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BY CRA1DMASTER
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;STER YIP CHUN

Dtrecto« 0.1 Yip Man Martiol:...Art Associauo«
T - flrnitlt AdViser:

MASTER LE'UNG TING

B.A,. Ph.D. r

IOlh Level M. O.C of I. W. T:L. TM.A.A.

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ANSILA-O'R LI

ITOR

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~9Bl" by L.eung's PUbnc.at~on5;; Hong Kong ~ r . irved, Printed. in lHong Kong ..

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th elate Grandmaste r 'Y~'pM an, As ltul!' Inei If' of "the grand master ltV Ie of Ch irne.se Ku n.g-'f'u III 'fH~ ~rt Imy 'respons ilbi'I'~tv to, IpUt into me tlechlrliques of 1tIe \i'llQoden du mlmy.., 'wn ]ch form nu~ essent la I of Wi n9 Tsun K uen, .aM to a i~ow readers ,and enthU's~ asts of martial to LI ndemand I' th rough the ald of el set Qf pinatos passed to roe by father~ the 'Ways o,t app~yirrl'9l the_S! teohmi'qu'e'Si iH,owever', publ icat,~oril the book. was d~lavett- OOca~:se~ wi S 8wa re of' the fact 'mirt many tutors of Wing 'T:5iUn 'Style ''Wel''·e teaching the Wa'Q:den Dummy quo iIInw,ays, ~u Ite- d i'ffIerent from those miy fatha r ttl ught me. The ra nee of' 'the book m'ight~ SL9 I thought ~awlier ['i')9ike th ese tutors
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,,~ I 16 Win!'I' TRItt. ,Dllm~y T:er/h'niqu/!:8 hi ttl e name o;f a book being Iplanraed 'for publication e·ver since 'tihe de!a,tr. of my father",

wril arrassed .. ~.'II'I th e ~ast ylear :a tutor ed ited a boo k in my name I' iPilwh ieh the ......... used as, illustratiens were pa rt of Imy 0011 scticn I obta ined from hither,. I~ Ily d idn~t know hew he' got these pRotos ..'What makes me rea II ttu~ d iso'rde;rly arrangemeIllts, of the materla Is, a nd the ir'! correct incomp ~ete exp lanattions and demonst~atior\S:. That boo k w,i I~sun;:~~y the image' o,f my father, and lead readers lnto misbe,I'ief of wrong
j

Iques. 'T m,aT!:' wh V I flnd ']$

~'t: neeessa ry to pub I [sh my' own boOo k,

to tihaJnk :my ku nm- u brother IDr, Leung T'~ng fo r offer'ing his f th rough out the p!I'an ing of th is book, and help ing IT'Le in every n1 .,.., en P IJJni nlg it into Ip,rirrt, my
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wi sh that readers wi II find th is hoek hel pfu I not on I'Vas n· ce book. of rna rtla ~arts, biJlt a lso as a'lIl lnd ls,pensab Ie·a ld wh iie COlli rses O'f 'W ing TSIJ n K I!J ng-'fUJ.
I~ ncere.

by Yip Chun
Director of Yip Ml:m ,Marltai-A rr AS5m:Jation

Yip' CJrlln

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UN _HE AUTHOR

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CRIPflON OF tHE OR.IGIIN &

V LOPMENT O'F THE 'WING 'TSUN

U MY
. TIONS OF "JHIE WOODEN DUMMIES

Leung Tlng' P.
Yip oo«
'Yip Man

P: 1

H 116 W~NG TSUN DUMM,Y' TECHNIQUES

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lION.S '& EXPLA.'NAT'iONS OF 'THE

• T DUMMY 'TECHNIIQUES

Yi·" ChU'n
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Y 0 MY FATHER - YIP' MAN THE T GRANDMASTER, Of WING TS,UN

LE
lNOLCXiY

'Yip Chun

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b 1981.. F b 1988"

P 19.82,,,

P 1988~

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D V' lOP'MENT O'F H WING ,TSUN DIlMM Y

THE SHAPE OF THE, DUMMY

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he trunk of the 'Wing Tsun woaden dummy is made 0 cylindrical 'wooden stake of about fiive feet Inlength and m inches in diameter, Other parts of the dummy include til t upper arms, w.hich. are stuck lntc two chiseled mortises ,91 th t of th e upper part of the trunk, the third arm, called U1 middle arm which is stuck in to' a ctuseled 'mortise below the two for lh anns, and the dummy leg which is.a short bent stake tlrlcik~J fll tee arms, stuck a'~ a chiseled mortise below that fOI the mi dl e ahove parts together form the body of the dummy ~ which t e 'supportmg frame by two cross-bars, respectively pH~.in UJh mortised hole s at the upper and lower ends 'Of 'the trunk, 111 I'I1¥'I ...... b . are fixed. onto 'two perpendicular square pillars, called .. ft,ftl"YOf·nplllan. Th 6 su,pporting pillars are usually rrrm]y fixed 'on I r t . g:t'OUnd~, so as, to stand heavy strikes.

E BETWEEN TIME DUMMY ST'AK.E AND THIE PilLE! in 'Which wooden stakes aids for d'rillwg in. kung-fu techniques. These stakes Ire ~.Ilong" in Chinese- L-ikm]ly the wOl"d chong means any -"""'nd.i ... l nty stuck at tbe ground. Irmi sht therefore not u mean astake used by a kUfig-fu driller,
us styles of Chinese ku~fu , th e word chons may be prefixed with other words to. form. t rms to mean particular stakes used for individ ual purpose s • allllni ~ tiler€::is one kind of chong: in Chinese kung-fu, called the '110 'W (Plum .B,lossam Piles) ~in which the word chong is. trans"piles' instead of "dummies"; because they are not used as. a dunumy vihfch. is til meant to be a substitute for a partner or ~DI~DC)nent.Another example is the ching chang of the Choi Lee wh ich is transl a ted into .lJalance~ummy. and 'is not a pile. nee in terms is caused by the .dif/e.renee in the. purposes of stds. If the uirn of the aid is for offedng practices a.s 9J partner nent, lit is called .8J f.'dJ,.mmy·'. If the stakes (whether perNrIJ.'n1u stu;ck at the gJ'ound Of just placed on the ground) are used ,,'1IIM1;1l1 stepping~ Or jumping on them 'Woile practWj~ punches or -TVe as an aid ,foJ'tmining in body-tndaDCe an" ill strengstance and they are in rth'is case cal[ed {pUt'S'~; In short ~one of distinguishing the dummy and the piles is that the dummy singular in number, being a wooden stake with other fixtures o be arms and legs of the opponent, while the piles. are usually number, being two, three, five or as. many as a hundred of thout any fixtures on them, the Wing Tsun MUK YAN CH01VG literally means '":4. Stake , A D~mmJ!". In 0 ther words, it takes the place of an imagined r pp onent of the kung-fu driller,
J f
e

_.r...

._~O()lfm dummy

cificatiens,

of Wing Tsun is constructed according to standarso that tile thickness of the trunk, the arms and the

1 nths of [he arms the leg~the trunk, the cross-bars and the IoftMt"l pillat5 are all pre-calculated to suit movements of the Wing y em. Such ,8, wooden dummy wiill help rectifYing the delivery' ts of the driller, in the same way as a protractor will ,I\ectify "I~. If a driller can 'wake use of the wooden dummy to correct
J

'0"

rnents, h will be able ·0 Improve rapidly, It j , fol . TS of Wing[ TS1!ln (Wing Chun 0" 'Ving Tsun J'

the wooden dummy, and cannot rectify th n d gI 0 n is rnosemen ts and the 'reTha1ivepositions of hims Jllr ppon n t through the help nf the 'wooden dummy! thus 10 i ""Protractor Erfeef~ of it. day many kung-fu drillers make use of the wooden dunn 1 I arning DIOli! kung-fu movements, so that bee can bo l _ no. edl in martial arts. Some even go as f ar as. addm, p r d- coking variatlons to a simple practical 'wooden dummy m _ s to cheat their students, They fail to realize the. fact that h portance ef Wing l'SUD lies in its f)jmplicity Q;nd p.ntCttcabUJt.I .:' 1 a - y on e effective movement that can 00 used in ar1JY occas] II d fe hng an opponent is better than several attractfve but ine f Bei des, it is more. successful to master ten movements in on e aster a hundred movemen Is in the same length of time.
ORIGIN &: HISTORV OF THE WOODEIN [DUMMY OF WING

anc

or

rsu

th r the wooden dummy appeared before the creation ofWm un -fu or Wing Tsun kung-fu was created before the appearance tlt
on dummy is a problem difficult to solve and needs [a reh, However, judging from the hearsay within the Chinese kun

ir le, migh,( assume the, foUovrin~possibilities. It is 0 said that there was 11 HWo.oden Dummy AU:ey'~ in the Siu on ery. If the wooden dummy alley did exist, it might have e 1 or \\IOoden dummies. of different structures for intensive t_' il ~ved that the earliest form of the wooden dummy might . pie erected wooden stake that takes the place of a train p n n t. Lates the early founders of Wing Tsun kung-fu gra du II mprnved th e dec-rice, un till it hears three arms and one leg as. it I no d y, fS,D exercises with. the WOOd[M, dummy must have be n pI 11"'91, being improved later on, and finally becomes a ccmplct t m le of rnuvements known today as. the '··W'ooden D
t

id that durin

nJ

the early years of [Grandmaster Yip MaJn~ . h n n Style began to develop in Futshan, the W'ooden Durnrn

onsisted of 140' rnovemen ts, divided Jnto ten section

UfJ)Oi.t ,

'Co

dmaster 'Yip .·Ian came to Hong Kong to set up a gymnasium d tudenrs, (It ".-wiSt b,e pointed out here that lie/ore' thts n leu ns-/U ~s Q, secret kung-fiJ style; and t h{J'l GrandmCJste., s 'lJe first to promote it and to teach students opentv). t the movements of the Wooden Dutnmy echniques were •• mereus andJ complicated, therefere he rearranged them rnto
... m\f~nts. (The number 108 M partic:ultll'ty ~"~C'4'U;Sf'it
1--11 ......

ple[e.ri.ed by Chiriese
rl

his expesience of years, he found. out that the 108 moven ot Include the most essential parts of the Woodell Dummy

eorresponds to the member of

special set oJ stars)..

