Wing Chun was created by the Abbess Ng Mui three hundred years ago. Amongst all the martial arts in China, Wing Chun is the one I like the most. The reason I say this is not because I am teaching Wing Chun, but the fact that the theory and structu...
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After one is familiar with all the movements in the Wing Chun Forms, he should study and understand more in depth the theory, Philosophy of Wing Chun and contents of the Forms in order to establish the concept in training so that he could reach th...
Siu Nim Tao is the basic form of Wing Chun. It comprises three specialties: (1) No need to exert force; (2) It possesses the strongest structure with the minimum use of energy; (3) It induces the release of mind force from a perso...
Literally, Chum Kiu when translated is the method of how to deal with the opponent’s wrists once in contact. In other words, Chum Kiu is the form applicable to fighting. If the theory of Chum Kiu is analyzed carefully, it is found that it has reac...
Biu Jee is the form which concentrates an enormous destructive power in attacking. It is to use the natural skill to release the potential power of a person to the highest level and is also the combination of the mind and the theory of force.
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The Wooden Dummy is recognized as the highest skill in Wing Chun. Hence, the majority of Wing Chun learners consider that learning the moves of the Wooden Dummy will automatically become a good Wing Chun fighter. Some even feel very happy with the...
Chi Sau (Sticking Hands) is the necessary step in learning the fighting principles of Wing Chun. The purpose is to train the application of the movements and the ingenious responses in fighting so one can foster the natural reflexes of the movemen...
Facing One’s Shadow, Chasing One’s Shadow & the Centre Line
Sticking Hands (Chi Sau) is the main exercise in practicing the fighting techniques of Wing Chun. When practicing sticking hands, instructors always m...
My master Ip Man first started teaching Wing Chun in Hong Kong at the Restaurant Worker’s Union Association. At the time I was the secretary of the association, so Master Ip and I had many opportunities to be together. Before I became interested i...
At the time when I followed Grandmaster Ip Man in learning Wing Chun, Ip always emphasized on the important of Elbow Force. Therefore, I believe, for those Wing Chun followers who had been personally taught by Ip, should have heard and seen the ex...
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First, I want to begin by speaking about the history of Ip Man's arrival in Hong Kong and how he was able to spark such a fervent following in the Wing Chun style. Around May 1950, a Wing Chun pract...
November 9th, 2002 was the grand opening of Ip Man Tong in Foshan City, China. The Hong Kong Ving Tsun Athletic Association organized a tour and more than a hundred Ving Tsun practitioners, both local and from aboard attended the ceremony. Those w...
This article is an English translation of an original interview with Grandmaster Ip Man in the magazine "New Martial Hero". It is one of only two ever published interviews with the famous Wing Chun grandmaste...