Researching Wing Chun - Sifu Garry

Reflecting on Wing Chun Research:

While at home, contemplating my future, I decided to reflect back over the last 14 years of Wing Chun.

Jee Shin Wing Chun temporarily closed its doors on Sunday March 22nd 2020, due to the Pandemic.

Sigong Linda and I wanted to keep our Students safe and free from disease.

Wing Chun in China:

In 2006, I decided to start a “Roots of Wing Chun” China Tour.

I wanted to research my Wing Chun Lineage.

Many critics around the World stated that my lineage did not exist.

My lineage come from the Leung Bik Yip Man Wing Chun System.

People were saying that Leung Bik never existed.

My Sifus were William Cheung and David Cheung.

In 2020, my wife and I had travelled to China and Hong Kong 10 times.

Traveling to China would change our outlook on Wing Chun forever.

Categorical evidence about Leung Bik’s existence I found during my travels around China.

Dr. Leung Zhan Wing Chun Manuscripts:

Leung Zhan passed these manuscripts to his Son Leung Bik.

His Son, Leung Bik passed them down to Yip Man after teaching Yip Man for 3 years.

These manuscripts are in the Yip Man Museum in Foshan.

Foshan Museum:

There are newspaper extracts on the lives and exploits of Leung Zhan and Leung Bik.

Kwok Zhan, the Son of Kwok Fu whom was Yip Man’s second Student told me.

Yip Chun’s school in Hong Kong:

Yip Chun is the son of Yip Man.

While there in 2010, in conversation, he quoted “My Father had 1 Sifu and 2 Teachers”.

Their names were; Chan Wah Shun, Ng So and Leung Bik.

Lo Man Kam in Taiwan 2015:

At Lo Man Kam’s school in Taipei, he spoke about Leung Bik teaching his Uncle, Yip Man.

Yip Man’s House:

In 2018, we visited Yip Man’s original house in Foshan.

The walls show time lines of Yip Man’s life.

They include the period in Hong Kong when Leung Bik taught Yip Man.

Photos also depict the existence of Leung Bik with commentaries on Leung Zhan and Leung Bik.

I am now convinced that my Lineage is true and correct.

Yip Man taught William Cheung this unique Wing Chun System.

I have proven that all William Cheung’s stories about his lineage and life are true.

Many people in the wing chun world tried to prove William Cheung was a liar.

Pien Sun Wing Chun:

My most rewarding experience traveling around China was meeting GM Fung Chun.

My wife and I met him while visiting Leung Zhan’s school in Kulao Village.

We would visit Fung Chun yearly until his demise in 2012.

In 2007, we decided to learn his wing chun system from his Son, Fung Keun.

Learning Pien Sun gave Linda and I both lineages from Dr. Leung Zhan.

Leung Zhan was known as the “KING OF WING CHUN”

Wing Chun Masters:

Over the past 14 years, Sigong Linda and I have met and interacted with many Wing Chun Masters.

Donald Mak

Yip Chun

Grand Master Fung Chun

Master Fung Keun

Brother of Fung Chun, Fung Leung

Sifu Fung King

Wong Nim Yi

Mak Yiu Ming

Lao Chi Kwong

Kwok Zhan

Lun Kai

Tam Woon Biu

Ho Han Liu

Joel Lee

William Cheung

David Cheung

Shan Hui Xi

Putian Shaolin Temple Abbott

Sigong Garry and Sigong Linda are very privileged and honored to have met the above Wing Chun Masters.

A special thank you for their inspiration.

Teaching Wing Chun

Teaching as a Career:

Becoming a Martial Arts Teacher is one of the most rewarding careers.

Transforming people confidence, coordination and health, brings much pleasure.

You get paid to do what you love.

Also keep yourself healthy and happy doing what you are passionate about.

Unfortunately most people consider becoming a Wing Chun Kung Fu Teacher a daunting task.

Individuals may fear someone will challenge them to a fight to prove themselves.

They may also fear failure that the business may not work.

There is nothing to fear except yourself, open your mind and anything is possible.

Martial Arts Lifestyle

Individuals should think of Martial Arts as a lifestyle.

Movement is essential to maintaining good health.

Wing Chun is based on natural body movement.

This enables an individual to train for many years without damaging the body.

Wing Chun training enhances ones focus, balance, builds strength and bones.

