From that exchange though it sounds then like there is a connection of some kind with power generation in sum nung wing chun and the long fist and tibetan white crane styles. The history of yuen kay shan wing chunbyyuen jo tong. The book arnisador mentioned is definitely the most comprehensive look at the different styles and many remain unmentioned in that book due. Sep 29, 2015 yuen kay shans first student and only disciple was sum nung of hundreds of death duels yuen kay shan fought in he was never defeated. Canton wing chun kung fu school canton wing chun kung fu. What sum nung said about yip man chinese martial arts scribd.
About sergio martial arts classes for kids and adults. He was a grandmaster of the wing chun style and one of the few disciples of martial artist yuen kay shan. That makes good sense on the question of ranges, though it seems like there is a lot that could be discussed on the topic of range. Due to his diverse background and experience, the u. Renowned for over a halfcentury in china, grandmaster sum nung cen neng has remained a well kept secret to most in the wing chun kuen family outside of the bamboo curtain. Grandmaster sum nung and my teacher sifu thomas wong. He trained in hong kong wing chun forapproximately twentyfive years then converted to yuen kay san wing chun gungfu in the early 1990s. What forms are there in the sum nung yuen kay san wing chun system. An open forum, message board, hangout for discussing anything to do with the martial art called wing chun. Sifu yun hoi is a wellknown yuenkay san sum nung wing chun expert and wing chun author. Its unfortunate that this apology couldnt happen before sum num, who had been grossly misrepresented in leung tings book roots and branches of wing chun similarly, passed away. Sum nung had already been learning wing chun kuen for many years when dr.
Sum jee is the 1st student of sum nung and through this twist of fate has dutifully laid down the foundation for the creation of the formal curriculum for guang zhou wing chun for the benefit of his students. Shop by lineage everything wing chun books, videos. Would recommend to anyone who interested in wing chun. Sum nung wing chun kuen 796, av halpern, dorval, qc. When you touched hands with him, you could feel his power and control. Wing tzun also spelled wing chun is a chinese martial art that dates back to the southern shaolin temple. Youtube channel youtube dragonfishpond channel info.
You couldnt tell sum nung was the grandmaster of yuen kay san wing chun, but when he touched youyou knew. It is hoped that this article can help share with the reader grandmaster sum nungs incredible legacy and his great contributions to the art of wing chun kuen. Yuen kay san was the top wing chun sifu alive throughout his lifetime. To further expand his understanding, he also studied both the sum nung yuen kay san wing chun system and the ancestor systems of all the modern wing chun lineages, including the fukien yong chun bak hok white crane system, under several sifus in intense private lessons. Wing chun muk jong wooden dummy beginners training drill developing one technique duration. Yip chun started learning wing chun when he was 57.
Just how many style of wing chun are there martialtalk. It is the ideal wing chun book for someone starting out. Dragonfishpond is a group of indivduals dedicated to raising the awareness of yuen kay san sum nung wing chun kuen. Sifu yun hoi is a wellknown yuen kay san sum nung wing chun expert and wing chun author. Titles for traditional gung fu relationships yun hoi gung fu. Sum nung or shum lung was a peruvianchinese martial artist. Bruce lee, jackie chan, donnie yen, robert downey jr and sum nung. Although yuen kay san taught a small number of students differing amounts of his wing chun including teaching yip man some chi sau as the result of a request to yuen chongming by his fellow merchant, yip mans father, sum num shum lung, sum nung, cern ngan was the sole disciple of yuen kay san. Yuen kay san style wing chun basic techniques sap yee san.
Alton miller was primarily trained by chun ming lee and also received training and guidance from sum nung and kwok wan ping making it one of the tightest lineages in wing chun. It covers great depth about the wing chun first form sil lim tau and all the basics of wing chun including footwork and kicking along with some self defence. Yip man became the head of the hong kong branch of wing chun while dr. Yuen kay san style wing chun siu lim tao by kwok wan ping. Iwka online academy sifu sergio wing chun biography. Wing chun uses chi sao sticking hands training to develop this precision and economy of motion. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen gung fu notes facebook. Something ive been working on for the last couple weeks. This book offers one of the most comprehensive set of instructions to date on unlocking the secrets of mok yan jong. Nonprofit organization for the difution and comprehention of wing chun kung fu and. To further expand his knowledge, sifu sergio also studied the sum nung yuen kay san system and the ancestor systems of the modern wing chun linages, including the fukien yong chun bak hok white crane system under the guidance of various sifu in intense private lessons. This is the authoritative australian face book site on yuen kay san wing chun.
