Shaolin Fut Gar Gung-Fu Master Wing Koi Young

While this website profiles my kung-fu and tai chi masters, I'd like to also pay tribute to the late Master Bill Young, pictured below. Master Bill Young and Master Wing Koi Young (Peter Young), were good friends and belonged to the same club, the Wellington Chinese Martial Arts Assn. Along with Bill, Peter played a key role in what is purported to have been New Zealand's first Chinese martial arts club; in fact the first lesson started at the side of Peter's fruit shop in Moxham Ave Hataitai, PC Young Fruiterers. I have it on good authority that Bill always deferred to Peter as he was older, and called him Dai Sifu, which basically translates as Grand Master. A histroy of Master Wing Koi Young titled 'Profile of a Master' will be published on this site in due course. Special thanks to Stan Chun (also pictured below) for providing many of the photos of the old Chinese Martial Arts Assn and Master Wing Koi Young.

Marshall Lounge, Wellington Winter Show Building 1969 
Back Row L-R: Fung Ngan, Wing Koi Young, Bill Young - Front Row L-R: Stan Chun, Peter Sue, Joseph Cho

Wing Koi Young performing multple wood break at the Marshall Lounge, Winter Show Building, Wellington 24 Jun 1969

Chinese Mu-Sut Association class of 1970 taken at the All Saints Church Hall in Hataitai Wellington
Front Row L-R: Joseph Cho, Wing Koi Young, Stan Chun, Bill Young, Fung Ngan, Peter Sue
The gentleman in the suit at back is the then Chinese Ambassador [Taiwan] Konshin Shah who was the club Patron.
Konshin Shah returned to Taiwan when the People’s Republic of China was officially recognised.

Wing Koi Young (centre left) performing with Claude Yee taken in front of the old Central Library in Civic Square Wellington on the evening of 20 March 1973

7th Annual Grading of the Wellington Chinese Martial Arts Assn on 17th November 1974.  Front L-R: Stan Chun,
Wing Koi Young, Joe Tong [Hon.President], Bill Young, Fung Ngan, Joseph Cho, Peter Sue

Class of 1975 taken at the All Saints Church Hall in Hataitai Wellington. 
In black uniform L-R: Peter Sue, Bill Young, Wing-Koi Young, Stan Chun

Kaitoke Waterworks Reserve Upper Hutt Feb 1975 L-R: Stan Chun, Bill Young, Wing-Koi Young, Peter Sue

Kaitoke Waterworks Reserve Upper Hutt Feb 1975 L-R: Stan Chun, Bill Young, Wing-Koi Young, Peter Sue

Kaitoke Waterworks Reserve Upper Hutt February 1975 L-R: Master Bill Young and Master Wing-Koi Young

Disciple of Wing Koi Young since 1979, Shīfu Glen Keith is now the Chief Instructor for Shaolin Fut Gar Gung-Fu in New Zealand.  Pictured below with Master Young in 2006.  In his advanced years, Master Young is still enjoying a healthy and active life