
Grandmaster Tse’s Wing Chun Note 441
Advanced Level of Sahp Sīng Bouh 十星步 – Ten Star Footwork – Part 5 Training Yìh Jih Kìhm Yèuhng Máh 二字鉗羊馬 – …
Advanced Level of Sahp Sīng Bouh 十星步 – Ten Star Footwork – Part 5 Training Yìh Jih Kìhm Yèuhng Máh 二字鉗羊馬 – …
Advanced level of Ten Star Footwork – Part 4 Let’s look in more detail at the first six stars. 1st Star Yìh …
Advanced Level of Sahp Sīng Bouh 十星步 – Ten Star Footwork – Part 3 The footwork in any martial art should allow …
Advanced Level of Sahp Sīng Bouh 十星步 – Ten Star Footwork – Part 2 In Tsum Kìuh 尋橋 – Looking for the …
Advanced Level of Sahp Sīng Bouh 十星步 – Ten Star Footwork – Part 1 In 2000, I decided to organise the Wing …
Fist by the Side of the Chest Someone asked me why in Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 – Reducing Thought – Wing Chun’s …
Mut Sáu 沫手 and Cháan Sáu 鏟手 A Student recently asked me what they difference is between Mut Sáu 沫手 – Wiping …
Lòih Làuh Heui Sung 來留去送 – Part 4 I have read some Chinese books on Wing Chun and some of them did …
Lòih Làuh Heui Sung 來留去送 – Part 2 Duing Chī Sáu黐手 – Sticking Hands, we should follow the law of Wing Chun: …
Lòih Làuh Heui Sung 來留去送 – Part 1 Everyone who studies Wing Chun must have heard this Wing Chun Poem: Lòih Làuh …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 18 I have learnt a lot from my Sīfú 師父. He is kind, open, friendly, reasonable …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 17 One time, I was working night shifts and so could only go to see my …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 16 The video of Ip Man 葉問 was filmed because of Bruce Lee, I think it …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 15 In the film, Ip Man Sīgōng 葉問師公 demonstrated Síu Lihm Tào小念頭 , Tsum Kìuh 尋橋, …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 14 One day Sīfú 師父 told seven or eight of us that we would be having …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 13 Sīfú Ip Chun 葉準師父 is a gentleman and I have never heard him raise his …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 12 One afternoon, I went to Sīfú’s 師父 home to for a lesson. There were no …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 11 While studying, I came across more and more hands that were strong and fast. I …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 10 Yeung Sam Hing 楊三兄 – Third Brother, was not always in class and unfortunately I …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 9 Sīfú’s 師父 home is quite small when you compare it apartments in the UK. You …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 8 Another time I was doing Chī Sáu 黐手 with Sīfú 師父 at his home. There …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 7 I had never had so much fun doing Chī Sáu 黐手 before. Sīfú 師父 taught …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 6 It felt so good learning something correctly. I am sure that since the day we …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 5 I remember the first time I went to Sīfú’s 師父 evening class. There were only …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 4 As I remember, Ip Chun Sīfú’s 葉準師父 classes at that time were held on Monday …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 3 I felt nervous while I was demonstrating Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 – Reducing Thought – …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 2 When I finish my shift at work, I went home and immediately called Sīfú Ip …
Studying with Sīfú 師父 – Part 1 I feel so lucky to be able to study with my teacher, Sīfú 師父 Ip …
Wing Chun’s Four Major Hands Everyone who studies Wing Chun knows about three major hands of Wing Chun Tāan Sáu 攤手 – …
How do you Handle Someone Stronger than you In Chī Sáu 黐手? – Part 2 When seniors Chī Sáu 黐手 with someone …
How do you Handle Someone Stronger than you In Chī Sáu 黐手? – Part 1 Students often ask me, “How can we …
