Fan Xu Dong

[FEELERSTRIKE]

CAN ANYONE HELP WITH A QUESTION , WHEN WAS FAN XU DONG BORN AND WHEN DID HE DIE ? DO WE KNOW WHEN HE WAS TAUGHT 7 STAR PRAYING MANTIS ? SOME SITES CLAIM HE WAS IN HIS EIGHTIES IN THE EARLY 1900,S BUT WOULDN'T THAT MAKE HIM OLDER THAN HIS SIFU IF HE WAS BORN IN 1854 ?

[piotrj]

maybe it helps a little, but we dont have dates. what we know that he probably was killed by communists in his place. i ask my teacher, maybe he have some fresh informations about dates


http://tanglangmen.com/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=19

[piotrj]

and some informations from Brendan Tunks site

http://www.mantisboxing.com/history.shtml

[FEELERSTRIKE]

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE ABOUT FAN XUDONG . ANY COMMENTS ARE OF USE AS I AM FINDING IT STRANGE . WE ALL KNOW THE LINEAGE ORDER BUT NOW SPECIFIC DATES ARE INVOLVED IT DOSENT SEEM TO FIT IN CERTAIN AREAS OR AM I LOOKING TO HARD ?

[Tanglang-UK]

Hi Feelerstrike!

I THINK I know you! According to three different sources I have he was born in the 21st year of the Daoguang reign.... We can talk more about it when I see you next!:)

Best wishes,

Tanglang-UK

[FEELERSTRIKE]

Hello TangLangUk ,
If you came to Sifu Paul Drummonds seminar recently you may well know me ! and if you are coming to the next one in December then I will look forward to continuing the conversation . It is one I am trying to get a better understanding of along with some other aspects of our style which the more I,m researching , the more interested it's getting .:)