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Leung Ting (; born 28 February 1947) was a student of Leung Sheung and later become the last student of grandmaster
show '' Mind, Body & Kick Ass Moves''; a 10 part series on martial arts masters of the east hosted by Chris Crudelli. He has also served as head instructor on the board of directors for the Ving Tsun Athletic association from 1996 to 1997.
Leung Ting (; born 28 February 1947) was a student of Leung Sheung and later become the last student of grandmasterYip Man
Ip Man, also known as Yip Man, ( / 叶问; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972) was a Hong Kong-based Cantonese martial artist and a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later became martial art ...
. Leung Ting is the founder and president of the International Wing Tsun Association.
Leung chose the spelling of Wing Tsun
Wing Chun (Chinese: 詠春 or 咏春, lit. "singing spring"), sometimes spelled Ving Tsun, is a concept-based fighting art, form of Southern Chinese kung fu and close-quarters system of self-defense. In Mandarin, it is pronounced "Yong Chun. ...
to differentiate his teachings from those of other Wing Chun
Wing Chun (Chinese: 詠春 or 咏春, lit. "singing spring"), sometimes spelled Ving Tsun, is a concept-based fighting art, form of Southern Chinese kung fu and close-quarters system of self-defense. In Mandarin, it is pronounced "Yong Chun. ...
schools, and to keep them from passing off their style as his own. (There is no standard romanization of Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...
; the Chinese characters remain the same.)
Among the achievements in his career outside of teaching and writing about Wing Tsun, Leung has been a fight director in some Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
films. Leung was the director and screenwriter for ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Kung Fu World!'' (大踢爆), a humoristic documentary on the history and culture of kung fu
Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to commo ...
. Leung appeared on episode 1 of the first season of the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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Born inHong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
in 1947, he was originally a student of Leung Sheung, and later become a closed door disciple of Ip Man
Ip Man, also known as Yip Man, ( / 叶问; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972) was a Hong Kong-based Cantonese people, Cantonese martial artist and a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later ...
, This was a claim disputed by Ip Chun
Ip Chun (born Ip Hok-chun; 10 July 1924), also known as Yip Chun or Yip Jun, is a Chinese martial artist in the style of Wing Chun. He is the elder of two sons. Chun's father Ip Man was the Wing Chun teacher of Bruce Lee.
Early life
He was bor ...
, Ip man
Ip Man, also known as Yip Man, ( / 叶问; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972) was a Hong Kong-based Cantonese people, Cantonese martial artist and a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later ...
's eldest son and co-author of the book written with Leung 116 Wing Tsun Dummy Techniques (1981)., but Ip’s accusation was considered closed after a public press conference by Leung Ting and fellow members of the Hong Kong martial arts community in May 2010. Leung has also served as head instructor on the board of directors for the Ving Tsun Athletic association from 1996 to 1997. Leung Ting is the founder and president of the International WingTsun Association.
Filmography
*Fight choreographer: Five Deadly Venoms *Fight choreographer: The Brave Archer Part II *Fight choreographer: Ten Tigers of Kwangtung *Fight choreographer: Heaven and Hell *Fight choreographer: Stranger from Shaolin *Fight choreographer: Invincible Shaolin *Fight choreographer: Life Gamble *Director and screenwriter: 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Kung Fu World!'' (大踢爆)Lineage controversy
Some of Yip Man's students have disputed whether Leung Ting could be considered a closed door disciple of Yip Man, some going as far as to question whether Leung ever studied directly underIp Man
Ip Man, also known as Yip Man, ( / 叶问; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972) was a Hong Kong-based Cantonese people, Cantonese martial artist and a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later ...
, including William Cheung
William Cheung or Cheung Cheuk-hing (張卓慶, pinyin: ''Zhāng Zhuóqìng'') (born October 10, 1940) is a Hong Kong Wing Chun kung fu practitioner and currently the Grandmaster of his lineage of Wing Chun, entitled Traditional Wing Chun (TW ...
and most notably including Ip Chun
Ip Chun (born Ip Hok-chun; 10 July 1924), also known as Yip Chun or Yip Jun, is a Chinese martial artist in the style of Wing Chun. He is the elder of two sons. Chun's father Ip Man was the Wing Chun teacher of Bruce Lee.
Early life
He was bor ...
, Ip Man's eldest son and co-author of the book written with Leung Ting, 116 Wing Tsun Dummy Techniques (1981). Ip claimed "我老豆最憎最嬲係梁挺呢個人！" (My father dislike this person Leung Ting the most!) and also "唔係葉問徒弟" (Leung Ting is not Yip Man's student). In response to Ip Chun's accusations, Leung Ting organised a public press conference in Hong Kong in May 2010 to showcase photographic evidence of his own close direct relationship with Yip Man. Existing photo evidence shows that Leung Ting did appear with Yip Man in numerous high-profile events, including the only 2 interviews Yip Man ever conducted, private lessons, Leung Ting's wedding, and public martial art demonstrations. Leung Ting publicly threatened to initiate a defamation claim against Ip Chun if an apology and withdrawal of accusations was not received. Ip Chun has since been quiet on this matter.
In other evidence, in one of the only 2 interviews Yip Man ever conducted before his death, Leung Ting was mentioned by Yip Man as one of his closed door disciples in New Martial Hero magazine 1972, copy 56, page 31, paragraph 2, line 5 - 教師梁挺係其一位封門弟子 (Instructor Leung Ting is a closed door disciple). Photos from the interview show Leung was with Yip man during the time.
The controversy had been in part fueled by past allegations that a photo Leung presented showing him with Yip Man was altered from a photograph that shows Yip Man with the chief editor of the ''New Martial Hero'' magazine. Leung has denied the head change.
Other photo evidence shows Leung at Yip Man's funeral with an armband that apparently denotes a rank other than first generation (i.e., an armband that indicates that Leung was a grand-student of Yip Man's rather than a direct student).
Other controversy
On 20 November 2009, Leung was acquitted of a two-month prison sentence for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend, Regina Lip Sik-ying, a claim which was later quashed. Lip testified that Leung hit her after a heated argument involving Leung's ex-wife. Leung testified that Lip fell when Leung pulled her down from a window where she threatened to commit suicide after Leung refused to provide $5000 for plane tickets and an abortion. On hearing the verdict Leung shouted 'Objection!', and even shouted ''bullshit'' at the judge during the court case. On 29 April 2010, the conviction was quashed by Court of First Instance Judge Darryl Gordon Saw. Judge Saw ruled that the medical reports did not support Lip's testimony but did support Leung's. Leung was cleared of all charges.References
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