Difficulties training in different types of wing chun. This is a comprehensive guide to the martial arts form of wing chun kungfu. When sum nung touched you, you felt the energy of wing chun. Throughout my life and acting career i have seen many martial artists. They have appeared in articles for many leading martial arts magazines as well as the books yuen kaysan wing chun kuen available from unique publications and complete wing chun available from charles e.
Wing chun kung fu and his ability to teach wing chun in a clear and systematic way. Around two months into his training, he got a hold of a book wing tsun kuen. Sum nung developed a great reputation for the quality of his wing chun and in 1943 began teaching in foshan at the deep village temple to students such as sum jee. Different branches of wing chun kuen, as may be expected, view hei gung and its training in different ways. White who had been studying wing chun for many years under many famous. Because proper positioning will overcome sheer strength, much of a wing chun students time is spent training his or her body to move precisely and efficiently. He also got together with yip chun to teach wing chun. The entire system of yuen kay shan wing chun that kwan jong yuen taught me is based on just twelve principles which are embodied in twelve key words. Greg yau began studying the ip man wing chun system in 1972 from his two uncles, chris and stanley chan, both students of the great grandmaster ip man. Also, see our fan page on sum nung, and yun hoi on facebook. Grandmaster sum nung is a humble and an incredible human being and so is his student, my teacher, sifu wong. Army sought his help in updating army training manuals to include principles in the arts of wing chun, muay thai and filipino kali. Wing chun books ac the wing chun archive ving tsun. There are books written on the three wing chun forms and on the wooden dummy set, but there had not been a single book.
The entire form is examined in seven sections, with each section providing new insight into the principles, theories, and combat applications of each technique. Welcome guangzhou wing chun center for the teaching and research of the most guarded and powerful martial art system behind the bamboo curtain that has stayed true to its original form and function, descended from the lineage of yuen kaysan sum nung sum jee, wing chun tradition, for health, character building, self defence, develops mental and physical fitness, coordination, it. Yks was contemporary of ip man, yjt is ykss grandson. Cheung bo, knowing and respecting the quality of yuen kay shans wing chun kuen, happily agreed and soon introduced sum nung to yuen kay shan. There is something special about wing chun, and sifu jon wants everyone to learn. Sifu yun hoi is a wellknown yuenkay sansum nung wing chun expert and. Notable professional of wing chun is yuen kay shan, ip man, ip chun, bruce lee, jackie chan, donnie yen, robert downey jr and sum nung. Wing chun favors a relatively high, narrow stance with the elbows close to the body. Other methods for helping students practice include hitting sand bags, splitting rattan rings, twisting chopsticks, pressing paper, hitting candles, hitting telephone books, etc.
Sifu sergio interviews dr cheung yung of yuen kay san wing. I honestly know that grandmaster sum nung and sifu wong are two of a kind with really remarkable wing chun. Folklore tells that it was created by a buddhist female nun who put all the knowledge of the martial arts and condensed it to its most practical, supple techniques, enabling a smaller, weaker person to defeat a larger, stronger person. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Wing chun books pt the wing chun archive ving tsun.
There are many different systems of wing chun but thousands of styles. Omni wing tzun is a web site that has information regarding wing chun kung fu and locations for instructors in the new york city and long island areas of ny. Wing chun hei gung qigong, breathingintrinsic energy work is not a singular phenomenon. Thats why you cant learn wing chun from books or videos. Black red 5th degree black sash yuen kay san sum nung kwok wan ping chun ming leealton miller. The other lineages he studied include the sum nung wing chun system and the ancestor systems of all the modern wing chun lineages, including the fujian yong chun bai hei system under several sifus in intense private lessons in singapore, indonesia and thailand. Grandmaster sum nung and my teacher sifu thomas wong tom. Photo above shows 4 generations of yuen kay san wing chun. Wing chun s famous oneinch punch is a testament to its striking power. I have received and retained many of my grandfather, yuen kaysans, notes and have often heard the accounts of sum nung and have thus come to know much about wing chun s history. In the late 1940s he moved to the city of guangzhou where he taught wing chun to members of several local workers unions. Media by sifu wing chun books and dvds listed by sifu. Some, like the sum nung branch have forms in addition to the usual boxing, dummy, and weapons sets to train hei gung.
Wing chun skip to main search results amazon prime. Yuen kay san style wing chun basic punching youtube. When yuen kay san heard about the incident, he was very proud and happy, since sum nung had only just started learning wing chun from him for a short time. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen uses the twelve methods of join, intercept, sink, dart, stick, feel, steal and leak, swallow, slice, press, swing, and detain. Sifu has been practising wing chun since the 1960s.
