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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 …

Wing Chun Family Tree – part 1 Whatever we are learning, we should ask ourselves, “What is it good for?” Those of …

How Does a Lady Chī Sáu 黐手with a Man – part4 Often, a stronger man will like to use more force. So …

How Does a Lady Chī Sáu 黐手with a Man – part 3 In Chī Sáu 黐手, when a man cannot easily hit …

How Does a Lady Chī Sáu 黐手with a Man pt2 In the beginning, when a lady learns how to Chī Sáu 黐手 …

Chī Sáu 黐手 with Beginners part 2 Sometimes senior students can be hit by beginners when they are doing Chī Sáu 黐手. …

Chī Sáu 黐手 with Beginners pt1 It is a lot of fun practising Chī Sáu 黐手 with beginners, this is because they …

Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 Seminar Part 10 Finally Sīfú 師父 said, “I am very happy with this seminar we have had in …

Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 Seminar Part 8 The next person to ask a question was Tom from Australia. He asked his Tai …

Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 Seminar Part 7 The next person to ask Grandmaster Ip Chun葉準 a question was Radu. He said, “Sigong, …

Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 Seminar Part 5 The next question came from Jordan. He asked his Tai Sigong, “When you Chī Sáu …

Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 Seminar Part 4 Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 went on to say, “Wing Chun is no secret. You can …

2019 Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 Seminar Part 3 Grandmaster Ip Chun葉準 demonstrated the Fāt Sáu 拂手 and Jyún Máh 轉馬 and then …

2019 Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 Seminar Part 2 After the Chī Sáu 黐手 Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 said,”I am 95 years old. …

2019 Grandmaster Ip Chun Seminar Part 1 In September 2019 I took 40 students to Loucun 羅村 in Foshan 佛山 to attend …

Laaht Sáu 捺手 and Jaht Sáu 窒手 What is the difference between Laaht Sáu 捺手 and Jaht Sáu 窒手? They are quite …

Laaht Sáu 捺手 Laaht Sáu 捺手 is a technique found in Siu Lim Tao 小念頭, it comes after Bīu Zī 標指, when …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 27 Sadly Wing Chun 詠春 was right, she never saw her Sīfú, Ng Mui Si …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 26 Wing Chun 詠春 open the letter and looked at the bottom, it was signed …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 25 Wing Chun 詠春 thought about it, “What should I do with all these people?” …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 24 The sword swished down very fast towards Wing Chun’s 詠春 head, but she was even …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 23 It was too fast!  The Leader was struck twice on each side of his …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 22 Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 watched the Leader. He was taller and stronger than all …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 21 There were now six or seven injured bandits rolling in pain on the floor. …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 19 In a situation like this, Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 knew that she had to …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 18 After those three months of hard training, Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 was now a …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 17 Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 left her Sīfú 師父 and returned to Tai Leung (Da …

Ng Mui Sitai 五枚師太 – Part 15 Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 had trained very hard and her soul had grown to a high level. Ng …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 14 Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 also made Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 stand still in …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 13 Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 observed Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 training. She had grown …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 12 Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 practised day and night. First she stood, in order to …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 11 The next day Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 followed her Sīfú 師父, Ng Mui Si …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 10 Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 repeated Ng Mui Si Tai’s 五枚師太 words and swore she …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 9 Although Yìhm Yì h嚴二 was very worried about Ng Mui Si Tai’s 五枚師太 proposal, …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 8 Seeing that something was wrong, Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 asked Yìhm Yìh 嚴二 …

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太- Part 7 Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 created all these new Kung Fu skills. She did not …

Ng Mui Si Tai五枚師太- Part 6 How about the Baat Jáam Dōu 八斬刀 and Lùhk Dím Bun Gwan 六點半棍? When were these …

Ng Mui Si Tai五枚師太- Part 5 One day, Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 was walking through the countryside when she came across an …

Ng Mui Sitai  五枚師太 – Part 3 She put all these hand techniques together and created some forms like Tsum Kìuh 尋橋 …

Ng Mui Sitai 五枚師太- Part 2 Ng Mui Sitai 五枚師太 had a very high level of Shaolin Kung Fu. Her skill used …

Ng Mui Sitai 五枚師太 – Part 1 Wing Chun comes from the Southern South Shaolin Temple 南少林寺, Fujian Province, Pu Jian Prefecture 福建省莆田 …

Examination by Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 Part 7 All the students now had their examinations and received comments from Grandmaster Ip Chun …

Examination by Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準  Part 5 After the students finished their demonstration of Biu Zi 標指 ,  they all gathered …

Examination by Grandmaster Ip Chun Part 4 After they had finished their demonstration, they all gathered around listen to Grandmaster Ip Chun’s …

