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The Biu Tze form represents a body of knowledge in Wing Tsun that can be an equalising force for those who learn it properly. I feel very lucky to have learned the Biu Tze and its applications not only from the Sifu Leung Ting himself, but also from other experienced chinese masters. Having said that, it is my hope to give you some insight into the chinese version of the Wing Tsun Biu Tze material. Read more

Border Incident is the idea offspring of David Peterson and John Smith to bring together Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun presenters, practitioners and communities in an environment of open exchange and practice. 2011’s successful second installment in Melbourne, Australia, is prelude to the much anticipated Worldwide WSLVT Conference hosted in Malaysia for October 2012. Read more

Whatever lineage they come from, every Wing Chun practitioner in the UK will have heard of Kamon and Kevin Chan. Kamon is one of the largest Wing Chun organisations in England and Kevin, its founder, is just as passionate about his personal training as he is his coaching. Quite apart from his credentials in the Wing Chun world, he trains in Western Boxing and Thai Boxing and also holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For Kevin, martial arts are an intrinsic part of personal development, a philosophy that underpins everything he stands for. Read more

Donnie Yen has a dedicated following in Asia for his impressive martial arts skills, and has achieved international cult status for roles in action movies such as Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, Painted Skin, Flash Point, Seven Swords, SPL, Shanghai Knights, Hero and Blade II. With the recent box-office success of the Wilson Yip helmed movies Ip Man and Ip Man 2, Yen has become one of China’s hottest actors and is now being offered roles outside of the action genre. In connection with Cine-Asia’s UK DVD release of Ip Man 2, we were able to chat with Yen about bringing GM Ip Man to life on the big screen and ask him probably the #1 question on fans’ minds: Will he reprise the role of Ip Man in a 3rd movie? Read more

According to the Kulo tradition, the art of Wing Chun was originally a soft, empty-hand internal boxing system that later made its way to the Red Boat. It was during this time on the Red Boat that the Wing Chun art had an exchange with other southern fist boxing arts. The art of Wing Chun thus adopted the Dummy, Long Pole, Knives and had its first evolution within the empty-hand boxing sets and theory. This is the reason for the different sects of Wing Chun boxing. Read more

Punching is a critical element of Wing Chun. Improving the impact of a punch will clearly magnify its effectiveness. Strength training has often been advocated as a means to increase the effectiveness of hand strikes. While we might intuitively expect a direct link between strength and impact, the relationship is in fact not that simple. Read more

In recent years I have tried to find ways of simplifying the presentation of information, and providing simple summaries of various aspects of the system so that students find it easier to assimilate the information. This brief article takes that approach with reference to the three basic forms of Ving Tsun and the Wooden Dummy form. While my remarks are based directly on the Wong Shun Leung Method, hopefully the ideas presented here are also relevant to practitioners of other lineages and will provoke a different way of looking at the forms, which will add to the reader’s knowledge of the system and enhance the development of their skills. Read more

I coach Wing Chun Gung Fu and have done so for many years now. One question that pops up again and again and seems to hold a lot of students back is: “What is the best way to relax when training for martial arts or fighting?” I normally say that opium is the quickest way and it worked very well for a certain Grandmaster—allegedly. Controversial jokes aside, it does seem that tension is a very a common problem. Read more