VTM
08-10-2009, 12:33 PM
Dear Teachers, Students, Parents, and Friends,
It is with great excitement with the announcement of the new appointment for the VTM as a US regional coordinator of the World Wing Chun Union.
The World Wing Chun Union is a newly formed organization based out of Hong Kong. GM Ip Chun, the chairman of the WWCU and Sifu Checkley Sin, one of the vice chairmen of WWCU, also one of the producers of the renowned movie 'Ip Man' lead the committee which is consisted of the WC practitioners from the 3rd generation to 5th generation from Grand Master Ip Man. The young union, a non-profit organization, runs a simple and magnificent goal with the VTM -- to gather all WC lineages in unity.
The first WWCU event is scheduled for November 6-8, 2009 in Hong Kong and Foshan, China. This event, World Wing Chun Union Charitable Thousand People Grand Performance 2009 (世界詠春聯會慈善千人大滙演 2009) is intended to bring together at least 1,000 practitioners of Wing Chun from around the world, from various lineages inside and outside the Ip Man lineage, to demonstrate the diversity of Wing Chun and raise money for World Visions, a worldwide charitable organization * and even try for a Guinness World Record.
Basic Summery:
1. To gather all WC lineage practitioners or representatives in the world to share their unique WC skills and make friends for each other as a base of the further development.
2. The first worldwide WC performance for all WC lineages (Ip Man WC and non-Ip Man’s WC) that has even been seen in the WC world.
3. The Grand Performance would be a charity fund raising for World Visions, a worldwide charitable organization. One or some philanthropies would plan to donate an amount of money to individual participant as an accumulating fund rising. The details will be told later.
4. To plan to apply for the Guinness World Records for the Grand Performance.
Participants will spend Saturday November 7th in Hong Kong. All participants check out hotel and would be carried to the location of the performance before the noon time. The location is at Avenue of Stars the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui East. See attached files for your reference. The performance will be started after the opening ceremony by Hong Kong government high officer, the representative of World Visions Hong Kong…etc. The programme will be completed on or before 5:00pm
Sunday November 8th in Foshan. Foshan City performance:
On November 7 ( Saturday ): All participants will start on journey to Foshan by travel buses on or before 5:00pm After checking in hotel and having dinner, a simple gathering and briefing event will be hold on somewhere in Foshan.
On November 8 (Sunday): A rehearsal may be hold before lunch time. Foshan government will prepare vehicles to carry all participants to join the Foshan Cultural Festival – the Grand Parade in autumn 2009. The parade will start on 3:00pm to 5:00pm at Nam Hoi district, Foshan. The Grand Performance 2009 will be completed when the parade is finished. The participants may come back Hong Kong directly under an earlier car-booking reservation, or start their further journey.
All participants will receive a special commemorative booklet and certificate of attendance. Schools with a significant number of participants (20-49, 50+) will also have the opportunity to share information on their school in the special commemorative booklet.
Itinerary (Preliminary)
Before, during and after this trip, the VTM will also have an opportunity to share our current research with the larger Wing Chun community, especially on some of the lesser known lineages in Hong Kong and Foshan from around the world.
Before or after WWCU events, there will be free time or participate in VTM activities. (training, schools visit, VTAA HQ visit, Hong Kong Tour, etc.)
6 November (Friday)
3:00 -- 5:00PM Arrival at Camp
6:30 -- 7:30PM Dinner
8:30 -- 10:30PM Reception, Performance Rehearsal, Group Exchange
7 November (Saturday)
6:30 -- 7:30AM Breakfast
8:00 -- 9:30AM Assembly at Tsimshatsui East Harbour Front
10:00 -- 11:00AM Wing Chun Public Performance
11:30 -- 12:30AM Light Lunch
1:00 -- 4:00PM Travel to Foshan
5:00 -- 6:00PM Arrival at own Hotels
6:30 -- 7:30PM Dinner
8:30 -- 10:30PM Reception, Performance Rehearsal, Group Exchange (organized by Foshan)
8 November (Sunday)
6:30 -- 7:30AM Breakfast
8:00 -- 9:30AM Assembly, Rehearsal
10:00 -- 11:00AM Autumn Carnival
12:00 -- 1:00PM Lunch
2:00 -- 5:00PM Travel to Hong Kong, End of Convention
For more information on the trip, please contact the Ving Tsun Museum at (937) 236-6485 or host@vtmuseum.org
Web site: www.vtmuseum.org or www.worldwingchununion.org
The organizing committee is in discussion to arrange rooms, tours, and packages. More details will be coming soon!
This month, official filming began on the sequel to ‘Ip Man’ movie. This second movie will primarily focus on the period of time from when Ip Man fled the communists from Foshan to Hong Kong and met up with his first generation students. The movie will feature many Wing Chun legends, such as Leung Shun,
Wong Shun Leung, and even a young Bruce Lee.
A second Wing Chun Museum is under construction in Foshan, with the main theme being Ip Man and a secondary theme of Wing Chun in General.
This new Museum will exist in addition to the Ip Man Tong.