These twelve motions were an integration of cheung bos teaching of wing chun kuen, as basics for the yuen kay shan wing chun kuen as taught by sum nung. Wing chun techniques lesson 3 tan sao fok sao by master wong. Leung tings roots and branches has a lot of info, too, though it has some bias. Rene ritchie and robert chus book on wing chun is a nice resource for this. Yuen kay shans first student and only disciple was sum nung of hundreds of death duels yuen kay shan fought in he was never defeated. Sum nung has almost 60 years of experience in wing tzun. Singapore wing chun academy san sik free application drills. Wing chun books ac ving tsun, wing tsun these lists are ed. Pao fa lien wing chun kuen sum nung wing chun kuen yip man wing chun kuen.
Sum nung bottom row, center kwok wanping bottom row, left chun ming lee top row, left. Titles for traditional gung fu relationships these titles except for sigung, sifu, simo, and sihing are esoteric and are rarely used nowadays. This site is dedicated to the memory of yuen kay san, 18891956, the foremost master of wing chun during his lifetime. Feb 20, 2020 sifu alton miller is a descendant of the yuen kay sansum nung wing chun lineage. Everything you should know about wing chun my url pro. Sum nung said that yip did not know any other version of wing chun. This book has been through so many reprints since it was originally published due to its success. The wing chun system is how you train and learn to be wing chun. Scholar wong hok chow waise lee comes to town for beach festival day. He was a grandmaster of the wing chun style and one of the few disciples of martial. About the authors antony casella, georgia dow, and rene ritchie began studying the yuen kaysansum nung system of wing chun kuen under the guidance of ngo luikay ao leiqi in 1990. First of all, let me begin by saying that i am the legitimate descendant of wing chun jongsi yuen kaysan yuen the fifth. According to ip man, chi sau in wing chun is to maintain ones flexibility and softness, all the while keeping in the strength to fight back, much like the flexible nature of bamboo. It leads th reader stepbystep through the beginning forms of wing chun kungfu, and provides detailed commentary and theory on all techniques and forms.
In 1947, he taught wing chun at guangzhou machinery union. The actual meaning of the term wing is eternal relaying the feeling that the art is with you. Yim wing chun michelle yeoh is locally renowned for her fierce kung fu. Sifu francis fong has over 50 years of experience in wing chun kung fu, and is recognized as one of the top wing chun instructors and martial artists in the world. Mar 25, 2020 by ken lum having been studying wing chun with sifu wong and meeting grandmaster sum nung, i am here to write about some of my experiences and understanding about yuen kay san wing chun. Sifu sergio iadarola interviews dr cheung yung of yuen kay san wing chun who discloses some interesting facts of the time the late gm yip man used to learn from his friend yuen kay san. This is a list of all sifus and schools listed in this lineage by profile type. Yun hoi wing chun gwoon, canberra, australian capital territory. Notable practitioners of wing chun include yuen kay shan, ip man, ip chun, bruce lee, jackie chan, donnie yen, robert downey jr and sum nung. Just how many style of wing chun are there discussion in wing chun started by.
Chiangs wing chun originates from sum nung in guang zhou city. Feb 09, 2006 but my point still stands, when i see something that has come directly from yuen kay san, to sum nung to my sifu ill take that over anything people generations upon generations away from the source have to say about the lineage of guangzhou wing chun. Apr 20, 2015 an early morning demo of guangzhou wing chun sum nung wing chun s siu lim tao form. Everything wing chun ving tsun, wing tsun carries the largest selection of wing chun kung fu products in the world. I controlled him, sum nung, going forward and back, i controlled him totally. Sum nung was hesitant at first, as the elderly and slender yuen kay shan was a stark contrast to the young and powerful cheung bo. At canton wing chun kung fu school, sifu miller focuses on teaching yuen kay san wing chun as taught by sifu chun ming lee, sigung kwok wanping, and sijo sum nung. Sum nung responded by executing a shortrange kuw sao which immediately immobilized hairdresser ho.
Canton wing chun kung fu lineage is from great grandmaster yuen kay san passed onto grandmaster sum nung 19262002. Martial arts legends presents chi power, april 1999. When he passed away this mantle fell on his sole disciple, sifu sum num. Softness via relaxation and performance of techniques in a relaxed manner is fundamental to wing chun. I find this book very useful as i have started doing wing chun kung fu. Traditional chinese kung fu for selfdefense and health. Click on pic for further information in memory of sifu sum num sum nung, 19252002, sole disciple of yuen kay san. He trained in hong kong wing chun for approximately twentyfive years then converted to yuen kay san wing chun gung fu in the early 1990s.
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