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Branches Of Wing Chun
There are at least eight distinct lineages of the martial art Wing Chun. These are mostly little-known outside of China, and each has its own history of origin. In the West, Wing Chun's history has become a mix of fact and fiction due to the impacts of early secrecy and modern marketing. Additionally, there are competing genealogies within the same branch or about the same individual teacher. The different branches of the China, Chinese martial arts, martial art of Wing Chun can be thought of as describing both the differing traditions and interpretations of Wing Chun and the teacher-student relationships which perpetuate them. Ip Man History This lineage has a legend in which the nun Ng Mui saw a fight between a crane and a snake. She incorporated their fighting styles into her Shaolin Kung Fu to develop an unnamed style. She taught this to one of her students Yim Wing-chun; she taught her husband Leung Bok-chao, who named the style Wing Chun Kuen (Wing Chun boxing) in his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
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Lok Yiu
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Yuen Kay-shan
Yuen Kay-shan (), nicknamed Yuen Lo-jia () was a Grandmaster of Wing Chun. The youngest of five brothers, he became known as "Foshan Yuen Lo-jia" (Yuen the Fifth of Foshan). Chu, Robert, et al. ''Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions.'' Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 1998. Ritchie, Rene. ''Yuen Kay-shan Wing Chun Kuen.'' New York: Multi-Media Books, 1997. He was the fifth child of wealthy firework monopoly owner Yuen Chong Ming, and was known as an undefeated champion of 1000 death duels during the 1920-1950s representing the Wing Chun. Wing Chun studies Yuen's family ancestral estate home was named Song Yuen (Mulberry Gardens), and located in Foshan, China. Initially, Kay-shan's father paid for him and his older brother Yuen Chai-wan to become students of Fok Bo-Chuen (; also transliterated "Kwok Bo-chuen").Wong Wah-bo and "Dai Fa Min" Kam from the Red Boat Opera Company also taught Yuen Kay-shan. Yuen Kay-shan and his older brother Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leung Ting
Leung Ting ( zh, c=梁挺; born 28 February 1947) is a Hong Kong martial artist, publisher, choreographer, screenwriter, director, and former actor. He is also the founder of International WingTsun Association. He was a student of Leung Sheung and later become the last student of grandmaster Yip Man. Background Born in Hong Kong in 1947, he was originally a student of Leung Sheung, and later become a closed door disciple of Yip Man,. Appointed by Grandmaster Ip Man, Leung served as head instructor on the board of directors for the Ving Tsun Athletic association between Dec 1969 to May 1970, before leaving to found his own Association. Leung Ting is the founder and president of the International WingTsun Association. Leung Ting is the founder and president of the International Wing Tsun Association. Appointed by Grandmaster Ip Man, Leung served as head instructor on the board of directors for the Ving Tsun Athletic association from Dec 1969 to May 1970, before leaving to found h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moy Yat
Moy Yat (梅逸) (June 28, 1938 – January 23, 2001) was a Hongkongese, Hong Kong martial artist, painter, seal maker, teacher and author. He was a student of the legendary Wing Chun Kung-Fu teacher Yip Man (also romanized as Ip Man) from 1957 until Ip Man's death in 1972. Teaching Moy Yat was a teacher of the Ving Tsun ( 詠春, also romanized as Wing Chun or Wing Tsun) style of Kung-Fu. He began teaching in Hong Kong, in 1962, at the direction of his ''Sifu'' (teacher), Ip Man. After Ip Man's death, Moy Yat moved to New York City and began teaching there until he retired from teaching at age 60. According to Inside Kung Fu, ''Inside Kung-Fu'' Magazine, he was "...considered among the greatest martial arts teachers of all time." He had many students, coming from all around the Tri-State Area. Some of his students include: William Moy Moy Yee Hop (Julian Cordero) Miguel Hernandez oNYC Ving Tsun Benny Meng Leo Immamura Anthony Dandridge Pete Pajil Sunny Tang Steve Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkins Cheung
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Ip Chun
