The Pole Dummy or "Kwun Jong"

[KPM]

I want one of these! When I have a place big enough to accommodate it I plan to build one. It looks like it would be easy enough.

This is the “pole dummy” from Tang Yik Weng Chun. It is a large frame that holds 7 poles that the practitioner trains against. At one point there was only maybe only 1 or 2 of these in existence. You’ll see below that Sergio says there are 3 and Derek says there are 5 and I found video of someone with at least 1 more. So as people see this on youtube there will likely be more of them showing up in schools and backyards.

Why is it not more well known, like Wing Chun’s Wooden Dummy you might ask? Well, according to Sifu Sergio’s research, Yip Man did quite a bit of cross-training with friends at the Dai Dak Lan when he lived in Hong Kong. From what I understand, the Dai Dak Lan was a warehouse in the fish market area. In China the wooden dummy or Mook Yan Jong was sunk into the ground like a post. In Hong Kong at the Dai Dak Lan is where it is believed that the first wall-mounted dummy was invented. Yip Man saw this, took some measurements, and had Koo Sang make one for him. Yip Man trained with Tang Yik at the Dai Dak Lan and is said to have refined the pole that he already knew and learned a bit more from Tang Yik. But Yip Man never saw the Kwun Jong because Tang Yik kept it on the roof of his apartment building rather than at the Dai Dak Lan. Who knows? If Yip Man had seen and trained on Tang Yik’s Kwun Jong, it would probably be a regular part of Wing Chun today!

Here Sifu Sergio gives us an introduction and background to the Kwun Jong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rEZD2dyVgU

Derek Rozanski (VingDragon) was a regular active member of this forum at one time. But like a lot of the older guys with good things to say, he either got tired of the nonsense that goes on here, or was just plain driven away. He started out with Andreas Hoffman and became rather disillusioned with what Hoffman was saying and doing. So he sought out some of the original Weng Chun people and has studied Michael Tang (Tang Yik’s descendent) as well as others. Derek built the first Kwun Jong in the US. Here he is talking about it and demo’ing:

Kwun Jong 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lLZbXxbG8I

Kwun Jong 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2utDXKelxo

Michael Tang demo’ing on the Kwun Jong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCK06318jGk&list=UUrsJrRLUVFTvbWv-y6_Jy7A

Finally, someone in the states that has made one for themself just based on photos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTquJeHrqms

Derek has also built a smaller 3 pole version based on the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz8hB3eSbUg

I’d be remiss if I did not re-post the footage of Tang Yik himself doing the pole. I know many have seen it already, but it’s worth repeating just because the man was so impressive with the pole!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBic0U0_M0M

So has anyone else built one of these yet and given it a go?

[Eric_H]

Yip Man trained with Tang Yik at the Dai Dak Lan and is said to have refined the pole that he already knew and learned a bit more from Tang Yik


That's the first I've heard of it being Tang Yik that Ip Man trained with. What's the source on that?

[KPM]

That's the first I've heard of it being Tang Yik that Ip Man trained with. What's the source on that?

Tang Yik, Chu Chong Man, and others. Sifu Sergio stated this in one of his articles for Wing Chun Illustrated. He has traveled and interviewed direct students of the Wing Chun Masters involved. But I've read it in other places as well. Yip Man also spent time with Yuen Kay Shan. I think when you look at forms from the different lineages, Yip Man's forms are more simliar to Yuen Kay Shan/Sum Nung lineage than they are to the Chan Wah Shun lineage. But that's a topic for another thread. ;-)

[BPWT]

I think it was Robert Chu who once posited the theory that maybe Yip Man never actually met Leung Bik in Hong Kong, as he'd claimed. That YM used this story so that his teachers would not lose face knowing that he had improved his skills with someone outside of their line of Wing Chun.

If I remember correctly, Robert said that maybe Leung Bik in Yip Man's story, was actually Yuen Kay San.

It makes some sense, as we know YM did meet with YKS and also with Sum Nung, and certain things we do today in YM WT/VT/WC come from YSK Wing Chun.

[EternalSpring]

I think there have been several names put forward for who "Leung Bik' might have been had the YM story not been true. Another example besides those mentioned in this thread is Chu Chong Man.

