In 1961 a teacher called Jeremy Yau brought from Hong Kong to Britain. His Chinese name is Yau Kam Wah. He was the grandson of Yau Luk Sau, a Lau Gar teacher in Kowloon, and became keeper of the style's line after his grandfather died. 100
In 1973 he set up the British Kung Fu Association. Its students wear a , a wide cloth band, and there are eight sashes from white to black. 100 In 2015 Master John Russell was named the next keeper of the line. 100
1973: a council for every style
Also in 1973 the , the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts, was set up. 80 Today Britain's sports councils recognise it as the governing body for all Chinese martial arts. 87
Wing Chun in London
In 1973 Samuel Kwok, who was born in Hong Kong, began learning Wing Chun from Lee Sing in London. From 1978 he trained with Ip Man's son, Ip Chun. 103 In 1985 James Sinclair, who also trained with Ip Chun, founded the UK Wing Chun Kung Fu Association. It calls itself simply a group of clubs, and says Wing Chun has no governing body at all. 102 More Wing Chun groups followed: the Wing Chun Federation in 1990 and Kamon in 1992. 104,106
A lion in Liverpool
In the early 1970s Jimmy Chan taught Hung Gar and Northern Shaolin in England, and in the mid 1970s he founded Liverpool Hung Gar Kung Fu. Its members have performed the at Liverpool's Chinese New Year for over 40 years. 112
Kung fu everywhere
In 1974 the song Kung Fu Fighting, by the singer Carl Douglas, went to number one in Britain. 16
Two more schools, Fujian White Crane Kung Fu and Wutan, both say they have taught in the UK since 1977. 115,118
A monk in London
Shaolin Temple UK says the Shaolin Temple sent a monk called Shi Yanzi to London on 28 January 1998, and that its centre in Tufnell Park opened that October. 119
Today Wing Chun is the most common name among the UK kung fu clubs on EveryDojo's list, and Lau Gar comes next. 141 Each club follows its own teacher and its own line, so it is always worth asking which one.