Lok Yiu


Lok Yiu was a Chinese martial artist who studied Wing Chun as a disciple of Ip Man. Lok Yiu was born in 1922 and died on February 6, 2006 at the age of 83 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong after a short battle with Lung Cancer.
He began training in Wing Chun in 1950, shortly after Yip Man began teaching at the Restaurant Workers Association. Lok Yiu started teaching private students in 1959. He opened his first school on Kay Lung Street in 1961. In 1966, the school was moved to Mong Kok Sifu Lok Yiu also had two other branch schools; one located at 50 Nga Tsin Wai Road and the other in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
His mastery of Wing Chun was well known. However, he was particularly acclaimed for his Chum Kiu form and his Luk Dim Bun Gwan due to his perfect blend of power and finesse. Because of that, in some Wing Chun inner circles, he was affectionately known as the King of Chum Kiu. In his 50-year teaching career, he had over a thousand students.
Yiu’s knowledge and teachings are survived by his twin sons Lok Kwen Kwong and Lok Kwen Sang.