They all definitely did some training together, I think a quick google search of "Yip Man Chu Chong Man" will show pictures of them together, possibly at dai duk lan.

I actually didn't know that the Gwon Jong was such a rarity. My Sigong has one, but now that I think about it, one of his sifus also had a title like "King of the Gwon," so maybe it came from him. Although it could be that some YM lineages have it and use it and dont mention it often because they dont have a form for it. I only noticed my Sigong's because I had heard about the Gwon Jong before and seen a picture so when I saw it I was like "oh wow, is that a pole dummy?" To which my sifu said yes.

[Vajramusti]

I think it was Robert Chu who once posited the theory that maybe Yip Man never actually met Leung Bik in Hong Kong, as he'd claimed. That YM used this story so that his teachers would not lose face knowing that he had improved his skills with someone outside of their line of Wing Chun.

If I remember correctly, Robert said that maybe Leung Bik in Yip Man's story, was actually Yuen Kay San.

It makes some sense, as we know YM did meet with YKS and also with Sum Nung, and certain things we do today in YM WT/VT/WC come from YSK Wing Chun.


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[hunt1]

Joy is right on the mark. people claim their wing chun comes from a better source than Yip Man so they can make money on being different. People that claim Leung Bik was really Yuen Kai Shan and other such stuff is garbage and the result of biased research.

Their was one person that had enough wing chun knowledge to know the truth and everyone that makes these claims conveniently ignores him. Jui Wan was already a wing chun Sifu in Fatshan and he was friends with and knew first hand YKS and everyone else. When his son asked him why become Yip Man's student after he moved to HK in 1953 he was very clear. In Fatshan Yip's wing chun was like everyone else's. When they met up in 1953 Yip's wing chun was both different and better. Jui Wan asked Yip what was different and where it came from and Yip told him he learned from Leung Bik. Jui Wan asked to learn this from Yip Man and so became Yip's student. . This was also before the time of the Yip learning from Dai Duk lan stories. When asked Yip was clear that while similar Weng Chun and his Wing Chun were different from different sources.

If you want to call a dead man a liar that is your right but Jui Wan was highly skilled and knew very well the difference between The wing chun in Fatshan and Yip's HK wing chun

[KPM]

Hunt1:

The Leung Bik story may very well be true. That still does not negate the idea that Yip Man spent time with Yuen Kay Shan or at the Dai Duk Lan with the Weng Chun guys there. I noted Yip Man expanding on his knowledge of the pole by working with Tang Yik. That may be completely separate from anything he learned from Leung Bik.

Yuen Kay Shan, Chu Chong Man, Tang Yik....all historical people documented and known. Leung Bik? Not much known about him at all.

Eternalspring:

Who is your Sigung that has the Kwun Jong?

[KPM]

Don't take my word for it. Judge for yourself:

Chan Wah Shun lineage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1RlwzKAcnI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hobs0Kh-f7I

Yuen Kay San lineage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDpx5juWHX0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX9KviQDMGA

[Vajramusti]

Joy is right on the mark. people claim their wing chun comes from a better source than Yip Man so they can make money on being different. People that claim Leung Bik was really Yuen Kai Shan and other such stuff is garbage and the result of biased research.

Their was one person that had enough wing chun knowledge to know the truth and everyone that makes these claims conveniently ignores him. Jui Wan was already a wing chun Sifu in Fatshan and he was friends with and knew first hand YKS and everyone else. When his son asked him why become Yip Man's student after he moved to HK in 1953 he was very clear. In Fatshan Yip's wing chun was like everyone else's. When they met up in 1953 Yip's wing chun was both different and better. Jui Wan asked Yip what was different and where it came from and Yip told him he learned from Leung Bik. Jui Wan asked to learn this from Yip Man and so became Yip's student. . This was also before the time of the Yip learning from Dai Duk lan stories. When asked Yip was clear that while similar Weng Chun and his Wing Chun were different from different sources.

If you want to call a dead man a liar that is your right but Jui Wan was highly skilled and knew very well the difference between The wing chun in Fatshan and Yip's HK wing chun
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good post.

