Issue No. 54 Table of Contents

Issue 54 of Wing Chun Illustrated featuring Sifu Harinder Singh

"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

HARINDER SINGH
Taking Wing Chun Into the Future
By Jason Korol
Sifu Harinder Singh says that in 2020 a martial artist should be a jack of all trades and master of one. That one is Wing Chun, making it your “secret weapon” because the entire system is based on adaptability. Rather than constraining us, Sifu Singh explains, Wing Chun opens the door for us to be able to fit in with this or any era. In a day when there’s so much pressure to abandon the foundation, he shows how it’s actually the core of the system that provides the path to freedom.

Columns

SECOND NATURE
Don’t Smash the Wooden Dummy
Apply the “Engage and Press” Method
By Wayne Belonoha
Learn the method to generate massive power into your techniques using the soft “Engage and Press” method that’s used by all professional athletes.

EMBRACE THE JOURNEY
Canton Wing Chun
The Basics, Part 1
By Alton Miller
Sifu Miller describes the basic concepts and principles that are taught to his students at the Canton Wing Chun school.

UNDERSTANDING WING CHUN
The Click Method
By Colin Ward
Training in lockdown carries restrictions, but how can we guarantee that what we are training is correct and that we will not all bring mistakes back to the school with us?

THE INNER CIRCLE
A Pioneer Teacher of Gulao Wing Chun
By Fung Geng Daat
The late Sifu Fung Geng Daat, a fourth-generation senior master of Gulao Hoksaan Side-Body Wing Chun, shares first-hand stories about his close friend and training partner, Sifu Fung Gen Ju.

THE STRAIGHT LEAD
Jeet Kune Do and Tyson
The Art of Aggressive Defence
By Jason Korol
Mike Tyson was the epitome of the fearsome counter-puncher—using his defence to set up his offence. Bruce Lee, though he did it at longer range, sought the same thing in JKD.

Features

AUGUSTINE FONG
The Wise Fighter
By Kleber Battaglia
From 1960 to 1968, Sifu Fong studied under the late Master Ho Kam Ming, one of the top students of Grandmaster Ip Man, becoming Master Ho’s best student and toughest fighter. Today, he’s considered to be among the top Wing Chun masters in the world.

THE TAO OF TEACHING
Constant Refinement
By William Kwok
Why is teaching a fundamental part of expanding our Wing Chun knowledge? Sifu Kwok explores modern education methodologies and their possible integration into martial arts practice.

FISTS OF FURY
Wing Chun’s Punching Arsenal
By Donald Mak
The Chain Punches helped make Wing Chun famous, but we’ve got even more lethal strikes. Some come from the forms, while others are variations of the traditional Wing Chun fist.

THE RARE ART OF SUM JEE WING CHUN
Insights from Master Sum Ging
By Alexander Lee & Jesper Lundqvist
Master Sum Ging is the cousin of the late Grandmaster Sum Nung, the “Father of Guangzhou Wing Chun”. With over 50 years of Wing Chun experience, he is working hard to preserve and promote the art of his father Sum Gee.

CONQUER YOUR FEAR USING WING CHUN
By Henry Araneda
Learn tips and strategies about how you can confront your doubts and fears associated with fighting. Apply a strategic plan and use proven success methods to achieve the ultimate goal in learning Wing Chun, which is to conquer your fear.

Departments

STRUCTURE AND APPLICATION
Wing Chun’s Devastating Kicks, Part 2
By Dr Robert Chu
Wing Chun’s devastating kicks are truly ingenious. These come from a crafty degenerate mind that knows how to cause injury to others and is, hopefully, tempered by a kind heart that never uses them.

THE KUNG FU GENIUS
Why Secondary Teachers are Vital
By Alex Richter
Sifu Richter discusses the importance of having a secondary instructor, and how even Grandmaster Ip Man was not just trained by his own Sifu. Who is your outside eye?

MY MARTIAL ARTS JOURNEY
The Engine of Wing Chun
By David Lampert
You often hear Chum Kiu described as the “Engine” of Wing Chun. But is Chum Kiu merely the power booster that supercharges our real engine, “The Core”.

Reviews

IN PRINT
Lafayette Harris reviews the following books: Hill Wing Chun Manual by Jody Hill and The Wisdom of Wing Chun by Brian William Jewell.

SCREEN FIGHTING
David Peterson reviews the following movies: Ip Man 4: The Finale, First Love, and Dragons Forever.

SCREEN EDUCATIONAL
Dwight Hennings reviews the following educational DVDs: Taner Erdogan: Sparring and Applications and Todd Taganashi: Long Pole Volume 1.