Therefore he finaUy regrouped

the techniques into the

MOVEMENTS OF THE WOODENI D,UMMV TECHNIQUES

IN::!lent ] 1,6 movements of the Wooden Dummy Techniques 0' eight sections; as explainedbelow: Ten rnevernertts

are

begiln'nJng from 1~e ~e'ft Prefighti'ng Posture~ m ain Iy cons~l5ting of the. Pre fightlng Posture the Neck-puJJing Hena, the' left and the right Tan~salJ and Lying Palm and the Jaun-uu. In this secti on stress is p laced on 'footwo rk, Ten movements bagli nn ing from the right Prefighring
it
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Posture. Three: Ten movements beg in ni ng from the Slap-blocks moveme.nt, Stress ~5 ~ alid 0 n 'the varlet ion o'f the Slap-blocks both at "the In-Door and Outdoor Areas~ The Section also

nffa rs "a lu ab I e pa 1m exerci ses for both a tracks and defense. Nine movements beginning from the Sideward Palm~ The imp,onance 01 thls section lies in the variation o,f the Inqul:sltj'~e~rms and thek co-crdtnatlon with the Sid,e Thrusting Kick. Stress is placed on the epplleaticn of the sk ill of "Thrust fo rward wh ite the ha.nd is freed H, to I iU non a COli rrte r attack with th e ,arm 0 r the 189 \IVh rie'
being har-dmpresse.d by th e oppo ne n1 's lPowerfu I attacks. T'Mnty-one movements beginning from the Double

ran ·s;su. In t h i'S .s.ecti.on 'the

lea rns how to sneak ira to 1: he OP'Il'D n ent's defense Iina. and atta ek h j s week
11

tra inee

points with an apt'v applied forc!; such

Cifcllng-bJock 'Ion and drilli ng to

in sklt ~ul
t~e F

getting to the ocponent's side and attack h~m,

Si.:

offers rna in Iv tra in iifl,g in ttl e aJpp.1 ieat ion of Ih

Cheung (Double Palms) tech n iq u e,

Fiftee n movements

beg inn ing from

,.... ...on Seven: Fifteen movements

beginnin.g in-om the

1ft

Gaun-s8u,. S'1:tes! is laic on ;th~'c.hangling of h

to the Gmppllng-hand and its sppllcatlon In co- r wi th other pa 1m attacks. The lest pa rt of th i stresses d ri IIu ng in the appl icat'io n of the 1m everne I~t the Crossed Stam,p-Irickr. the 'most tactfc! k tech n lq I!J e in the 'W ing T sun IKuen, and \iI',ari [I the steps, Section Eight: Twa ntv-s ix movements, begi nn ing from the lie L (l'Ll\eT BQng"'siilU, and end in9 at the withdrawal m n~Ui.noY~ Most th e kl ek ing techn iquas a fie '~nc luded ~ 1:hi n

me

randrnester Yip Man, had made the sheeting of this set of photo y before he dled, lWhen he had just cJ:.tclosed hi's dOD.'''' fro~ martial art career (to "close door" is Ch InISS kung-fUi term, whi,c'h In...... shutti ng the door of the '9vmasi'um and nappi'no to adm it: d 'iscipI l. m an t to pass his: Wooden Dummy Techniques to someone 'Wh0 n ke p the complete set of it and pass .it to further generations, 00 U ,en lim ee he began admi tting stu den ts, th ere 'were arguments ,afU u ton about the correct form of the W'ooden Dummv Techn [quo

'urse 'some One mightt have inten tional changed some of the W'ldl'l.Z'~_" ummy m01vemernts, while others might have learnt only a few of Ih
o teasing their studies, and so had to (reate some movemen U up th e mis!iiflg part that he had '11-011 learn t, Some others migh thy received difre - 'nt coaching fall the, front and. the latterpart from Grun
m te Vip M:aE), uring the period when the Wooden. Dummy Technlque d undC!!fJoing a "Course of Change'u,. Still others might have le mt few separate movements of Wing Tsun Kuen;:; but decided to t nal gynmasium to teach students, only as an "unquall ~ tor" I wilo in order to cheat tn'elI' students and other laym n ound It necessary to "create" some 'Will,g Tsun W'ood-en Dummy mov n That 11 Wfl'Y Grandmaster Yip Man had flnally decided to film Irl t 0 Wooden DWlmy Techniques, to show the comet m v
J

th ugh all the time. had no intention

he public ..
t af

of ma.km~ these technique

photos of the Wooden Dummy Techniqnes are not yet • becau se there are still some missing mevemen ts, The. reason h t t the time of makiQg iOte f'tIlm7 both Grandmaster Yip the one Wh0 to ok dlese photos .had DO .mt~ntion of disclosing . to th.e pu blic~ bu t meant only to Ieave some Jlroof to his
'We.re few am ong, IG.r:andmaster Y'ip Man.'s studen ts, who I of phBtl08 0'( the Wooden DumDlY Techniqees, The very dId receive a set 'included the one Dr two most favourtte (Dud of CO!.l.J'Ie h'li Olvn sonsl) ndmaster Yip Man bas been dead for years. Those 'who own of pbotos of the W'ood.en. Du.mm.)' Techniques. would be .nd du~refore the Wooden Dummy Techniques are no longu
@ffl

• .,.,.... or those who have not learn t the complete 'Set of th e 'W00 den
T chniques, this incomplete set of photos. will make tbem feel fused. For this reason, we feel that ~tis our duty to make the Iete, That is exactly the purpose of this book, whic:l[ 11;. product a peration of Master Yip Chun, One of tInY fellow-cfassmates, and hope that readers, espe.daUy llios.e who are also followers of IU n SystemJ 'win find 'the Ileal au tlook of the W'in,gTsun Wooden T1 chniques, That is also the primary aim. of this passage.

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NOVEMBE~ 1980.,

1.1

WI,NG TSUN DUM1MY TE'CH

DEMONSTRATED BY GRAN DMASTE - VI

Bfare reading e'xptanatory notes on the illustrations o III DU"lmy Ttehntques that /olEow)l readers are adl'iSed to hal) look a{'the lm dfagrams snowing the parts of the dummy and d retarding the use of the dumm,Y - This "rVillenable r~e.,S 'Q' UI n or cletJl'ly what ts being explaJned in the descr,ipt.[o.rl8 lhtd frll"

Bi rd'HfYt View

I ".
~iWnt side of dummy

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~ehsidE= cd WI

mmv

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Fr:cnt Q'f, dliJmnmv

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right :s~d8 of 'fml rr:

dummy trunk
mid-level

(Jlfustratltln TURE'·
'Gr,I;[I~Iw.r

1)

-!ltRE. F IG HT INC

POS~

(III; 2) IINECK·'PUl.L.J NG HAN 1)'''

Yi POI, llith ni!:fitl ,p~~ lilI,plNi3i~ fti rw ~ twa. dummy !!Iim'ii5\p ihern jh;ft; llimil8ll to reh lida of 1M num m '!Ii. M1:11'e his 'I n h iii holding t'M rifJl'it WmmV Inn, h .. In nd geu, tlo.f.d of the i"neck" af 1h Then bottll Qf tl,i~ l'i1uiicb 'EUc:eri;
10nwrd pu'll.

Qi til i, r1s,ht dummy.

Yip;:i piaces h [s I(lft hand:i<1'II hQlflt nandi While 'fKlng the. 'Wo.o.d.m,

dIIIl~."

(lIJ" 6) "'H IG'H Ie LOW GAUN~SAlr'i 'l'~p fA!ithdraM; his ,1;tit leg. and rum!!; to tJl~ IF~~I''!1' 'IM1 HI!i p.O$i!1~1 h II arm5i ~n' ti'te' IH1!J'b ,ii Low G8:uf!l-$!i!U ~ re;.

ltll. 6) ·/KWUN~ALr
Ylp 'iilii'l"CleIl b-ath I!Jmli

i'

U PIiWI'dI

~o pili

'Kwun..gy 1r'Il'i~l;Im.

16

(III: 4) AIGHT uTAN

rI~t, n to pma t'~ 10 pren ,i!re: thi!! IFIQht d!Jmmy Y'lp'

41 AU"

&;

LEFT

lm!1'tl h~~ II'l~t Iq ~nm ,I!;!I~ bBhind 'me l1n81dummy letI~ NIUe posing the ~Ight TJ.n.. IIEI ' nd llift L..owi!r L,yin'll~Blrn to. nrike !lit ttle. right fide of tn!j, ~mmy trun k. (#/. 8) '·~HIGH It LOW GAUN...sAU',r Yip w~h~, tJ ~ leM leg to rl1Sli.lm& itB origirlllil posit. Off , will l:Ie, pOling tillS: !ll!mlII in
tI'I.a H IrQh ,& low
[GI1II!.!~
gestor •

"LOWE II LYI_ GwPA LM r,

GoP', L ' I"

t.t 11'1 l!'ito the ~
C8

bell 100

• wwhi 11llI IIl(ir$ing] the I!B'U. Tan, ~r byili1l1J1) m ~o 1"1lrike ~!,unmV ''tj"Ui'I k,

m.

11

(III" 9) RIGH'l' ~'KAU~Atr It LE fT

j

(III, 1fJ) LE,FT ..JUT·SAUi\~ ,

"~OK-iAlJu
Vip tuMS hlis !5;tafl.ce 10 !I$ to fiIce the du mmy, .. ViIh.i Ie Ip.osi'ng h~s; ri;tIt ,arm i~ the k,au"'5~II:.I~ 8fld .ef~arm ~nthe Tok"tlu gilBtulre.

~"'E.AECli''1PA LM'""
.erm ,ntfi I~ lEEroot<palml.,,Ejod g~ooj,::I\I' thru!i ill' r wtiilu c:hBJi!~il'i!f:l i'i i5i ~ift arm to It.! t'O pi"la- tUiBvUy Of! th dUmmv mI, Ine' ~mmy. 'Irun Ii(. '(a ,rnk UI'1d11f hi Yip OOI'i'llWbi h I~ rllJlt

n~Si

12

th~'l\N8I'1tiath m!i:lWmi!lnll. tlrlese form tfle.- Secmd ~;!!:k!'l of Hlrgo W~~n _mqua, wtMeh I!i~ ,the mO'MB'n(jf'jts 6IU:lC"t~d at ttU;! CIJPlJ:ilite :i~de. f'. Nl"f1 mo~n. ~ an,JnaI. phon)&' of Grandmaster yjf}~ tJemOlU1T~tit:m~ noW' thw ,f1,r(J,' $p~
_"'I~h
10

Cillm.}

19

17

18

till. 2')

RIGHT ~?AK-SAU'~

f,NDOOR·_,AREA
at: the right
dLJIMfifiy.

SAU"'"

a« 22)

LEfT INDOOM"ARE

Yilp iilili!lp$ his rjElht palm

arm,

Immlil'diateiv afU!!f "dlat Ylp pelJ,rw at thi!l' liilfi; dill mmy ,I! nn.

sr.e:p·

I.

2.0

iI'!I' ~,

.r::,

20} LEFT UtDVltE A LVI NGPALM'r i 8.: RIG HT ""JUT ..&AU ~ (Ill
Y~\p ChLi n tf1 !'US:t1 !his 1eft p 1m at the ch.lliMi'lV 'tlfiLllI'Iik 'from IUlrid9r h ill r~ht 8Ti"1\ whUili Iii~~

right
dU'llIlt

lIiTm

po.ses the

JUrt-sau1 mO\r8meflt

to

onto the' left OJ mm¥ arm,

I DOD A.. R EA I."-PA KA

, ""I

Indoar 'ra

Pak..sai:l

24) LEFT OUTDOOR-AREA "'~AK-SAUj"

(Ill
V~p &laps; hi1 left p3lm &t 'tnt} rigtl't dummy afTTI 'fram lite GU t~r ,6i1'e8.