[Vajramusti]

Kwok Fu now deceased was an early mainland student of Ip Man and knew IM contemporaries like YKS. There is a controversial interview in Chinese with him on youtube where with smiles he talks about crossing hands with YKS and some remarks by IM about being careful in doing the jong when YKS was around.

Chu Chong Man was a distant relative and friend of IM hence the visits. Weng chun stances are quite different from IM's stances.

[BPWT]

Kwok Fu now deceased was an early mainland student of Ip Man and knew IM contemporaries like YKS. There is a controversial interview in Chinese with him on youtube where with smiles he talks about crossing hands with YKS and some remarks by IM about being careful in doing the jong when YKS was around.

Chu Chong Man was a distant relative and friend of IM hence the visits. Weng chun stances are quite different from IM's stances.

Do you have a link for the interview, Joy?

Out of interest, is there anyone else who spoke of knowing Leung Bik in Hong Kong?

[BPWT]

Certainly every group has its own spin on things, and Sifu Sergio has found some interesting info over the years. :)

Also I saw this a while back...

"Yiu Wing Ken (Yiu Choi’s grandson) explains that, in the old days in Futsan, Yuen Kay San, his grandfather Yiu Choi, and Yip Man were called the "Three Heroes of Wing Chun" and were often mentioned together. Yuen Kay San student, Leung Jan Sing, also provided an ancestral document indicating that Yuen Kay San studied with Fung Siu Ching, who learnt Wimng Chun on the Red Boats, while Yip Man and others studied under Yuen Kay San himself. This record was actually made public in the 1970's but had not been publicly disseminated in the West. Yip Man was not Yuen’s official student, having only learnt a little from him. Yuen Kay San taught Yip Man all the chi sau Yip knew - but this was not all that Yuen Kay San knew. In the order of seniority on the family tree, Yuen Kay San ranked at the first level, that is, he was unarguably the top Wing Chun man during his lifetime, with Yip Man being listed the last. It would be normal, therefore, as he did, for Yip Man to ask Yuen Kay San for instruction.

"Yip Chun also misrepresented the facts of Leung Jan’s biography and reports on his life from several independent sources in claiming to have known Leung Bik whom he portrayed in the movie. He did not know Leung Bik. No Leung Bik ever taught Yip Man. Yip Man was taught by Ng Chung So. Leung Bik was a romantic fiction derived to promote Hong Kong Wing Chun in the early days. Yip obtained superior skills to his class-mates in Futsan by learning from Yuen Kay San. In fact, Yip’s father at one stage, asked his friend,Yuen Kay San’s father to teach Yip Man some Wing Chun."

http://yunhoiwingchun.com.au/articles/general/yuen-kay-san-was-the-top-wing-chun-sifu

[GlennR]

Certainly every group has its own spin on things, and Sifu Sergio has found some interesting info over the years. :)

Also I saw this a while back...

"Yiu Wing Ken (Yiu Choi’s grandson) explains that, in the old days in Futsan, Yuen Kay San, his grandfather Yiu Choi, and Yip Man were called the "Three Heroes of Wing Chun" and were often mentioned together. Yuen Kay San student, Leung Jan Sing, also provided an ancestral document indicating that Yuen Kay San studied with Fung Siu Ching, who learnt Wimng Chun on the Red Boats, while Yip Man and others studied under Yuen Kay San himself. This record was actually made public in the 1970's but had not been publicly disseminated in the West. Yip Man was not Yuen’s official student, having only learnt a little from him. Yuen Kay San taught Yip Man all the chi sau Yip knew - but this was not all that Yuen Kay San knew. In the order of seniority on the family tree, Yuen Kay San ranked at the first level, that is, he was unarguably the top Wing Chun man during his lifetime, with Yip Man being listed the last. It would be normal, therefore, as he did, for Yip Man to ask Yuen Kay San for instruction.