The Meaning of Wing Chun Our founder, Ńgh Mùih Sī Taai 五枚師太 created Wing Chun Kung Fu and taught it to her …
Hiding our Energy Whilst I do not use Páak Sáu 拍手 – Slapping Hand, a lot I will use Gahm Sáu 㩒手 …
Gahm Sáu 㩒手 Many people like to use Páak Sáu 拍手 – Slapping Hand. Once a student said to me, “Sīfú 師父, …
Pushing the Hands Forwards for Gūng Lihk 功力 When I was studying Wing Chun in the 1980’s with my Sīfú 師父, Great …
Touching Hands to Know High Level When we Chī Sáu 黐手 with an opponent both our hands touch each other, and we …
Good Protection When we Chī Sáu 黐手, if our opponent is good then the position of their Tāan Sáu 攤手 – Opening …
Chī Sáu with Someone who Holds our Hands Tightly When we Chī Sáu 黐手 with somebody who holds our hands very tightly, …
Chī Sáu with Taller People – Part 2 From a long distance, it is easy to Chī Sáu 黐手 with someone who …
Chi Sau with Taller People – Part 1 A very common question I get asked by beginners is, “What should we do …
Three Forms – Part 11 Wing Chun’s three forms cover different aspect of training. Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 is for Gūng Lihk …
Three Forms – Part 10 We have talked about using the elbows, shoulder, head, chest, back and hip to strike, when we …
Three Forms – Part 9 The third form, Bīu Zī 標指 – Thrusting Fingers, covers distance – long and short. It has …
Three Forms – Part 8 The first part of Bīu Zī 標指 concentrated on the Kāp Jāang 扱踭. Kāp Jāang is an …
Three Forms – Part 7 The main purpose of Siu Lim Tao is to mainly develop Gong Lik 功力 and so practising …
Three Forms – Part 6 The third part of Tsum Kìuh 尋橋 focuses on Jeun Máh 進馬 – Forward Step. Jeun Máh …
Three Forms – Part 5 In the second form, Tsum Kìuh 尋橋, the first part teaches Jyún Máh 轉馬 – Turning Stance, …
Three Forms – Part 4 In Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭, we first learn develop Gūng Lihk 功力 – Internal Strength and then …
Three Forms – Part 3 The first form is Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭. This teaches us how to develop Gūng Lihk 功力 …
Three Forms – Part 2 People asked Lèuhng Jan 梁贊 why shorter and simple was better, he said, “Shorter and simple techniques …
Three Forms – Part 1 Most people would know that in Wing Chun there are only three bare hand forms. The first …
Crooked Nail Part 3 When you begin to study Wing Chun, you will be impressed by all the movies, internet videos, books …
Crooked Nail Part 2 When we are learning Wing Chun there are always three levels we need to go through. They deal …
Crooked Nail Part 1 Whenever we learn any Wing Chun skill, we must practise it in a proper way to develop correctly. …
Kung Fu – Part 11 In the end we need to ask ourselves why we want to learn Kung Fu or martial …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 10 Of all the skills I have learnt, Wing Chun Kyùhn 詠春拳 is my main fighting skill, …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 9 Although we learn Kūng Fū 功夫, we might not need to use it, or if we …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 8 When I was young, I had a few fights. They were with friends, as we knew …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 7 In the Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s a famous student of Ip Man’s 葉問 …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 6 If challenges were serious, a matter of life and death, then you could not have many …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 5 There was once a famous Xíng Yì Quán 形意拳 master. He as famous because his footwork …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 4 In the past, in China, challenge fights were very serious. However, sometimes they could be gentler, …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 3 In the past, in China, if you were a well-known master, people would always come to …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 2 When we become very good in martial arts, people want us to compete against others. You …
