Download or read book WSL Ving Tsuen Kuen Hok written by David Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WSL Ving Tsun Kuen Hok is the legacy of the late Sifu Wong Shun Leung, one of the most famous and formidable students of Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) Gung Fu patriarch, Grandmaster Ip Man. In this volume, Sifu David Peterson, author and student of the late Wong Shun Leung, presents a detailed overview of the entire WSL Ving Tsun Kuen Hok method in the form of individual essays that explore the forms, concepts, techniques and drills that comprise the legacy of his teacher, as well as an exclusive look at the life of Sifu Wong and his teacher, Grandmaster Ip Man. The book also discusses the very important connection between Sifu Wong and the late Bruce Lee, to whom he was a mentor, teacher and friend. Fully illustrated, in both colour and black-and-white, with never-before-published photos, along with an extensive appendix containing extra references for the reader, WSL Ving Tsun Kuen Hok: An Overview in the Form of Essays is a book that all practitioners of Ving Tsun should have in their reference collection.
Download or read book Wong Shun Leung Through My Eyes written by Cliff Au Yeung Kim Man and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sifu Cliff Au Yeung is the Principle Instructor at the Ving Tsun Martial Arts Institute in Hong Kong and Co-Founder of the Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun Kuen Hok Association of Canada. He began his Ving Tsun training under the late Sifu Wong Shun Leung who was the disciple of Ip Man (Yip Gai-Man); a master teacher of many students including one of the most famous, Bruce Lee. Wong Shun Leung Through My Eyes is a journey into Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun and chronicles some of the intimate details of Sifu Cliff Au Yeung's martial arts life, including his insights about Ip Man (Yip Gai-Man) and Bruce Lee. Do you want to start your journey into Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun? If you are teaching WSL Ving Tsun, do you understand Sifu Cliff Au Yeung's martial arts experience? This book was written to give you that unique insight.
Download or read book Look Beyond the Pointing Finger written by David Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tao of Wing Chun written by John Little and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese Kung Fu in the world today, with over four million practitioners. The art as it is presently understood has been handed down from teacher to student for more than three hundred years. Until now, no one has ever stepped back and taken a critical look at why this art’s techniques are presented and performed the way they are. This book, by Wing Chun master Danny Xuan and martial-arts authority John Little, is the first to decipher these techniques that until now have been encrypted within this art. Xuan and Little reveal how Wing Chun was designed holistically, based on the laws of physics, human nature, and biomechanics. It was also designed with economy, efficiency, and productivity in mind. Unlike other martial arts, Wing Chun doesn’t focus on making a person larger, more rugged, acrobatic or animal-like; rather, it focuses on making optimal use of one’s own bodily structure and power potential by applying the sciences of biomechanics and physics. Thus, it is possible for males and females of all ages and sizes to excel in this art. The Tao of Wing Chun provides a readable, authoritative means of cultivating personal protection skills, enhanced flexibility, improved coordination, greater stamina, and physical and mental fitness while simultaneously cultivating humility, focus, determination, self-confidence, character, camaraderie, and deep inner strength. Foremost, this book offers the reader the means by which to apply Wing Chun principles in daily life. Enhanced by forty-eight full-color illustrations, The Tao of Wing Chun will fascinate, educate, and entertain a wide range of readers—from beginner to master.
Download or read book Mastering Wing Chun Kung Fu written by Samuel Kwok and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the keys to the Ip Man Wing Chun Kung Fu system are explained. The three hand sets are shown in detail, along with the application of the key movements. One of the keys to Wing Chun is laying a proper foundation. The first form Siu Lim Tao (Little Idea) is the development of that foundation. While the first form teaches the correct structure of the attacks and defensive movements, it is in Chum Kiu that the student learns to "seek the bridge" and use both hands simultaneously, such as one hand defending while the other attacks. The third form, Biu Gee (Thrusting Fingers), also known as the (First Aid) form, teaches the keys to recovery from the loss of a superior position in fighting. Biu Gee training is one of the keys to learning to focus energy into a strike. Also covered is the Chi Sao (Sticking Hands) training of Wing Chun, as well as the key principles that have made Ip Man Wing Chun one of the most famous Kung Fu systems in the world.