"Yip Chun also misrepresented the facts of Leung Jan’s biography and reports on his life from several independent sources in claiming to have known Leung Bik whom he portrayed in the movie. He did not know Leung Bik. No Leung Bik ever taught Yip Man. Yip Man was taught by Ng Chung So. Leung Bik was a romantic fiction derived to promote Hong Kong Wing Chun in the early days. Yip obtained superior skills to his class-mates in Futsan by learning from Yuen Kay San. In fact, Yip’s father at one stage, asked his friend,Yuen Kay San’s father to teach Yip Man some Wing Chun."

http://yunhoiwingchun.com.au/articles/general/yuen-kay-san-was-the-top-wing-chun-sifu

For gods sake, does a link here or there, or someones opinion make it so?

Heres my lineage just to confuse the matter.... Leung Biks brother

http://www.wingchunpedia.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=WCP.LeungChun

Honestly, its all hearsay, unsubstantiated opinion and rumour ,all of this "who learnt what of who stuff"

Does it really matter anymore?

[BPWT]

No, it doesn't make it so - just food for thought. :)

Interesting to think about where stuff might have come from, and why. Doesn't really matter when someone's trying to kick you in the nuts. :D

Maybe it all originally came from a snake getting frisky with a crane, watched by a fox and with a voyeur nun taking notes and... nah! Maybe not.

:)

[KPM]

Honestly, its all hearsay, unsubstantiated opinion and rumour ,all of this "who learnt what of who stuff"

This is true. That's why I posted those video clips so people could have a look for themselves. There is no doubt that Yip Man "did his own thing" and was truly the GrandMaster of "Yip Man Wing Chun." But there is also no doubt that Yip Man had multiple influences in developing his Wing Chun. Exactly what those where and to what extent is all conjecture now. But some things tend to make more sense and fit the story better than others. ;)

[KPM]

Yes. Interesting article. Some years back I used to correspond with Zopa on a regular basis. He had lots of interesting things to say about the relationship between Yip Man and Yuen Kay San. His intel was based upon direct conversations with Sum Nun himself. Most has never been made public, and its not for me to do so. But what has been said here so far is consistent with what Zopa told me that Sum Nun told him. But as has been said....it all really makes little difference now. Heck....even the guys that learned from Wong Shun Leung can't agree on his "true" teachings, so how would we ever sort out what Yip Man may have learned?



Certainly every group has its own spin on things, and Sifu Sergio has found some interesting info over the years. :)

Also I saw this a while back...

"Yiu Wing Ken (Yiu Choi’s grandson) explains that, in the old days in Futsan, Yuen Kay San, his grandfather Yiu Choi, and Yip Man were called the "Three Heroes of Wing Chun" and were often mentioned together. Yuen Kay San student, Leung Jan Sing, also provided an ancestral document indicating that Yuen Kay San studied with Fung Siu Ching, who learnt Wimng Chun on the Red Boats, while Yip Man and others studied under Yuen Kay San himself. This record was actually made public in the 1970's but had not been publicly disseminated in the West. Yip Man was not Yuen’s official student, having only learnt a little from him. Yuen Kay San taught Yip Man all the chi sau Yip knew - but this was not all that Yuen Kay San knew. In the order of seniority on the family tree, Yuen Kay San ranked at the first level, that is, he was unarguably the top Wing Chun man during his lifetime, with Yip Man being listed the last. It would be normal, therefore, as he did, for Yip Man to ask Yuen Kay San for instruction.

"Yip Chun also misrepresented the facts of Leung Jan’s biography and reports on his life from several independent sources in claiming to have known Leung Bik whom he portrayed in the movie. He did not know Leung Bik. No Leung Bik ever taught Yip Man. Yip Man was taught by Ng Chung So. Leung Bik was a romantic fiction derived to promote Hong Kong Wing Chun in the early days. Yip obtained superior skills to his class-mates in Futsan by learning from Yuen Kay San. In fact, Yip’s father at one stage, asked his friend,Yuen Kay San’s father to teach Yip Man some Wing Chun."

http://yunhoiwingchun.com.au/articles/general/yuen-kay-san-was-the-top-wing-chun-sifu

[Vajramusti]

[QUOTE=BPWT;1251701]Do you have a link for the interview, Joy?

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860 for Interview with Kwok Fu on you tube


A Secret Interview with Legendary Gwok Fu 郭富 , Wing ... - YouTube

Google the above topic.