Kūng Fū 功夫 – Part 1 In China there are over a thousand styles of Kūng Fū功夫. China has over 5000 years …
108 Movements – Part 5 If nine represents space and 12 represents time, space and time together 9×12 = 108. This is …
108 Movements – Part 4 Nowadays, virtually everyone knows that in the Chinese Calendar we have 12 animal years. Each year belongs …
108 Movements – Part 3 Wherever we stand there is always the front, back, left and right – four directions. Also, if …
108 Movements – Part 2 The same could be true for Tsum Kìuh 尋橋 and Bīu Zī 標指. In Tsum Kìuh we …
108 Movements – Part 1 According to my Sīfú 師父, Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準, all the forms in Wing Chun traditionally had …
Shàolín Five Ancestors 少林五老 – Part 6 The fifth of the Shàolín Five Ancestors 少林五老 is Mìuh Hín 苗顯 and unfortunately there …
Shàolín Five Ancestors 少林五老 – Part 5 The frouth of the Shàolín Five Ancestors 少林五老 is Baahk Mèih Douh Jéung (Bái Méi …
Shàolín Five Ancestors 少林五老 – Part 4 The novel Sing Chìuh Díng Sihng Maahn Nìhn Chīng (Shèng Cháo Dǐng Shèng Wàn Nián …
Shàolín Five Ancestors 少林五老 – Part 3 The second of the Shàolín Five Ancestors 少林五老 – is the Shàolín monk Ji Sihn …
Shaolin Five Ancestors 少林五老 – Part 2 The first of the Siu Làhm Ngh Lóuh (Shàolín Wǔ Lǎo) 少林五老 Shàolín Five Ancestors, …
Shaolin Five Ancestors 少林五老 – Part 1 The Siu Làhm Ngh Lóuh (Shàolín Wǔ Lǎo) 少林五老 – Shàolín Five Ancestors, were first …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 33 The second knee technique is Gwaih Sāt 跪膝. Gwaih 跪 mean kneel down, like when we kneel …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 32 After learning all the kicking techniques, we now need to work on the knee techniques. Knee is …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques – Part 31 Ngāu Geuk 勾脚, means Hooking Kick. This means the technique is used to hook the opponent’s …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques – Part 30 Hyūn Geuk 圈脚, like Hyūn Sáu 圈手 – Circle Hand, so Hyūn Geuk is Circle Leg. …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 29 Some people are easily confused by Bóng Geuk 膀脚 and Gāan Geuk 挌腳 as their positions look …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 28 Of the four directions for kicking, Dāng Geuk 蹬脚 and Jāk Geuk 側脚, front kick and sidekick, …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 27 There are four directions that we can kick to. The front kick is Dāng Geuk蹬脚- extend with …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 26 Páak Geuk 拍脚 is like Páak Sáu 拍手 – Slapping Hand, and so Páak Geuk is Slapping …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 25 Bóng Geuk 膀脚 is like Bóng Sáu 膀手 – Wing Hand, so Bóng Geuk is Wing Leg, …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 24 Cháai Geuk 踩脚 has another function of that is a bit like Laap Sáu 擸手 – Grasping …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 23 Cháai Geuk 踩脚 will be the next technique we will look at. Cháai 踩 means to stamp …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 22 Gāan Geuk 挌脚 is like Gāan Sáu 挌手. Gāan 挌 means block, so with Gāan Sáu we …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 21 During Chī Sáu or a fight, we might make contact with our opponent’s leg, with one of …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 20 With Jip Geuk 接脚, we can also contact with the inside of the foot, this means at …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 19 When we contact our opponent’s foot, outside edge to outside edge, small toe to small toe, this …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 18 Jip Geuk 接脚 is the next technique. Jip 接 means contact, so Jip Geuk means Contacting Leg. …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 17 Now we look at Hauh Dāng Geuk 後蹬脚. Hauh 後 means behind, so Hauh Dāng Geuk is …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 16 When we practise Chī Geuk 黐脚 – Sticking Leg, there are many kinds of Lìhn Wàahn Geuk …
