Style & History
Master Yau
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Towards the end of the last century Master Yau's grandfather (Yau Luk Sau) conceived the desire to learn Kung Fu. Consequently at the age of thirteen he left Kowloon and travelled to Kong Sai Province to find a teacher. Within a short space of time his training commenced, under the master Tang Hoi Ching. Nine years passed before he was given the right to teach independent of Master Tang. Master Yau's grandfather subsequently met the master Wan Goon Wing with whom he continued his studies for a further six years and whom he served as a son until the latter's death. |
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his return to Kowloon, Master Yau Luk Sau taught only his family and close
friends before opening his club to the public. During this period Master
Yau commenced his own training at the tender age of three & a half
(Chinese age five years). This training continued for 4 hours a night
360 nights of the year for fifteen years.
Master Yau brought the style to Britain when he came here in 1961. In 1972 the British Kung Fu Association was set up, and Master Yau being the current keeper of the Lau Gar style was invited to be chief instructor. Subsequently Lau Gar has become Britain's most popular (and widespread) form of Chinese boxing. |
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