[BPWT]

A Secret Interview with Legendary Gwok Fu 郭富 , Wing ... - YouTube. Google the above topic.

Many thanks! :)

[Eric_H]

Tang Yik, Chu Chong Man, and others. Sifu Sergio stated this in one of his articles for Wing Chun Illustrated. He has traveled and interviewed direct students of the Wing Chun Masters involved. But I've read it in other places as well. Yip Man also spent time with Yuen Kay Shan. I think when you look at forms from the different lineages, Yip Man's forms are more simliar to Yuen Kay Shan/Sum Nung lineage than they are to the Chan Wah Shun lineage. But that's a topic for another thread. ;-)


Actually, I've heard directly from some of that crowd too that GM Ip didn't train with Chu Chong Man, but had some interactions with him. I don't know about Tang Yik.

I think there may be some muddy waters there between "yeah he knew that guy" and "he spent some time training with him"

[KPM]

Actually, I've heard directly from some of that crowd too that GM Ip didn't train with Chu Chong Man, but had some interactions with him. I don't know about Tang Yik.

I think there may be some muddy waters there between "yeah he knew that guy" and "he spent some time training with him"

You may very well be right! As Joy has pointed out, Weng Chun stances and body dynamics are quite different than Wing Chun's as far as the empty-hand methods go. However, the pole is very similar. The most solid thing I've read is that Yip Man expanded his knowledge of the pole by working with Tang Yik. This seems reasonable to me. After all, Tang Yik was widely known as "King of the Long Pole." Who wouldn't want to take advantage of spending some time with him? There was a "conclave" of Weng Chun guys that trained together and exchanged knowledge at the Dai Duk Lan. Yip Man has never been said to have been part of this group. It's only be said that he knew them and visited at times. But it wouldn't be unreasonable to think that he took Tang Yik aside and said "hey brother, show me some of that Long Pole that you are so famous for!" ;)

The Yuen Kay San connection is something else altogether. This was well before Yip Man's move to Hong Kong.

[Vajramusti]

Actually, I've heard directly from some of that crowd too that GM Ip didn't train with Chu Chong Man, but had some interactions with him. I don't know about Tang Yik.

I think there may be some muddy waters there between "yeah he knew that guy" and "he spent some time training with him"
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Chu chong man was a distant relative and friend. Ip Man knew martial artists from other styles as well including CLF. A bid inductive leap from that to claim that Ip Man learned wing chun from Chu Chong Man's weng chun.

Tan Yik's pole work is impressive and acrobatic but again the body structure is different from Ip Man.
Also Ip Man's pole does not make than two sounds.

[KPM]

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Tan Yik's pole work is impressive and acrobatic but again the body structure is different from Ip Man.
Also Ip Man's pole does not make than two sounds.

I guess we can all see different things. But a low horse, cat stance, forward/brace stance, centerline structure....all seems pretty similar to me. I watch the footage of Tang Yik and I see just about everything from Yip Man's pole, plus more.

[KPM]

I guess we can all see different things. But a low horse, cat stance, forward/brace stance, centerline structure....all seems pretty similar to me. I watch the footage of Tang Yik and I see just about everything from Yip Man's pole, plus more.

I don't expect anyone to just take my word for it. Judge for yourselves:

Yip Man Lineage Pole:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8HadGNc6I&list=PL6F765C2A372175C5

Tang Yik:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPIoNJqqYkI

[KPM]

Don't take my word for it. Judge for yourself:

Chan Wah Shun lineage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1RlwzKAcnI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hobs0Kh-f7I

Yuen Kay San lineage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDpx5juWHX0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX9KviQDMGA


As I said before, there is no question that Yip Man's Wing Chun was his own formulation, and a ****ed good one! :) But we can still ask ourselves, was Yip Man's Wing Chun influenced by Yuen Kay San? I invite you to form your own opinion. Below are two overview/demo videos. If you don't watch the whole thing, at least just skip through at random and check out what they are doing. Granted, I think that the Chan Wah Shun lineage has likely undergone a bit of "expansion" since Yip Man's day, but still.....which one looks the most like Yip Man's Wing Chun to you?