Twenty-Four Leg Techniques Part 15 Lìhn Wàahn Geuk 連環脚 can also be used to control our opponent whilst we kick them. For …
24 Leg Techniques Part 14 Lìhn Wàahn Geuk 連環脚 is the next technique we will look at. Lìhn 連 means connect to …
24 Leg Techniques Part 13 As we have seen, Hyūn Máh 圈馬 has Noih Hyūn Máh 内圈馬 and Ngoih Hyūn Máh 外圈馬. …
24 Leg Techniques Part 11 Now we come to Hyūn Máh 圈馬. Hyūn 圈 means circle and this is the same as …
24 Leg Techniques Part 11 In Bīu Geuk 標脚, Biu 標 is the same as in Bīu Zī 標指, and means thrust …
24 Leg Techniques Part 10 Now we come to Johk Geuk 鑿脚. Johk 鑿 means hammer down, so Johk Geuk means Hammer …
24 Leg Techniques Part 9 The next technique is Muht Geuk 抹脚. Muht 抹 means wipe and so Muht Geuk means Wiping …
24 Leg Techniques Part 8 When we place our leg behind our opponent’s and use Jaht Geuk 窒脚 together with Jihk Jéung …
24 Leg Techniques Part 7 To use Jaht Geuk 窒脚, we need to be very close to our opponent. Then we will …
24 Leg Techniques – Part 6 Jaht Geuk 窒脚 is the next Wing Chun leg techniques we will look at. Jaht 窒 …
24 Leg Techniques – Part 5 Jāk Geuk 側脚 is the next kick we will look at. Jāk側 means side. So Jāk …
24 Leg Techniques – Part 4 The second leg technique is Cháan Geuk 鏟脚. Cháan 鏟 means shovel, so Cháan Geuk means …
24 Leg Techniques – Part 3 1 Dāng Geuk 蹬脚 Dāng 蹬 means to extend the arm or the leg with force. …
24 Leg Techniques – Part 2 When our hand techniques, stance and footwork are good enough, then we can begin to learn …
24 Leg Techniques – Part 1 When we study Wing Chun, most of its will concentrate on our hands. However, this is …
Ip Man 葉問 One Against Many – Part 5 All the gangsters had been beaten and some had even been thrown into …
Ip Man 葉問 One Against Many Part 4 All the gangsters heard Ip Man demand an apology and the man who had …
Ip Man 葉問 One Against Many – Part 3 The passengers on the ferry gradually disembarked, including Ip Man 葉問 and the …
Ip Man 葉問 One Against Many Part 2 Ip Man 葉問 reacted as any father, who seeing someone spill hot liquid on …
Ip Man 葉問 One Against Many Pt 1 Around 1929, there was a festival in Foshan 佛山, China and so there were …
Ip Man’s 葉問 One Leg Stance On one occasion, Ip Man 葉問 was teaching a class, when one of the students asked …
Ip Man Kicks a Thief One day, Ip Man 葉問 was taking a walk, in Hong Kong, with one of his students, …
Ip Man Grabs the Pistol When Ip Man 葉問 was living in Foshan 佛山, his family were so rich that he did …
How Many Bóng Sáu 膀手? Pt3 So far, we have seen that traditionally there are three kinds of Bóng Sáu 膀手. The …
How Many Bóng Sáu 膀手? Pt2 So far, we have seen that traditionally there are three kinds of Bóng Sáu 膀手. The …
How Many Kinds of Bóng Sáu 膀手 We Have? Pt1 In Wing Chun, how many kinds of Bóng Sáu 膀手 do we …
First Section of Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 Pt 6 In the first section of Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭, we have Tāan Sáu …
First Section of Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 Pt 5 Once we Have opened our stance, when doing Siu Lim Tao 小念頭, we …
First Section of Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 Pt 4 Once we are in a relaxed position, our mind will start to relax …
First Section of Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 Pt 3 When practising the first section of Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭, many people find …
First Section of Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 – Pt2 When performing Tāan Sáu 攤手 in the first section of Síu Lihm Tào …
First Section of Síu Lihm Tào 小念頭 – Pt1 Many of you might know that when we do the first section of …
Kwán Sáu 綑手 and Gāan Sáu 挌手 pt4 As we have seen, Kwán Sáu 綑手 moves from the inside to the outside, …
