Great Grandmaster Chow Tze Chuen demonstrates the
Wing Chun 108 Wooden Dummy Technique in front of Grandmaster Stephen T.K. Chan.
(This wooden dummy was selected by Yip Man personally.) This photograph was taken
on the 10th of November, 1994.
surface, otherwise there would
be distinct possibility that the authentic systems would eventually die
with the deaths of the Masters, and so to preserve the Wing Chun School,
the system he had dedicated his life to, it was decided to write and publish
his first book "The Nucleus of the Wing Chun System".
Throughout The Nucleus of the Wing Chun System,
the intention was to clear the Wing Chun practitioner's mind
of the doubts and misunderstandings that clouded over the underlining principles
of the Wing Chun School. Being the first book in the history of Wing Chun
Kung Fu to feature all three forms in complete sequence, Grandmaster Stephen
T.K. Chan received wide acclaim for being the first Master-Practitioner
to reveal Wing Chun's third form, Bil Sze to the public. |
Grandmaster Stephen T.K. Chan has always believed
in the practical side to marital art training. This means that while the
essence of Wing Chun Kung Fu is retained, fighting techniques have been
adapted to true realities with systems to combat multiple opponents or
armed attackers. Concentration during training is on free sparing with
both Wing Chun Clan opponents and practitioners from other martial art
schools.
This forces the Wing Chun practitioner to adapt quickly to unknown
forces using exact movement and incorporating short range kicking techniques.
Being a neotraditionalist has meant that Grandmaster
Stephen T.K. Chan has had to lead by example on numerous occasions throughout
his career. In the early 1980s, he deduced that the long standing myths
of Chinese Kung Fu had to be brought to the
Great Grandmaster Chow Tze Chuen demonstrates the Wing Chun Butterfly Knives'
Technique in front of Grandmaster Stephen Chan. This photograph was taken on the 10th, November, 1994. |
