Bruce Lee, already 50 years …
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Nico
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Just think, it’s already been 50 years since Bruce Lee left us. We’re still talking about him 50 years on, and he’s still a model,…
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Nico
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Leung Ting Wing Tsun in the 1970s
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Nico
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I present you here an article from Black Belt magazine from January 1975, entitled Wing Chun: Hong Kong’s Scientific Art, Yip Man leaves a link…
The Red Boat Opera : From Legend to Wing Chun History
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Nico
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In previous posts, including those on The legend and reality behind the Southern Shaolin Monastery, A Brief History of the secret society Tiandihui and The…
The legend and reality behind the Southern Shaolin Monastery
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Nico
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This post follows that of the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, which deals with the historical outlines of this mythical monastery known throughout the world. The…
The Black Belt’s Ip Ching interview
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Nico
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I present here an interview of Ip Ching, published in July 1995 in the Black Belt magazine [1]. This interview was conducted by Steve Lee…
The Northerner Master versus the Wing Chun clan of Fatshan
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Nico
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In this post, I would like to revisit an event that happened in Fatshan 佛山 (Foshan in Mandarin) in the 1920s (or early 1930s), an…
Wing Chun Jo Fen 詠春祖訓 : The Ancestral Rules
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Nico
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In the 1950s, Ip Man established 9 rules of conduct known as 詠春祖訓 Ving Tsun Jo Fen (according to the most commonly used script) ;…
Fighting against multiple opponents : difficult but trainable
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Nico
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In self-defense, one versus one is already difficult. One versus many is more so, that’s undeniable. In a dynamic of aggression, the aggressor chooses his…
The origins of Wing Chun by Ip Man
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Nico
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Below is the manuscript written by Ip Man 葉問 around 1965/66, in which the old Master recounts the origins of Wing Chun 詠春. This manuscript,…
Should we write “Ip Man” or “Yip Man” ?
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Nico
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In this short post, I would like to discuss the different spelling that exist to designate the Grand Master of Wing Chun ; Ip Man…
