Issue No. 13 Table of Contents

Wing Chun Illustrated Issue #13 Cover

"Always excellently done, always thought-provoking, always interesting content, very well balanced, and always presented with grace and respect for all. I wish that all our Wing Chun brothers and sisters were as mindful in their day-to-day interactions with each other."

LARRY BUTLER

United States

The simple and profound truth about Wing Chun Illustrated is that it delivers! In a world where bias is omnipresent, hagiography widespread, and superficiality the norm, Wing Chun Illustrated truly does provide a forum for many perspectives and approaches, always with depth and content—meaning that it’s impossible to pick up an issue without gaining new, worthwhile insight into our beloved art. Truly, if one is serious about understanding Wing Chun, regardless of spelling tradition, Wing Chun Illustrated is de rigueur. Consequently, never settle for “just” present and future issues, but do get the full package, including all the back issues!

CHRISTIAN A. STEWART-FERRER

Denmark

This is an impressive magazine and I am set back with each issue by its quality of appearance and content. Clearly, this has the potential to overshadow many other national martial arts publications. Stay the course and always protect the line. Excellent job. As always, thanks and continued success.

MOSES McCLENDON

United States

I have purchased Wing Chun Illustrated in printed format and I have to say that it is simply the highest quality magazine I have ever owned! Beyond the quality paper and printing techniques utilised, the articles themselves are thorough and true to the Wing Chun system. I really appreciate owning a piece of history and I look forward to future issues!

JAMES BUMPAS

United States

I have looked forward to this magazine for months and was not at all disappointed. The articles are well written, nonbiased, and most importantly very informative. This is the first magazine that I have ever read from cover to cover. I’m encouraging all of my Wing Chun brothers and students to subscribe. I’m very much looking forward to the next issue!

WIZE SHABAZZ

United States

I have been practising Wing Chun for the best part of 30 years. In my time, I have read a huge amount of material on the art; however, I can honestly say that your magazine is by a long, long way the finest collection of articles I have come across. The fact that all views (and you and I both know there are so many) on the art of Wing Chun are made readily available in one place, without prejudice, is really inspirational and will hopefully serve as a guiding light and a template for dialogue within the art itself.

CHRIS HARVEY

United Kingdom

Cover Feature

SERGIO IADAROLA
A Living Wing Chun Encyclopaedia
By Kenton Sefcik
Is there such a thing as authentic Wing Chun? Where did Wing Chun originate—is the legend of the legendary Buddhist Nun Ng Mui really true? Is the Ip Man Wing Chun system a personalised system made up of several different lineages? Have you ever wondered what it takes to seek out and find some of these more obscure lineages? Travel around the world with Sifu Sergio Iadarola as he takes you on a Wing Chun journey to discover the origins of the system; including stories from the Ip Man, Yuen Kay Say and Gulao lineages. From Amsterdam to Israel, China and throughout Asia, Sifu Sergio is a living and breathing Wing Chun encyclopaedia.

Columns

SECOND NATURE
Maximising Relaxed Power
Applying the Six Harmonies
By Wayne Belonoha
There are many valid methods of generating power when fighting. Application of the six harmonies is a recognised and time-tested method used to generate the full amount of body power without using any additional muscle tension.

MOON POINTING FINGER
Reading Between the Lines
Key Concepts & Maxims of Wing Chun (Part 1)
By David Peterson
One area the various lineages tend to agree is that of the Key Concepts and certain Traditional Maxims (Kuen Kuit) that have been passed down from the Wing Chun ancestors.

ACADEMIA WING CHUN
Wing Chun’s Elements
By Sergio Pascal Iadarola
Although the four elements Water, Earth, Wind and Fire are found in several Chinese martial arts, it is a much lesser-known fact that they are also part of some Wing Chun lineages.

THE INNER CIRCLE
Gulao Wing Chun
The Art I Know
By Jim Roselando Jr.
Leung Jan earned the reputation of Foshan Jan Sin San. Sifu Roselando shares some elements of a recently translated Chinese text on Leung Jan’s Pin Sun Kuen.

THE INTERCEPTING FIST
Physical Maintenance
Be Your Best at All Times!
By Lamar M. Davis II
Nowadays it seems like physical fitness is often a neglected area of training for many martial artists. Sifu Lamar offers some basic guidelines to help you get and stay there.

Features

ABID MAHMOOD
Respect, Peace & Tradition
By Kenton Sefcik
Sifu Abid Mahmood’s reputation is all about staying power. Being a disciple of Master James Sinclair for over 32 years, he professes the “middle-way” traditions to his own full-time Wing Chun school.

ANATOMY OF WING CHUN’S “SUN” PUNCH (PART 2)
By Danny Xuan
Everyone talks about punching from the ground up, but no one tells you exactly how to do it. As long as you are standing on the ground, you will get support from it; however, it is a different matter when you know how to utilise it optimally.

GUNG LIK
One of Wing Chun’s Little “Secrets”
By Shaun Rawcliffe
Gung Lik is actually not a secret, but it is definitely intangible; you cannot see it or copy it, you have to develop it and when you have developed the correct elbow energy you won’t really feel it, your opponent, on the other hand, certainly will!

THE ORIGINS OF WING CHUN
Time for a Revision? (Part 2)
By Scott Buckler
The crucible of Wing Chun appears to be the Canton Delta from the late 1700s. Why did ongoing political tensions in the region lead to such an integrated combat system? Also, who is the earliest, verifiable founder of the system?

CULTIVATING THE WING CHUN STANCE
By Aaron Vyvial & Kenton Sefcik
Does the Wing Chun stance need to adapt to modern times? Is it solely for training purposes? Discover the details to develop a strong root and how one’s evolution of the stance also becomes part of one’s success in Wing Chun.

Departments

BODY STRUCTURE
The Yin and Yang Hands of Wing Chun Kuen
By Dr. Robert Chu
Can a study of Chinese metaphysics serve to enhance our study of Wing Chun? Sifu Chu shows how Wing Chun embodies Chinese philosophy, and how the philosophical and physical complement each other in Yin and Yang.

THE INQUISITIVE HAND
What Comes First: the Chicken or the Egg?
By Alan Gibson
If martial arts are supposed to be about personal development and more than just aimless fighting, should we examine our coaching priorities in a little more detail?

THE HIDDEN FORMS
Source Code
The Motor Control Food Chain
By Dr. Matthew Mills
The Human Locomotor System has evolved several, inter-related levels of control, enabling the development of complex movement patterns. Dr. Mills explores the motor learning process and training techniques to optimise the assimilation and expression of our Wing Chun fighting skills.

Reviews

IN PRINT
In this issue, Dave van der Poel reviews the following books: Learning Wing Chun Kung Fu: A Step by Step Reference Guide by Jason Kokkorakis and Modified Wing Chun Kuen by John Douvillier.

SCREEN FIGHTING
In this issue, David Peterson reviews the following movies: Drug War, Saving General Yang and Ip Man: The Final Fight.

SCREEN EDUCATIONAL
In this issue, Dwight Hennings reviews the following educational DVDs: Sifu Sergio Ip Man Series: Chi Sao Section 1 Part 1 and James Sinclair: 21st Anniversary Celebratory Conference.