Thursday, 31 October 2013
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Friday, 25 October 2013
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Monday, 21 October 2013
Key Concept & Maxims of Wing Chun (Part 2)
"Through the strict drilling of Chiu Ying in Chi Sau and other drills, we learn that even though the drills themselves are somewhat artificial and unrealistic per se, we become so accustomed to being square-on and applying Chiu Ying that we are able to carry that over to actual application, perhaps under more realistic conditions. What we are essentially doing is drilling the concept deep into our own neural system, such that we are comfortable with and automatically correct our posture so as to remain square-on to our opponent’s centre of mass at all times, and to regain it almost instinctively if we momentarily lose that shape."
-- Spread of Sifu David Peterson's article from the upcoming Issue No. 14 (on sale October 18). #WingChunIllustrated#DavidPeterson #WingChun
Friday, 18 October 2013
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Wing Chun, Sifu Wan Kam Leung: Striving For Perfection
"Everyone has a different opinion of what good Wing Chun is, depending on their needs or on what they learned a long time ago. They think that Wing Chun doesn’t change and tend to follow the natural way of things. If you follow history you can’t keep up with evolution—we always have to move forward—we can’t go backwards I’m afraid! That’s why I don’t understand when people talk about the “original” Wing Chun and why they want to keep it as it was so many years ago. If you learned it in the past, you have to look at what you didn’t learn so well. You need to improve it and make it more useful for modern applications. That’s why I evolved the techniques and the style I learnt myself, in order to make the system, on the whole, more complete. History is for you to study but you shouldn’t remain there, you need to move forward or you will soon become extinguished. That’s why you need to keep updating your knowledge—and that’s the same with anything in life. I don’t see why it shouldn’t be the same for Wing Chun. I can’t say other Wing Chun styles are no good, it’s just that most of them don’t focus on improvement and some don’t even focus on the good things that they have. If you focus on it, your Gung Fu will always improve as a result. Bruce Lee invented Jeet Kune Do because he was really fast, but nowadays there are many people that are faster than him. That’s why you can’t say that the Gung Fu of the older generation was better. Maybe it was just because they had a lot more time and fewer distractions. The system was also more closed, but nowadays you can compare because you can see exactly what the others do. We always have to strive for perfection so the technique can overcome sheer power. I don’t say that we have the best system in place, but I can say that many Wing Chun practitioners are very close-minded and conservative."
-- Spread of our cover interview with Sifu Wan Kam Leung from the upcoming Issue No. 14 (on sale October 18).#WingChunIllustrated #WanKanLeung#WingChun #PracticalWingChun
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Baat Jaam Dao, Wing Chun Sifu Robert Chu
"Ip Man did not pass down a single set, just like the Jong. Perhaps it was his work to alter the choreography, as such, the sets he passed down to his students tend to vary greatly. I have many theories as to why there are so many different variations. It was stated that Ip Man only personally taught four people the knives, so why the plethora of sets? Over Dim Sum, Ip Man would demonstrate a few movements with chopsticks and discuss the basic outline of the form. I imagine his students furiously writing notes on their napkins, spilling tea, mis-transcribing Chinese characters, and juxtaposing the order during these rare occasions. So help a student if he had a bad stomach that day! He’d have to get the notes again from his Sihing Dai, which may not be reliable!"
-- Spread of Sifu Robert Chu's article from the upcoming Issue No. 14. New issue on sale October 18. #WingChunIllustrated#RobertChu #WingChun
Wing Chun's concept-based Footwork: Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine issue No.14
"It is my sincere belief, after having studied systems like Yong Chun Bai He (White Crane) and other ancestral systems to Wing Chun, as well as several other Fukinese systems, that this would most likely have been the original way of stepping, all the while keeping the 50/50 weight distribution as a fixed base. Some may argue that Wing Chun has been highly modified and also improved over the years and therefore the stepping is performed much differently nowadays. However, I have all the reasons to believe, by judging Wing Chun on its ancestral systems and above all from its theory and conceptual point-of-view and from putting it into practice, that this is a mistake and that the knowledge gradually became watered down due to various reasons."