More Chan Wah Shun lineage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G304i7ZnX4M

More Yuen Kay San lineage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avDKTLyRP3Q

[KPM]

Here's Wong Shun Leung doing the Pole:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dATeDTE8zUc

Again, compare to Tang Yik. Much more similarities than differences. IMHO, Yip Man Pole and Tang Yik pole are essentially the same. But Tang Yik pole is more comprehensive in its scope of techniques. You might say that Yip Man pole is just a part of Tang Yik's larger pole method. At least that's what I see. Take a look and decide for yourself. ;)

Here is the Pole as taught by Yip Man before he moved to Hong Kong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GLue5dZZIk

Note that the stances are a bit higher and the "snap" not as pronounced. This could just be due to the skill level of the people in the video.

I'm not saying that Yip Man learned his Pole Form from Tang Yik. But their Pole methods were obviously from the same source, and not "completely different" as some might say. What I AM saying is that it is reasonable to think that Yip Man got some pointers on the Pole from the man known as "King of the Long Pole" when he made his occasional visits to his friends at the Dai Duk Lan. Yip Man may not have been very interested in their empty hand methods, because they did vary quite a bit from his own. But this simply was not true of the Pole methods.

[Runlikehell]

For what it's worth. An oral legend passed down to me from the Nguyen Duy Hai line states pretty much the same story. Nguyen Duy Hai was a disciple of Ruan Ji Yun and brother of Ruan Kai Shan. Ruan Ji Yun was the teacher of Yu Cai. It was also stated that Leung Bik (Liang Bi) was actually an adopted son of Liang Zan by the name of Fang Hua, and it was Chen Hua Shun that called him Liang Bi (Stubborn Liang).

This corroborates with what I've heard too, only difference being that Fung Wah was just mentioned as Leung Jan's student and not his adopted son.

[Vajramusti]

Sacomani as an example of good Ip Man pole usage is nonsense.
IMO=the stances in weng chun and Ip Man pole work are different.
Ip Man's kwan work is less flowery than many and it is related to his structure, stance and hand work
Watching videos and regular instruction in developing a skill are different things.
In forums everyone has opinions-understandable and ok by me.

[dante-s]

I really enjoy this thread. Have you been aware of Sifu Sergio video with Weng Chun grandmaster Cheng Kwong? Also are 3 video from Sifu Maria discuss with Cheng Kwong some technics about Chi Sim Weng Chun.

on side note earlier I was in LA for Shaolin event and saw Yip Man Wing Chun Grandmaster William Cheung (awesome to see him in person!) was taking photo with Benny Meng. I thought they don't get along and the situation looked very awkward. Last night I saw those photos online then come across some discussion on FB surrounding Samuel Kwok get heat by Benny Meng and his student Alex Magnos attacking name and memory of GM Yip Man!

On this page https://www.facebook.com/planetvingwingtsun I saw Cheng Kwong video interview first time, then saw news about Yip Man Wing Chun under fire by Benny Meng's group.

[dante-s]

New update I wish to share. Just read looks like official response from Sifu Shannon Moore from TWC Asscociation on FB moments ago. This in regarding theory that BennyMeng make some connection to Willaim Cheung during the Shaolin Temple Cultural Festival in LA last weekend. I copy text below.


This is Sifu Shannon Moore, Executive Director of the Global Traditional Wing Chun Association headed by GM William Cheung. For the record, we have no affiliation whatsoever with Benny Meng or his Black flag organization. We do not acknowledge nor condone nor support any of his activities or his organization. Any image of GM William Cheung or any other representative of the GTWCKFA or event that is used will be WITHOUT our consent. The image(s) described were purely happen stance photo opportunities NOT initiated by the GTWCKFA.

This is some parts of post Shannon Moore made commentary on @ https://www.facebook.com/planetvingwingtsun click link to read full post by Victor Ruscher:


Since our friend J has gone out to serve so much has happened in the last few days it is quite incredible. Why is there such hatred spewing out from this fake Black Flag museum guy to go against our Ip Man clan? He was from Ip Man clan via Moy Yat. Is this some sort of revenge for Moy Yat taking back his personal items from the VTM all those years ago??? Their comments speak for themselves. Samuel Kwok is willing to stand up for his family. Who else will join Samuel Kwok? Now just within last 24-48 hrs reports that Meng could be using photos of him with William Cheung of TWC for his own agenda too but I am hearing William Cheung wants nothing to do with this snake in the grass.

