By Gabriel Yakub Just about every martial arts style has a distinct way of standing ‘en guarde’, aimed at aiding the combatant to strike, block and hold their ground effectively against an opponent. This is typically referred to as ‘stance’, in Chinese it’s called Ma. Ma is a broad leap from the typical ‘plant your […]
The Wing Chun training stance (二字鉗羊馬 Yee ji kim yeung ma) The Wing Chun training stance is based on a triangle, also known as the strongest shape. This is the first triangle you will learn from the beginning. The concept within the triangle is to highlight the apex (red triangle in figure 1), which is […]
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Have you read the martial sayings of Wing Chun? You’ve probably also heard about the existence of coveted ‘martial arts manuscripts’ that hold supposed secrets only passed to lineage holders. But how much of this is true? In fact, the Wing Chun Kuen Kuit (詠春拳訣) is the result of the accumulation of centuries of knowledge […]
Sifu Derek Fung is a Wing Chun master and a disciple of the legendary Grandmaster Yip Man, and a senior training brother of the late international martial arts star Bruce Lee. Born in 1939 in Guangdong Province in China, he settled in Hong Kong in 1945. In 1954 at age 14, he was introduced by […]
詠春拳葉問宗師嫡傳弟子及國際功夫巨星李小龍師兄—溤平波大師 馮平波大師1939年出生於中國廣東省。1945年到香港定居。1954年，14歲時由親戚介紹跟從葉問宗師，為葉問宗師第一代詠春傳人。 馮大師自幼醉心於詠春拳，潜心研習葉問詠春拳，在同一代大師中有着「閃電手」的稱號。 1958年，馮大師赴澳留學，在澳洲生活至今一直拳法不離手。經過六十多年的鑽研及實踐，功力已非常深厚，對詠春拳有非常深切的領會。 詠春拳是中國南方著名拳種之一，距今已有二百多年歷史。詠春是一套以柔制剛的武術，早已聞名於世界各地，所以，有「北有太極；南有詠春」之稱。詠春拳主要 為：內修功力，外練筯骨，適合防身自衛，強身健體。同時，詠春拳會因長期練習，自身功力會越來越深厚。而且，不論男女老幼也適合練習詠春。 馮大師現已在18 Mary Street Surry Hills (洪門致公總堂)設館收徒，旨在將詠春拳發揚光大。
A well known phrase in Chinese martial arts is 南拳北腿 (naam4 kyun4 baak1 teoi2). Commonly translated as ‘Southern fists, Northern kicks’, it implies a clear division between Southern and Northern styles of Chinese martial arts. Southern styles are typically known for having stable low stances and powerful fist techniques, while Northern styles are renowned for […]
When a student first begins Wing Chun their first lesson will invariably involve them being taught Siu Nim Tao (the first form) by one of their elder Kung Fu brothers. This will incorporate learning the correct stance and then the basic arm position and movements which are all part of the Wing Chun System. Once […]
“The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise, nor wealth to the brilliant, nor favour to the learned: but time and opportunities are guaranteed to all. The outcome then depends on what you do with your time and the opportunities that are presented.” […]
Many people perceive Chinese martial arts as a system that teaches people self defence and ultimately teaches people how to fight. However, Chinese martial arts is not just as a means of self defence but as a system of ethics. Despite the school of martial arts you’re learning, they all have one thing in common; […]