-- Spread of Sifu Sergio Iadarola's article from the upcoming Issue No. 14. New issue on sale October 18. #WingChunIllustrated#SifuSergio #WingChun
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Wing Chun, Dana Wing: Discovering Your Hidden Abilities
"My motivations today are just as strong and vivid as they were during the beginning, mainly because I am still discovering new things about the art and also about myself. Plus, the feeling of sharing those discoveries with others through teaching— it’s a feeling that no amount of money can buy! I often see myself (in my younger days) similar to students who come to my club and I say to myself, 'That was me x-number of years ago.' I want them to learn faster and much better than I did, and not take so long to be able to feel confident and assured in themselves. Giving back to the world is a wonderful feeling and hopefully, I can also leave a decent legacy of good students to carry on this great martial art."
-- Spread of our interview with Sifu Dana Wong from the upcoming Issue No. 14 (on sale October 18). #WingChunIllustrated#DanaWong #WingChun
Monday, 14 October 2013
Wing Chun: Steps On The Posts - Mui Fa Jong
"In Wing Chun the footwork is critical in order to gain the correct angle for attacking and subsequently counter-attacking. Practitioners who are regularly training on the Mui Fa Jong will rapidly gain a more solid understanding of footwork, equilibrium, stance and balance. It should be noted that a Mui Fa Jong cannot, in itself, teach anything to a Wing Chun practitioner—the posts are only intended to refine and guide the student’s movements, which can clearly be achieved only by moving through all the different aspects of training. Like many other training equipments, the Mui Fa Jong is just a tool to help the student further polish and correct the techniques he/she has previously learned."
-- Spread of Sifu Simone Sebastiani's article from the upcoming Issue No. 14 (on sale October 18).#WingChunIllustrated #MuiFaJong#WingChun
Wing Chun Illustrated issue No.14: Sifu Lo Man Kam - Keeping The Art Alive
"It’s not important which lineage you learn, but it is important that you can make the Gung Fu functional. Every teacher who can pass that on to you is a good teacher. A good Sifu does not only pass on the Gung Fu knowledge, he also passes on wisdom. He must not always look for more money—he should be a holder of the knowledge and should look for a plethora of talented students who can help spread the art to the next generation. Some people say a professional Sifu has to charge a lot money for his lessons because Wing Chun is his livelihood. A university professor is also a professional who passes on his wisdom and knowledge, and he earns a generous salary for doing so. However, he will never become rich from teaching! A good student can learn from him without paying any extra money."
-- Spread of Marc Debus' interview with Sifu Lo Man Kam from the upcoming Issue No. 14 (on sale October 18).#wingchunillustrated #lomankam#wingchun
Wing Chun Illustrated issue No.14
COVER PREVIEW! The upcoming Issue No. 14 featuring Sifu Wan Kam Leung will be on sale October 18. Like this? Then please spread the word by clicking the “Like” or "Share" link. Thanks!#wingchunillustrated #wankamleung#wingchun
IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT Review from Issue No. 13 of Wing Chun Illustrated
Here's David Peterson's Region 3 DVD review of IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT from the current Issue No. 13 of Wing Chun Illustrated. Like this? Then please spread the word by clicking the “Like” or "Share" link. Thanks! #wingchunillustrated#ipman #wingchun #anthonywong
IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT is the second “unofficial” Ip Man film from director Herman Yau and, fortunately, this time around he manages to redeem himself after the poorly received prequel film, THE LEGEND IS BORN: IP MAN (2006).
Instead of presenting Wing Chun patriarch Ip Man as a young spy-fighting superhero, we see him as a humble, unassuming older man experiencing the latter part of his life, running a school in 1950s Hong Kong. What really makes this film work well, in ways that previous interpretations didn’t manage, is the outstanding performance of veteran actor Anthony Wong (THE FOUR) in the titular role. In many ways, this is the Ip Man film that we have been waiting for all along.
Playing very much against type, Wong gives one of the finest performances of his long career, capturing the real essence of the man himself, as opposed to the romanticised legend, giving him both humility and inner calm.
Spending months preparing for the role by training in Wing Chun, Wong isn’t slack in the action sequences either and he more than holds his own against his on-screen opponents, including a short but memorable exchange with his fellow screen veteran Eric Tsang (INFERNAL AFFAIRS). He is also the only actor so far to adopt Ip Man’s real Foshan accent, thus really bringing a sense of authenticity and reality that has not previously been seen.