Ip Chun (born Ip Hok-chun; 10 July 1924), also known as Yip Chun or Yip Jun, is a Chinese martial artist and actor 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 born Ip Hok-chun in Foshan, Kwangtung (now Guangdong) on 10 July 1924 to police officer and martial artist Ip Man and his wife Cheung Wing-sing. In 1949, after the Communists established the People's Republic of China on the Chinese mainland, Ip's father left for Hong Kong and Ip, then 24, remained in Foshan to continue his studies in university. However, due to the Cultural Revolution, Ip and his younger brother, Ip Ching, were forced to leave Foshan and move to Hong Kong to join their father. Education Ip studied Chinese history, philosophy, poetry, traditional music, and Buddhism. In 1950, Ip had completed his studies and he chose teaching as a profession. In addition to teaching Chinese history, music and science, Ip also h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Kan
Victor Kan (簡華捷, Kan Wah-chit; born 1941) is a student of the late Ip Man and began his Wing Chun instruction at the age of 13 years in Hong Kong. He was with Yip Man for 7 years and in that time during which he became known as the 'King of Chi Sao' or 'The Untouchable'. By the late 1950s he assisted Yip Man until he left for Europe in 1961. He teaches in the UK and has been doing so since 1975. He also has branches in Italy, Australia and Hong Kong. Bruce Lee Is reputed to have taught Bruce Lee the first section of the Siu Nim Tao Wing Chun (Cantonese) or Yong Chun (Mandarin) (, lit. "singing spring") is a concept-based martial art, a form of Southern Chinese kung fu, and a close-quarters system of self-defense. It is a martial arts style characterized by its focus on ... form. References 1941 births Wing Chun practitioners from Hong Kong Living people {{HongKong-martialart-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Hong Kong martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from Lee's experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as Eclecticism, eclectic, Zen Buddhism, Zen Buddhist and Taoism, Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought. With a Bruce Lee filmography, film career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Known for his roles in five feature-length Martial arts film, martial arts films, Lee is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema. Born in San Francisco and raised in British Hong Kong, Lee was introduced to the Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong film industry as a child actor by L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cheung
William Cheung or Cheung Cheuk-hing (張卓慶, pinyin: ''Zhāng Zhuóqìng'') (born 10 October 1940) is a Hong Kong Wing Chun kung fu practitioner and the Grandmaster of his lineage, Traditional Wing Chun (TWC). He is also the head of the Global Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Association (GTWCKFA), the sanctioning body of TWC. Cheung has received the Masters Award for lifetime achievement in Kung Fu from Martial Arts Australia. Cheung was responsible for introducing Bruce Lee to his master, Ip Man, when they were teenagers in Hong Kong. Biography In the 1950s, Cheung grew up in Kowloon, where fighting skills were valued as a measure of self-worth and pride. At the age of 11, he began participating in challenge matches on the school playground, practicing Tai Chi Chuan, which was insufficient to distinguish him among Hong Kong's youth. His fighting concerned his father, a police inspector, who disapproved of such behavior; as a result, Cheung avoided involvement in gangs. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Shun-leung
Wong Shun-leung (; 8 May 1935 – 28 January 1997) was a Hong Kong martial artist who studied Wing Chun kung fu under Ip Man, Yip Man (葉問)Ving Tsun Athletic Association (1990)The development of Ving Tsun Kungfu in Hong Kong: 1954-1960Retrieved on 24 June 2009. and was credited with training Bruce Lee.Castrounis, L. (1997)Wong Shun Leung (1936–1997)(''sic''). Retrieved 4 July 2009.Peterson, D.Retrieved on 25 June 2009.Montaigue, E.Interview with Wong Shun LeungRetrieved on 6 July 2009.Ving Tsun Update: Interview with Wong Shun Leung Retrieved on 6 July 2009. In interviews, Wong claimed to have won at least 60, and perhaps over 100, street fights against martial artists of various styles, though these numbers cann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
