Need Kung-Fu Historian help

[GonzoStyles]

have exhausted all avenues tryin to research this.

Tan Guancheng "The sage of Penang"

of the 2 famous fighters who actually defeated their Thai opponents by points that day in a Sep 1974 Challenge in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

http://crane.50megs.com/index6d.htm

I am researching history of modern mixed martial arts matches.

just wondering if anyone has heard of this match or knows anything about the man.

[Tom Yum]

I too have heard about it, but know nothing of the man.

Don't forget

Sanshou vs. Boxing (winner Sanshou)

http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/kingofsanda/boxing.html

Boxing vs. Full contact karate (winner Boxing)
Mike Miles site - I think you posted it earlier

Judo vs. Boxing (winner Judo)

http://www.genelebell.com/stories.asp#16glbjvb

Wrestling vs. Jiujitsu (Winner Jiujitsu)
UFC - Gracie vs. Severn

Kickboxing vs. Jiujitsu (Winner Jiujitsu)
UFC - Gracie vs. Gordeau, Gracie vs. Smith

MMA vs. Wrestling (Winner MMA)
Mo Smith vs. Coleman

Wrestling vs Wingchun (Winner Wrestling)
UFC - Benetau vs. wingchun dude

Sanshou vs Muaythai (winner mostly muaythai)

Wrestling vs. Street Boxing (winner Wrestling)
Tank vs Severn, Tank vs. Frye

Street Boxing vs. Tahitian art of Bone Breaking (winner Tank)
Tank vs Tua

and so on...

[NickL]

How about these:

1988: Wai Po Tang (Wing Chun) vs. Muay Thai
winner Wai Po Tang

1909: Huo Yan Jia (Northern Shaolin) vs. European wrestler
winner Huo Yan Jia

1960's: Wong Yam Chun(Wing Chun) vs. Muay Thai
winner Wong Yam Chun

1961: Li Jun Fan(wing Chun) vs. Uechi (karate)
winner Li Jun Fan

1974: William Henderson (wing Chun) vs. Benny the Jet (American Kickboxing)
winner Henderson

[GonzoStyles]

1988: Wai Po Tang (Wing Chun) vs. Muay Thai

http://www.martialartinstitute.com/todays_topic_9_applied_wing_chun_in_thailand.htm

sounds basically like a Wing Chun guy went to learn Muay Thai and did good on his first match doesnt really sound like he used Wing Chun at all

1960's: Wong Yam Chun(Wing Chun) vs. Muay Thai
winner Wong Yam Chun

cant find anything on this at all.

[Yu Law]

1988: Wai Po Tang (Wing Chun) vs. Muay Thai

http://www.martialartinstitute.com/todays_topic_9_applied_wing_chun_in_thailand.htm

sounds basically like a Wing Chun guy went to learn Muay Thai and did good on his first match doesnt really sound like he used Wing Chun at all

1960's: Wong Yam Chun(Wing Chun) vs. Muay Thai
winner Wong Yam Chun

cant find anything on this at all.

yah, it was prob. a thai boxing match, even though they billed it as Kung Fu vs. Muay Thai, it was bascially your standard Muay Thai match.

[mantiscool]

Sorry for the late entry.

His correct name is Tham Kuan Seng not Tan GuanCheng. He is my kungfu brother. He practised 7-star Praying Mantis.

He won his 1st championship in 1972 at age 17 during the Malaysian Championship organised by the Choy Li Fatt school. In this championship, we won 2 1st place and 1 3rd place out of 9 catergories.

In the 1974 match, it was an invitational matches where 6 kungfu men vs 6 thai boxers. 2 won and the other 4 lose.

rgds
khoo