As in previous outings, there is a certain degree of exaggeration and embellishment in the way that events in Ip Man’s life are presented. However, even though we know that we are heading for the obligatory climactic martial showdown, in this film there is none of the over-the-top nationalism or blatant gwailo-bashing that has often prevailed before. Instead, we are taken on a journey back to Hong Kong in troubled post-war times (shot on a remarkable purpose-built set that is incredibly realistic) where we see Ip Man trying to forge a new life for himself, his beginnings as a Wing Chun teacher, and ultimately how he made his mark by being humble, unassuming and quietly forthright in his dealings with all those he encounters along the way.
Friday, 11 October 2013
詠春歸少林，立碑起風雲
詠春歸少林，立碑起風雲
詠春拳派發祥地廣東佛山前日就詠春是否源出少林功夫等問題，上演一幕武林風雲！以詠春拳派宗師葉問的長子葉準為首的世界詠春聯會（下稱「聯會」），不滿同門葉問弟子張卓慶及徒孫梁旭輝等人準備下月於少林寺豎立詠春石碑，並於碑上將自己列為葉問詠春派的全權代表，世界詠春聯會前日在佛山召開記者會，希望阻止此事。但記者會開始前，遭到佛山精武體育會會長梁旭輝帶同會員「踩場」，記者會被迫取消。
詠春拳派宗師葉問的長子葉準，前日聯同世界詠春聯會副主席冼國林及詠春各支派代表，於佛山世紀蓮體育場新聞發布廳舉行記者會，冼等人打算於會上宣布解除張卓慶及梁旭輝於聯會內的職務。主辦單位除世界詠春聯會外，更包括佛山市體育局及佛山精武體育會。
惟大會尚未開始，梁旭輝即與大批會員闖入「踩場」，質疑為何並未獲邀出席，又指現場並無主辦的佛山市體育局代表。由於出現衝突場面，葉準及冼國林等人決定取消記者會，梁旭輝則要求進行對質。最後葉準及冼國林先行離開，記者會隨後移師至另一家酒店繼續進行。
碑上刻名需付錢
據悉，梁旭輝等人將於下月九日於河南嵩山少林寺，豎立「詠春重返少林」石碑，由梁設計的石碑上刻有正統詠春傳承表，僅有張卓慶、李小龍等五名弟子，其他子女、弟子及支流宗師名字皆被剔除。其他的個人及團體則需交一千美元（約七千七百五十港元）及二千美元（約一萬五千五百港元）「刻銘費」。
事件遭到聯會強烈反對，已向少林寺表態對事件持保留意見，葉準指摘梁旭輝等人以「與少林寺合作推廣詠春」為名，蒙騙其簽下同意書後，才發現對方意圖將詠春拳歸納為少林武學。葉又表明反對將詠春商業化，認為付錢刻名已經含有商業性質，對梁旭輝的行動表示遺憾。
梁斥誹謗已報案
葉準認為，詠春已經有數百年歷史，並且自成一大門派，無回歸或依附別派的需要。加上支派眾多，亦無人可代表全世界接受詠春回歸少林的建議。詠春是否出於少林有待商榷，惟傳說亦是指詠春源於南少林而非北少林，與嵩山少林並無任何關係，因此回歸之說並無理據支持。
梁旭輝昨日接受本報查詢事件時回應澄清前日並非「踢館」，而是到場了解真相，聲稱部分會員更與在場人員發生肢體衝突時受傷。同時指對方未經他的同意取用佛山精武體育會作主辦單位，並指摘其「藉機斂財」、「自命詠春正統」，感覺名譽受損，已向佛山公安局報案被誹謗。梁旭輝亦澄清，石碑設計稿僅於網上發布，對繳費刻名一事全不知情，活動主辦方為少林寺，自己僅為受邀方，主辦的少林寺才有最終發布權。
冼國林則向本報反駁指，梁旭輝指自己全不知情根本「口鼻不通」，認為石碑由其設計，加上其師傅張卓慶亦於網頁上載資料「無理由會唔知」。又指梁旭輝如自命正統重返少林，將壟斷詠春門派，他日其他詠春門派要獲許可皆要經其審批，加上石碑刻銘費用，收入可觀。聯會亦已多次勸告梁「回頭是岸」，但對方仍堅持己見，經聯會通過後決定將兩人罷免，並舉行記者會公開事件。
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