2024-04-24 22:33
Sifu Francis Fong and Kevin Lee. I think Kevin is doing a great job with his site, asking questions, doing great interviews, and trying to deepen and widen his understanding of the Win… Read More
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A blog which contains details of the author's 15 years of experience learning and teaching Wing Chun Kung Fu, plus book reviews and essays on fight science and psychology.
2024-02-10 23:35
I’m reading Eighteen Buddha Hands by Roger D. Hapgood, a book detailing information about Preying Mantis Kung Fu. “Any and each of the 18 Buddha Hands, offensive or defensive, ma… Read More
2023-11-09 00:13
“Although average global life expectancy more than doubled between 1800 and 2017 – from 30 to 73 years – the report says the proportion of people’s lives lived in poo… Read More
2023-08-29 19:25
This is a useful and informative interview. The streetfighter is an ex-cop turned martial arts trainer called “Icy Mike,” who does backyard brawls as part of his current repertoi… Read More
2023-08-23 18:40
Still training, still scary Read More
2023-08-15 22:50
“Relaxation is the key to the mastery of Wing Chun.” Chu Shong Tin Despite my having trained in Wing Chun since 1999, I have only recently heard of Chu Shong Tin. I actuall… Read More
2023-08-14 21:40
You have to control the distance and don’t let it go too long before you close. A good boxer will start to work on your mind Read More
2023-05-11 21:56
“A repetitive motion that rubs, tugs, or stretches in a minor way multiplied enough times can do actual damage to muscle tissue, connective tissue, even bone. Such injuries usual… Read More
2023-04-28 17:59
“Just because you strike someone – even with a billy club – doesn’t mean they’re gonna stop.” Jocko Willink Words of wisdom from Jock Willink (former Seal… Read More
2023-04-07 20:47
“The ultimate goal of martial arts is not to become invincible, but to have the courage to face any opponent, both inside and outside of the ring.” Francis Fong Sifu Francis Fong… Read More
2023-04-05 17:23
I Liq Chuan is a martial art that combines principles of Tai Chi, Xingyi, and Bagua, with an emphasis on awareness, relaxation, and sensitivity. Ashe Higgs is one of the top instructor… Read More
2023-03-10 21:47
Sifu Leo Au Yeung, who teaches both Wing Chun and Hung Gar, and studied Wing Chun with both Ip Chun and Samuel Kwok, is best known for his work on fight choreography on the Ip Man movies sta… Read More
2023-03-10 00:39
The things Grandmaster mentions about being in the now reminds me of what I learned from my Wing Chun Sifu Greg LeBlanc. The awareness needs to be trained so that you are not reacting… Read More
2023-03-09 17:38
2022-12-12 18:36
“For warriors in particular, if you calm your own mind and discern the inner minds of others, that may be called the foremost art of war.” Shiba Yoshimasa (1349-1410) As I emphas… Read More
2022-06-17 20:35
A group of blind men heard of a strange animal, called an elephant, had been brought to the town, but none of them were aware of its shape and form. Out of curiosity, they said: “We mu… Read More
2022-05-23 16:36
Here we have a statement of the Four Truths, which are not four principles, but merely one principle, with four statements asserted about it. The principle: desire for what will not be attai… Read More
2022-04-25 15:00
Excerpts from Chinese Boxing by Robert W. Smith. “The waist is the foundation of all bodily movement … To fight with arms or legs independently of the waist is the mark of the p… Read More
2022-04-20 22:16
“Although average global life expectancy more than doubled between 1800 and 2017 – from 30 to 73 years – the report says the proportion of people’s lives lived in poo… Read More
2022-04-19 02:24
“”I am afraid of fighting. I am afraid of being beaten and losing. But I am more afraid of surviving as a cripple than dying in a fight.” Fighter in the Wind, a biopic of M… Read More
2022-03-21 16:00
“For real sports journalism, the highlight of Pride is Sakuraba’s winning streak. […] It was officially the end of the illusion of Brazilians as being the strongest fighte… Read More
2022-03-16 22:11
“No national form of fighting approaches Chinese boxing in the diversity and profundity of its forms. Traditionally, Chinese boxing has either been taught by verbal instruction, withou… Read More
2016-01-31 00:17
“Yip Man said ‘Don’t believe me, as I may be tricking you. Go out and have a fight. Test it out.'” Hawkins Cheung I’d like to clarify something. By writing a bl… Read More
2016-01-27 23:45
Question from the Comments: “How can I tell that the elbow is in alignment with the hip or not?” This is a great question and one that is at the heart of structure and thus strik… Read More
2016-01-26 01:34
In a recent Maxim article, we got another glimpse at the older, wiser, more philosophical Mike Tyson. They asked him if he could have beaten Bruce Lee in his prime. He diplomatically dodged… Read More
2016-01-26 01:00
Recent news headlines: Fist fight between local men ends in stabbing Fist fight leads to gun fight at a shopping center; one man dead Note to self – in any conflict, keep an eye out fo… Read More
2016-01-25 22:23
Wing Chun is both a system for fighting and a way of thinking. Fighting successfully requires thinking differently about problem-solving. I like to think that one of the elements I bring to… Read More
2016-01-23 00:13
“A boxing jab is more effective because it covers little distance, it’s quick, and it’s fundamentally sound…A critical challenge for all practical martial artists is… Read More
2016-01-05 14:26
Interview with Greg by Titian Chan HERE (on Vimeo). It includes some nice footage of Greg playing the dummy. Note each action is crisp and complete. He’s not banging on it… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As students of Wing Chun, we have an innate (yet somewhat schizophrenic) interest in the science of injuring the brain, including the study of concussion and CTE (chronic traumatic encephalo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Ip Man 3 has beaten Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the second week in a row in Singapore (even though there are fewer prints in circulation). The biopic is breaking records for Chines… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The protagonist does Wing Chun Kung Fu on plum stakes in the 1978 movie Invincible Shaolin aka Unbeatable Dragon. Then he does some training which is very reminiscent of the “punching… Read More
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