Many kung fu masters maintain their their speed until old age. Do you happen to know what the Grand Master passed away from?

@@DJAraRealSalsa His Sister was my mother Anna Marion Lai. I did not learn the 7 Stars or any version of it do to a Boxer's stance that will punch with the opposite hand and step off on the opposite leg. The Western Boxers Foot work is what will throw off the Mantis leg work and upper body Counter Strikes. I believe he modified it to work but I was far away to learn it as I joined the US Military. I chose/had to use Chinese Shaolin Kuntao. As my USAF AFB was not in California. My primary instructors who knew my Uncle was Willem De Thouars who taught me Ciemande Silat and Benag Camat who taught Filipino Chinoy Style Kuntao, and Danzan Jijitsu that I did when I was in middle school in San Bruno from Henry Okazaki under William Cahill in the SFO Bay Area. San Bruno to more exact. My Uncle Brendan lived in the Daily City/ South San Francisco City Area and had his store in San Francisco that closed down around 2018. He passed away from complications to diabetes around 2002. I last saw him in 1995/96. I will always miss him and he was my Hero. We rarely got to visit each other or his son Alvin and my Aunt his wife Ester. I followed my way and wanted to speak to him about modifications to 7 Stars using Kuntao and Silat. It never happened. The other Animal forms I never learned from him, but from Kuntao's 5 Animals forms and Ling Sing Toy- Two/Twin Dragon Tails which I can barely pull off at my age. Thanks you for the tribute on behalf of my Uncle and his family since Alvin never responds? Anna Lai Chan's husband was my Father Walter Chan. I am Cecil Chan her son. Steve is my middle name. Sigong Lai had several brother's as well. Out of everyone in my family on both sides I am the only one who pursued the mental and physical aspects of Sim Lum or Shaolin for cultural historical reasons. I learned that Shaolin was destroyed in 1644AD and they fled to Nippon/Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and of course India. The Shaolin in Red China was built in 1983 and is essentially a tourist attraction. I do not know if the Red Chinese retain all of the Shaolin knowledge and I doubt they did. There are Shaolin Monasteries or remenants of them in Indonesia and the Philippines. My wife is Chinoy or Chinese Filipino so Banag taught me his strategy of slapping the throat and eye blinding while Willem showed me Monkey foot leg breaks along with way more shoulder and head spins and Fa jin, fajin or fa chin (fājìn, 發勁), sometimes misspelled as fajing? A lot of rolling under the opponent to blow out the legs. I only got to learn Espada Y'Dagga with elements of Chinese swordsmanship. My Unlce told me NEVER advertise because we do not know who is watching. I will take my leave now. I just wanted all to know his family is still around. Thank you.

@Dan Iacobescu Can you elaborate on that? I'm interested in any document that support this affirmation. Best.

prab singh Yes. 😊

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