21

(Ill 25.J

HAND

LEFT

.i'·TH'RO\A.T·CUTTING
h~ left ami!
into,

(III. 26) LEFT ~'JU1T i1f !Ii RIO .sAlI ""LOWE R fHR,UST liNG; PlIN,CIH'i
"'fijp wJ'lthdralffll h~ I!sft ann SlTidPC!!'
6l;IU" at;

'V1pthen

il;:Ol!flafens

the'

Ttllroat-

CbI!ttl'flri Hi3r1d.

while itnmiitilllg hi:!: t;i'gl'it, fitit the ~ower-lw81 qf '~hedummY'.

all.
I~

29) RIGIHT ~IJl1T-BAU"J. a LEFT LOWE R TH RUSTING PUN CH"

(Ill. 30) [DOUBLE .I\'TOK~SAU"

Yip'$ bottl arms, ~imuh_8_neoti!ly mall; u,p!W!!Iri!l PU$ni ,It the Im;lWEif !:Ian: o'~VI dlJmrIlV
8nI1l15,_

Vip withdl'iillW h Is right atm illlld eonverh I't into tflllil' ,. jl,lt-iiill.!'F ..willie Ii!lLIIm:h inrg a I~WIler~ level len :PLlil1Qh.

22

flJ/~ ,28). RIGHT VII hi. Irtgnl hilin~ to ~Irv 'ID8 'lki1Mi. ( III' Th~' O'flgitUtl tJhoro
fn::;m
rtCIIlL¥

"'THAOA:f-CUTTING
i!;ti'lle;

HAND!""
Yi,p '5i rlglt~ haFid cti ~11I9'.!! to curti 1191 ~'.Ind··. !'111 FOf,Il-

~lllCer:i
j~

'Gtw.Jldirnmter YlP~J:' ,e-of bill' ithef; ~f ~rw LOWE R

RIGHT

to h 1.. left.
...... 1,1 'Ill!

. and

Bor,U:;~
tll"li3 right

(III. ,32) R,II :Hl uM'AN~SAU'" G

I iUEH"t!i IIIi$ right re:EI i nte iilh>i3 !pa08 bail ind lhe dt.i mmv ~;eg; arid 1!1l!3 k:es !;II r,l'-ft :liid~'WlI rd!5:lac;! at ~ rigtn d!ummv a.P1m, while- In is, r:l!ont ill!Tl1~ PQ$ingi tt!e Mai"l~iJ, ma~ !l c'hll:ilr;Jpfrm It~i'kB at tha r1ilJh~ s ide of 'thtl' du mmy trulnk~

Vip

p~

RllJm 'tnD tlowt t' dummy

poling hi.: ~ofl arm Tn 'the W'u~!J

(1#.
Yip

3J}
I'ii isse,

RIIGHT

,(111. 34) LEFT "'LOWER' BDNG.,sAU·'

Yip's rfg'1t leg riB'.$I..Ifl'lIH o,r[ginal P'Q:lIUon than turtr;:s to fKs l'!he right WH:fI hrl II" ,BfTTlI POti;'P.1ig th e lower B!iJI1!Q4illJi aM hi.. r I •
PIlil~i,ll:,gl'd1e Wlll~lJ.

THRUS1'·-KI CKr.
h ra ~iQM leg til), launch a $idil!.lll'ard Th,N:st·ld(;ti;;; at tfie dLirilJ!TlY trunk, Ill.thi~e posing 'N1 e fignt 13ong-iii3I,11.

on. 31)

HI GH Ii lO'W' GAUNoSA!U
:&ITI'I$

llli. ,3S} R~GHTS j,t-KAIlJ-SAl1"'" IL F iTOK,.,s:AU"l

Vip liUlms ~o f~ tI1Je ~ml'lt. an d chail~. hl II'rgnt arrm to tn!t Kau-saul I;U1d hl'l I'aft rm t thiD' o~au. T

Yip wit"ar-.aws Ihhi lett hiEs lefit. he p~ h~'

!Low GBI,! 1!!1-98l1
II) &an! ra,

1199. and, tu'rn~n~ to in ttl& i4!i'[lh •

T ''MAJ- .:SAUi'1
to tl\iEi M"ah..siJJU. h .t tl'!oB! ~fIft: 'SH:ilQ Qt· tha dy mrny
.8ml

till. 36} IL,EFT ~~IDEWAAD TH RUST

~II rlght

KrCI("
"V1,p raD5!!t! h r.s I~ li to launch ThfYit'"'klc~ at "lhe d'tJmmy mmk.
B

Sidewsr,d

IGHT "EREC;T P,A.llW'

(11/;40) lDOUBLE ··'1·AN"SAlI1
Irfll<,!lki119
8i

Yip pik:e!51 hili up·f·M::i r'ii8 FJilifm$ .ilI'I: tne outdoo r area .of 1lf-ka' two dummy .ere'a.

{l1J. 4'1'] ,~/HUEN..sAU"r

T~en ,,(lp. t.V [palma, [into the
arm!i,
bJ

(1Ir. 42)
PALNIS"

DOUBILE

uL-OWEIR

LVING-

ming his: wr1!;1;U eircliif.S his, ~Ildliilor area of tihe i!:IUIiI"I!"fiY

Vlp':Ej t.'WQ p!i!lm~ 19n~1i' ifl,'tQ tille' loooo:r linea ~iU1J 1he dummv ,arms and! ur~ke 911: tina Im~d·1 QW'liiIl'·le1otel Of 'the uUlf'lik Qif the dummy,

rill. 45.) DOUBLE uJU1i -SAU'"

ViI!:J

(1'11. 4,(;) [AliGHT '~iKAU-SAUIf & LEFT ul-UGH (]AUN~,SAIIJ"~

Yip alilifu nijmse~f to the lFigh't~ wMI00 ,clrcllinQ.

men

IO-'Wer1olls. arms. t
my
ilLllf!I:5l"

pl.acil'!9 them on
<B:II:~r1~ ,i!1

1jhe gym

and
durt

1P~wef"fuI
dUMmy"

downvtllu'd J:M;I titl tru n k to sin k.

!;1IUses. the

hi 1$' right 'Mist rntc! the indoor am of tne' diIJrnmv i!lrrm~ ana strilking 01111' a mi!!lf't Hrgn
Gaul'iloQu.

26

(III. 43) DOUBLE "TAN·SAIl'i' Ylop po_ the [)oub4a Tau fiLi by l1I]dngi h~ palJrni to IPilg 'tnrw QIiI 'tlfill! indoor ' 11111
blilW'Ben the dun!uITIV'
:lfiiTll..

{III. 44J DaUB lE

PALM"i' Yip u!illn hi palms
1Irt;g ~f1I

uUPPER
hrOUl1"I
,lIrrni

LVINCI.. tnl In~!I'

the

'rrortt:
1tni1I111t,

p.,ut of

the YPPIU'>'Iev I of' ttH!I dUmnllY

dummv

t>o It.rikl!!l lit

1111. 47) lE,FT' ..tKAIU.SAU~1 ,.

"1iIG,H GAUN'~AUJ.i1 rno~m
Yip
'luJ1'l$

RIGHT

to his, left, ;find repeats thill

bmre by int&ret\angl t'iQ the; mOlfernent

{HI. 48} RIG,HIT' nKAU-SAU'~

~tHI(]H GAUN-SAU"'i
Ylp rweatlj,1ha,movement

LIEFT

III' hi;. ~-!'fIl>'5i.

Ol'n;:emere,

27

{It}. 49)

RIGHT "'lER ECT ·PA LM'" & LE FT UJUT~'SAUu

(J II. 50.) Fill GH't UlBON G-SAUFr

Yip
U:I m$

[mined tate Iv Ilfter tl'i~. "\(;p ehange:l, his rlitlht arm t{l; !the Ei'sct-p31m Qnd h i!ii I ~ft
iiiil

Boftg-saJ.

t,o ITt r$ left and

IPOM'.5 itl:1l1' rig!ln:

me Jllit-say,.

au. 53)

LEFT .~IKAU·SAU'"8& R.IGHT uHI GH GAUN,·SAU"

Vip tu rl1:1> Inis stAr'lCe' to. 'faoe ~eft. nilB' P,:Iosill!l91 w his. ,~~ rESpectivel" II~ KSu-$au ;;!ili1dlHi'gh
GaLt~..Qu.

OJJ. 54) RIGNT !"KAU...sAU,j & LEF T I~HI'GH GAUN"SAU ..r

mO'll·ement'

Yip ttl n:t' to the right, repaatlj: ths ~1j!!9' 'Whir a 'intel'C1ll8l1g 11'19 tl'e. mov a!i11e nt 'liar h ii &'fi':I"j:!li.

(Ill. 51) RIGHT "']C:;NEE·S1'AJMPI'NG KtCKr" FROM THE SiDE

Vip shim ilitn;:,e1f: 'to ttie rignt side' Ijjif ~h8' dummy. Aruj. [Posirlgl a left Lower lL.,y~ng·
4'IIm 111(1 a Ir~ht T'I!I1il"Yu, he thn.jI_~1l5l eut hti 'l'lght leg in cO sI81i1'1t-$.1;Jfai9ilrt fol"\t'll3 I'd line b) ItIi"f'iP. at 1ih!!i kneel' part 0' ttli!l QIlIIfPIll'V

(.1I/~ 52) i:'HIGH Ii LOW GAUN-8AU~' Ylp. ~"'ilhdra!RI hi, 'f~n't 113;'and lJ.lI"M to !hI!

~.
un.

rigt;t. whole POi, rig the HIgh 81 Low Gali Il~

t~,

fiS) FA,CADE IfUGHT "«AU .. SAl1.1 '& LEFT .I·lOWER LVINe~ PAILMr.~
to faco dba-hoot of ttl iii dIJ ",mV . Hi!i 1)05e$ tt!.e 1'1g""t IK8LJ~U , rM1P1f1rni8<ing his h1!ft ,81m 'horn IIJlllldeif the rillrt dummy
Yip turrn Uf1'f1It.1Oi!itr~ke M~l!le'

(III. 56) LEFT '~KAU"sA,lf' &. RIG HT

I~

FG H GAUNI..:&A'lJl'
t 1'18' Kau~
mOW_r'rIla'nt"

Yl~' r~~

w mmy

trunk.

29

(ill. 51) LEfT ·"BONG,o.SAlI

YIp' tl[J1 I'ns to. 11i9 right :side'" .and left: ann aEithe Bong-Hi.il.

pOSl91;

hi~

58) !LEfT 'uKNEE ..STAMPING KJCK'" FROM 'THE SIDE YiJp s_s h i'i rlQht foo~ BI PiBi:l9 forwslld to, ~~fit
hi_elf to ti'I-Q ~6fl s.fda' of ttie ,aummv.. ,applies ttle Ile'ft K.neHtarnpin,g Klelc;,
.,(1

on.

(III. J) RIGHT '"fER ECT wPA1M" RIGHT ~'JUT&A.tr'

(UJ. 62)

81

!"'"F'll',PING~AND'J. MOVE· MENT FROM THE RIGHT' "'FQOIK~

f"j.m ~~
niSi r'ight arrn
ISS

SAl1'~
"{,ip

"iR' fir,t ~oses. h~1I ,riigi,t ann .eJ tna Ereet·, pa'm ti1en strikes: U .at thi!!! tru 1'1 k of the

ttle f06k~

~mmv"

'~ • tlila;J'!J fHps [hill rJgh:r, palm at thil right ®111my. i!!iIm.

