User:Drozdeva/Francis Fong

Francis Fong (born ____) is a Chinese martial arts instructor from Hong Kong who is best-known as an authority on Wing Chun.

He began studying Wing Chun under Jiu Wan in Hong Kong in 1965.

In 1973, he traveled to New York. He moved to Atlanta two years later and opened the Francis Fong Martial Arts Academy.

Fong is considered a notable student of Dan Inosanto* because of Inosanto's impact on his evolution as a martial artist.


 * Inosanto's wiki page lists: "Black Belt Magazine (1997). 'Inosanto International Martial Art Instructors Association'. Press release." As the ref for this fact. I will research.

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While working on the set of Sharky's Machine (film)**, Fong met Dan Inosanto, one of the three men authorized by Bruce Lee to teach his Jun Fan kickboxing style and Jeet Kune Do concepts. Inosanto, introduced Fong to Lee's school, as well as the Filipino martial arts that Inosanto is heir to.*** He is currently the "Georgia Representative" for Inosanto with full "Senior Instructor" rankings in both Filipino Martial Arts and Jun Fan Kung Fu (JKD Concepts).


 * IMDB does not have Fong listed. I need to research this too.


 * Filipino MA's are noted for their secrecy partially because of colonization -- in a way similar to capoeira's origins in slave dances. I have to do a lot of research on this. I remember being dissatisfied with Wiki's page.