WONG SHUN LEUNG: Wing Chun Personified
Trained by the late grandmaster Yip Man, teacher to the great Bruce Lee, Wong Shun Leung is perhaps best-known as the wing chun man who routinely challenged anyone of any style and lived to tell about it. by David Peterson The following article was previously published within the pages of “Inside Kung-Fu” magazine (Vol.18/No.2) as …
Wong Shun Leung: The Legend Behind the Legend
Recalling the Life of Bruce Lee’s Teacher by David Peterson *** Recalling the Life of Bruce Lee’s Teacher – from ‘Look Beyond the Pointing Finger: the Combat Philosophy of Wong Shun Leung’, September 2001. *** January 28th 1997 was a very sad day for the martial arts, and indirectly, for fans of Hong Kong cinema, specifically, for …
Wong Shun Leung, the Legend
By Cliff Au-yeung and Lewis Luk Translated by Buick Yip and David Peterson Preface Since Grand Master Ip Man began teaching the Ving Tsun style of Chinese martial arts in Hong Kong, his lineage has developed for over 50 years, and Ving Tsun has grown from relative obscurity in China, to a practical martial arts …
Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun Gung Fu
A Scientific Approach to Combat by David Peterson *** Published ‘Fight Times’ (formerly ‘Australasian Martial Arts’ magazine – NZ), October 2001 *** Author’s Note: For those “in the know” in the world of ving tsun gung-fu (or wing chun gung-fu, the spelling variant by which this combat system is better known), the late Wong sifu is famous (or at …
Wing Chun: when the “Wong Way” gets results!
By David Peterson (with thanks to Ernie Barrios & Kevin Bell) *** This article was published in the USA-based ‘Masters’ magazine (Spring 2009 issue) under the title “Wing Chun: the Wong Shun Leung Way” *** The southern Chinese combat system of wing chun (ving tsun) gung-fu, virtually unknown barely sixty years ago,is now popular throughout the world. There …
Wing Chun History
An alternative viewpoint by David Peterson *** Published ‘Australasian Martial Arts’ magazine (NZ) Feb 1999. *** With an almost monotonous regularity, readers of the many martial arts books, journals and magazines are constantly confronted by version after version of the “legendary history” of the various Chinese combat systems. Each tale seems to begin with some chance encounter …
What I Have Learnt Through “Beimo”
by Sifu Wong Shun Leung *** Published ‘Inside Kung-fu’ magazine, Vol.22/No.2, Feb 1995 *** The following article is a personal account of what the late Wing Chun master, sifu Wong Shun Leung felt were the main lessons he had learnt about combat through his experiences of “beimo” or skill comparison, a somewhat subtle way of naming the …
Ving Tsun By Definition
Getting It Right …the “Wong Way”!!! by David Peterson & Enzo Verratti *** Published ‘Martial Arts Legends – Wing Chun’ magazine (USA) November 1998 *** Editors note: The spelling “ving tsun” is the preferred way by which the late sifu Wong Shun Leung, chose to represent, in English, the name of the system he taught, which is …
The Wing Chun forms – A brief overview
by David Peterson As an instructor and communicator of the martial arts, specifically the ‘Wong Shun Leung Method’ of Wing Chun Gung-fu, it is very important to be able to explain the art and present its concepts in as succinct a way as possible. This is of course to ensure that each and every student can …
The Nature of Chi Sau
By David Peterson The Wing Chun training drill of ‘Chi Sau’ – commonly referred to in English as “sticking hands” – is one of the most misused and misunderstood parts of this combat system. Primarily it is a reflex training drill that requires constant practice in order to develop skilful, quick and alert responses to meet the …