After only 4 or so years in london yip chee keung sifu went back to hong kong, and from there he extended an invitation to paul whitrod to come and study in hong kong. In fact, when it comes to bo sim sau, judging from the way its presented in paul whitrod s new book, they are really two different forms. Yip chee keung sifu is the son of the famous great grand master yip shui, who was foremost authority on the chow gar praying mantis system until his death at 93 in 2004. He established a chow gar southern mantis school there. Sifu franklyns training in martial arts started in 1978 with wado ryu karate under sensei yoshi shinohara, where he reached brown belt.
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