30

(III. 59) ~H I GH &, [L.OW G'AIUNaSAU'· Ylp wH:I'Idta\l'i;!5l h ~!i I eft I~ t 0 r~ mil I ti!I
original pe sit &DIi'I , thei'! tu rons 'to. face' Ihisleft" wh He IrlIlD~11'n9 hi! OIll'Tl5l as 'dlIiIi! lH~gh & l..Gw

(JII. Stl} RIG Iff ~'KAUsSAlJ' ~ Ii L.e fT uorOK:oSALrI

Yip fac:. tn. fr~ilIt of fhll' dummy. and PCIeS hit right arm M 'H'Ii!iI Kw ",ag" ,ei hi' IlS'ft arm • d~e 'To.k'.gg.

OaInooSllO.

(Ii'. 163~ r'F LIPIPING·HANIY'

MEN"

MO:V1E·,

un

FROM THE AIG1Hl j'FOOK~'

iii I:!l rililht pal~1'ii'Iat tilte

(II" 64) uFLtPPIIN(i'·HANDi'J' MOVEMENT FR,OM, THE RIGHT' "'~FOOK-

SAU'"
Yip fHI!):S hil lI'iglin' palm at the ri'gl'rt; dummy. !III n ag.ii! 10.

After tblt. y~ fI ~ lett cliImm'!;." arm.

31

(111, GSJ RIGHT ""KAU-SAU'" &. LEfT LOWE R LVI NG -PALM""

tJ

v, lp

tIJII"IU to h i$ rig~t., FlOIiBS hii~.rignt iii rm a~ the tto!J~. WI1Iile looln Ino ,B left L.owar Lyl rli!l4l;lulm J1riiks ~t ·th& [rigtit 5.:1. of ti'ie dummy tru (IIi!; •

{III. 56} '"'KWU N..sAU~'·· Yip. ap,p IV [n~ the K l(IIIJ n -$8 iJ Ii11I 0 'II'tlfli'I8 n 'It.

on

(Ill. fI9.) '''pQ-ap.AI~'' DOUB L,E·P'AlM mVEMEN'T FROM '1HE SIDE

'¥~p inieru
Iiii$ I:eft 'leg intQ the
:lpi!llDB

biah !'rid

tm.
Yip

7()) uHtGH II LOW GAUN.sAU~!'

tne dummy. le:g and execu_ title Po.""811 DOI!Jbl~.palm move-merri with M~ left iP ii'i"1 above 119 ~srlgl'rt.

w.&t~dr~m 111,1:$ h;rft Isg t@ mblf'rlieJ tne o(iginal 'P.~ti'!lR wti ile ll!ol~1iI1 SJTM 8$ tile hill Hig,h &i low Gi<!iY n~li,I-

32

"II. 61j

FACADE .... 1PO~PA roUBLE· I,n ALM MD,VEMENl Vip ttl ms n~siPrm:s 10 f'OIm 1tJe P~·PI,I, DI!M,Ihill..

(III. (11) LEFT NjJONG ~U'"

"Ylp w'rn.

to. hili ri!ill11. Ildlt wl"lIil

p(i ngi

Iig

IlB'h -B'i"ftni I!U ill ,BOfiig-S!l!J.

.... m mt1lv-.emefI't'. 11l! !i'i.i'I'i kln h i5 right hlill'ld I;: POIlnJl ,Ei.S lEI Er-~t-p9lm f wI1i IlEi h is. llef~' hand! I.poll ng ~ ,8 IReversei'alm.

(III. It) ACAD1E ~"PO·PA,It DOUBLE· .. PALM MO'V1EMENT'S Prom the High 8. low Gaun-sall.l.Yip ICQnwm;
bill .r:iIl!l!!, lC! 1hl! P'o..Jtl!,!3'! '!l)oublifll;Palm mov!llfll'ljlnt with nllil left' an abgw his right arm.

(til, 72) R IGHT uBONa~AU'"

''Vip j:1IO~!i th!;!, Ir'illlllt Bong4FJu to, the Jeft.
~IUi!l'

tUlmlOQ

33

J3j "jPD~P.AI~~ OOUBLE·P'ALM MeV EMENJl F'ROM THE 811 E D Y~p iFlRIIl'ts: h 1$right log il1ltQ tfile space tlelil t~d the d!JITiml" Ileg. artd, liY.ilh h is left ~Edrn
itiltJove h~s r.igl1t pkam. tie 1;»:1I;!Clutel!lltie Po-P.a~

un.

(III. 14) ilHIG H '& l'OW GAUN.SAUu

Yip turns to h~!S fight wh lie (jloslngl tlie I-tjgl'l' ,& Low GalJn~l.

Doubl ~81m movemef'lt.

(Ill In

~IHIGH &. LOW :G;AUNSAI1' ..

Vi F<I tlirns: 10 his I,eft wt1 iht p~Jin.tI 1f'Ie MigI':! Be low'Gaun-sat.ll.

(1.11, 18) ~"HIIGH & LOW GAUN·SAlI" Vfp' UJ. rn~ 'f['JCim h ii' ~tlft to nijs tis"t. P0S!t6
mill! Hign

&, IL.CtIi¥ G!:IiUn~

in !hie

Ire\I\BnfjI

direction.

34

1111. 75) LEFT ""I(AU-8AlI'l' & RIGHT OOK~S:Au..r

(l1I~ 16j lFET ".f LOWER' l YING~ PA fI" I; fliGHT uJUT...sAlY~

~1l'1' I ft IP 1m r~ fflDIT! "I ~w '~herigtit ,l!i.irrn.mv ,1Ii111'11 to 18g I'lCfI • ~!lk Lower LVfniJ' [palm, :strEk at tbe d.I,unmv to nk,

(In:

8DJ RIGHT 1JG RAPPLING·~HAND"jl

& LEFT iTHHQAT~UTTIING HANEl";; Yip RJ ddEln~., CMli!ltI:(Iei hts rl'gllit tUITl in" BQng~

fill. 79} RIGHT' ..iBONG-sAtT"

YIp 'bi! rill, to ti iii left wtlile ch8ngl rig Iiill' right: trtlllll ~h;jl Lo11'II Goun~ to the Bo.~-.£!f'l8U.

~ to ~ Grsw~ip.g-hand to ge1 hold of the f191'1it !llJ,rnIll"lY arm, uun,lng to his: r~9ht: ~"EI' iWPI¥ Inlll EllI"igl'n ·TI1~t-.cytt~fI!EI H'and~ t,Q r;!hop

wmmy tiru 11Ji;~

__

.35

(111., B f J ILE,fT' "·PAK...sAlt" 81.

Pi IGHT

all, ,8:2}lE itT "~BONG..sAU"1

Yip tlJi'fi~ t,CI t.J t$ riiJh~ ¥if1i~e po!il1lg! 1l'he 18k iong-sau,

nSPADE~H.ANIY' Yi~ 'fiaturns to li'h;e froM

pOS8!i

n~$. Iaft:
1;11

of ttJ(j; d!.nmny and arm as 'ltiiB Pak.-soo :and I'i i:5; r.gtlt

.arm as

Sl!Jad.e-f1atf1d.

(1#. 86) Kl,CKu

lE.FT

I·CII:OaED

,ST'AMp..

nil. 85) PIliGIHT ~~BONG·SAU~'

Yip then turn! to f,'ac:a me Ie'N and pose!;!, I"! I's rlgnt 's rm ,as '8 BCin!iii·t31L

Yip, ':I;' dg-nt f!OOl 'ita k'e~; one ~~ fOIi!.iWrd 'till fonn tl"l~ Clf'O':5;s.JlE!Ql l!!l~" The'!"lI Ihe nlli:ms h~::J; ~1l!f.1I: I'e.g to thitlSi't a l1,gn:!QI'daI <k.i!!;:ik ,!'It 1i~e right ,~ide Cif tt'l6 tNn k OIftni;t dui'fi'Uti!~,

36

011.

fi3)

LEFT ,>lG RA.PP U NG-HAND'"

~7HROA' ~Cll1TING

• IR iG1fT HANOi'''

(III. B4J RIGHT ~~PA_K4AU'" LEFT & j'jSPADE· HANDi'~

tti I!I fm'l'IIt of' ~e a!Jrfwn.'y, WI11~liO 1I1:IP1y;,ing i!l I~ft. Spll~arnd., iIiIe :&1_ tl'l:!l; ji'i;JrI: Pol;! k~ i~'tt thle ~.ft UiI'I'uJl!¥ :am.; • d

_lOp
(III.

V"P (;h;Bn:g~$ ihn!:, Ileft E!iong~ to IE! G f~p'1 i'r'i8F' hM~1 'itO ,~@it hoLld af thl1' leU dumlll"f iiiiim,r 11K! pO:&a$ tine righ1: Thlroat-cutiting HE! rKi 00 IiU mE! dummy tfijfi AI: mille 'Ni'l'I,IIilJil.

'¥~~ J1I'tliI rr.!5:

'Ii:CI

eli

ILIEF'J ~"BONG~SAU""'

Oll~ 88~ Fit IGHT jJCRQSSED

nAMP·

V~'I' len toot

ftt;p! oown to fCl'1iTIII 1na·Cr05:fIiIg Sl8rtC8. T1'Ien '1'1 ~ ~~gln fOOl resumlH ~1)5,

KIC:K"~
'Vip'li lett {lO(U 18~S 6r:ie step 'f~rdl WI fi;l'fITl 1iJh Cross-JI~ 1;1' SitarKie. when r<!il!ij~ hi~, r:j'9Ilt I~Q 1'0 I~ ncRii 81 kic.k.

orIglnal p.oti~h}n. Af-t.e.r't.hat 'Y'lip NifJ1lS to 1!;ne rl;l;t I~i!l' wh~le PQli rl8 the 'Ie~ BClfI.g~!i!Y.

37

Oil. 89) ""'HIGlH &. LOW

GAUN ..sA~J"

on

SO}

RI,GHT ~"KAU~SAU·\· & LE PT

Bil!!'i!fl of Vl'pJs fee.t rtB!iu me' 'thel r olf'i:gI'n~1 pQ$lti'QIl.~. ThEin he tu ri'ioEi te hl~ laft \ihitI Us !posing tile H i'gllil It. low ,Goorl""S_t!tI.

"'TO K,=SAlI""
YijP 'fail~ the; frOillt of tn~ dummy and poses tnsl l'"i'Uhf l(au-sau am:! 19tt Tok-Slllill.

a«

93) LEfT

J'lOWER eONG-sAlU

SAU
Yip

uu.

94)
u

IFUS Hl1i

II

lOWE, R BONG~~
.andl p.o~,,-

Vip. 1JJm" t.o face his rjjght'" and IPQge$ tills

left Lowar BQf1i9"'~-

t:li.!1'1Il9 .ifcl to rlgnt Lower B.cn~!.

n'i~; heft:

rna

38

fill.

