John started his wing chun training in 1981 and trained under several wing chun sifu s, such as. Beginningintermediate wing chun classes all group classes moved to katyrichmond location due to hurrican harvey damage. Sifu duncan leung was introduced to wing chun kung fu by his childhood friend, famed screen star bruce lee. A short interviewdocumentary of sifu duncan leung on applied wing chun s practical and realistic applications.
All credit goes to master duncan leung private student and formal disciple of the late grandmaster yip man and. Both he and bruce fought countless fights in the streets of hong kong, honing their skills and experiencing firsthand how wing chun techniques are applied. Clip from duncan leung s applied wing chun interview in 2019. Leung jan leung tak wing leung bik ip man yip gaiman duncan leung leung shiu hung lineage notes duncan was one of 5 of yip mans true disciples as opposed to his 16 private students. Jul 16, 2010 i still loved wing chun how cool it looked and wanted it to be practical, but i gave up on the idea of learning it and put it together with arts like aikido as a waste of time and began looking more into mma type arts. Excellent book about the extraordinary life of duncan leung a master of wing. Get quarterly product updates and special offers via email. The true tales of wing chun kung fu master duncan leung, bruce lees fighting companion by ken ing 20100716 on. The international applied wing chun federation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2011 and chaired by sifu duncan leung that has as its goals. People from all over the world were beginning to hear about chinese kung fu, especially a styled called wing chun. He taught wing chun in the united states for more than twenty years.
Wong shun leung on ving tsun fook sau english subtitled. Wing chun books hk the wing chun archive ving tsun. In his followup to the little idea, sifu alex dissects the chum kiu form in highdetail. Teaching both arts to students with out mixing the two. Instead, its a collection of stories from sifu duncan leung about his experiences learning and applying wing chun, intermixed with philosophy and wing chun. Jul 16, 2010 duncan leung was introduced to wing chun kung fu by his childhood friend, famed screen star bruce lee. The true tales of wing chun kung fu master duncan leung, bruce lees fighting. He began training as a private student in sifu savages florida school executivefitness, eventually completing the system and becoming a formal disciple under sifu savage in wing chun kung fu as taught through master duncan leung s lineage. Larry saccoias applied wing chun video lessons from. Now, for the first time, see the only existing footage of the legendary.
He currently teaches the duncan leung lineage, but is no longer officially affiliated with any specific sifu. I learned a lot about yip man, his disciple duncan leung, and so much about the. Yip man, yip chun youve seen donnie yen portray this real life kung fu grandmaster in three films. Mastering both wing chun and kali, sifu joe musse recognized similar principles in the arts. To promote and preserve grandmaster yip mans wing chun kung fu principles, curriculum, and training methods, as passed on to sifu duncan leung.
Using sifu leung s website, he contacted a long time student and friend of sifu duncan leung. As with last year, jupsuw will be held in zhuhai, china and is exclusively for founding members of the international applied wing chun federation and select guests. Established 2003, ewc has been serving the wing chun community for well over a decade. Duncan leung was introduced to wing chun kung fu by his childhood friend. International applied wing chun federation website and facebook page. Wing chun university world class wing chun educational videos. This included teaching the united states fbi, the navy seals, and various police institutions. Duncan leung was introduced to wing chun kung fu by his childhood friend, famed screen star bruce lee. Personally, in this hypothetical wing chun circuit, i think clinches and takedowns should be allowed, because defending yourself in these situations requires structure and grounding which we practice in wing chun. Wing chun gungfu is an advanced and effective method of self defense the system includes three hand forms, one wooden dummy form, eight kicking principles, the butterfly swords, the 612 point long staff and the chi sao sticky hands training method unique to wing chun. Wing chun kung fu academy, llc, is dedicated to promoting and preserving traditionalwing chun kung fu we teach a no nonsense form of kung fu that assumes no quarter, has no rules and seeks to achieve the maximum amount of damage using a minimum amount of energy.
This book transmits many insights and depth of personal experience pivotal to understanding wing chun kung fu, that can be missed in typical books that discuss history. This book transmits many insights and depth of personal experience pivotal to understanding wing chun kung fu, that can be missed in typical books that discuss history, technique, and philosophy. Chu shong tin the book of wing chun vol 2 dummies and weapons australiannew zealand customers only our price. Sifu duncan leung will teach students from all arround the world for one month of hard training.
Ken ing helps to describe the art of sifu duncan leung, who is a fighting wing chun teacher. For information on applied wing chun, see the official. Wing chun books dg the wing chun archive ving tsun. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wing chun illustrated is a perfect bound, fullcolour, glossy publication. In 1974, sifu duncan leung started his wing chun kung fu school in 3 great jones street in manhattan, new york city. Each 60page issue is available as printondemand and download. This new book is wonderfully informal and instructive. Dec 14, 2014 founded by mui fa publishing in 2011, wing chun illustrated is the worlds premier magazine dedicated to wing chun, regardless of lineage or style. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wing chun warrior. Opened the first wing chun school in new york city 1972. He has many students and disciples teaching in various areas of the world.
Jun qiu, jose ma prat, francisco perera the last wing chun of leung jan, ku lo pin san wing chun english and spanish after exhaustive research, this book presents one of the most secretive families of wing chun. I still loved wing chun how cool it looked and wanted it to be practical, but i gave up on the idea of learning it and put it together with arts like aikido as a waste of time and began looking more into mma type arts. Im glenda leung and i am from hong kong but now living on guam. I then was lucky enough to meet someone of the duncan leung wing chun lineage applied wing chun. Applied wing chun kung fu 6 dvd set sifu duncan leung. Wing chun warrior by ken ing but information is from sifu duncan leung, one of ip mans few private disciples btw any true wing chun stylist owes it to themselves to research sifu duncan. Everything wing chun is your source for all the best wing chun kung fu products in the world.