It also uplifts internal strength, improves coordination, agility.

Giving you full range of motion in all limbs, uplifts action reaction time.

Kung Fu improves quality of Life

Being involved in Martial Arts ultimately improving ones quality of life.

Improved self-esteem is a key psychological benefit of regular physical activity.

When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins.

These endorphins interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain.

Endorphins also trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine.

For example, the feeling that follows a workout is often described as “euphoric.”

That feeling, known as a “runner’s high,” can be accompanied by a positive and energizing outlook on life.

Endorphins act as analgesics, which means they diminish the perception of pain.

They also act as sedatives.

Regular exercise has been proven to:

• Reduce stress
• Ward off anxiety and feelings of depression
• Boost self-esteem
• Improve sleep

Exercise also has these added health benefits:

• Strengthens your heart.
• Increases energy levels.
• Lowers blood pressure.
• Improves muscle tone and strength.
• Enhance bone density.
• Reduce body fat.
• Look fit and healthy.

Effective Exercise

Research has shown that exercise is an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression.

With all these benefits it would seem irresponsible for an individual to stop training.

Once an individual has reached their peak in their respective art, what is there left to do?

Most individuals will leave.

Within 12 months an individual will be putting on weight,.

Skill level will have dropped.

The body will be starting to get stiff and tight, agility is slowing.

The mind will start to become more stressed and blood pressure will begin rise.

It is not a great prospect.

Most individuals do not want to open their own martial arts school.

An option is helping to teach at your school, from experience the more instructors the better.

Teaching gives an individual a sense of purpose.

It will raise your verbal understanding of your system dramatically.

Clients are always asking questions especially beginners.

You will be amazed at the new level of understanding you will gain through giving instruction.

A student does not need to be Government Accredited for this option.

Starting to Teach

Another option is to hire a hall and teach once or twice a week after work.

It’s a great way to earn some extra cash for the Xmas holidays.

By hiring a hall, there is no commitment, if business does not take off, you are able to move on.

This is a very safe investment.

A third option  is to set up a studio on your property.

There are a multitude of people working in home studios due to the costs of overheads,

Personal trainers, boxing gyms, karate, yoga and Pilates etc. etc.

This is the best option so far.

Walk out your back door and start working, what could be better than that.

The choices are yours, all you have to do is make one.

The most important thing is to paint your picture.

Have your heart in it and it will work, all one has to do is give it a go.

Just remember all things take time and effort.

Wing Chun Accreditation

Make the choice today to begin a Government Accredited Sports Coaching Course.

Take that step that just might change your life forever.

This qualification facilitates the development of the following knowledge and skills:

• Observing athletes performance to determine the level of instruction required;
• Teaching techniques for athletes to acquire additional skills or improve existing skills;
• Supervise practice sessions;
• Planning, conducting, evaluating and modifying individualized training programs;
• Implementing sports first aid procedures and sports first aid;
• Supervising the physical development of athletes
• Aiding in the psychological preparation of athletes for training and competition;
• Providing information about the fundamental principles of eating for peak performance
• and much more.

Check out this page for more details:

Martial arts sports coaching in Melbourne

Always remember  ‘today could be the beginning of a new life’. 

5 Stages of Combat - Traditional Wing Chun

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 Traditional Wing Chun

5 Stages of Combat

Traditional Wing Chun derives from the Leung Bik / Yip Man Wing Chun System. Yip Man learnt this style of Wing Chun from Leung Bik in Hong Kong around 1917.

Leung Bik is the Son of the legendary "king fo wing chun", Dr. Leung Jan. This unique wing chun fighting system is relatively new in Australia, being introduced to Melbourne in the late 70's, by Grand Master William Cheung.

1: Non Contact Stage

2: Contact Stage

3: Exchange Range

4: Pursuit

5: Retreat

1: BEFORE CONTACT STAGE:

We refer to this as none contact stage and take a side neutral stance with our guard on the central line. It is more practical not to be committed at stage, so we do not limit our mobility.

In Traditional Wing Chun one can assume a front stance or side neutral stance in preparation for the unexpected. The safe distance between You and the Perpetrator should be just outside the kicking range. Always move to this safe distance before engaging.