91J

• lEF'r

R.ilG1Hll '"~ER E1CT -'P.ALM.... · ~J.JUT-·SAI.l·!'

Wh~lf!I

fill.

9Z)
n

R~GHT

Llil.tDWE R

BONG~

SAU

ytp thrus,ts oot Ihi~ riglrt! EfBCtll!Jim pOtl ~ hi~ lililft .all'11r'l; -Eis the Jlut'ofiali.

'VI p! ~ rnll. to 1M. llkln~~.

L.ft,. .and pD'ti!i1 'tl'ilij right

(111. 95) RIG HT nSPAD E·HAN D EFT '-'FACAIl'E TH R.uST ·KI CK

JI

,81.

un. 96J
kiCK'!'

FAC'ADE uKNE E41'AMPING

y~ II'1II:tei !i!! ~~ill"rt Sp~e-handi 'from be-Icw through, Ina ~J\dl:J.oji' ,a~ of the left IiJmmy
...". WVh'II", laumn]ng
131

left TlilrLrst-rkic

k: !iIt

1tI,e

,",r:.~ Pillrt of 'Ihe dummy tn.mk.

Jl'Ilufi-ecliate.IV ,after that. Yip Jt8mp.:1 In iii left 'fOllit at 'tihe. du:mmy leg while posing I'i]~ arrru rll!l!p!;I'G:tiliirely as thill' Bon~1!J sftj:d WU"'3U!

39

(ill, 91)'

oil

FOO,T,=ST'AMP!N

cr

Ie U: Fr"

iilOWE R BONG -sAl/"

'Vipl gl id's5: his: :d~Iii1i:foot i!iloflt9 thB IEJligth. il!I,f dl!6. dummy 1.:11"II mmedfatelv ilI,fmf thlat h~ pOses the left lO'Wiilr eCl;n9~au,

(/11. 98) SAUr'"

RIG

HiT

""LOWE R

BONG·,

TbQIfii Yip turnS! te lhiiSi h!;!:ft:8f'ifll POjli!$ the riSht Lower eo~.;SaiJ,

(III.

R I'GHl uf ACADE STAMP'~NG' KICK'"

t o 7}

I(N,E E5

(III.

~'FOOT ..sTAMPING#1 RIGHT f~GUM-UU'"

t02}
a Gtnn~.

If

The.,
86

Yip :rtamp:5l at ~tJ" !knee' p:ut of the dummy I eg ~wh iI~ pos:ing h iii EI'r1"R5l,resPS!::;ti'!.!'I;IIV
the

e OI'lg.saLli

amid

me WtI,-:saill.

Ylp 9~ Id~i5,hI' rigM fo~,'l' along the ienut'" o,f the dummy leg, and p,rna: I'i Is rlIgtl,t >!i!rwt doll\lli'WaTdB"B~

40.

(Ill. 99), LE FT LOWE R BONG -sALr" VI" lQi!Iin turns tQ ITi I$.ri9ht. :and pO!'Oe.s :the I~
N

(lit tOO) LE" ~;SPADE·HAND" &. RIGHT 1JFACADE THRU·ST~KICK!'~

Aft~r 'that Yip P05e.J '!the liBJt Sp:a~n.llfld ta.mc" Ii rlgln Facade Thnu:t-klck.
nd

I.owet Bnn~,

1111. f OJ} LE 1FT

S 1Jt:P'ALM~' ,. nIGHT "LOWER LYING~ ALMn

Vip ins:erUi
h i.~ r~gh'~ leg

-s ID EWARD

tn. i:lumm¥

~n 'Iln a q:t.a(:e

belli ina

leg~ ~OO dsps. iii il ~I!ftlP;!Imn .at \ne 1 mummy. ,ann. whil'a- Iw nclr1 in!;!1 a rignt ,";h Lowet'" Lvil1l!ItPBim ~'Mk8 lid the mid..! GWi!rlewllil of the dummy tru nil<.

(III. r04j
a~_

LEPi r~GUM·SAU'"

Yipj:l righ t tom: retu rns to its o.r~i 1181 J'-mitloll, 'Yhl~8 hili: lent. arm pirn dQWJ1 at tl'l It dtJ !l'fIi'i'iy

41

left le~ i M!to the- spSe'e .'. m~. ttNJ ooml"l"lllj ~eg.; iii is rTght erm poses t.11 e Sidaward Stap'1)IIIm ~hj~& t; Us. I &ft pOlJB!S dle .Lower Lyin!lJ"P.8lm.

OJI. 105) RIGHT ~~IIO'EWA.ROSLAP~ PALMi & LEi!l' "LOWER LYIN'GPALM'~ . betI" d
'Vtp In:s:erts I't

(III. 1(6) RfGHT NGU.M-8'AU'"

Yip'i!; toft f,oot ~Lilil1eu its origi~aI po~tlo!l. Then 'YiP UJ 1\'111&1 to. til is Ie.ft Whil'iI!i pinniii!g h j's_ r.lgh~ Piil'm Oi'litO dummy 8Ji11il.

i,

me

Vip's rigM 'fioot takes: on~ 5leP forwa.rd. :tUlf'M to face tn-9 ,left tide of tne dummy. tnu'I'k.,
app.1k;j~ Ii! rl'gM P8k~1 wti,i Ie POOIl1.e!'lIn{jj ti_'QWII!r Thru:rt~kick at tt1e dLJmmy trunk.
.8'

fill. 1(J9) RrGHT .i~PAK~AUr ..· ie. LEFT ~'OfF.aODV LOWER THRlIST·KI'CK'~
ieft

(III; 1'TO) RIG!HTj~ONG~,tJ·"

Yi,p"!: "eft

m~

'mmedtataly
Doftl"BU"

Ii'l1!lIlImu itt IGrlgif'iBI !ptlsltF,on" a1Dr !that Yip, ~os.M. th-a right

(1/(. 'fJ7j LE.FT ··"PAK-sAtr' 6: RJGHT -OFF~BODY LOWER 'THRUST·kICK·1j V\!J1U rOI ita hicll' the rIght ,side m ltie d'ummv.

(IIi. 1'rJIJ). LEFT ~yUM-sAt1'

Vlp'$ right foot J'teRIm~ it$ ofl'jQ,fnl!ll pesitio, Ha WflU, to ftls tlgnt 10 POle the l(lf~ GiJm-~L

"'1'1.

Hh IlI'ft Jiia'lm :slap; ill the tils lfiig'h"t leg IB.II iil~he!i .. !i.lmmy lig.

,.ght
e

dmffllfiV ann Truuftoklit:.k !rt

1111. 11' 1) '*til fiI,A:PPIl..ING=HANU#~

IG In
TURNING

&

uSNE E p..,1(,IIC K'

WH I tLE

Yip ehan.gas hj~ rftht B!Olg~1U to ~If8PP.1' .-..- .. ,.,,.... tums to 1.!Xh Hi right 5~~ , 8nd wh~le n~sleft arm II)Q'.5ieS ttl. GI~J)I i n:9~ to. no~r;jJ ttI.a 6l!me wmmv ann, of

me

(iiI. 1.12) IUiFT

i;rIBONG",SAU~

set

Yip~15: i,ght Iq rlWfiJ "'illS: to i,ts original p Olit'IQI r while tJ i5i left arm Is IPMi'n;Q the Bong..yu.

(3

fill.

11J} .... GRAPPLl'NG:~H'AND;f.. &: lE FT ""SWE E P ~ t( U::K"r WH IIb,E

on

f t4J ~HICli &. lOW GA,UN-SAU'"

I

TUR'NING
Yip f,pises his ~J;tft meg t1J IDIJ ncil ,1;1 Sweep-kick at the dummy. leg. ...m iilll bmh !)f h i& 8I1"!'1S,. poslng as; Grap.pllfl!1-h~lrIdSl. Elm 19e'ttfnrg IiIg,ld
ot

Yjp ,"""thd,al,tl,lS 1'15 f!'~gnt lleg t(]l its, IjJ ril!lin~1 I p,o's.'ltiiOQ$, el,nd 'ttIj\!I ~ h~s I~ft whii'fl' posi rti9 the lH'i~h & LQW GJltlitati IlmovemBfit.

'tna- I4;!Tt dummy

8I1'if1').

(/11.

1 tl)

[FINAL WllTHllllAWAL

MOVEMENT
Yip's 0011'1 pldi'Tl5 5,imu h~l1eou~r.y make a Dooible 'foik~ mOv.8lii8ilt {IS the Final Wlltl'ldraV!la I.

44

(III, 115) RIG HT "'KAU-sAU"

It iLIE FT

(III. 716) R IGHiT

.Ii

EFlECT -PA LMr;; Ii

IV
tl!il

"TOK-5Au
YIp f&cas

rr

LE'T ~~Ul~SAur. J
Vi~· tlllon IIllCr.JIrltFU· h i~i!!Irm~ respelctlv~ lhe right E i1iICt-pal iii .l!ind liIlIft J !.!!t'$IIU,

'fr'iJfit '(lIf th>a ,dummv .. and ij:)O$"! .... lI'igl1t" KaLJ"5Bu snd! !eft T'ok~.
{ni;!'

APPllCA TlONS 6 EXPlANA liONS

WING TSUN WOOOEN DUMM Y

TECHNIQtJES

I I

I
I
I I
46

DI.AGRAM IOf THE TEAMS OF PDSiTI'DNS IN. CHINESE KUNIG FU

• This diagram shows. the terms of ,PD!litio1is in Chinese kU"R l'u fnrd t lte'pf'U.1 10 readers he/ore reading the Ulu~tratio"8 of the' appticati 11 af

the techniques:

median line ~

r
UlPf'EFI.·lEVEL

r----I
1

I~N()OOR ,AREA I
-'---'""1

OUTOOOR AREA

I
t
1

I I
II

~ 1

hcrlmnlfll

mkl-llM!

I
~

I
I

Mlll),lLe\i'IE. L
,I

~ ~

,
I
1

II
l.JO'WlER·llI~,VEL

I
I

,
l
1

r"I

~'1
1

1 t

1 1

1
I,

,
I
I

~n t.h;n~ tBr1'IIll1QIClQY '{tie ~_IJ arrflS: Qf d'ltl· bodJ" wre equiv;aiern. 1l:tl·1:'lro 1~Ei;5.·CI'r d,QC,T, Who_" both I'lIl5 r. Gilt ·sfte'tehed.,. ttM:!: @!"eCi embraced 'b.,. both 1IIn1iiS OF batMi'6l'1 rt'he i litner pl;!lrt Oif bQl;'h !CInl\tl b r.a~led the 1nciGGf wtlilll 1ti e <II ~III bflWnd the euter part of bi)'fh ;8!"f'IT!$ i!; r:;eil.edthe oU1:door fElrN. • ~ inidit,rg~ ctt~· i1«Ii" 1M!!! MID oNLiiI· wf!_i;;:iJ I!I:P8ii'l!i'!IiI!Il'Il'l..

.I'm!

