He began studying martial arts at the age of eight and studied several various other martial arts before finding wing chun. Ip man wing chun kung fu official ip man wing chun site. Gary lam wing chun kung fu the best wing chun system ever. Traditional ip man ip ching ving tsun in metro denver since 2000 about. Wing chun muk jong wooden dummy beginners training drill developing one technique duration. Sifu chow trained under ip man leung sheung ng wah sum lineage in hong kong 1967. And having taught wing chun myself for 30 years, i am well able to judge the quality of wing chun that that school teaches. In contrast, ng chung so and his classmates had only exposure to chan wah soons version tailored for a large bodyframe.
Ip man taught many famous martial artists including the late bruce. Note that even within the ip man family of wing chun, there are significant differences in the forms, drills, curriculum and progression. Private training under kenneth chung 1992 and ip chun 1996. In this dvd, master taganashi demonstrates the full ip man lineage wooden dummy form. The iwcmaa is a world wide organization with branches and members throughout north america, europe, brazil, kuwait, india and asia. The academy has a direct connection to the legendary yip man through grandmaster jim fung and his master, chu shong tin, a closeddoor student of yip man. Films about ip man include ip man, ip man 2, ip man 3, wong karwais the grandmaster and the legend is. There is no universally recognized sanctioning body for wing chun that governs certification of lineage, nor an unambiguous way of defining. News ip man ip ching eric li lineage wing chun kung fu. A fundamental principle of wing chun is the centerline theory, of which one important principle is that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. A family tree is a graphical and symbolic representation of ones family history. You may have been ip mans top disciple, but if you cannot fight your way out of. The history of the chinese martial art wing chun is outlined below.
Wing chun is a very unique and scientific form of martial arts. Maser sam chan commit to passing on ip man lineage wing chun in our communities and throughout the world. Tao chan wing chun unites the first time since the destruction of south shaolin monastery the main lineage of the grandmasters of wing chun of grandmaster ip man and his oldest son grandmaster ip chun with the chan linage dating back to shaolin under the leadership of. Sifu matthew laurie teaches ip man wing chun in sheffield and chesterfield classes. At the age of fifteen he travelled to hong kong to study at st stephens college. Sifu clark tang is the 2nd generation from gm ip man lineage. From daytoday ordinary situations to the uncommon and unusual, wing chun has taught me to remain calm, control my emotions and not let my imagination run away with.
Translation of the late ip man s account the founder of the wing chun kung fu system, miss yim wing chun was a native of canton kwangtung province in china. The wing chun concepts course is based on ip man wing chun kung fu as taught by his. Ip man was born and lived in foshan china where he started his wing chun training at the age of six under his sifu, chan wah shun, who was taught by the legendary leung jan. In 1964, satisfied with the development of the wing chun system and seeking to further promote it, ip man started to instruct his students to organize a general association of the wing chun clan. It shows their ascendants and descendants in an organized way. A quad cities selfdefense seminar was held in may for the yes communities group. He then breaks the form down and teaches each movement section by section. Yip man also taught bruce lee, who was a wellknown martial arts actor in hong kong and hollywood. Everything wing chun is your source for all the best wing chun kung fu products in the world. They start from ip man ving tsun and progress to tactical self defence and lastly ending in the healing arts to complete the circle of being a true warrior. Throughout his life time ip man refined his style of wing chun and taught his students what fit. Scott began his training in wing chun under grandmaster ip chings lineage in 1997, and has been teaching wing chun in las vegas since 2003. Get quarterly product updates and special offers via email. The most wellknown story about the origin of the wing chun system has resulted in the following family tree that represents our kung fu family.
Lineage ip man gm william cheung master john clayton caleb umberger john malatesta. While there, he continued to learn wing chun under leung jans son, leung bik. Dennis lee ving tsun martial arts association singapore dlvt is the only school in singapore that is closely linked to the source of ip mans wing chun. Ip man was said to have spawned two versions of his style foshan and hong kong. In part, this is because ip man continued to evolve and. Wing chuns specialty is in close contact combat, using quick punches and kicks with a tight defence, coordinated through agile stances and footwork for a quick advance. Through chan wah shun and leung bik, yip man acquired complete mastery in wing chun. Yip man ip man first learnt wing chun from chan wah shun. The team wing chun lineage can be traced as far back as 1893 to ip man and is currently taught by master loukas kastrounis.
My teacher was master ray pi lu and im married to sifu cessy wong. Therefore, opponents attacking with a hook punch would be countered by the advance of a wing chun straight punch which would arrive sooner. It is also the only school in singapore that is the official representative of ip chings son of ip man lineage of wing chun. Specializing in simple, direct, and efficient real world combat. Quad cities, iowa is home of ip man lineage wing chun. Wing chun society of nevada is dedicated to the study and passing on of ip man lineage wing chun in southern nevada, passed on through his youngest son grandmaster ip ching and his student master eric li and his student sifu michael sooper. He then breaks the form down, section by section, and movement by movement. Efficient warrior wing chun association founder and chief instructor tony massengill.
