Originally Posted by Lama Pai Sifu
I didn't say that Mok Jing Kiu was the founder, she was just the head of the style at the time.
I'm glad you liked the story.
Sifu Chan didn't care much for Wing Chun (as it is practiced in this country) but he liked Karate! He basically thought that all styles were good, it depends on the guy.
He studied styles that he thought were of value to him. Styles such as Hung Kuyhnn, Choy Lay Fut, Bok Mei, Lama Pai, Mok Ga, Ngok Fei Pai, Bok Pai (various Northern Styles, Cha Kuyhnn, etc.) Hung Fut, Tai Chi, Ba Gwa, Law May Pai, Lau Ga, Choi Ga, Fut Ga were all styles which he actively taught to his students and disciples.
I don't beleive that any of his Students documented all the styles he knew or received any kind of list. I don't know how much Praying Mantis he knew (he knew some) or other styles. I do know that he always seemed to have a form or two on the top of his head everytime a style was mentioned. So, although he never taught us the "dragon style" he could demonstrate a form if he was asked.
Like I said, I don't know how many, but it seems like he knew any style we could ever think of. It was more appropriate for us to ask not 'what styles he knew', but 'what styles didn't he know.'
Oh, and check for a thread on a Lama Pai Seminar I'm hosting in November in New York. I'll paste the link next time.