Many of exciting news for the Wing Chun community!
It is with great excitement with the announcement of the new appointment for the VTM as a US regional coordinator of the World Wing Chun Union.
The World Wing Chun Union is a newly formed organization based out of Hong Kong. GM Ip Chun, the chairman of the WWCU and Sifu Checkley Sin, one of the vice chairmen of WWCU, also one of the producers of the renowned movie 'Ip Man' lead the committee which is consisted of the WC practitioners from the 3rd generation to 5th generation from Grand Master Ip Man. The young union, a non-profit organization, runs a simple and magnificent goal with the VTM -- to gather all WC lineages in unity.
The first WWCU event is scheduled for November 6-8, 2009 in Hong Kong and Foshan, China. This event, World Wing Chun Union Charitable Thousand People Grand Performance 2009 (世界詠春聯會慈善千人大滙演 2009) is intended to bring together at least 1,000 practitioners of Wing Chun from around the world, from various lineages inside and outside the Ip Man lineage, to demonstrate the diversity of Wing Chun and raise money for World Visions, a worldwide charitable organization * and even try for a Guinness World Record.
Basic Summery:
1. To gather all WC lineage practitioners or representatives in the world to share their unique WC skills and make friends for each other as a base of the further development.
2. The first worldwide WC performance for all WC lineages (Ip Man WC and non-Ip Man’s WC) that has even been seen in the WC world.
3. The Grand Performance would be a charity fund raising for World Visions, a worldwide charitable organization. One or some philanthropies would plan to donate an amount of money to individual participant as an accumulating fund rising. The details will be told later.
4. To plan to apply for the Guinness World Records for the Grand Performance.
Participants will spend Saturday November 7th in Hong Kong. All participants check out hotel and would be carried to the location of the performance before the noon time. The location is at Avenue of Stars the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui East. See attached files for your reference. The performance will be started after the opening ceremony by Hong Kong government high officer, the representative of World Visions Hong Kong…etc. The programme will be completed on or before 5:00pm
Sunday November 8th in Foshan. Foshan City performance:
On November 7 ( Saturday ): All participants will start on journey to Foshan by travel buses on or before 5:00pm After checking in hotel and having dinner, a simple gathering and briefing event will be hold on somewhere in Foshan.
On November 8 (Sunday): A rehearsal may be hold before lunch time. Foshan government will prepare vehicles to carry all participants to join the Foshan Cultural Festival – the Grand Parade in autumn 2009. The parade will start on 3:00pm to 5:00pm at Nam Hoi district, Foshan. The Grand Performance 2009 will be completed when the parade is finished. The participants may come back Hong Kong directly under an earlier car-booking reservation, or start their further journey.
All participants will receive a special commemorative booklet and certificate of attendance. Schools with a significant number of participants (20-49, 50+) will also have the opportunity to share information on their school in the special commemorative booklet.
Itinerary (Preliminary)
Before, during and after this trip, the VTM will also have an opportunity to share our current research with the larger Wing Chun community, especially on some of the lesser known lineages in Hong Kong and Foshan from around the world.
Before or after WWCU events, there will be free time or participate in VTM activities. (training, schools visit, VTAA HQ visit, Hong Kong Tour, etc.)
6 November (Friday)
3:00 -- 5:00PM Arrival at Camp
6:30 -- 7:30PM Dinner
8:30 -- 10:30PM Reception, Performance Rehearsal, Group Exchange
7 November (Saturday)
6:30 -- 7:30AM Breakfast
8:00 -- 9:30AM Assembly at Tsimshatsui East Harbour Front
10:00 -- 11:00AM Wing Chun Public Performance
11:30 -- 12:30AM Light Lunch
1:00 -- 4:00PM Travel to Foshan
5:00 -- 6:00PM Arrival at own Hotels
6:30 -- 7:30PM Dinner
8:30 -- 10:30PM Reception, Performance Rehearsal, Group Exchange (organized by Foshan)
8 November (Sunday)
6:30 -- 7:30AM Breakfast
8:00 -- 9:30AM Assembly, Rehearsal
10:00 -- 11:00AM Autumn Carnival
12:00 -- 1:00PM Lunch
2:00 -- 5:00PM Travel to Hong Kong, End of Convention
For more information on the trip, please contact the Ving Tsun Museum at (937) 236-6485 or host@vtmuseum.org
Web site: www.vtmuseum.org or www.worldwingchununion.org
The organizing committee is in discussion to arrange rooms, tours, and packages. More details will be coming soon!
This month, official filming began on the sequel to ‘Ip Man’ movie. This second movie will primarily focus on the period of time from when Ip Man fled the communists from Foshan to Hong Kong and met up with his first generation students. The movie will feature many Wing Chun legends, such as Leung Shun,
Wong Shun Leung, and even a young Bruce Lee.
A second Wing Chun Museum is under construction in Foshan, with the main theme being Ip Man and a secondary theme of Wing Chun in General.
This new Museum will exist in addition to the Ip Man Tong.
Many of exciting news for the Wing Chun community!