Download or read book A Nation s Hope the Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis written by Matt de la Peña and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-12-26 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magnificent, inspiring story of an AMERICAN SPORTS HERO, by Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Pena. On the eve of World War II, African-American boxer Joe Louis fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that had more at stake than just the world heavyweight title. For much of America, their fight came to represent America’s war with Germany. This elegant and powerful picture book biography centers on this historic fight in which the American people came together to celebrate our nation’s founding ideals. New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award Booklist Editor's Choice Best Books of 2011 School Library Journal Best Books of 2011
Download or read book The Last of the Four Musketeers written by Allen Joe and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Grandmaster Allen Joe tells an extraordinary personal story of his family, true love, triumph, heartbreaks, and his best friends. Here is the true story told with enormous honesty, keen insight, passion, and essence of the human life. Allen takes us inside his family in Oaklands Chinatown before World War II and shares his experience of war and meeting his best friend, Bruce Lee. When Bruce and Linda were married in 1964, they moved to Oakland and lived with James Lee, his wife, and two children. As you read the story of Allens life, you will learn how Allens long-time friendship with James led to a meeting with Bruce in Seattle. As a reader, you will enter Bruce Lees world and get to know James, Bruce, Allen, and George, the Four Musketeers. Linda, Bruce Lees widow, says, I know Allens story will help people better understand Bruce Lees storythe story of achieving excellence against all odds. That is what this book is about. There are certain friends of my father I have gotten to know throughout my life that hold their friendship with my father in such a place of pure love. Their radiance blesses me every time I see them. Uncle Allen is one such friend. Thank you, Allen, for being such a bright light in my life. Shannon Lee, Bruce Lees daughter and chairman of the Bruce Lee Foundation Allen Joes story reveals how, when faced with long odds of success, persistently cultivating physical strength and mental strength enables us to overcome enormous odds. The bonds of friendship between Allen Joe and Bruce Lee offer every reader a powerful philosophy of living, innovating, and thriving. Sarah Miller Caldicott, great-grandniece of Thomas Edison; author of Midnight Lunch and Innovate Like Edison
Download or read book The Wing Chun Compendium Volume One written by Wayne Belonoha and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in a two-part series that explores the theory of Wing Chun—a style of kung fu and self-defense—from a technical, lifestyle, and philosophical perspective Written by Wayne Belonoha—a certified Ving Tsun Instructor and National Certified Coach, 7th Level, Master Degree—The Wing Chun Compendium offers hundreds of tips and techniques specifically designed to help readers advance to the next stage. The Wing Chun Compendium is divided into eight sections, including Theory, Techniques, Drills, Chi Sau (Sticky Hands), Forms, Pressure Points, Health and Fitness, and Terminology. Students of all levels will find tips for improving technique and gaining benefits from the book's instruction in over twenty of the top skill-building drills and exercises, such as the Maai Sang Jong and Bong Guek (Sticky Legs) drills. Covering all three hand forms (Siu Nim Tau, Cham Kiu, and Biu Ji), it also provides a detailed examination of each movement and application and features an extensive terminology section that includes the Chinese characters and both Cantonese and Mandarin pronunciations for over two hundred of the most common wing chun terms. The compendium concludes with Grandmaster Sunny Tang's special article, “Reflections of Siu Nim Tau After 30 Years.”
Download or read book Complete Wing Chun written by Robert Chu and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the many styles of Wing Chun Kung Fu with this expert martial arts guide. With the fame of Bruce Lee, the conditions in Hong Kong, and the hard work and effort of many of his classmates, the Wing Chun of the late master Yip Man became one of the most well-known and popular Chinese martial arts in the world. Although this gave Wing Chun international recognition, it also led to a lot of misconceptions. Due to a lack of authentic information, many mistakenly came to assume that the renowned Yip Man was the sole inheritor of the style and that his Wing Chun was the lone version of the art. In fact, there are several different and distinct systems of Wing Chun. Unfortunately, over the years most of these systems have remained unseen or unreported to all but a few--until now. Profusely illustrated with over 300 historical photographs, Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions presents seldom seen information on a dozen branches of the Wing Chun art. It offers the reader side-by-side comparison of these arts by outlining each system in terms of Wing Chun history, principles, basics, and training methods: Yip Man Wing Chun Yuen Kay-San Wing Chun Kuen Gu Lao Wing Chun Kuen Nanyang Wing Chun Kuen Pan Nam Wing Chun Kuen Pao Fa Lien Wing Chun Kuen Hung Suen Wing Chun Kuen and more!
Download or read book Wing Chun Kung Fu written by Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Characterized by economical movements, simultaneous attack and defense hand techniques, and powerful low kicks, Wing Chun Kung Fu is now one of the most popular of the Chinese martial arts. This helpful guidebook addresses the uses of the Muk Yan Jong--more commonly known as the Wooden Dummy form--within the Wing Chun discipline. All of the 116 movements incorporated into Wooden Dummy are covered and illustrated with step-by-step photographs, and information is provided on the practical applications of these movements. A detailed explanation of the principles and concepts behind the form, as well as its shape and structure is also included along with a number of practice exercises and drills.
