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F i n a y , S i f ! Y e n n o t e dt h a r h e d e r i v d half of his knowledge of fa.and-beai m e dc i i e f r o m c o l e g ee d u c a t i o n ndthe other half from hlstacheo r f the White B r o wS t y i e . Tweniyyears a g o ,h e p u u e dr r a d t t i o n a l Chinesm e dicine a r t h eH a nH s i nl n s r i t u r e o f T r a d i t i o n aC l hinest (e j * q e\ 4 e d i c i n +g+H ) while at rhe 6ame time learned f a l l a n d - b am t e d l cn e f r o m S i f u Chans Plfg.in. Slnce then, Sifu yen C h i e n k u a n gh a s p r a c t i s e d medicne to relieve th suiiering of patients for many

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N o w w h e nt h e G e n e r aA l s s o c i a t i oo nf r h e Chins M a r t i a lA r t o f r h e W h i t e B r o w S t y l e i s m a k l n gs r e a t c o n t r i b u r i o n s tow a r d s r h e s o l i d a r k yo f f e l l o w d i s c i p l e s of the White Brow Style, Sifu Yen is especlaly rememberd as Dlrector of the Chinese manlal arts dpartment of

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