Lin Jing Shan
Praying Mantis Shifu
The information presented in this chart was collected from different sources -see Bibliography-, therefore the romanizations in Pinyin according to the Mandarin pronunciation of the characters sometimes is not available. If you find any mistakes or inaccuracies please contact me.
Lin Ching San / Lin Jing Ji / Lei Jim Yuen / Lin Chin San.
Born the 4th October 1885 in Jiang Tuan village (Lai Yang district).
Shifu Lin Jing Shan was the elder brother of shifu Luo Guang Yu. Lin Jing Shan was too poor to afford Gong-fu lessons and started learning by watching secretly shifu Fan Xu Dong teaching, who finally accepted to teach him for free.
He taught in different places then took over Fan Xu Dong school in Yantai (Shandong) where he stayed teaching until his death.
Shifu Lin Jing Shan had three sons and at least one of them continued his praying mantis teachings.
Shifu Lin Jing Shan passed away at Jiang Tuan hospital the 1st June 1971.
Page Updated: 1st April 2001.
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