My Jhong is a Northern Shaolin Kung Fu style with numerous followers in northern
China, most notably in Chuong Hsien and Dut Zhou in Shantung province and Jean
Hai, a Southern suburb of Tenjing. My Jhong Law Horn is a branch of My Jhong that
was the inheritance in Yeh Tu Teng's family for eight generations before Master
Yeh first revealed this tradition to the general public in South China.
The tradition of My Jhong Law Horn (Lost Track) Kung Fu began at the turn of
this century when a famous martial hero of China, Master Foh Yuan Chia, began
making a name for himself and the style. At an early age, he defeated all Chinese
challengers and later beat European prize fighters and Japanese samurai in Shanghai.
In 1910, master Foh founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association, the first public
teaching association for Kung Fu without regard to differentiation in style.
A decade later, master Yeh Yu Teng, a great master of another branch of My
Jhong, also was establishing himself and his style by meeting the life and death
challenges of highway bandits on his consignment caravans. In 1931, he answered
the call of Master Foh to go south to teach his art in the Shanghai Central Chin
Wu Athletic Association. Then in 1933, he was transferred to Hong Kong to assume
the position of head instructor of the Shaolin class in the South China Athletic
Association. In 1958, Lee Kwong Ming (now Grandmaster Johnny Lee) migrated as
a young boy from Shanghai to Hong Kong with his family. He took an interest in
kung fu and was lucky enough to be admitted into the last class taught personally
by master Yeh Yu Teng. After as few years he was the only one left from that class
and he continued his training until Yeh died in 1964. He brought his art to Shreveport,
Louisiana in 1974. Since then he has opened two schools in Florida and in July
of 1995 moved his headquarters to Dallas Texas.
Kung fu activity laid dormant for many decades before the time of his apprenticeship,
thanks first to World War II and later the Chinese Civil War. The Hong Kong government
also discouraged martial arts activity. However, many kung fu enthusiasts still
managed to hold private rooftop sparring matches. The record of these matches
may not represent the standards of today's open tournaments, because many high-quality
opponents never had the chance to meet. Nevertheless, Lee Kwong Ming was undefeated
in more than 10 rooftop matches.
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