Sum Nung

Sum Nung or Cen Neng (岑能) was a Peruvian-Chinese martial artist. He is considered the father of Guangzhou Wing Chun and was the only disciple of Grandmaster Yuen Kay Shan. Undefeated in his life time, Sum Nung survived many battles, attacks and challenge matches. His ability to execute his skills with such precision and power made him known as "iron arm Nung". Sum Nung was born in Peru in 1926. He was of a Chinese father and a Peruvian mother. When he was about 7 years of age, he traveled to China with the father to visit his grandmother. During his visit, Japan attacked China during the Second World War. The Japanese bombarded their house and his father died, he was then left alone with his grandmother. Communication between the outside as well as within China was terminated.