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Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, well the point is the Kung Fu craze of the 1970s was pretty much single-handedly the result of Bruce's efforts. A lot of the prominent VT instructors who are continuing to popularize the art...

No doubt. Yip will probably go down in history as the most important martial arts "grandmaster" of all time. And rightfully so. I recall Linda Lee writing about Yip's instruction for a young Bruce to...

Yip definitely deserves credit for being the patriarch of modern day Wing Chun, but I dare say that without Bruce's bringing attention to WC that the art would still be relatively unheard of in...

There are several Ving Tsun websites which include in their "history of VT" sections the information that Yip had two daughters: Yip Ar Sum and Yip Ar Woon.

Still, from what I have read Yip went...

Actually, I wasn't stating that one should assume street thugs to be unskilled. Simply that opportunities of effectively applying Americana/figure-four locks in an MMA type setting against...

I read that somewhere a while back as well; however, I am wondering how accurate that info was. If Yip was able to escape the mainland to Macao with a daughter then I am wondering why he wasn't able...

I agree with the problems of using the "figure four" against a good jab or against a guy with superior grappling skills, especially in an MMA setting since the foundation for lots of those...

In the MYJ book written by Yip Chun (Yip's son) and "edited" by Leung Ting there is a photo of Yip and a grandchild. Although, the caption of the photo also says that Yip's daughter is in the...

I am a firm believer in the "pressure-testing" component of martial arts as well. Virtually all serious students of JKD whom I've encountered understand the importance of reality-based techniques....

Full contact events definitely have their merits. However, saying that something is impractical for the real world based upon its inclusion or omission in UFC type situations is short-sighted.

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Hendrik, yesterday you wrote:

"Trouble comes when people just mimic Wck technics without leaning the core principle practice of Wck from a proper teacher such as Wsl or Ho kam Ming ,..Sung Num...

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The "catch" of the jab and follow-up had a real nice flow to it. The lock and takedown were a perfect fit and show that traditional Kung Fu fits in extremely well into the...

Hendrik, it is silly to continue being stuck on this whole "pure" versus "impure" Wing Chun argument.

If I decide to follow up my Wing Chun with a hook punch that knocks the guy out then what...

As one who has been studying JKD for a bit I now know how to effectively apply various chokes including the rear naked choke. However, despite being involved in the martial arts for a good part of my...

Thanks for sharing the video.

I study JKD, but my favorite art within the system is Wing Chun. There are times when I want to work solely on my Wing Chun skills, therefore I won't add boxing,...

Does Hung Ga's "Iron Wire" form more closely resemble San Chien than SLT?

Using the idea that Pak Sao falls under the auspices of Fook energy, does that mean that one could consider Pak Sao to be a "major" technique of Ving Tsun?

I have a buddy who trains WSL VT who...

Ok. So now I see how Pak fits into the scheme of things. Am I right in I figuring that stuff like Jut Sao and Huen Sao fall under the "Fook Umbrella" as well?

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Vernon

Why is Pak Sau not listed as one of the fundamentals? On the drills (non Chi-Sau) I work almost everything initiates from the Pak.

There are positives and negatives of both gloved and non-gloved types of sparring. Bear in mind, though, that even non-gloved sparring is still "sparring." The only truly realistic fight practice is...

Dude, there has already been at least one inaccuracy pointed out with Leung Ting only being nine years old. Here's another:

Moy Yat didn't even start training under Yip Man until 1957, so how was...

It was kinda fun seeing the Wooden Man in one of the early scenes of the movie. I am glad Robert Downey was able to get the segment included. It was also nice seeing a Wing Chun man (Si-Fu Eric Oram)...

One should be "proficient" in five years, just as one should understand the basics of a major after five years of college, but when does one really know the system?

Done but never finished....

Even more importantly than which systems to choose is the idea that the chosen systems should flow together well.

There was an article in Black Belt magazine a few years ago concerning the modern...