Victor Ruscher

Oh man I am infuriated right now! I cannot believe how hot my blood is boiling right now at the injustice happening to our treasured Ip Man family and I think it is time we come together. We are under attack and have been, family. This is a silent war being perpetrated by people without principle and who are very unethical. Why can't we stay idle hoping the storm passes? And whom is waging this war? What are the stakes? Looks at these three comments by these leeches.

Kenneth Lin write on Oct 28, 2012: “Proud to be your Sifu, Suhu Meng. Spread the true words of HKB… Let’s reclaim the true bloodline of Wing Chun LOL”

Benny Meng write on Oct 13, 2013 insulting Samuel Kwok photo attach below: “I know what kind of person he is. Have no skill also.”

Alex Magnos write on Oct 13, 2013, insulting Yip Man heritage and history: “and for the sake of truth - Ip Man Wing Chun was indeed made up also.... and by whom?? by Ip Man himself, of course... only a dumb-ass doesn't know that, but even so, who cares?? some people really are full of BS!!!”

etc................
etc................
etc................

Sigung Kwok: “Benny Ming Black Flag Wing Chun make up fake Wing Chun is trying to destroy Ip Man Wing Chun It will never happened because of us”

Sigung SAMUEL KWOK is RIGHT about that snake oil salesman Benny Meng!!! Samuel Kwok really standing up for the future of Ip Man Clan against those Black Flag Bandits plan to destroy Ip Man Ving Tsun. He is now first in public figure to denounce them. I am proud that he takes this position, I think other legit Ving Tsun clans can no longer afford to ignore the dangers ahread.

Now take a look at this photos with William Cheung and Benny Meng stealing a photo op. https://www.facebook.com/hfmeng/media_set?set=a.3437728036704.112401.1675614975&type=1

Case of entrapment? How the hell would William Cheung allow this fake character Meng of made up Wing Chun use his image and for what, to promote his false made up Black Flag nonexistent Kuntao? Everyone knows William Cheung hates this @$$ h0le. I hope he doesn’t let that pos get away with that again.

etc................I hope this should clear doubts of TWC connecting to Black Flag as pretty clean cut to me based on this response. Was thinking they try to make some Shoalin connection together. NIGHT MARE!!! LOL.

[KPM]

Why are you posting the crap on my thread? It has NOTHING to do with the topic of the thread. Start your own topic if you want us to be aware of this.

[KPM]

Here are some more videos of Weng Chun Pole. Still looks very very similar to Yip Man Pole to me.

This time it is Pak Cheung:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S-VmTg4xKs&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq73JRPJPEc

[snakebyte8]

KPM just to help with your understanding of the Tang Yik video The first part of the video is the actual Luk Dim Bun but only a very short glimpse of the form. It is a very long form. Somewhere maybe halfway through you see chinese characters then the pole continues. This second part is NOT Luk Dim Bun but it is whats called 'Kwan Kung'. It is taught as a preliminary to the LDBK to prepare you, and that also is only a small portion of the Kwan Kung. Nowhere on the web have I seen the entire Luk Dim Bun Kwan posted in video. The Stances used in Wing Chun are used in Weng Chun as well as others.

Ellis West

[KPM]

KPM just to help with your understanding of the Tang Yik video The first part of the video is the actual Luk Dim Bun but only a very short glimpse of the form. It is a very long form. Somewhere maybe halfway through you see chinese characters then the pole continues. This second part is NOT Luk Dim Bun but it is whats called 'Kwan Kung'. It is taught as a preliminary to the LDBK to prepare you, and that also is only a small portion of the Kwan Kung. Nowhere on the web have I seen the entire Luk Dim Bun Kwan posted in video. The Stances used in Wing Chun are used in Weng Chun as well as others.

Ellis West

Thanks for the input! It would be nice to find some footage of the entire form.

[snakebyte8]

I'm pretty certain no footage of the complete form is online at this time and not likely in the future either.

Ellis West