There was a new poster up at the Hong Kong club in the summer of 2007. Word started to spread quickly that that “the King of Sui Nim Tao’ was inviting us to his Wing Chun training space in Prince Edward. Our chance to meet Sigung ( The Grandmaster)! All the students had heard so […]
Wing Chun is a form of Chinese Kung Fu derived from the Shaolin Temple. Even though it comes from southern China it is commonly known by the world as Hong Kong’s Kung Fu style. That’s because Grandmaster Ip Man brought Wing Chun to Hong Kong from Foshan in 1949 and he taught many students, including
What do you spend most of the day thinking about? How mindful are you of your thoughts and feelings and how much do you think they effect your day in terms or your state of relaxation within your posture and movements? Wing Chun Kung Fu When studied as a internal martial art, requires the mindful
Einstein said “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” Perhaps we should “Imagine” more in our Wing Chun. The human brain is what neurologists call a “level 3” of Conscienceness , it has the ability to imagine scenarios and play them out, unlike any other animal. In fact it is for this
Lets take an artist as an example. An artist expresses a feeling, they become totally absorbed into their work, they have no desire or judgment, they simple paint and express. Some of the greatest artists expressed themselves in ways that were completely out of the mindset of the era at the time. To accomplish this
