Lau Kar Wing (simplified Chinese: åˆ˜å®¶è £; traditional Chinese:
劉家榮; pinyin: Liú JiÄ rong, Liu Jiayung; born 1944) is a Hong
Kong martial arts film director, action choreographer and actor.Born
in the Xinhui District of Jiangmen in Guangdong, China, Lau Kar-wing
was the fourth child of Lau Cham (劉湛), a martial arts master who
studied under Lam Sai-wing, pupil of the legendary Chinese folk hero,
Wong Fei-hung.Lau began learning kung fu in his early teens, learning
in secret at his father's school. When his older brother, Lau
Kar-Leung, discovered this, he began teaching Kar-wing himself.Before
becoming famous, Lau worked as an extra and choreographer on the black
& white Wong Fei-hung films, which starred Kwan Tak-hing as the
titular hero. Lau was given his start working under his father and
brother in these films, and followed his brother to become a stuntman
and assistant choreographer.
劉家榮; pinyin: Liú JiÄ rong, Liu Jiayung; born 1944) is a Hong
Kong martial arts film director, action choreographer and actor.Born
in the Xinhui District of Jiangmen in Guangdong, China, Lau Kar-wing
was the fourth child of Lau Cham (劉湛), a martial arts master who
studied under Lam Sai-wing, pupil of the legendary Chinese folk hero,
Wong Fei-hung.Lau began learning kung fu in his early teens, learning
in secret at his father's school. When his older brother, Lau
Kar-Leung, discovered this, he began teaching Kar-wing himself.Before
becoming famous, Lau worked as an extra and choreographer on the black
& white Wong Fei-hung films, which starred Kwan Tak-hing as the
titular hero. Lau was given his start working under his father and
brother in these films, and followed his brother to become a stuntman
and assistant choreographer.
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