Why the Best Wing Chun has No Limitations

Posted by: Adam Williss In: Articles 25 Feb 2019 Comments: 0 Tags: Limitations, Traditionalists

I KNOW YOU FEEL IT. YOU FEEL IT BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT LIKE THEM. UNLIKE THEM, YOU KNOW THERE’S MORE. EVERYTHING TELLS YOU THIS ENTIRE THING IS MEANT TO BE MORE. EVERY DRILL, EVERY PRACTICE, AND EVERY SITUATION YOU’VE BEEN IN AND EVERY CONCEPT HAS LED YOU HERE.

This is Wing Chun. The art that means so many different things to so many different people. And still, although its full definition will always remain elusive, it makes no apologies for being different… for being the round peg in the square hole… for attracting the rebels and those who see things differently.

Ben Der: Simplicity is the Key to Brilliance

Posted by: Adam Williss In: Articles 07 Sep 2018 Comments: 0 Tags: Ben Der, Interview, Ip Man, Kenneth Chung, Leung Sheung

SIFU BEN DER WAS ATTENDING ST. FRANCIS XAVIER COLLEGE IN HONG KONG WHEN HE BEGAN TO STUDY WING CHUN IN 1958. IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, HE DETAILS HIS TIME AS AN IP MAN STUDENT AND TALKS ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE GROWING UP WITH BRUCE LEE IN HONG KONG, AS WELL AS BEING HIS TRAINING PARTNER IN SAN FRANCISCO. LAST, HE OPENS UP ABOUT WHY HE CHOSE TO GIVE UP HIS OWN SCHOOL TO FOLLOW SIFU KENNETH CHUNG IN THE LEUNG SHEUNG LINEAGE.

What makes you love Wing Chun so much?
Simplicity is the key to brilliance. I love Wing Chun because we strive to make things simple. I also believe the world needs coaches that lead successful people to greater success and coaches that help unfortunate people see hope in life. Wing Chun is one of such vehicles.

Leung Sheung: Too Important to Overlook

Posted by: Adam Williss In: Articles 01 Apr 2017 Comments: 0 Tags: Adam Williss, Leung Sheung

AS GRANDMASTER IP MAN’S MOST SENIOR STUDENT IN HONG KONG, THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT SIFU LEUNG SHEUNG WAS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED IN HIS DAY. AFTER ALL, HE WAS NOT ONLY SENIOR TO MOST OF IP MAN’S STUDENTS IN HONG KONG, BUT HE WAS SENIOR TO ALL OF THEM! THEY ALL LOOKED UP TO HIM DUE TO HIS SUPERIOR SKILL, GUIDANCE, ADVICE, MENTORSHIP, INSIGHT AND KNOWLEDGE.

However, would you even be practising Wing Chun today if it weren’t for Leung Sheung? Would you even know the name of the art? Without the help and dedication of Sifu Leung Sheung, would Ip Man have ever even been able to get off the ground as a teacher?

Although these questions and arguments cannot be answered with any real certainty, once we know the facts, we can all agree that Sifu Leung Sheung played one of the most crucial roles in the early development of Wing Chun in Hong Kong.