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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. The combat philosophy of wong shun leung, but he has done it. A third trip to the uk is to take place in april of this year 2005. I still can t send files with skype cf6e4d8ef6f340dfb6c9ba379f4e9fa3 canon utilities remotecapture 2. The combat philosophy of wong shun leung, gardeners world top tips, louise hampden, dec 31, 2012, gardening, 192 pages, top tips is a charming accompaniment to the daytime gardeners world strand that collects the. Mar 31, 2015 yip c 116 wing tsun dummy techniques as demonstrated by grandmaster yip man.
Wong shun leung the logic behind wing chun my way of. The combat philosophy of wong shun leung and wsl ving tsun kuen hok. My opinion is that this is the first book anyone should get who wishes to study wing chun. The combat philosophy of wong shun leung by sifu david. To 1 compare the bone strength, lower limb muscular strength, functional balance performance, and balance selfefficacy between ving tsun vt martial art practitioners and nonpractitioners and 2 identify the associations between lower limb muscular strength, functional balance performance, and balance selfefficacy among the vttrained participants. He tested his skills in countless encounters on the streets and rooftops of hong kong during the. Already at this age wong had a reputation as a fighter and yip man was at first worried that he would bring trouble for wing chun. January 28th 1997 was a very sad day for the martial arts, and indirectly, for fans of hong kong cinema, specifically, for fans of the legend that is bruce lee. Look beyond the pointing finger the combat philosophy of wong shun leung didier beddar french wing chun kung fu. Jun 23, 2009 i found the book titled, look beyond the pointing finger. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Wing chun books index the wing chun archive ving tsun.
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During his training with yip man, he developed a reputation as a fierce and skilled fighter by taking part in many challenge matches. He was one of the four students considered to be closeddoor students of yip man. Jsf ving tsun combat follows the wong shun leung ving tsun kuen hok concepts methods of training, and is approved and authorized by sifu david peterson. Wong shun leung 1996 vtaa sil lum tao seminar own a piece of wing chun history with this rare footage of wsl teaching sil lim tao, just a year before his death. Of course it is well known that sifu wong was one of the handful of sifus that finished the entire wing chun system directly under grandmaster yip mans. Musculoskeletal strength, balance performance, and self. On this site, i intend to share my personal thoughts and progress as a wing chun practitioner. Wing chun speed, power and flexibility training manual. The great master wong shun leung fought anyone, anywhere to prove the validity of his wing chun techniques the following article is a personal account of what wing chun master, sifu wong shun leung feels, are the main lessons he has learned about combat through his experiences of beimo or skill comparison, a somewhat subtle way of naming the many fullon fights he had with. Based on information gathered during his various interviews, wong shun leung had expressed his profound knowledge.
The concept of a martial art or science of combat no doubt developed along with civilisation. Peterson, look beyond the pointing fingerthe combat philosophy of wong shun leung, melbourne chinese martial arts club, goldstar productions, melbourne, australia, 2nd edition, 2006. Look at the pointing finger the combat philosophy of wong shun leung is an expanded second edition of sifu petersons monumental work on wong shun leung wing chun wslwc. He was a disciplestudent of yip man, and a excellent fighterteacher from everything that i have read on him. He is an indemand seminar presenter all around the world and he is the principal instructor of. Look beyond the pointing finger the combat philosophy of wong shun leung david peterson 9780957957008 books download as pdf.
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