2: CONTACT STAGE

Contact stage is when both fighters reach a distance, which enables limited contact with the arms and legs, but no contact to the main body targets. To gauge this distance perfectly one must be wrist on wrist. At contact stage, the central line is used at the outer perimeter with a front stance. The body turned slightly to minimize the target area. Information comes in from the contact point as well as visual observation. Your contact reflex ability for close range instant response action and independent movement of arms and legs, gained through chi sao exercises, becomes invaluable at contact stage, giving you a huge advantage over your opponent.

3: EXCHANGE RANGE.

Once in exchange range, contact to the head and body is now possible. Kicking is generally not favorable at this stage other than low kicks, spinning away with round or back kicks. At this range maximum protection is imperative, therefore, the practitioner must put his rear guard up higher than usual to protect his upper gate. The focus being on the nearest elbow point as it will forecast the next intended movement of that arm or fist, plus to fire the rear arm, it must be directed across the path of the lead elbow. Once contact has been made with one or both arms, have made contact with any part of the opponent’s body, the practitioner should attempt to use this contact point as a guild to finding the opponents nearest elbow point for controlling the opponents balance or restricting his movement. Once the elbow is controlled, the practitioner can use it as a guild to finding the vital targets on the head and body, as well as being able to maneuver to the blind side where we can deal with one arm at a time. The Wing Chun practitioner is aided at this close range by Wing Chun’s low leg kicks and having the ability to utilize arms and legs simultaneously, ability that must be mastered in chi sao.

4: PURSUIT.

When an opponent retreats, chase him. This stage is pursuit and is a general concept of Chi Sao. The general rule is that the practitioner should try to keep contact to control the Opponent, covering the nearest elbow point and pursuit with quick, efficient stepping, to stay with your Opponent, if he retreats. Sometimes, as contact is broken, the practitioner is advised to re-enter with the entry technique or front kick to achieve further contact. 

5: RETREAT.

Sometimes when one is in an unfavorable situation, one must retreat in order to re-organize oneself. A practitioner would generally use Fut sao and backward step to get out of the situation. Sometimes a combination of Fut sao and Bill sao together with a double back step can be very useful. Never the less, one must return to the central line system for better protection once you have regained your ground.

It is imperative to understand the Retreat Stage of Combat in Traditional Wing Chun, as a Practitioner cannot maintain engagement with a larger, stronger Opponent if unexpected, unfavourable circumstances arise.

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 Traditional Wing Chun Competition

When entering a Tournament, a Competitor must play by the rules of the day, or LOSE!

With the advent of the Internet and Youtube, there have been a lot of videos uploaded portraying wing chun fighters against other denominations, eg, muaythai, kickboxing, even Karate and Taekwando.

The biggest mistake I see when viewing these videos is:

1: what experience does the wing chun person have?

2: with boxing gloves, one has to change his tact.

3: you can use wing chun principles when fighting in a full contact tournament, but it would be a danger to the wing chun fighter, relying solely on wing chun without incorporating other ideas.

4: A wing chun fighter must change his guard to cover upper and lower gates and especially the flanks.

5: A wing chun fighter should fight South Paw. Most kick boxers, etc, generally fight in an orthodox position.

6: When preparing for a full contact fight, fitness and power are paramount.

7: If my fighters cannot reach a certain level with VO2max, they cannot compete.

8: Full contact fighters are psychologically prepared for hard hits to the body and face. Wing Chun fighters are not.

9: A wing chun gym is not necessarily geared up for full contact training.

10: A ring is an advantage especially if you are training Muaythai.

So, if you want to put your Ego on the line and prove your wing chun is superior to other martial arts, always ensure you are prepared. Martial arts is only as good as the Individual using it. If he is weak, his martial arts will be weak, also.

Make sure when competing there is equality with experience levels. For example, both have equal time in training experience.

If one is in a Muaythai competition, he or she must utilize take downs, knees and elbows, otherwise he will not win. The Judges and Referees want to see Muaythai techniques.

Martial Arts are about sharing common grounds. It is not about proving which martial arts is better, because it is the Student or Person whom makes the martial art, not the martial art itself.

Let’s face it, if Bruce Lee had been involved with kick boxing, kick boxing would be at the forefront.

Fortunately, Bruce Lee had a passion for Wing Chun Kung Fu.

He did challenge many denominations with great success, but that was Bruce Lee.

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