Liang Ji Ci
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.
His name is also romanized as:
Liang Chi Tzi / Liang Qi Zhu / Liang Chi-Tz'u / Leung Kay Chi (c) / Leung Kai Chi (c)
Liang Ji Ci learned under the following masters:
* Zhang Xiang San (Liu He Tang Lang Quan)
* Wei Xiao Tang (Ba Bu Tang Lang Quan)
* Liu Zu Yuan (Tai Ji Tang Lang Quan)
* Wang Song Ting (Chang Quan Tang Lang Quan)
* Liu Yun Qiao (Liu He Tang Lang Quan and other Wu Tang association styles, i.e. Ba Ji Quan).
While he was learning under shifu Zhang Xiang San, he asked shifu Liu Yun Qiao (shifu Zhang Xiang San gong fu brother) to teach him. That is how he became Liu's first disciple in Taiwan. Shifu Liang Ji Ci was one of the few students who got to "touch hands" (spar) with shifu Liu Yun Qiao.
Shifu Liang Ji Ci's wife is Han Ling Ling, therefore he is the son-in-law of the legendary shifu Han Ching Tang (Chang Quan).
In 1972 shifu Liang Ji Ci moved to the Philippines where he taught till the mid 80's. While shifu Liang Ji Ci was in the Phillipines he taught tang lang quan to shifu Xu Wei Peng (a.k.a. Shakespeare Chan, a famous disciple of shifu Zhao Zhi Min).
It is said that shifu Liang Ji Ci learned very in-depth Seven Stars Praying Mantis form Zhao Zhi Min lineage when he lived in Malaysia, but I was unable to confirm this version.
In the mid 80's shifu Liang Ji Ci moved to Boston, MA (USA), where he still lives. He has a school where he teaches Liu He Tang Lang , Ba Ji Quan, Pi Gua Quan, Ba Gua Zhang, Northern Shaolin, Tai Ji Quan, and some Chang Quan and Xing Yi.
Page Updated: 1st August 2002.
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