Ho Kam Ming
Macanese-born Canadian martial artist
About Ho Kam Ming
Lived 1925 – 2020 (aged 94). Ho Kam Ming was a Canadian martial artist.
Ho Kam-ming (, 12 December 1925 – 9 April 2020) was a Macanese-born Canadian martial artist. He was one of the students of martial arts teacher Ip Man in the discipline of Wing Chun.
Life He was born in Macau in 1925. When he was 30, he started learning Wing Chun and became Ip Man's formal student. In Ip Ching's memoirs My Father Ip Man, Ho was described as one of Ip Man's "excellent disciples". Ho was cultivated by Ip Man, later, he inherited Ip's wish to further develop Wing Chun.
In 1960, he returned to Macau and opened the first Wing Chun school there.
He migrated to Canada in 1990. He settled in Toronto, where he founded the World Ho Kam Ming Wing Chun Association and was still active teaching.
On 9 April 2020, Ho Kam-ming died from COVID-19 in Toronto, aged 94.
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Who was Ho Kam Ming?
Macanese-born Canadian martial artist (1925-2020)
When was Ho Kam Ming born?
Ho Kam Ming was born on 12 December 1925 in Portuguese Macau.
When did Ho Kam Ming die?
Ho Kam Ming died on 9 April 2020 in Toronto.
What was Ho Kam Ming's occupation?
Ho Kam Ming was a martial artist.
What nationality was Ho Kam Ming?
Ho Kam Ming was Canadian.
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