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Sifu Duncan Leung

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Thorsten Weber eMail wingchun@gmx.net
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Meine Wing Chun Homepage http://members.xoom.com/wing_chun

and others.

Sifu Leung's Staff

I don't speak English, but I want to tell something about my views of
VT (WT WC VC). In Europe and in Germany respectively there are a lot
of schools and sifus which come from the modified wing chun (wing
tsun) the most. Even the publication of photographs of Yip Man didn't
further the 'truth', it's still the same. Many consider wing chun to
be a complex painting only the artist knows, the onlooker can only
express his own interpretation of what he sees.
The developers of this system weren't able to describe wing chun with
European science like Yip Man was. So the system was passed on by
word of mouth metaphysically up to Yip Man, who combined the bio-
mechanical knowledge of the predecessors and the European physics
and discovered, that movements can be calculated.
The human yearning for individuality didn't allow to generalize
wing chun, because not every man sees the same sense in a movement or
technique.
In Yip Man's lifetime only a few knew about the chain punch and Yip
Man sent his disciples to fight only armed with this weapon. 80% of
the wing chun system is based on punching and one can suppose that
only a few basic principles work in a fight.
Question: "Why does everyone argue about techniques, nobody would use
in a fight?"
A welltrained karateka is better. If someone is a real fighter, the
method isn't important, what matters is that it's effective. But the
art in wing chun isn't to build up good fighters, but to show
realistic fighting to person, who have a pacifistic attitude, that
they can use not only theoretically.
Finally I want to say, that the organization "Non Classical Ving Tsun
Germany" is there for everyone, who only wants to practise wing chun
without justifying the former learned things, because today it's
usual to hold students responsible for having learned something
wrong.
I work together with five different schools, who meet each other and
exchange experiences. Every interested person can contact us but
everything is private and non-political. We only want to practise,
practise and practise. Telephone +49 2166 851353
I wish all the best to all the wing chun enthusiasts and please
excuse my faults. Thanks.
Yours
Dirk Hellwig

Dirk Hellwig

Private & Class instruction in Christchurch New Zealand - teaching Wing Chun since 1972

Kevin Earle

Fröhliche Weinachten allen!

Dirk Hellwig

Hello, my name is Nick and I'm 17. I'm interested in learning Wing Chun. I live in the Virginia Beach area and am wondering how much do your lessons cost? You can just email me at opticbyte@hotmail.com I was taught just the very basics of Wing Chun privately in California but i can't remember that much any more. So i plan to learn it again.
Later,
Nick

Nick

I am interested in learning Wing Chun. Are there any reputable schools in North Carolina, and if there are, which ones are close to the Raleigh area?

Aaron Hagen

I would like your opinion on something which has bugged me for quite a while.Why at the end of the second form {i am takeing it that yours is the same as mine,if it is not then let me know}when you perform the last kick,why do you only use the
left leg and not repeat it with the right as with all the other movements?It would be quite easy to
use the right as well.I will if you do not mind as an attempt to generate healthy conversation
respond to these answers.All the best Jim.

Jim Halliwell.

Hi just to let you know of another message board you may want to use sometime.www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb237585
It is associated with a small but very keen wing chun people based in the UK,thanks jim.We are always keen to meet new people.

jim

You e-mailed me and I just want to say my teacher,Mike Shea, has told me some very good things about you.

Aaron Kornegay

I have long been envious of the Kendo students because of the easy access to high quality swords, 440 surgical steel or better. When I look for butterfly sword what I find is not much better than tin and could never hold an edge. Does anyone know where I can find high quality Butterfly swords? Also, I always see pictures of old samari swords. Has anyone seen any pictures of old butterfly swords on the Web or anywhere else?

Nephew@Pyramid.net

David Peterson will be giving his first U.S. seminars this September! The first is in L.A. on the weekend of Sept 19 & 20, at Hawkins Cheungs Academy. The second will be in Seattle on the weekend of Sept. 26 & 27. The cost of each seminar will be $100. Please contact me for more information at my email address, or call (818) 977-7835. (For the Seattle seminar feel free to contact Jesse Glover at (206) 932-2607)
Note: This is a reprint and the email link below is not valid - Administrator

Greg Manwaring

ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING PRIVATELY OR SEMI-PRIVATELY EITHER
WING CHUN OR KALI OR BOTH JUST E-MAIL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ANGEL E. MERCADO, N.Y.C.

Very nice web page. I like the pictures! keep up the good work!

Is there anyone practicing / teaching Wing Chun in Nashville area?

Kevin Driver

MDAS - looking for you - If you read this respond to Webmaster on front page.