Sifu Lewis Arnold: Issue 88

Wing Chun Illustrated Issue 88, featuring Sifu Lewis Arnold, is now available globally as softcover on Amazon, as a premium hardcover at WCIPremium.com, digitally on the Apple App Store and Google Play, or via WCINewsstand.com.

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LARRY BUTLER

United States

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CHRISTIAN A. STEWART-FERRER

Denmark

This is an impressive magazine and I am set back with each issue by its quality of appearance and content. Clearly, this has the potential to overshadow many other national martial arts publications. Stay the course and always protect the line. Excellent job. As always, thanks and continued success.

MOSES McCLENDON

United States

I have purchased Wing Chun Illustrated in printed format and I have to say that it is simply the highest quality magazine I have ever owned! Beyond the quality paper and printing techniques utilised, the articles themselves are thorough and true to the Wing Chun system. I really appreciate owning a piece of history and I look forward to future issues!

JAMES BUMPAS

United States

I have looked forward to this magazine for months and was not at all disappointed. The articles are well written, nonbiased, and most importantly very informative. This is the first magazine that I have ever read from cover to cover. I’m encouraging all of my Wing Chun brothers and students to subscribe. I’m very much looking forward to the next issue!

WIZE SHABAZZ

United States

I have been practising Wing Chun for the best part of 30 years. In my time, I have read a huge amount of material on the art; however, I can honestly say that your magazine is by a long, long way the finest collection of articles I have come across. The fact that all views (and you and I both know there are so many) on the art of Wing Chun are made readily available in one place, without prejudice, is really inspirational and will hopefully serve as a guiding light and a template for dialogue within the art itself.

CHRIS HARVEY

United Kingdom

Sifu Lewis Arnold Cover Feature

LEWIS ARNOLD
Evolving Through Experience – Preserving the Essence of Wing Chun
By Eric Lilleør
A direct disciple of Grandmaster Gary Lam, UK-born Sifu Lewis Arnold has built a thriving Wing Chun community in Perth, Australia. Drawing from years of study in Los Angeles, he blends structured progression, practical application and Flow Science principles to shape his teaching. From pressure testing to mindset and self-development, Lewis stresses that real skill is forged through experience. His approach preserves the essence of the Gary Lam system while evolving it for modern practitioners alive, adaptive and uncompromising.

Columns

WING CHUN DECODED
Becoming the Art
From External Force to Inner Freedom in Wing Chun
By Yuri Morelli
Beyond memorising forms and drills, progress in Wing Chun lies in cultivating a martial body. Sifu Morelli traces the path from Lik to Ging, showing how inner freedom replaces force and resistance.

TALKING HANDS
A Shuk to the System
A Seminar for the Arms
By Glenn Landers
Are you really just scraping the surface of Shuk Sau? This deep dive examines how structure, trapping and release are encoded within the Siu Nim Tau form.

THE MARTIAL MIND
Biu Jee
When Wing Chun Meets Pressure
By Kyle and Ted Ritter
The Wing Chun Twins examine how Biu Jee tests structure under movement and collision; demanding judgement, recovery and intelligent response to seif training holds under pressure.

THE INNER CIRCLE
Lo Yue Tiet
A Living Link to Old Gulao Wing Chun
By Jim Roselando Jr & Tainyu Zhang
Sifu Lo Yue Tiet offers a rare glimpse into Gulao Wing Chun, outlining its side-body method, training structure and “22-Point” evolution.

THE STRAIGHT LEAD
Break a Leg
Jeet Kune Do’s Best Weapon
By Jason Korol
Bruce Lee knew the surest path to victory was to take away an opponent’s ability to stand. Discover how Jeet Kune Do’s shin and knee kick gives you that advantage.

Features

WING CHUN IN CONTEXT
Relevance in the Modern Martial Arts World
By Darren Elvey
Is Wing Chun outdated or misjudged? Sifu Elvey places the art in context, examining violence patterns, training goals and modern practice to show how disciplined methods and honest testing sustain relevance beyond today’s MMA narratives.

THE LOST ART OF ATTRIBUTES
What Separates the Best from the Rest?
By Harinder Singh
Why do core attributes define real Wing Chun mastery? By focusing on timing, perception, body mechanics, calmness and adaptability, true masters remain fluid under pressure and access genuine power when technique falls away.

TSUI GWONG LAM
From TV Star to Wing Chun Expert
By Zhang Tianyu
Sifu Tsui Gwong Lam offers rare insight into Sum Nung Wing Chun – from internal power and structure to training methods shaped by decades of close study.

UNCOVERING THE LINKS
Is There Wing Chun DNA in Okinawan Karate?
By E Paul Zehr, PhD
Yuishinkai martial artist Paul Zehr examines shared tactics, structural principles and historical encounters in Southern China, exploring whether moverlapping “martial DNA” suggests deeper connections between Wing Chun and Okinawan Karate.

IP CHING
The Teacher Who Gave Me Purpose
By Adie Gray
A heartfelt tribute to the late Grandmaster Ip Ching, charting Sifu Gray’s path from disillusioned student to dedicated instructor, shaped by a teacher whose influence strengthened both his art and his life.

Departments

STRUCTURE AND APPLICATION
The Master Craftsman Within
By Dr Robert Chu
Sifu Chu explores lineage, apprenticeship and transmission, revealing how true mastery develops through disciplined refinement, responsibility and thoughtful evolution within a living martial tradition.

MIND-BODY CONNECTION
When Gravity Becomes a Teacher
By Kati Rounevaara
How can posture transform gravity into a source of power? Sifu Kati explains how alignment, elastic structure and active relaxation allow martial artists to efficiently channel ground forces for stable and repeatable technique under pressure.

IN CLOSE QUARTERS
The Three Phases of Power
By John Lobb
How does Wing Chun develop ground power through three phases? Learn how correct progression through the Wooden Dummy, Long Pole and Double Knives forges stable power, focused intent and composure under pressure in combat conditions.

Reviews

IN PRINT
Lafayette Harris reviews How to Not Get Kung Fooled: The Guide to Wing Chun by Derek G Chan, and Wing Chun Blades: Baat Jam Do by Jason Korol.

SCREEN EDUCATIONAL
Alex Danos reviews the educational DVD Biu Jee: Concepts & Principles – Part 1 by Randy Williams.