To assure students from member schools receive quality training of wing chun kung fu by adhering to curriculum and standards adopted by the federation and endorsed by sifu duncan leung. However, i dont think ground fighting should be allowed, because wing chun is for standup combat and has no ground techniques. Media by sifu wing chun books and dvds listed by sifu. His unique training methods allow his students to gain better fighting skills through the use of wing chun in real fighting situations. Here is what he posted on the thread potential grasshopper posted by. What makes it wing chun sifu shiu hung duncan leung.
Sifu duncan leung is a disciple of the wing chun grand master yip man, and a former classmate of bruce lee. He earned the nickname of the wing chun warrior and it is doubtful that any other student of yip man has as much fighting experience as sifu duncan leung even famed fighter wong shun leung. Seek the bridge has the additional notes, context, and chinese maxims that audiences have come to expect from the companion book series. Disciple of sunny tang dunn wah under moy yat, private student of lam man hog gary lam, trained with duncan leung as well as the leung ting system. Moy yat, chung kwok chow, robert chu and allan lee. Wing chun warrior the true tales of wing chun kung fu master duncan leung, bruce. Trained with sifu frank grispo in the duncan leung method, not directly with sifu leung. Ken ing, helps to describe the art of sifu duncan leung who. Leung was originally introduced to yip man by his boyhood friend bruce lee. The true tales of wing chun kung fu master duncan leung, bruce lees fighting companion by ken ing 20100716.
Sifu chow trained under ip man leung sheung ng wah sum lineage in hong kong 1967. Ken ing, helps to describe the art of sifu duncan leung who is a fighting wing chun teacher. Private lessonscontact for availability all class information. Sifu was a traditional, extremely well educated, refined and humble man. Duncan leung was introduced to wing chun kung fu by his childhood. Wing chun warrior by sifu duncan leung houston wing chun. Sifu alex richter is a columnist for wing chun illustrated and cohost of the cult. Low kicks wing chun side, front and back low kick gan sao with lan sao follow up lap. Once again, the applied wing chun federation will hold a training seminar in panyu, china from the 12. Sifu duncan leung shiu hung by the time sifu duncan leung finished his wing chun training with grand master yip man, he got this advice. Unlike most of the wing chun books youll find, this isnt the typical instructional book with history, theory, techniques, and applications. This auction is for a 6 dvd set onapplied wing chun kung fu by master duncan leung. The book is geared toward those with some knowledge of wing chun, and helps elucidate some of the more subtle physical, mental, and spiritual lessons of the art.
Private training under kenneth chung 1992 and ip chun 1996. He has trained and researched the system under a number of instructors and subsequently earned a master level certificating in 2005 under the ip manip chunip chingsamuel kwok lineage. This book is wonderfully informal and chatty as well as instructive. He has many students and disciples teaching in various areas. Master duncan leung is the founder of applied wing chun. The true tales of wing chun kung fu master duncan leung.
Sm what yip man taught me about speed recently an acquaintance gave me a copy of qigongkungfu magazine, the march. Jul 15, 2014 tonys training in wing chun began in 1979 under master duncan leung. Applied wing chun applied wing chun is the trademarked name, registered by master duncan leung, given to represent the traditional wing chun kung fu techniques and training he learned and practiced as a closeddoor disciple of the late grandmaster yip man. The chinese martial art of wing chun gungfu is one of the most popular combat systems being practiced today. The true tales of wing chun kung fu master duncan leung, bruce lees fighting companion kindle edition by ing, ken. Left formal instruction in 1999 slightly disillusioned due to constant exposure to politicised rants and arguments between sifu about who had the right approach or true way. If you are a yip man, wing chun, or even kung fu enthusiast, this is a good book. Sifu lams excellent fighting skills made him the undefeated champion of the hong kong full contact tournament, where he destroyed the competition. At the age of, after the ritual of three kneels, nine kowtows in the traditional sifu worship ceremony, he became the formal disciple of sixthgeneration wing chun master yip man. Gary lams wing chun dvds are the most comprehensive on the wong shun leung method of wing chun. Instead, its a collection of stories from sifu duncan leung about his experiences learning and applying wing chun, intermixed with philosophy and wing chun theory. Wong shun leung dvds rare wing chun ving tsun footage.
Sifu gorden provides instructions of wing chun low kicks, knee strike and variety of hands techniques. This book gives you in my opinion an inside take of wing chun that you wont get from most schools, and shows the truth of how wing chun should look. Media by sifu wing chun books and dvds listed by sifu author. This is an often reprinted essay by sifu duncan leung, student of yip man, which has been reposted so many times i dont even know whom to attribute it to, other than sifu leung himself. The rise and fall of the wing chun family by duncan leung. This chinese idiom when roughly translated means, in ones quest for knowledge and skill of an art, one should continue to seek advice from learned people and have friendly. This book recounts events in the life of our sigung, sifu duncan leung, and lessons and stories passed to him by sitaigung yip man. This set is in english and is ntsc region 0 wing chun kung fu dvd series by master duncan leung dvd 1. Personal page of sifu shiu hung duncan leung, classmate of bruce lee and private disciple of grandmaster yip man. The late grandmaster of the art, ip man, who first brought wing chun to hong kong in 1949, and his famous student, the late bruce lee, are well known exponents of the system. The true tales of wing chun kung fu master duncan leung, bruce lees fighting companion by ing, ken 2010 paperback on. Larry saccoia started learning wing chun from duncan leung in 1977 while he was stationed in norfolk, virginia serving in the u. Leung jan was ip mans masters master, and the most famous wing chun.