(7

A (lefr) putting hims.elf mn the W~n9 Tsun IPrefig'Ullng

POtStUifE'

in

front .of B lrightJ_

B ~8!lHlclr1es a ;stra~ghtlrl'ille pundh at A, whh his fist coming O1J~r A"~ 1'"1!Jh1t .A stretches arm, ,•while makin·g a sl~glit turn to levad~ Br:s puncf-!_ his right arm W make corrtact with 6 and IPhtcilirg hls left hand at the b,a:cl< of Br~ neek_ A the,n makes a pU111 with both hls hands at BZs neck., causinn 18 to lose h:is balanef!. Wh.i!e B ~:)fallling forward,A launches a
th[1LU:tiilllg

punch at B's, face.

2.

48

PREf .GtlTING

POSlUIRE - - ECK·lPU LllN G HAND

Rae Pn;ligllting r'ostlue of Wing Tsun t~formed by placing Que hand ~]lL~tn df rile
ether, with both at r/,iid-ieJh!J ·f'Je]ght. The front hand, which aJlJlS 31 deicL;1 ins II It pOllem !". motive. is caned tho Illqllisid\'e..amu., while the hind (I]1,e,'whidl aims 31 lltfc! inK p.rotedion LO the bodly ~ Js called the Proteef ... -arm. !But in .~caHty~ beth hatnds e n be a:ppHedfor launching attacks .if situation needs so.
t

is applied by :sm.Tetehing thE arm forward until it reaches OJr back of the opponent. Then it. makes a.sudden pun at the back of the opponent's k so as; to make him ·~o~s alance an d fall forward. b
The P e~b})uJlUIg H80d

49

BON'G·SA[U~ TAN"lSALI 11
LOWE R LYING-PAILM

50

straightlme at t acks from the opponent. Havfing. l::IJken its defensive effect, the Bong-sal!!. can then be coverted into oLh.e·r move-· ments for launch ing counter-attacks, from IhJ$ it is clear that the BOrIJg"'!SalJ.l. Is an .impnr-· tant rnnve men t in. the techniques of the wooden dummy, ~.S expla lne d below _
TIU}

Bo:ng"$3~ i.s used to n'Ul~ Hy powerful

Th'e To

-s.ailll1.

whi:ern ls formed

by

,f] at

lCfilliJg the palm to fa Qe: iD,pwaId~ ,and k~epin~

the ~Jbnw Jaw Whtlil' u*>ing the fe rearm to make contact wah the opponent, Is a rnevement that fellows lTh,e Bong-san. n becomes an ,~u ~Ck~ movement i:f i.1: CQ -o:rdtrUl'tes with the Lower ,Lying~]lalm movemem.

A (left) pos~ng 1DheW.T_ IPtefightingJ Po:stlJre while 'facing 8 lright)_ ,As B lauf'lches a poweFhi~ s:tta. i ghd ~ne-punch at At A d, al9lg~s: his II1H~jlJi:~n 'tti'IJe-arrn ~ntll'the BOFlg·s.~UlIthus null'i fv irilg B 's attae k, When B"~ punch reaches tts VU rthest p-oilnt~ A rna k.e;.s, a n CCIU ntar -attaek before B w lth draws h is pl!Jnching !}rm, by' chan gi n 9 his ti3.ongHsaul ~I1W !he Ten-san and Lower L.ying Palm to fitrik€ at !Bj,s.'filan'k'_

51

KW'UN~AU - T.AN-SA,U & l (]W'ER LYIINIG-PIALM

whb. the 'fan.gaU and Lhe L41w~r Ly"n ~ palm wil:J form a series (!If aU:ad.ing movements which wiH ve-p;yoften [Ilk Hue lPpOIl 111 rur~~dse_ hlJ appllcation, the Wing Tsun practitkmer, hi,vmg dissolved tit - ~IPfi Il1tlll' ttaek, suddenly retreats from the opponent's reach, and before the oppml~UI kno~'!'l ha1 changes hav taken place, the pracnnoner advances again to launch iii su (l 'S" I Hu;:k at his opponent's unguarded part ~
The K.wUm"l~ll

in eo-ordination

successivel),

A slngle suaignUine punch can bs dtssolved with. the Bong-san. However .•to. djsso.lve t: vy double straighUine punches aunlng TBspee1i've1y at the ~1Jper-leJFel and the lowe» I~el., one ha~ to apply the IK:Wl!l1m-'S8~_

(left) posi n g the W.T _ Pre righrti ng! POSl!Jr.!i? w~ iIa facl ng EI (.rif}h fl .. B ~ nit! ate's th go ttO-IJ ble

puridles at A. A turns wthi~c applv~ng !the KWLJn~au mevament to e~ade the QPpon€lnt~s ttack hllme'l:liJately after 'that! A intrudes Irrto the uheuarded Drea of 8's aeft side, and ftunche!) the Tan-ssu '& ILo~r ily~.n:!)-palrrn 8ttcack at his 0PJ,lofhe:nt· •
J

•
53

• The High &, L.ow. Gaun-sau Is the best tact ical movement opponent's round house klck ,

to deal with the

\\-'hen the practitioner

is. being attaeked

one. from. the fro I'll. and the other

by the opponent's two punches [rom the back, he can turn to his side and

dissolve U\~ opponent's attacks by a pplying the Kau..-s:JJ1J and the' Tok--sau movements at the same' time. Irrrmediately afte.r thsr, he' can app1y the K~u,~!~U to intrude from the 0 pp onen t 's 00 tdoor area uuo his tndoo» area, and, [0 launch an ~'ltaok at him while changing it. 'to n!-l~'IE-reet-palm. 'lesjdJes. he eU1 ::Ill ch alJj~ehis so To.k;sau t~J the. Jut-&'lU so as to control the movement of the opponent 's arm and
stop

nim from

defending hnnseh.

54

,",

HIGHI" lOW GAIJN~AU - KAU·SAU A TOK·SAU - JUT~SAU EREC-·PAlM

A (leff) pi@sing the w';r. PrefJgh1ing Posture while f~clng B (right). B suddenly launches the riight roundhouse kick at A. A 1a:kes the Sideliri!J Stante and appHes; me High &. low Gaun-seu to deal w~tlnl 8i'~ attack. Havin.g ftifle-d in hi& flrn attack, 8 withdraws hr~ right le'g and launches ~ second attack with .a ~Erft ~tnightline' eunch
at A. A turns and applies r'i~ht KaUJ~~~ to dj~ol'ile 815 left itraightl'fne punch, while his left arm a~lPlies the Tok-sau mov,em'eot to eontrol Sis. rIght ,arm to stop hfm From launch~ng further attacks. After that, A-s righ1l; KalJ~u ~ntrud8S 'from 8's outdoor eJrBiI into his im:ioOf'sre«, and change. to the En~ct-p~'lm te laufloh an nac.k ,at B. and at 1t1e1 same time A's left arm applllEl'S the Jut-Sal:.! to. preJi-s down 81's;rlgfrt arm, cilUising B to tumb.le 'forw.ard and lose his power D'f def~n$e.

me

5S

2
.

11'0

* Ute IDdoor-area

Pak,-68.U

is. a movement applied to dmoive the opponent's straight-

line' punch which comes in from beiow the pr.actiUonCT'!fg Ib:rid~e.-anns..AS! the opponent's punch eemes in ~ the pmctiUoner ,CIIfi appD~,.. his left and right alternate Pak-sau to di:isolve' ,it ~ andJ Immediatel y after that ~he, should laJUifb.dl ~ counter-attack with hj~

W "T~ Strai;ghtline l1h:msUIU' PuDcl1!

posing the W. T • PrQfij'ghting Po5tUIi'~ while' f,acing B (rigfl t). B. sudde 1"1~auli1t::1h a rilght :strai~htl'ln e pum;h es It A. A derfilects8', punch in,5I Irm wilth his ri~t Pak:"S.'9u,. Having 'fIiIUled with his rl~Elht.punch_, B again a:ttacks with his left uraTghtillne punch, wh i'dit is tt'Hm agtIin c:!Iefllected by A~s left Pak-sau" Afte:1i tliI.at: A affri:rs, a eountsr-attask by p'8SSii ng do!M'1i EI/-s, ann with h~s left Pak-sau and liiill.U nching B Strai,~tl ine Thrusti rI1g Punch ,art' Eli's face with h~s right arm,

lIeft}

59

60

THRUSTI G IPIlJNtH

DU1DtU:H'~AFliA IP,AK-SAU- THRDAT~'CUTIINiG HAND -JUT-SAU Ii LDWER

,l'akfiU i.~ a sJa:pp,ing mQVf:rne;nt a pplfed (rom the Qpponnt S OlJtdoor akJ1 for dmssolri.Ilghis s.balghtline. punch, HaVitUg applied the Outdeor-aree -sau" the practitioner can then chnni6 it to the TIuoaf'-cyttiMi!I' H81Id to aim at \h opponent's throat as a coun.tef-attal:ck l which is 'Wl ry often a fatal one, • The UUfdoorrart3

• Tn@ Jnt~u Md the Lower Thrutstlng Pundh M~ 'two, movements a:pplied, at th . movement while the opponent's arm! are below the pI8ctJtiooetlos arms, in sach ,11 way that the p[~dUio[Jje-1' firstty uses OJ]@l ann, to launch the Jut.:sau to pI~S down the opponent's &mH~t and the ather arm to launch a :heavy ThruMmg Punch goin,g forward-downwards over the oppenenr's arm to aim at hislower abdomen.

Isunene:s. a right straiightline punch at A. A applias. the r'iSht: Pek-seu to sJ13!P from the o,pponenrl outdoor eres at hi;$! punching arm to ~top ithe purtch. Immediatelv a1ter that. A"l!; h af'l'filI clilans!s tothe Th rcst-euttl ng Ha n d, l.eunohi ng at B 's throat. ..
A (h:ft) PQs,fng the W~T. Plf"'efighting i~ture B (rfght). 8
l

Whi~e. facing

HaJalrng effec·tyated

the throot,-elJrtiJng :;rttacicr A ctlm:inues; witl1 his atta'Ck bV press fig'

wi'th I':!I:is

down 8 's right arm his :1 YJe II' ,abdom an. O

feft arm

-wh ile

Iau nch ing the right

Thrustl

ng

PUriM II

t.ne W.T. Pn;:fighti no Posture 'whi!e fating B. B suddenly_

A {ti1ftJ'
posi Iftg ~auncheSi ill ri,"nrt nrai'ghtJine' punch

at
to

A~s abdomen,. ,A at 'once turns and

appltres,
his; le'Tt lowel"'

Bol"Itg-saUi

evade IB~s; punch. Afmr til at, B again lau nche~ a left
strat"ghtlUne pund1 at Ails upper-level, A ~It OncEl' applies :e, f~f1't Sideward Slap-pa~m to ,tJefl~t S's punch" while tlJrli1fing his left arm u,p to a pp~y ,g Ma,rli-tiIU attack at the ~eh arm~plt

of B, whic.h is a part of vvea1kness.

OWER

BONG:~AU

SlllEWARD SLAP-PALM

8&

MAN..SAU

The Lower 'Bong'fiallJ !Is a movement

Idi!SO,[ve tM ,owon,ent's. wn.J"el :stmigh.t!ine PlJThoo. IFor a tter result, the Bong-san is etfeeted in co--ordinatioill witb turning of the body so as to maximize Its
applied to
"nQslve effe,(]/":

III

The. MBi1l~au :b. a movement

derirn:d

from the Lowel' Bong1S8.u, When the attacking arm of fu uppenent is, weakening .in, farce or ~ abeu to

retrmt ~ the pmctUioner~ arm, which is 'buding down in lhe form of a Bong ..