Kwán Sáu 綑手 and Gāan Sáu 挌手 pt3 In the Muhk Yàhn Jōng 木人樁 – Wooden Dummy we have three basic techniques. …
Kwán Sáu 綑手 and Gāan Sáu 挌手 pt2 When we practise Kwán Sáu 綑手 on the Muhk Yàhn Jōng 木人樁 – Wooden …
Kwán Sáu 綑手 and Gāan Sáu 挌手 pt1 In Wing Chun there are two very famous techniques, one is Kwán Sáu 綑手 …
Yan Jéung 印掌, Jihk Jéung 直掌, Gahm Sáu 㩒手, Ngun Jéung 䟴掌 – Part 5 What is Ngun Jéung 䟴掌? Have you …
Yan Jéung 印掌, Jihk Jéung 直掌, Gahm Sáu 㩒手, Ngun Jéung 䟴掌 – Part 4 In the second section of Síu Lihm …
Yan Jéung 印掌, Jihk Jéung 直掌, Gahm Sáu 㩒手, Ngun Jéung 䟴掌 – Part 3 If someone was to throw a punch …
Yan Jéung 印掌, Jihk Jéung 直掌, Gahm Sáu 㩒手, Ngun Jéung 䟴掌 – Part 2 Now we will take a look at …
Yan Jéung 印掌, Jihk Jéung 直掌, Gahm Sáu 㩒手, Ngun Jéung 䟴掌 – Part 1 Wing Chun has a number of palm …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 – Part 8 The following is being shared as a reference …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 – Part 7 After practising our Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 – Part 6 We can also practise the Chèunhg Kìuh Faat …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 – Part 5 Doing Siu Lim Tao on one leg will …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 – Part 4 When using Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 or …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 – Part 4 The advantage of Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 – Part 3 The question is, which one is more powerful, …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 – Part 2 In Wing Chun we have both Chèunhg Kìuh …
Chèunhg Kìuh Faat Gihng 長橋發勁 and Dyún Kìuh Faat Gihng 短橋發勁 Wing Chun has a special way of doing Faat Ging 發勁. …
Wing Chun Family Tree – Part 21 From 1965 to 1972, between the ages of 72 to 79, Ip Man 葉問 closed …
Wing Chun Family Tree – Part 20 From 1957 to 1962, when Ip Man 葉問 was aged 64 to 69 years old, …
Wing Chun Family Tree – Part 19 Ip Man 葉問 came to Hong Kong in 1949. He travelled from Foshan to Hong …
Wing Chun Family Tree Part – 18 Ip Man 葉問 could never have imagined that when he started teaching Wing Chun Kung …
Wing Chun Family Tree – Part 17 In 1945 the Japanese surrendered and the war was over. Ip Man 葉問 found a …
Wing Chun Family Tree – Part 16 Jāu Chaan Yiuh 周燦耀 asked his brother to study with Ip Man 葉問. He said, “Gwōng Yiuh …
Wing Chun Family Tree – Part 15 Ip Man 葉問 and his family lived in very bad conditions. They did not even …
Wing Chun Family Tree Part 14 In 1931, Japan invaded China and took over the north-eastern part of China which was the …
Wing Chun Family Tree Part 13 At that time, Wing Chun in Foshan was based on Ǹgh Juhng Sou 吳仲素. Other Wing …
Wing Chun Family Tree Part 12 In 1909, Ip Man 葉問 was studying at St Stephens English School in Hong Kong. While …
Wing Chun Family Tree Part 11 Chàhn Wàh Seuhn’s 陳華順 youngest student was Ip Man葉問. Ip Man began studying when he was …
Wing Chun Family Tree Part 10 Lèuhng Jan 梁贊 had two sons, Lèuhng Bīk 梁壁 and Lèuhng Chēun 梁春. As I mentioned …
Wing Chun Family Tree part 9 Lèuhng Jan 梁贊 liked Chàhn Wàh Seuhn 陳華順 a great deal. He not only taught him …
Wing Chun Family Tree part 8 Lèuhng Jan’s 梁贊 most famous student was Chàhn Wàh Seuhn 陳華順. Chàhn Wàh Seuhn had the …
Wing Chun Family Tree – Part 7 Lèuhng Jan 梁贊(1826-1901), was a very good doctor of Chinese Medicine. He was so famous …
Wing Chun Family Tree part 6 The opera company on the Hùhng Syùhn 紅船, Red Boat, went to Foshan 佛山, Guangdong 廣東 …
Wing Chun Family Tree pt 5 On the Hùhng Syùhn 紅船, Red Boat, there was a very good actor named Wong Wàa …
Wing Chun Family Tree part 4 Lèuhng Bok Chàuh梁博儔 had of course heard of his new wife’s Kung Fu and so on …
Wing Chun Family Tree pt 3 Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 finished studying the new form of Kung Fu from her Sīfú Ng …
Wing Chun Family Tree – part 2 Between 1704 – 1735 the Shaolin Temple 少林寺 was burnt down. One of the leader …