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The Root of Wing Chun Kuen Power: Four Methods to Test Your Structure

I had awakened from my afternoon nap. Grandfather was snoozing away in his peculiar method of inhaling through his nose and exhaling through his mouth, a little puff at the end of each exhalation. There was no television, no radio, so I decided to entertain myself with a plastic coffee can lid that I threw about the kitchen like a Frisbee. I threw it at the wall and watched it bounce off. Then I threw it at angles and watched it ricochet! I thought, in my 7-year old mind, "What would it be like if I had some real room?" I decided to go into the living room where grandfather was still napping away. "It's pretty quiet, so I guess I can throw it and he'll never notice," I thought. I threw it and retrieved it once. No disturbance! "Wow! Look at it fly! Let's try that again!"

We Are All The Same Age

With the internet at everyone’s finger tips is just too easy to do a google search for Wing Chun Kuen and come up with an extensive list of many systems of our arts, kuit and masters doing their thing! The veils of secrecy are long gone thanks to the net. But, even with all the open sharing going on one of the most common things we hear today is Mainland (older) & Hong Kong (modern) with regards to these systems. This article will directly relate to this topic and discuss why there isn't any Old or New Wing Chun but just Wing Chun!

A Day in the Yun Hoi Yuen Kay San Wing Chun Gwoon of Zopa Gyatso In Australia

Sifu’s gwoon isn’t open to the public. It’s not a commercial gwoon. He selects students to teach. He has had a few people come from overseas to train with him. But, there are pre-conditions and levels of tests of suitability. The prospective student has to phone sifu to ask for a free trial lesson and obtain the location of the gwoon. There are no spectators. At the free trial lesson sifu decides if the applicant will be accepted. He actually rarely turns anyone down. He’s very patient, polite and affable but can be very firm with those who express inappropriate attitudes Those who have done a martial art previously with arrogant attitudes would immediately be rejected, however. Sifu has no time for big mouths or know all’s. It’s funny because these types always seem to be screened out by sifu over the telephone. He doesn’t usually dismiss them. They simply don’t turn up.

Wing Chun From Guangzhou: Same Origin, Different Development with Kwok Wan-Ping

For many decades, Wing Chun Kuen stayed around the Foshan and Guangzhou area and never spread much further. Today many people still don't know this "short bridge narrow horse" boxing art. Decades ago in Guangdong Wing Chun Kuen was known as "Gwai Ga Kuen" ("Returning Home Boxing"). This meant Wing Chun Kuen was not like the "long bridge big horse" boxing arts which look good in demonstrations. Wing Chun Kuen is not good looking in demonstration but then, that is not where Wing Chun Kuen's value lies.

Wing Chun Practitioners: Leung Dai-Chiu, Teacher of Wing Chun Kuen

The Wing Chun system began with Ng Mui Si Tai who taught it to Yim Wing-Chun. Yim taught her husband, Leung Bok-Tao. In Foshan, Leung took a student named Wong Wah-Bo who was a member of the Red Junk Opera. Another Red Junk student, Painted Face Kam, taught Wing Chun Kuen to Fok Bo-Chuen and Fung Siu-Ching. They passed the art on to Yuen Kay-San. Yuen's nickname was Yuen Lo Jia (Yuen The Fifth) because, in his family, he was the 5th brother and in Guangdonhua, Jia signifies the 5th. Yuen Kay-San taught the art to a student named Sum who in turn taught Leung Dai-Chiu.

Guangzhou Wing Chun by Fung Yoy-Gin

Wing Chun began with a Buddhist nun named Ng Mui, a Bak Hok Kuen (White Crane Boxing) practitioner who taught Miu Sun. Miu Sun took the good qualities and left out the weaknesses, and combined what he learned with his own invented style and then passed it along to Yim Yee. Yim Yee took all that he learned and passed them along to his daughter, Yim Wing-Chun. Yim Wing-Chun passed them along to her husband, Leung Bok-Lao. When Wing-Chun later passed away, Leung Bok-Lao commemorated her by naming the martial art Wing Chun Kuen (Praise Spring Boxing).

On Sticking Hands

Many refer to Chi sao as "sticky hands". I always think it is a poor translation and refer to it as "sticking hands" or "sticking bridges". Chi sao is the main training in wing chun. It is the laboratory in which one can experiment or the clinic in which one practices. Typically in classical wing chun, there are several methods which you would progress through to develop proficiency in the art. The idea was that chi sao would bridge the gap for the beginner to the advanced levels. The levels of progression in classical wing chun include first the Dan chi sao exercises, the methods of single sticking hands as outlined in the previous chapter. From here the student moves on to Luk Sao (methods of rolling hands). Variations of the Luk Sao method with the Tui Ma (pushing horse) drill to practice the proper body structure and stepping methods.

An Evening with Kwok Wan-Ping

We emerged from the Prince Edward Station onto the crowded streets of Kowloon just as the sun was beginning to set. Working our way through the heavy traffic, both human and automotive, framed beneath a patchwork sky of ever-glowing store signs, With the smell of the many restaurants, cafes, noodle & snack shops, and food stalls filling the air, we headed towards Sham Shui Po.

"There," my friend said after a goodly walk, "do you see his sign?"

The Mystery of the Snake & Crane: Part 2 - The Woman's Art

Of the legends and stories stemming from the Wing Chun pai of Gu Lo village, there is one which states there are two main platforms of Wing Chun from the Red Boat. Research into this legend has provided many interesting possibilities to the cross-breeding that has occurred since the days when the junks were at their peak. This article is being written with the sole purpose of analyzing certain key aspects of the Wing Chun art and not to cause division among the lineages.

Functional Strength by Michael Jen

When most people hear the word “strength”, weightlifting and bodybuilding are often the first things to come to mind. However, functional strength is very different from weightlifting strength. Most traditional weight training exercises are done to develop physical aesthetics. Of course bodybuilders are not weak, however, the strength from standard weight lifting does not always translate over as effectively in real life as someone who trains for functional strength.