Great-Grandmaster Chan On-Pak
Chan On Pak (1845-1901), was born in King Mui
Village, the first son of Chan Heung, founder of Choy Li Fut Kung Fu.
He looked like and had the gentle nature of a scholar. His specialty was the
"Left and Right Thirteen Lance Spear Form." Chan On Pak's handling and
control of the spear was so advanced that he gained the nice nickname Yet
Cheung Ng Mui Fa or "five plum blossoms with one lance."
In 1894, two of Chan On Pak's students, Cheng Si Leung and Chan Siu Bak,
helped the revolutionary forces of Dr. Sun Yat Sen fight against the Ching
dynasty and lay the foundation of the Republic of China. Chan On Pak
assisted his father Chan Heung to teach the system of Choy Li Fut in their
village of King Mui. He helped his father to train and teach his younger
brother Chan Koon Pak. Unfortunate Chan On Pak died young, most of his
students eventually continuing learned from Chan Koon Pak. Our past master
Chan Cheong Mo was a student of his father Chan Heung and taught by him as
the school instructor. Today, The Plum Blossom International Federation
lineage is the only one that has Chan On Pak's teaching.