Examination by Grandmaster Ip Chun Part 3 As part of their test, the students had to demonstrate Siu Lim Tao 小念頭. On …

Examination by Grandmaster Ip Chun Part 2 On the last day, I visited my Sīfú 師父, Ip Chun’s 葉準, class found the …

Examination by Grandmaster Ip Chun Part 1 Every year I return to Hong Kong to visit my Sīfú 師父, Grandmaster Ip Chun …

Benefits of Wing Chun Pt5 Practising Wing Chun Kung Fu for a long time changes you. In particular it changes your nature …

Benefits of Wing Chun pt4 Then we learn more footwork with the Seven Star Footwork 七星步. We cover Jyún Máh轉馬, Wàahng Máh横馬, …

Benefits of Wing Chun pt3 Then we come to learn the second form Tsum Kiu 尋橋. Now we learn how to move …

Benefits of Wing Chun pt2 When we practise Chī Sáu 黐手with our brothers and sisters we learn how to use our Wing …

Benefits of Wing Chun Part 1 Did you know training Wing Chun for over five years changes you for the better? You become …

Face the Problem My Sīfú 師父, Grandmaster Ip Chun 葉準 says, “Everybody gets hit when they study Wing Chun.” This is the …

Laap Sáu 擸手and Hit During Chī Sáu 黐手 you will often find people with long, strong arms like to use Laap Sáu …

When Smaller People Chī Sáu 黐手 So what should smaller people do during Chī Sáu 黐手? I am normally smaller than my …

Tall People Chī Sáu 黐手 Normally taller people will keep a longer distance when they Chī Sáu 黐手. This is   where they …

Safe to Hit Low I have come across some people who like to hit but low during Chī Sáu 黐手 and they …

Holding Both Your Opponent’s Hands What is the best way to hold on to your opponent’s hands during Chī Sáu 黐手?  If …

Pulling Back the Hand Some people like to pull their hand back whenever they are grasped. This is actually not a good …

Staying Away from the Attack I have come across people who do not like to engage when they Chī Sáu. Every time …

Kicking while doing Chī Sáu Sometimes we come across people who will try to kick us while we are practising Chī Sáu …

Strong Hands When you do a lot of Chī Sáu 黐手 you can come across someone whose hands are so strong you …

Like to Páak Sáu 拍手 a Lot pt 2 If your opponent likes to use Páak Sáu 拍手 when we have one hand …

Like to Páak Sáu 拍手 a Lot pt 1 Some people like to Páak Sáu a lot during Chī Sáu 黐手. Páak …

Rolling slowly in Chī Sáu 黐手 If somebody likes to roll slowly in their Chi Sáu 黐手 it can mean they are …

Rolling Fast in Chī Sáu 黐手 Another situation I have come across is people who like to roll very fast when you start to …

 Less Energy and Time A good martial art always uses less energy against someone stronger than you. With regards to fighting techniques, …

Two Hands Against One If our opponent is taller with longer arms and very strong, we should first keep a good distance, …

Tall and Long Arms In Chī Sáu, if your opponent is taller than you and has long arms, what should you do? …

Safety on the Street How about the situation where someone suddenly attacks us out on the street? Realistically, if that person is …

Hit Us Suddenly at the Beginning of Chī Sáu During Chī Sáu 黐手I often come across people who I do not know …

When We Hit Them, They Hit Back In Chī Sáu 黐手 it is common to come across the situation where you hit …

Be Gentle and Light First From my experience when we begin Chī Sáu 黐手 we always start off being gentle, light and …

 Quiet, Gentle and Still Everybody has been studying Wing Chun long enough has gained their own experience. All this experience is valuable. …

Patience Studying Wing Chun requires patience. Many people just study for one or two years, some might just study for a few …

Hitting the Right Way Over my 40 years of training Wing Chun I have seen many people easily give up because they …

Think About the Problem The second important thing studying Wing Chun is to Chī Sáu 黐手 with as many people as possible.  …

My Sīfú Ip Chun 師父葉準 I have been studying and practicing with Wing Chun over 40 years, from the beginning when I …

When Should We Start Practising Kicking? There is another question I was asked in the seminar, “When should we start to practice …

Should Wing Chun Have Iron Palm? At a seminar, somebody said to me, “I have read some old books on Wing Chun.  One …

Ancestor Instruction IX pt II “Carry on our ancestors’ path.” As Wing Chun practitioners this is what we should do. “Strictly follow their …

Ancestor Instruction 詠春祖訓 IX Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction IX says, “Carry on our ancestors’ path. Strictly follow their instruction 繼先緖  謹持祖訓.” “Carry …

