We've all seen the Ten Tigers of Canton in movies such as "Ten Tigers From Kwangtung", "Magnificent Butcher", "Drunken Master", and so on, but who were the real Ten Tigers?
Recently I've gotten interested in the true story of the Ten Tigers of Canton (or Kwangtung or Guangdong if you may) and have done some reading-up about their history and who some of the others besides Beggar So and Wong Kei-ying were. It makes for interesting reading! If you're interested in reading more about them yourself, here's some reading material below:
Wikipedia entry on the Ten Tigers of Canton
Ten Tigers of Canton - Who are they and what did they do? A discussion thread at Kung Fu Magazine.
Ten Tigers of Canton
Ten Tigers of Guangdong (Canton) - Discussion at the Shaolin Wahnam Institute discussion board
It's been said that the real-life Wong Fei-hung was one of the Ten Tigers, but that's not the case. Wong Fei-hung's father Kei-ying was one of the ten, but Wong Fei-hung himself is called the "Tiger after the Ten Tigers" for that very reason.
Anyway, I thought I'd share these links with you and hope you enjoy!
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