Download or read book Wing Chun Plum Flower Posts written by Wayne Belonoha and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apply and defend against all manner of kicks, sweeps, leg locks, leg checks and kick checks by learning to master the lost study of plum flower posts. It's time to rediscover the forgotten secrets to harnessing and wielding the power of the plum flower posts in combat. The missing link for training the Wing Chun stance, this book helps intermediate students and practitioners reach the highest levels of proficiency, teaching leg skills, sticking skills, good positioning, and checking and immobilization skills. The plum flower posts consist of 11 posts--10 wooden gerk jong, or legwork posts, and one mok yan jong, or wooden man post. Together, they complete a set called the moy fa jong. The wooden dummy trains practitioners to protect the upper centerline by applying hard techniques with proper distance, position, and leg control, while the gerk jong are designed and placed to train all elements of legwork and manage the lower centerline. A valuable training tool for any and all styles and families of Wing Chun, mastering the posts ensures that you never lose a fight due to lost balance or bad positioning; fall from leg sweeps, leg locks, or leg checks; or miss the knockout because of poor distance or knockout power. Comprehensively written and supplemented with 180 full-color illustrations and photos, Wing Chun Plum Flower Posts is an essential resource for Wing Chun students, practitioners, and teachers looking to expand their knowledge base and skill set.
Download or read book Biu Tze The Third Form of the Lo Man Kam Wing Chun System written by Marc Debus and published by tolino media. This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book completes the explanations of the weaponless forms of Wing Chun. We’ve recently thought about publishing the books Siu Lim Tao, Chum Kiu, and Biu Tze in a compilation sometime in the future, adding more instructional images to the book in order to answer the questions we’ve been receiving.
Download or read book The Creation of Wing Chun written by Benjamin N. Judkins and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the social history of southern Chinese martial arts and their contemporary importance to local identity and narratives of resistance. Hong Kong's Bruce Lee ushered the Chinese martial arts onto an international stage in the 1970s. Lee's teacher, Ip Man, master of Wing Chun Kung Fu, has recently emerged as a highly visible symbol of southern Chinese identity and pride. Benjamin N. Judkins and Jon Nielson examine the emergence of Wing Chun to reveal how this body of social practices developed and why individuals continue to turn to the martial arts as they navigate the challenges of a rapidly evolving environment. After surveying the development of hand combat traditions in Guangdong Province from roughly the start of the nineteenth century until 1949, the authors turn to Wing Chun, noting its development, the changing social attitudes towards this practice over time, and its ultimate emergence as a global art form.
Download or read book Ip Man written by Ip Ching and published by Cedar Fort. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From stories shared by his son, this book paints a portrait of the famous Wing Chun Grand Master, Ip Man, providing a set of fifteen principles as a guide to mastery."--Back cover.
Download or read book Bridging the Gap written by Bill Dowding and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text book on how to train so that your martial arts will work. Using modern psychology and traditional methods, this book shows you how and why you should train to enable your martial arts to function in conflict.While the book itself focuses on Ving Tsun Kuen, it shows general application to any martial art and shows from general principles to specific methods that can be included in virtually any style.
Download or read book Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun written by Stefan Rissmann and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to present enough key points of the "Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun" to give the interested person a chance to identify within the many Wing Chun variants the complete Ving Tsun mastered and taught by Wong Shun Leung, and thus also by Grandmaster Yip Man. The book presents concepts and techniques of WSLVT. (50 illustrations)
Download or read book Willow in the Wind written by Donald Mak and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The southern Chinese martial art of Wing Chun is known for its fast and aggressive attacks, such as chain punches to the head or finger thrusts to the eyes, but its best fighters are those who have mastered its more advanced, "softer" elements -- the ability to use structure and footwork to absorb, neutralize, and dissolve an opponent's attack before counter-striking. In Willow in the Wind, Sifu Donald Mak explains the benefits and efectiveness of Wing Chun's soft approach. A senior student of Master Chow Tze-chuen, one of Grandmaster Yip Man's most devoted elder disciples, he has been teaching and practicing Wing Chun for almost 40 years both in Hong Kong and around the world. Sifu Mak is also the founder and Chairman of the International Wing Chun Organization (IWCO), which has over 100 aliated schools in 16 countries around the world. One aspect of Wing Chun's soft approach that is often underestimated, or simply not taught, is the role of footwork, together with Wing Chun's "shadowless kick." Willow in the Wind devotes two entire chapters to these unique aspects of Wing Chun, teachings that also mark an important return to its fighting origins. Grandmaster Yip Man was known to have trained just as hard on his footwork and kicking as he did on his hand fighting.
