu2 founder of Mok Gar

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