Instructors
Nima King
Nima’s Wing Chun journey began in 1998 at Sifu Jim Fung’s renowned academy in Sydney, where his natural feel for relaxed power and mindful movement quickly set him apart. Eager to deepen his understanding, he relocated to Hong Kong in 2005 to train directly under Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin—Ip Man’s third Hong Kong disciple and the living embodiment of “Nim Lik” (the mind‑force of Wing Chun).
For the next nine years, Nima immersed himself in full‑time study, clocking more hours at the Grandmaster’s side than any other non‑Chinese student in the past six decades. Day after day he absorbed the subtleties of effortless structure, internal connection, and the calm intent that defines true Wing Chun. Even after Grandmaster Chu’s passing in 2014, Nima remained a fixture at the Kowloon school, where he now serves as a senior instructor and board director of the Chu Shong Tin Alumni—the organisation tasked with protecting and passing on the lineage.
A VTAA‑certified Sifu with more than 14 years of teaching and over 50 weekly hours on the mat, Nima blends rigorous biomechanics with a warm, down‑to‑earth coaching style. Whether guiding beginners through their first Siu Nim Tao or refining advanced practitioners’ internal power, he brings lineage‑pure insight, infectious energy, and a deep commitment to unlocking every student’s potential.
Seb Soza
Seb studied martial arts for seven years before starting Wing Chun in 2000. He has one year’s experience in Karate and six years’ experience in boxing. Like Nima, Seb also started practising at Jim Fung’s Wing Chun Academy in Sydney, and he too moved to Hong Kong in 2006 to train directly under Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin (full-time, for up to six hours a day). In the last few years before he passed away, Grandmaster Chu voiced his opinion in many public gatherings that Nima King and Seb had already attained a high standard in his method of Wing Chun. Nima and Seb were the only non-Chinese students who were invited to write an article in Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin’s book, The Book of Wing Chun volume 2.
Tom Alison
Tom has been practising Wing Chun in Hong Kong full-time since 2007 in the Mindful Wing Chun system. His journey started in 2004 in the UK under a different lineage. He also has extensive experience in fitness and other martial arts systems. Before starting Wing Chun, he studied Judo for three years and Muay Thai for two years. Since 2005, Tom has been participating regularly in marathons and duathlons – that’s probably why Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin commented that he had a very strong build, which is a great vessel for Wing Chun applications. Tom shows his dedication to this beautiful art by practising and teaching for over 50 hours a week.
Lawrence Monsalud
Lawrence has been practising Wing Chun since 2007. He was actually Nima’s first student in Hong Kong. Within just one year of starting to practise Wing Chun, Lawrence had his first challenge fight against a Karate practitioner, whom he defeated within a few seconds (without hurting him!). Since he started practising, Lawrence hasn’t taken even a one-week break from his practice. He is a very dedicated student and teacher of this lineage’s method of Wing Chun, and at a young age he has already made a name for himself in the Chu Shong Tin Wing Chun community in Hong Kong.
Angela Tsang
Angela first encountered Wing Chun in 2012 when she wanted to learn some basic self-defense. She was introduced to a private Wing Chun practitioner, who became her Sifu and trained her intensively at his home for 2 years. After struggling with how aggressive and damaging her sparring had become, she decided to pause her training, while she continued to apply the traditional philosophical teachings in her every day life.
Now, 10 years later, she has the opportunity to train and teach Wing Chun under the Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin lineage. The unique perspective of the Mindful Wing Chun system has been helpful for her to grasp a higher understanding of Wing Chun concepts and principles. She now realizes that she had difficulty with relaxation and control, and will use this journey to unlearn and relearn Wing Chun from a new perspective, to overcome her previous struggles.
Before joining the Mindful Wing Chun team, she specialized in supporting children and their families through socio-emotional and academic growth and development issues by combining her skills in education and psychological counselling.
Svea Sprengholz
Svea’s Wing Chun journey started when she was 15 years old at a martial arts school in Germany and at the age of 18 she was training and teaching full time. To extend her knowledge in health Svea studied Health Care Management at a German University. She joined the Mindful Wing Chun team in Hong Kong in 2022 to continue sharing her knowledge in this art. Besides practicing Wing Chun, Svea loves meditation, sports, hiking, and reading in her free time.
Rey Estanislao
Rey’s martial‑arts odyssey began in 2004 at Sifu Jim Fung’s Wing Chun Academy in Sydney, where the elegance of economy of motion and the laser‑straight Centreline Theory immediately captured his imagination. Over the next two decades he kept Wing Chun at the heart of his life, even as he explored the ground‑game of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the striking fury of Muay Thai, and the weapon flow of Arnis. Each detour only reaffirmed Wing Chun’s directness and efficiency, drawing him back with renewed insight.
In 2012 Rey travelled to Hong Kong, spending an unforgettable stretch at Mindful Wing Chun and training under the legendary Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin—an experience that deepened his feel for relaxed structure and internal power. Five years later he crossed paths with Sifu Ka Ming Yeun (formerly of Mindful Wing Chun), joining Raw Wing Chun in Sydney and soon becoming head instructor of its kids’ programme. Rey’s upbeat, game‑based teaching style has since ignited a passion for Kung Fu in scores of young students, proving that discipline can be playful and empowering all at once.
Away from the kwoon, Rey recharges in nature—scaling crags on weekend rock‑climbing trips—or immerses himself in story‑rich video games. Whether on the wall, the mat, or the console, he lives the Wing Chun ethos of focus, flow, and fun.
James Jaymal
James started his wing chun journey in 2017 training in Leeds UK in the Ip Chun lineage and immediately fell in love with the art for its unique fighting style and life principles. After touching hands with a practitioner from the CST lineage he knew that this was the direction he was going to take as this embodied the internal aspects of wing chun. From 2021 James started training in CST wing chun through private lessons and Mindful Wing Chun’s online school, fast forward to today James is now dedicated to mastering CST wing chun and learning how to pass on this beautiful art at Mindful WC. In his spare time James likes to play basketball, DJing and music production.