Ancestor Instruction 詠春祖訓  VIII pt2 Ancestor Instruction VIII, “Protect the weak and small. Use your Kung Fu skill in a good way …

Ancestor Instruction 詠春祖訓 VIII pt1 Ancestor instruction VIII, “Protect the weak and small. Use your Kung Fu skill in a good way …

Ancestor Instruction 詠春祖訓 VII Pt 2 We should not use our skill to fight when we have a problem, we should be …

Ancestor Instruction 詠春祖訓 VII Pt 1 Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction VII is, “Be gentle when handling any events and situations 常處世態度温文.”  Ancestor Instruction …

Ancestor Instruction  詠春祖訓 VI  pt2 Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction VI, “Nourish your Qi.  Confrontation and fighting are forbidden 學養氣 戒濫鬥爭.”  Many people, …

Ancestor Instruction  詠春祖訓 VI  pt1 Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction VI, “Nourish your Qi.  Confrontation and fighting are forbidden 學養氣 戒濫鬥爭.”  The cultural …

Ancestor instruction V 詠春祖訓  pt1 Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction V says,  “Practise skill regularly, keep your skill with you at all times …

Wing Ancestor Instruction IV – pt2 The second part of Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction IV says, “Protect the Jing and Shen 保守精神”.  …

Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction IV 詠春祖訓 – pt1 The fourth Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction says, “Control your passion (including sex). Protect your Jing …

Ancestor Instruction III 詠春祖訓 – Pt2 The second part of the third Ancestor Instruction is, “Unite and enjoy being a group 團結樂羣.”  …

Ancestor Instructions III 詠春祖訓 – pt1 The third Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction is “Love your Kung Fu brothers and sisters, unite and …

Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction II 詠春祖訓 Pt 3 The last part of the second instruction is “Love your country and respect your …

Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction II 詠春祖訓 Pt 1 The second ancestor instruction is “Understand loyalty and courtesy. Love your country and respect …

Wing Chun Ancestor Instruction I 詠春祖訓 Pt 2 Every Wu Guan 武館 or schools has its own rules and discipline that it …

Wing Chun Ancestor Instructions I  詠春祖訓 1 Meng Zi 孟子 said, “No compass, no ruler you cannot make a circle and a …

Instructions from Ancestors 祖訓 In the old, traditional times, families had, and some big families still have them today, instructions for the …

Double Bóng Sáu 雙膀手pt 6 When we are in Double Bóng Sáu 雙膀手, we can also change from soft to strong Dāi …

Double Bóng Sáu 雙膀手 Pt5 When we are in a situation where we are using the Double Bóng Sáu 雙膀手, we need …

Double Bóng  Sáu 雙膀手 Pt4 When we are in the Double Bóng  Sáu 雙膀手 position most of the time the opponent will …

Double Bóng  Sáu 雙膀手 Pt3 If our opponent only lightly touches our Double Bóng Sáu, we can move our palms to above …

Double Bóng Sáu 雙膀手 – Pt2 Since both hands fingers are face each other we cannot redirect the opponent’s energy to both …

Double Bóng Sáu 雙膀手 – Pt1 In Wing Chun training we use Bóng Sáu 膀手 regularly. The more we use it the …

Continuous Wùh Sāu   護手 When we are defending we can also continuously use  Wùh Sāu  護手. When our opponent attacks us we …

Continuous Cùng  Kyun 冲拳 When training Wing Chun there are many techniques that we can repeat many times. However, most of the …

Gaan Sau 挌手 After we have learnt how to use Kwan Sau 綑手 we then need to know how to use Gaan Sau …

Kwan Sau 綑手 In Chi Sau黐手, when we are being attacked, Kwan Sau 綑手 is one of the best techniques to us, …

Step Back 3 Times If during Chi Sau黐手 our partner is using a lot of force that we cannot control, the correct …

Ordinary In martial arts we need a certain amount of strength and power. In Wing Chun this comes from the legs. We …

Punching Fast When studying Wing Chun there are many people who like to punch very fast, because Wing Chun is a fast skill. …

Turn the Front Foot I have also see many people step forwards with their front foot turned to the side, in the same way …

Can’t Step Back Many people have said to me they have been told that Wing Chun does not step backwards. I have never heard that. My Sifu, Ip …

Leaning Forwards when Attacking When we are attacking, whether it is in Chi Sau 黐手 or fighting, we must keep our weight on back leg. This is …

Holding on to a Seniors Hand A lot of people when they are doing Chi Sau黐手with someone who is more senior than …

Turning Sideways During Chi Sau黐手 When practicing Chi Sau黐手 some people like to turn their body to the side.  This means they have one leg forwards …

