Kay chun chef biography

Chinese martial artist

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuen.

Yuen Kay-shan (Chinese: 阮奇山; Cantonese Yale: Yún Kèih-sāan; pinyin: Ruǎn Qíshān), nicknamed Yuen Lo-jia (Chinese: 阮老揸; Cantonese Yale: Yún Lóuh Jā; pinyin: Ruǎn Lǎo Zhā) ^[1] was a Grandmaster of Wing Chun.

The youngest of five brothers, he became known as "Foshan Yuen Lo-jia" (Yuen the Fifth of Foshan).^[2][3][4] He was the fifth child of wealthy firework monopoly owner Yuen Chong Ming, and was known as an undefeated champion of 1000 death duels during the 1920-1950s representing the Wing Chun.^[5]

Wing Chun studies

Yuen's family ancestral estate home was named Song Yuen (Mulberry Gardens), and located in Foshan, China.^[6] Initially, Kay-shan's father paid for him and his older brother Yuen Chai-wan to become students of Fok Bo-Chuen (Chinese: 霍保全; Cantonese Yale: Fok Bóu Chyùhn; pinyin& Kay Chun - Deputy Food Editor - Bon Appétit Magazine - LinkedIn ZEMOX