Chiu Chi-ling (; born 1943) is a

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and

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who appears mostly in

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style

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produced in

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. He also teaches Hung Gar Kung Fu at Chiu Chi-ling Hung Gar Kung Fu Association, a

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school he founded, and at the old Chiu Family Kwoon in Hong Kong rooted under the lineage of

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. Every year he visits his students and grand students around the world and organizes worldwide Kung Fu tournaments. The Kung Fu style he is part of was passed down directly from southern shaolin temple and carries names like

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and

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. He has appeared in over 70 movies, both as an actor and

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. His abilities as an actor and martial arts practitioner has allowed him to work with most of the top Hong Kong film makers including

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and

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. He started practising Hung Gar Kung Fu when he was six years old under the tutelage of his father Chiu Kau (who won with the famous tiger-crane set over the whole of China in his sixties) and mother Chiu Shiu-ying, who were renowned for their solid Hung Gar. They were also both well-known doctors and Chiu learned from his father, beside the art of Kung Fu, the art of bone setting ( Dit-Da). In the early 1970s, he opened a

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which attracted many celebrities, athletes and performers. This exposure to the entertainment industry gave him his start in acting. He has appeared in such well-known Kung Fu style movies as ''

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'', '' Duel of the Seven Tigers'', the comic smash-hit ''

Kung Fu Hustle ''Kung Fu Hustle'' ( zh, c=功夫, l=Kung Fu) is a 2004 Martial arts film, martial arts action comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the leading role, alongside Eva Huang, Huang Shengyi, Yuen Wah, Yue ...

'', '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons''. ''

Adventures of Power ''Adventures of Power'' is a 2008 American adventure comedy film written and directed by Ari Gold, starring Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, Shoshannah Stern, Chiu Chi Ling, and Adrian Grenier. It also features Steven Williams, Jimmy Jean-L ...

'' and '' The Mermaid''. Chiu Chu-ling has also appeared in ''Tiger and Crane Shaolin Kung Fu'' demonstrating the techniques from shaolin tiger and crane. He currently resides in

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Picture of Young Grandmaster Chiu Chi-lingOfficial GM Chiu Chi-ling homepage EuropeOfficial GM Chiu Chi-ling homepage MexicoInternational Chiu Chi-ling Hung Gar Kung Fu Association Oaxaca - Mexico BranchAdventures of PowerKung Fu Hustle
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