Dennis lee ving tsun martial arts association singapore dlvt is the only school in singapore that is closely linked to the source of ip man s wing chun. The wooden dummy is perhaps the most iconic symbol of the wing chun kung fu system. Wing chun kung fu school located in toronto, ontario canada teaching the worldrenown authentic ip man ho kam ming wing chun lineage. Master sam chan has spent many years studying ip man lineage wing chun under ip mans two sons, ip chun and ip ching. The wing chun concepts course is based on the very popular ip man lineage as taught by his students and grandstudents who came to the united states. The international wing chun martial art association iwcmaa is dedicated to the preservation of traditional ip man lineage wing chun kung fu and to passing on these teachings to new generations.
He was the first person to teach wing chun to a wider public. Instructor under samuel kwok, who is the only instructor to reach master level under both of ip mans sons. Its fairly obvious that lineage should play no part on whether someone has fighting skills or not. As a diligent student of master darryl moy and 19 year member of the tse qigong centre, sifu laurie holds a strong lineage back to grandmaster ip man through master moy, and master michael tse and grandmaster ip chun. That instructor is efficient warrior wing chun association founder and chief instructor tony massengill. Rhode island wing chun is taught by 4th generation ip man lineage steve taylor. His students and theirs make up most of the present practitioners of wing chun. Wing chun history and family tree ip man wing chun kung fu. Ip man, who died in 1972, was the first wing chun master to teach the art in hong kong for a fee. Pictured top left is grandmaster ip man sometimes referred to as yip man.
Tao chan wing chun unites the first time since the destruction of south shaolin monastery the main lineage of the grandmasters of wing chun of grandmaster ip man and his oldest son grandmaster ip chun with the chan linage dating back to shaolin under the leadership of grandmaster abbot venerable chi sim. Yip mans exposure to two great wing chun elders, chan wah soon and leung bik, had provided him with a greater understanding and interpretation of the wing chun art. It is, in a word, a pure and aesthetic wing chun handed down to sifu clark tang, wing chun temples head instructor, from grandmaster wong long ching, first generation student of great grand master ip man himself. Setting the standard of the ip man lineage wing chun kung fu system. Grandmaster steve lee swift traveled the world learning directly from the source.
The family relationship is also emphasized in the kung fu lineage. Martial arts learn self defence wing chun kung fu and chin nah. Yip man lineages are the most numerous and generally successful in attracting new students. Yihp gaimahn was well respected by other martial arts instructors in southern china and hong kong. Sifu clark tangs last sifu gm wong long ching was the 1st generation of gm ip mans student. Opened the first wing chun school in new york city 1972. Ip man ip ching lineage wing chun butterfly sword form. Kay shan and they became friends despite being from different lineages of wing chun. This account of the origin of wing chun kung fu was written by the late grandmaster ip man often called yip man. Located in toronto, teaching the renowned authentic ip man ho kam ming wing chun lineage. Ip mans teachers include chan wah shun, ng chun so, leung bik, and yiu choi according to waipo tang. Meet the simvtk family simvtk warriors are trained in multiple warriorship arts.
However, ip man may have paid chan wah shun who worked for ip mans father for instruction. Sifu teacher tony massengill was certified at a master instructor level in the direct ip man family lineage in 2005. He had several students who later became martial arts masters in their own right. Yip man s exposure to two great wing chun elders, chan wah soon and leung bik, had provided him with a greater understanding and interpretation of the wing chun art. Wing chun is a style of kung fu that originates from china, the martial art was later refined in hong kong by the late ip man. Sifu clark tangs last sifu gm wong long ching was the 1st generation of gm ip man s student. Ip man lineage member of international wing chun martial art association 407 garfield street south parkland, wa 98444 wing chun has played a big role in who i am as a person. After his death, many of his students formed separate schools.
In this dvd, 3rd generation wing chun kung fu expert todd taganashi demonstrates the full ip man lineage wooden dummy form. In addition to extensive experience of wing chun, sifu laurie also studies and teaches wild. Under wing chun temple, youre getting the closest to the source of wing chun without any doubt. For years this level of training was kept as a highlyguarded secret of the ip man wing chun school, and it was only taught to a few select closed door students. Ip man is portrayed in many films based on his life. Full time call center supervisor and part time wing chun sifu. Sifu sergio pascal iadarola presents is ip man wing chun really a pure lineage. Yip man ip man yip man ip man first learnt wing chun from chan wah shun. Established 2003, ewc has been serving the wing chun community for well over a decade.
Today there quite a few variations of bil jee form amongst the different branches of the ip man lineage wing chun school. Ip man the father of modern wing chun is acknowledged to be the late grandmaster ip man, who lived from 1893 until 1972. Translation of the late ip mans account the founder of the wing chun kung fu system, miss yim wing chun was a native of canton kwangtung province in china. The different branches of the chinese martial art of wing chun can be thought of as describing. Open classes are sunday, monday and wednesday feel free to check out the contact us page to find out how you can get started. Click on the family tree below to learn more about the international wing chun academys wing chun lineage. Wing chun society of nevada ip manip ching lineage wing. Ip man studied wing chun for six years until chan wah shun passed away in 1905. Ip man ip ching leung ting wing chun kung fu lineage now, since 2012. Ip mans fame spread rapidly and widely and attracted the admiration of a growing number of practitioners.
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