• u, now turns up to form the Man-san,

thus

confonning to the 'Wing Ts.un motto ~~la'y ''With wJw.1 coms», follow :through ,as It ntreats" and thnut fat••• ~w.-l n'UJ YJ. " .1.. ~ as .our ,'mr.i~U' .JIi' ,'I. re~~
_.j,'

.~...II

63

SID EWARDI THFtI UST-KICK

The S,idew.ard "Thrust.kk'k Clf W.l (.3Cl sometimes he app]jeUi s~n~l!r',but in co-onlnunion 'l"vitll the step .. One L.~f the eharade rlstlcs of iii. kick of W.T_ is iu.. cu -ord rnr.. ] Oil "" I! II movements of Hile arms when: iG is being launched. b)r [111 reason, the Suuewa.rd Thrust-kick is usually &ppHe4 In (;0$:

crdtnatlon
movement.

win, WE! Bong-sau and the

\VU-WIU

as

tiefC'n~w('

A (je f# pes I ng th e W. T _ PFef~gt'I t i 1il9 PO!itu Ife w~ i I e '[Be i fI'9 B., 8 Ial;Jnchc~ a r igh roundhouse [punch aiming at At-s; h~ad. Seein@ thet B's punch is powerful, A stepSi

sideways. 1'0 th€: ~eft tOo e.vade the comijn'!J punch. while aJpplying the !3Qng-sau re defeat th e pu f1 eh ing ,arm . H1fViog n l~11fi ed B 's ro u nd h ou se pu nch, A i rnrnediate Iy leu riches: .a Si dp.wa r(l Th Fl!J5 t'i ·k lek at BiS; ·f Ian k as a cou nte r-attack.

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14

YING~PAliM

UBLE 'AN.:SAILI

D D'UB'lE

LOWE,iR

l he DOl]bie T ~:U]j~au.wh i en is phu.:ed i::i:~ t he o pponeut 's ldoor {J'H:i1" is a rnOVitm0n'l less freq uendy .[j P plied. U is, -"CLo;","""T., necessarily appljed .!_H file moment when the r[:J"PP0 nI.

at tacks

us wuh the

0,01..:1

hie st raigh tlinc

pun ch cs within

r Jmim)J' area.

'Il Le Huen-sae ts a f~'levemen f ~ P,Plied h y t Ll r 11 ing t h if arm qmckly from the opponent's outt;ioUt (in}!,'}.to h~~indoor ate«.
Th e re -FU1;-,i ~'i n g (.)I' om
murc
iH.I vu H1!lig~o u s ui 0 ur

bridge -arrn ~ lin 1.1. is

way

In akes iL,

i~ H

1I50so i"a rc 0 U!F (J pponeu l

a l the b egin-

mJ]~ ul d~t: light

cit.rH'!g the n~hl

W"T_ P'retig~ti'ii1g P',mtu rs illi frrOrlll of IS Iright:), Wheilli B attacks A with double- punches, A lrrtrnemateIy blocks B'$ attack with dOH;! D(JLJb~e Tan-sau et the outdoor ilre~ of B's. ar rns. I!lis.tan t IV ; A maik€So J ci r Ii [1'91 [1I1(1'!,1'(!rn p.n'[ wi h is, hands '~1lJFIll 1n.SI 1n to E 's mdoo« sress. AftlJr th a t A (;OU i"Il't€'r-a ttacks S"s fa wet"-le vel wi vh Doubl e- Lower l II 11n~ -ra1 rn,
pooing
thp

65

The Doub.le Tan-sau, or ginally place d at ilie' opponent's m~tdoor ana. can be cluinged to the Jut-saU! to press down the opponent "s. arms, th LIS, causing hi.m
of

to fume;le forward. III Ha vin@; effectuated the J I:It·~L!IJ mo vement, we can furt her appl 'Y th Q Double Upper Lying",." movemen t (.0 attack 'tb.e opponent's face, (lVOI..e: Th« Tatl-SI1u Is a fashion lUemlly, in Ounese, meaning ''P:alm facintl ua"; the J'UNlllll is (m action literally meaning ")t\ wdden down ward pressifJ'g 17U)tI8ffU!Ot~l_ Generally the Iu t-sau Lv enacted tn. the farm 0/ the Fook-sau. that is why man)! U·ring Tsun Of. rfb'lg Chun tfainees find the two confi·tsilJR _. editor. )

66

DD UBLE

TA.lN,-SAIU

DD UILIE

UIPPER

L'Y IN G_lP,ALM

A (left!

'fac'ing I:t B aUaC:'K':s A lIiitlh double pu nches, A d.ss.oive:s, B IS atta~k. by 'chan!1ill"l 9 the D mnlblle Tan ·ia u to the Ji!lJt-sa'i,Jm oveme nt. Hallin!) fect:uated th e .II ut-sau , wh Ion caus.e~ 18 to fa I~ fo rwa rd. A takes the 0 PPO r. tu IIIi tv 10 ta u neh 'h is powelFfu I Dow b~iSU oner ILVi nlg-pa~m attack at B ~s.face,
posing tnf}
P,O'~tiI.H"ii!: white

WJL Pre'tighting

61

!II!

The Kau-s:l1ilJ. a rnovemem is

which. en-

us to replace uur bridge-arms from the opponent '"s. outdoor ere« to his indoor dFeI1. Or ,..i,ce-'V'!,1;"[S8, in a safe. ables
an d ,&UIlf,he WIly;

-ii,

The High Gmm-sau is 8. ffi'i)vemeli1t wbich ]oob ~ the J om-sao. However, the. ]i urn- S3.U is only applied. for defeasive purposes" wbjle "tire. Higb G~un~u ea:n be appUtd, both as ~ ~n~nsiy~ and
defensllvSl movement,

'*

A (left) !,os'ing 'the W'"."'. Pir'flfigh1Iingl

PonY I"@ wh~I~ hcingl B. B ap pi ies the

double pUMtii,es attack. coming into A·:s. indOOf aretJ. A quickiV makes a turn, an d poses. tds right arm in the Kau~,s;au mOV€Jmant whflle' aPiPIyi'l1g w~th his left arm the Hf:gh Gaurh~EUJI moveme nt to fIIU U ify' II's ,attack a nd offelr IOO~Iirte't'· aU!JCk et tIh~ same time.

., TIle Bo,mg..san is, a greatly :effective movement whioh is adopted .fOf countering hea\IY ,stralghtlme attacks, m't is, applied by ben "ng the forearm do'Nll to defle et the opponent's strai~dille attacks, whim, no nl!llt1e:r how powerful, w.ill surely be nuJJljfted. lIa,ving ~f:fe..c"iuated the Bong-sau moeement, and whll'e our' opponent 1S not 'Yet :relildy'~o hutmch hls second attack ~we should at th.l~ moment m_ake a sidG~ ward rtep to sta.)'· at the op'ponenCssJrle and offer a C(Hm.teT-.aitac.k with the Kneestamp'mg' Kick technique I!'

A, (left) POSirl'il£l the W"T. Pr e.fi'9ntiI19 POSNre wni'le facirngl I" B imitiaws :a right s·t~a!ugh!tHne punch at A. A quicklV turon to E!\i',ade punch. ImmEtdiately anflr 'fue that., A rna k;es; :iI. 5id':eM,rd s.P '00 ,~y' ~ [lit's r rghrt side. end qu ~ck ty ra ises Ihis: left leg 10 launch a I(nee-st:a~lrng IKli'ckit the back of S's right knee,
l

69

FO[lK·SAU - KAUwSAU & LO'WER LYING-PALM

,. The functions of 'the. Foo,k..sa~ are twofold. Beside!, s-ening as i m~arm fOr pressing down or ro1l:holling the opponent's ann wlth the P,aIDl_ The Faokssiul can also 'be ad!opted for Sltopping the opponenrs Cha'miluDche.s by ma'kiD! use of the. q1lakk bending: of the wds1, 8S rexploci!tl.ed below.

.. By ch'd:mg the wrist roaad the wrist of the @pp-one.nt. W~ can replace our wrim: frorn the tfUJO,oT (JI'ea of the opponent to his ,outtioor area: This enables us to stay at the DpPQfiellt~s. side, and to launch, the lAw,er Lying-pabn attack at his Hank-as
ni.us{mted:

A lleft) posing the W.T. IPlrefighting Posture whjh~ fadrlg B,. 8 at1acks A wfth his right strarg~~line p.~nch" ,A dissolves it with the Fook-sau technique by flipping - his right patm to the Ileft. B. ,aga~ilil ~aunchesa ~ett slr:aighUlne- punch, A stlll sppllas h~1 r'rgnt !Fo-.ok~allJ, by flipp'ifl9' his IP!:dm to fhra ri'gf"l,t to sto,p 8,~s,FlLmcf'l_ After th t a 1:8unrOhe5,8 'm~rd punch witth right arm", A this tlma ii'rst fnp.s hls right FQok~SBU to 111 [fight to nuHify IBis, PLJncl1~ @l1d then elrcles hi s palm olJtward, f.rom If ind(H)l' e: ran:a te hi~, CWtdUQF atear SOl that he ~s now st'alluHJlg at 8"5 right ,ide. F~n !ly A aUIi'ic.hes a Ileft Lower Lying-palm attack at B"s [right flank:.

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KWU N"SA U - FA C.A nE' ·'PO~PAI'ir DO U B L E"\PA lM 'MOV ElM E Nil

.' The PO-'Pai Doub:Je-.pa1m mO"'ctnent ]S a combi1'1~liol1 of the Erect-palm movemeat applied with one arm and the Reverse.,. m.ovrntmnf pplied. Mtb the other arm. a in application. tb em are (\VO fa shions n f it ~ namefy the 'Iji"a~e Po-pai (FQ.ce40·fact~
Po-Pai] and. the Sideward P'o-p',ai _ The fo llowin g 'U:>i illu stra t ion of the facade Po-pal an
KWlUl-SlUI

Double-palm movement :tt.pplictl ill succession In the

movement:

A P!05ing the

W.T'.

Prefl~lrng

PQs,'iure

whfle facilil~ B;, 18launches t~e double' ~uncheil,

m~\!'errI!9if1t,

at A. A turns and ,appJies the l(,wun-'sAu mevement to disJoh/fi B's attack. ~rnmediate·

II·y :after th,a1~ A c;nanges h~s srms to the Facade PO·'P':i:!H [)ouble-':'Palm
one palm Qiml ng at B·~ upper-lfJwl and thQ nthsr ,i3Jt tili~10 Vt/ef'-level.

whh

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2.

7S

1ft "
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I~A

~.... -- .. ..
. .

...