Toes Out, Heels In We can easily just focus on our hands during Chi Sau, really we should focus more on our …

Do Not Move Your Head Many beginners, when they start doing Chi Sau黐手, will move their head when they are attacked. Of …

Bad Posture During Chi Sau黐手 there are some students who do not keep a good posture, most of them hunch their back because they are trying …

Single and Double Hand Contact During Chi Sau黐手 some students always keep contact with one hand only and this is also a bad habit.  They do …

Do Not Hit Back Another bad habit during Chi Sau黐手 is ego. When we practice Chi Sau we need to think of it as …

Step Back If our opponent makes us tense what should we do? The answer is we should use a foot work to step …

Relaxation in Chi Sau Every time we Chi Sau we should try to relax. Naturally when we are fighting or in a situation where somebody is …

Make your opponent Tense. I have come across many people who try and pull their hands out when they have been grabbed. …

Do Not Be Afraid If Your Hands Are Grabbed As I said last time, holding on to your opponent’s hands is a …

Holding the Hands In Chi Sau黐手 there are some bad hand techniques that will not lead us to a high level of …

Do Not Hit Low I have been studying and practicing Wing Chun for over 40 years. During this time I have come across so many …

Teui Ma 退馬 – pt 2 As we looked at last time, Teui Ma退馬 is the way of stepping backwards. When we step back …

Teui Ma 退馬 – Part1 As we talked about last time, the first four methods of footwork in Wing Chun training are Jyun …

7 Star Footwork 七星步法 When training Tsum Kiu (Chahm Kiuh)尋橋, we should concentrate on footwork as this is the main purpose of …

Two Dai Bong Sau低膀手 When we practice Tsum Kiu尋橋 we learn to do the Dai Bong Sau低膀手 whilst we do the Jeun Ma進馬, in …

Dai Bong低膀 and Taan Sau 攤手 In Tsum Kiu in the sequence where do Dai Bon we also do Taan Sau. Do …

Dai Bong Power In Tsum Kiu尋橋, after using Dai Bong低膀 we change to Taan Sau 攤手. As we step forwards we push …

Dai Bong低膀 When we are practising Tsum Kiu尋橋, whilst doing Jeun Ma進馬 we also use Dai Bong and Taan Sau攤手. This is …

Third Kick In Tsum Kiu (Chahm Kiuh) 尋橋  we kick three times. The first kick is after Jyun Ma轉馬 and Waahng Laahn …

Dang Geuk 蹬脚 The second kick in Tsum Kiu尋橋 is Dang Geuk,  this means straight bouncing out kick.  It is like Jung Kuen衝拳, Wing Chun’s …

Chaan Geuk 鏟腳 In Tsum Kiu (Chahm Kiuh) 尋橋 there are two kinds of kicking techniques. The first is Chaan Geuk鏟腳 and the second is …

Feet Together In Tsum Kiu the sequence of Jeun Ma進馬, Taan Sau攤手, Dai Bong 低膀手 ends with both feet together after the 3 steps. …

 Jeun Ma 進馬 The other kind of footwork is Jeun Ma進馬. Jeun 進 means forwards. Ma 馬 means step, so Jeun Ma means step forwards. During …

Waahng Ma橫馬 Waahng Ma橫馬 means walking sideways. Waahng橫 means level, that means sideways in a straight line. Ma馬 is stance but in …

 Jyun Ma轉馬 – Part 2 Practising Jyun Ma 轉馬 takes many years to get it correct. I have never come across a beginner …

Jyun Ma 轉馬 Jyun Ma 轉馬 is the first footwork we learn in Wing Chun and it is a very important part …

Three Sections in Tsum Kiu 尋橋 Tsum Kiu尋橋 has three sections, just like Siu Lim Tao小念頭. When we study Wing Chun we …

Pek劈, Jam枕, Muht Sau沫手 In Tsum Kiu尋橋, we often end a sequence of movements with Pek劈, Jam Sau 枕手 and Muht Sau沫手. …

 Mai Jarn Kuen埋㬹拳 Once we know Waahng Laahn Kuen 横欗拳, we should also learn about its brother, Mai Jarn Kuen埋㬹拳. Mai Jarn …

Tsum Kiu part 4 – Wan Lan (Waanhng Laahn) Kuen 橫欄拳   In Tsum Kiu尋橋 see many Bong Sau 膀手 and Wu …

Tsum Kiu 尋橋 Part 3 – Wan Lan (Waanhg Laahn) Sau横欗手 and Chong Kuen冲拳 In Tsum Kiu there is a Sequence of techniques …