Eagle Claw Fan Tsi Moon & Lau Fat Mang's History

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Chan Tsi Cheng succeeded in learning all of the techniques. Because he admired the Chin Woo Association, started by Huo Yuen Ja, Chan Tsi Cheng went to Shanghai with Lau Fat Mang to join the Chin Woo Association, and spread the knowledge of Eagle Claw Kung Fu there. Lau Fat Mang was Lau Kai Man's blood nephew, so he learned from his uncle at a very early age. When Lau arrived in Shanghai, the first thing he did was to go to the head office of the "Chin Woo Association" to teach. In this Association, everyone was required to know the ten (10) basic forms of Chin Woo. The ten basic forms are: Tam Teui, Gung Lik Kuen, Da Gin Kqen, Sahp Gee Gin Kqen, Tuet Jien, Ng Fu Chon, Quan Yeung Quan, Toa Kuen (2 man form), Bat Kua Do, Jeet Kune. After that, they could learn one (1) of the five (5) Kung Fu Styles taught at that Association. In time, Lau become Chan's Assistant Eagle Claw Instructor. In 1924, the Chin Woo Association was started in Hong Kong. The Association wanted to send a teacher from the headquarters in Shanghai to go to Hong Kong to teach, and Chan Tsi Cheng was selected. Hence, Lau Fat Mang remained in Shanghai and became the head teacher in the Chin Woo Association where he trained many successful students. Two (2) years passed and the Chin Woo Association opened a school in Fut Shan, which is located in the south. Lau Fat Mang was sent to this school.

In 1929, Chan Tsi Cheng left Hong Kong and returned to Northern China. The Chin Woo Association in Hong Kong was left without an Eagle Claw teacher, this situation allowed Lau Fat Mang to go to Hong Kong and take over the teaching position. Lau Fat Mang arrived in Hong Kong and attracted many students. Among them were Ng Wai Nung (Master Shum Leung's Sifu), Lee Zhau Mang and Lee Waig Hong. Lau Fat Mang was serious about his job and patiently worked individually with his students. At this time, three (3) famous teachers from the north who teached in Hong Kong were: Kan Tak Hoi (Tai Shing Pek Kwar Moon, Monkey King), Yip Yue Ting (Mai Jung Law Hong) and Lau Fat Mang (Eagle Claw Fan Tsi Moon). Because these three masters were from the same village of Huibei and were very skilled in their Kung Fu, the Wushu community named these Masters the "Huibei Three Heroes". They were very good friends, and were always together. In 1931, Lau Fat Mang was invited to head the Jung Nam Martial Arts Association (), where Lau taught for a few more years.