Issue No. 35 Table of Contents

"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

PETE PAJIL
Teaching with the Heart
By Mike Quijano
Sifu Pete Pajil has devoted his life to propagating Wing Chun throughout the world. Most of the late Grandmaster Moy Yat’s international lectures and seminars were bestowed upon and represented by Sifu Pete Pajil. Grandmaster Moy Yat frequently appointed Pajil to impart and express the inner workings of Wing Chun’s nature. Through many years of practising Moy Yat’s style of teaching, known today as “Gung Fu Life”, he forged his reputation and earned his rightful place within the Moy Yat Wing Chun Gung Fu Family, as the of official United States custodian.

Columns

SECOND NATURE
Different Strategies for Different Opponents
How not to Fight Fire with Fire
By Wayne Belonoha
Fighters apply strategies to try to defeat you. If you try to deal with them the wrong way, you will be defeated. Sifu Belonoha offers 18 styles of Chi Sau to help you train the skills and strategies you need to defeat any opponent.

MOON POINTING FINGER
Wing Chun in Film
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (Part 2)
By David Peterson
To celebrate the portrayal of Wing Chun on screen, this three-part series will look at the history of Wing Chun in the cinema of Hong Kong and China, and see if we can classify them into the Good, the Bad & the Ugly.

KEEPING IT SIMPLE
Close Protection and Wing Chun
By Shaun Rawcliffe
How does the world of Close Protection and Wing Chun work together? Is there any correlation in the training and usage, or are they separate and unrelated skills?

THE INNER CIRCLE
Internal, or the Latest Fad
By Jim Roselando Jr.
Over the years, the Wing Chun community has gone through several fads. Today, there is no doubt the most popular is Internal Wing Chun—everywhere you go, this is the hot topic of discussion, debate, and demonstration.

THE STRAIGHT LEAD
Grappling with Reality
By Jason Korol
No Jeet Kune Do student should be without anti-grappling training. You’re far more likely to face a takedown attempt than a chain punch in a real fight.

Features

JOSEPH WANG KIU
One of Ip Man’s Core Students
By Herbert Maier, Ph. D.
Sifu Maier reminisces about his late Sifu, Joseph Wang Kiu, one of Grandmaster Ip Man’s five “core students”, who claimed Wing Chun is a theory rather than a style.

SANTIAGO PASCUAL
Embracing the Gung Fu Traditions
By Daniel Palau
Sifu Pascual truly embraces the spirit of Gung Fu traditions. Wing Chun is not just a part of his life—it is his life! He teaches the Wing Chun system in a clear and comprehensive way, including the ethical and martial aspects of Wing Chun.

LUK DIM BOON GWAN
Don’t Believe the Hype (Part 2)
By Alex Richter
Sifu Richter discusses how he discovered the similarities between Ip Man’s Luk Dim Boon Gwan and Lam Sai Wing’s Hung Ga version. These discoveries directly contradict the fabricated controversy peddled by some in recent years.

PROGRESSIVE TRAPPING FROM THE CENTRELINE
By Alan Lamb
To trap and control an attacker, preventing him from striking back, requires a lot of confidence and skill. However, it can be learned and practised in a safe and enjoyable way.

KEEPING IT PRACTICAL
Wing Chun on the Road
By Jack Leung
Wing Chun is well-known for its close-quarters combat. It was designed for the street environment. Aggression occurs more often in crowded places. Sifu Leung explains the applications of using Wing Chun on public transport.

Departments

BODY STRUCTURE
Are we applying Wing Chun correctly?
By Dr. Robert Chu
“Players” of Wing Chun include three kinds: “Technique Players” overemphasise and chase hand techniques. “Force Players” are embellishers, who set up fabulous Fa Jing demos and other “parlour tricks”, borrowed from here and there. Finally, “Momentum Players” are in the realm of actual fighters.

THE KUNG FU GENIUS
The “Not-Yet-Sifu-Title-Title”
By Alex Richter
As Wing Chun grew in the West, so did a penchant for additional titles of recognition, such as Dai Sifu and Sihing. As a teacher of Wing Tsun and the Chinese culture attached to it, Sifu Richter is utterly embarrassed by the misuse of these terms by Westerners.

BUILT UPON FUNCTION
Faith or Function?
By Mark Hobbs
Is there a parallel between the science/religion debate and what is happening in the Wing Chun world that is killing our art?

Reviews

IN PRINT
Lafayette Harris reviews the following books: Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected by Rory Miller and Timing in the Fighting Arts: How to Win a Fight with Speed, Power, and Technique by Loren W. Christensen & Wim Demeere.

SCREEN FIGHTING
David Peterson reviews the following movies: Operation Mekong, Sword Master, and Mission Milano.

SCREEN EDUCATIONAL
Dwight Hennings reviews the following educational DVDs: Randy Williams: Bot Jom Doh Applications Volume 2 and Sifu Fernandez: Wing Tchun Do Lesson 17 (Methods for Sparring).