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+
• If the '-'Alternate BO:l1:l"i u' applied to dlssolve the
3'fbcks,! wlh.at follows should

S,id.ewam, Po~h.i Dfn~bte-:rB~ t meat for ,coLmtti"r,..attacking the orr·loll act bi!1! side as inus1!:r~t:ed'below.
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+
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U - SIIDEWARD

ilpO PAIIII' DD UBLE·PAl.M

,MOV'EMENT

the W;T. Prefign1iilg P'o!ture wh,ile facing, lB. B lnitiates a ~eh ~t'ralgj1t~ine t AI who 'Counter,1i with nii,~ left lJo!llg~au" Immediate-Iv attertnat, A advances 'to ., ~aft side! and ado.pts the Sideward Po... g! '!teohnique b'y I~LJnchlnghls left P 's moulder rand his rjgnt pslm at 18's flenk,

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FACADE PO·P'AI 1l01lJILE:~PAl,M MOVEMENT

• The High &: low G8tm~D is a s;~de~rd m.ov~ent" ,Ho'!fW:ver, when:it changes to the Po·Pai movem.0(]t~ it becomes tlte F:acade h-p:ai The Po~p.ai, teclt_niq_lle' rl~rived from th1.1' High & Low Gaun-sau is sUgh.tly dliferent from that d.e'rive.df.mm the KWlJ.n-sa.R1. The Po-pai ~eQhnjque derived from the Kwun-saJu is a, movement of doublc:",palm attacks from 'the opponent's illdoo'l' area; the Po-pai technlque derieed from 'the High & low Gaua-sau is applie-d in such a way th~t the arm of om: Mpper attackh'1g paJrm is: press.ing one Ute opponent's arms, and. the hridge-arm of our Lower (J)UaclcW!g: palm is. also pressing the: other arm of our opponent, R.eade-rs shou.1d watch earefulJty Jiow the series cf moeementa are enaete d.

A posilf\Q the W.T, 'refigtn~nglPosture

while 'fa£;ililg B. B attacks A with his daubl'e· punches,. one hIgh arlO the other ,II ow. A quick~V 'tums s~dl!wa,¥·:s. applies th4: HE9h Be ,and

and aPP'lles me· 'o-pl~itechniqu.e as ill eeunter-artaek.

Low (1~un-sau to counte.r the ~\tnacks. tmmed\iiteJy alftg,1'" Ehart A turns to

flee

e, a~ain

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BDNG"lSAli - SID EWAR D PD~PAIIIllnUB lE~PAIl.M IMOVEMENT

The foll(lWing se t of Sjdeward ,Po~f;jji Double-;pmm M01icITumu ded\l'e.d from the. Bong-sau IS different from that mentlcned abure.
Ij:

III the previous set, the Bong-san dired]y hH11& to IDe El'e-ct-paimn,. and presses ~)rIthe oppon ent's shoLlldel' , In this set. the Hong -sau changes to the IRe venell aiIm" an L1, glides over (he: opponent's bridge-arm to penetrate Into his tndo~r tflrea and. land on

hisbody.

A pos:ing the W.T. PreffghtinS

Posture whHe far::ing it R launchlils a' sudden right nraightlin(l punch at: A. A adopts uhe right Stdew~rd Bong-saL! to dmsso~ve B'~Iathck, Immediate'v' after tha,t. A turn,s to B's rf9.ht side, and changing his Bong-sau to the Revlrse·pafm, thrusts: it forward OVll;!'1' B's right arm, while hIs I'eft 8lrlll also turns to
the E'rect..,p'i!ilmto join in the counter-attack,
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BONG~SAU _ G R'APPLING HANID

$PADE'~MAND

a THROAT -CU1T.Nt

HAND _. \PAK-$AU S

Many Wing ISUfl followers neglects the fact Hurt the 'BMg-sau can gJve rise to a varre ty of movem en ts, f[)r·e.:trump le, th e CrappImg",band •.as iUust rated below.
.it:

~ When !I pra·ctitioner 3!pp-lies. 'the Gmppting.Jlamd to comrol the opponent's arm, he sho.uld .at the same time ~ppiy til e Throat-cuttIng Hsnell tn .aHa:ck his op'po Rent. Aft.er '(hat, his arms should change ·co. the Pak-sau .and Spade-ltmHI resl'ccUvef.y to lalJt1.cl1Further attacks at: his. opponent.

A posing the ·W. T, Pref,ighting Posture w,hile facing lB. B faufllches a right straightline punch at A. A cou.nters witn his..I.en Sioewalrd Eh)1!19-.!iBU .• ·whl.r:::h then chan~es to me Gnpplfng·hartd to get hold of Bls rIght arm, wh~~ehis ri.gttlt arm launches: a COli.mter'" attack in the form o.,f the Throilt~CUttll1lJ Hafillit. Al this. mernent A has .8,lreifdy turned fnJm the rlfj1t to t,hfF le·ft. Having ,eftecnuned .~U 'tQ press down his counter-attacks. A withdraw.s; hr~ r~ght·arm to. P'Os.€ the Pak8's right arm, and at ·the same itr.me il:h.ang'e~ if1~S h:i!ft iliFm to the S.p~de-hand to stra(e heavi'lv at Irs d'iilin.

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l1~e Cm~d Smmp -Ki\ck is an outstandtng kkk Q f the Witl.g l'S-UIl s)tSWm. Whil€ other kicks of Wing TSUH are applied with the front ~e,g th e Cra.ssed StalnpJi.kk however. iSi la'Umthed frOftl the back leg, 111 3fJpJymg the Crossed S'trunfJ~ck~ :I practnioner should 'puy attention to the ways h_Cc steps forward prlor to Iamchirr~ thfrkkk.
5

pJlii'ildh at A. ,A di.ssoJI·lile~ me attack with flJ:~ right Sideward Bon.g-sau. Immedian:ly .,fteJ' thall~ A~s .r+ght [I,egmakes ,81cyrving step to land on B's di!}.ht sider whll!l his' left leg In sas to launch al CrQssed Stamp -K.ick: at the back of the knee of 8"\5 back lleg.

A. posing tOle. W.

T. Pr~fr9.htilmg Pos.ture "lI,l'JIitUe facing B.

8 ~eulgehe.-$a rj:ght ~trajQhtJine

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LOW BONG-.sAU - SPADlE-HANID & IFACADE TIHRIJST-KICIC ._NEE,-ST.AMPING KI CK

fACAfJ'E

• Many Wm! Tsun f ollowers trunk that ha,Vilng, ap,pUe'(f the: Low BODg"_U wi th one arm, they have to use the other arm to counter attack at the upp.c:r~level In fact dley can use the same arm tbat ha~ just executed the Low Bong-sau movement to di800.11Fe fUJ'We[ attacks from the opponent. Besides an experien ced Wing Tsun practiticaer can make use of both hts armand his ~egto launch co-ordinaung o.fJen.dve, mevetrents at the same moment, thus making if, very difficult for the oppoaent re de fend hifnself.

• As regards kickin,g techniques of Wlng, Tsun, the ~ame p:rmdp'fe ap:p.1ies to them a to hand techniques. T1uu. is to' say, it is not necessary to withdraw the leg uncr ~ hit cxtu:ted. a kick, for it CWl ~tiJl be used to launch. further attadk.5 sm,piy by giving variations to its mevernents, wh.kb will enable the practitioner strike at dif~~ mnl parts of the OpPQ:n~ne,s boOdy as desired,

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A, posing the W. T, Prefi ghtli ng Postu re upon en counta r,ing B. a hUJinc: hes a ri~ht: straighIJi~'H~punch at A's ~()Wf)r.JeveJ which IS dlssolved by A"s right lc.,wer BOIllQr-sau. 18 then ~mlmeoeliatel'V attacks A with a ~eft straight~
j

~'ne punch at A"s u'pper-h~vll, A theremr,o turns hts right Lower Bon'g-sau ttl the uPfJt::r~JeV8J Spadef""hand to lfiiu~Ufy the attack, and offers I counterattack art IB'sehin, A1 the same time A's left leg.~oilTlsin. the' counter-attaek by ~a,unch5ng. a stralghtline Thrl.:st~kickat B"'s ,abdomen.
Ha~ihg f:!ffecitu~t:oo the Thrrust-k1c:k A rums hls left leg to 'f~rdler his attack on
r

B with

8i

F,acade Knee-:s~mping Kick at B'~right knee.

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The Gum-5.::i"UJand the. !Pak:~11 look similar fu ut have different Iunctic t1~,.
elF

The Pak iia'u ]£ executed] b~ :d&pp.i£lg the llahn towards the opponent's '~m a/[td p'reS&ing, U, down to l1J'Ltllify Its
charge., The refore it, is a forceful aliid &'Wift movement - But irts,force qtri,Ckliy dirnhushes- It is g!i[1~rally ,appl1e,d to eonater mid~lfvel a nacks. It 'Usually makes a cracking SOlJIlidJ ~:s it is exe-

a LO'WE]~,tYING·PALM

'G IJM-SA U. ~ S,IDI EWA R D SL AP-PA ILIM

euted. The

GUm-SU"

on the other

hand, is ~ ]HOygnlent that goe s al Orl1~ a r,tlaU\'cly '~O'l'i'igef distance with a, more flexible force. 'h is often applied

at taeks of a iOllger range luch as punches and kicks, at 'the Ull1u.JF to counter

and mifJ-levds, 'lbe Gum- sau II ap,pU~d to ~"divert " the CQUJse of ~ the, opponent's 'ooming kick~ ai different. from the' Slap-pahri' whleh is. applied for ~:pressiuC' down I.a 'pllomiflg
j

As my~tHned

b elow,

A po'S'ing the W. T, Prifighdng Ponu rc en EIncotm tering B. B su dden Iy Iau ndn Ii .a rright kiok at A, wh 0 co 1.:1 nt rs it with his r'ight ,si de'!N.alrd G urn- sau, I rnmed ~ate ~y a.:fte r th at, A c.1rei es h ~8 right leg' to step on B~s 1I'~>ght side., and then o.ffulr:s a cou n relf-.tliUack with thi3 'Ileft Si.deward S~ap-palm &. the Lower 'Lyiog,-p:alm mOVil!lT!e nts,

amL

GUM~SAU~ PAK-SALI & DFf~'EnlDV IHRUST-KtC,K

!Ii

The Gu.m-:sau Is 3J movement useful for count eringnot but also pun che s at b ()'Ut the ntid-level and kWJ:er-lwerl,
first adopts the Sideward

practitioner

only- lowe:F~/€:vel kicks, Ai Illustrated here s [be Gum-s.au ~O &101' the opponent's JOil;wr-lelt.e1

Thrusting-punch, then he. ~ppHe$ the Pak..sau (S:f{l~p(1lm) and] the 81anl Thrustkick to walid o.ff an upper-Ie'i1e{ attack and offer counter-attack,

Most uf the kicks of the w_ T. system are launched at a very dose range h.l the opponent. 1 herefore the kicking tecrul.kj ue mentioned ab 0ve is the only kick he,~idesthe Sideward Thrust-kick that is launched at a long ranged f rom the UppOJ1~IU.

Thrl.Je5trng~puneh at A/s lower-level. A d~s:solve:s, ,it wanl ,il right Qum-:seu and 'Wrning of the body to the left. Having fail'~d ith has flrs.t PUl1clMl~ tiurthers hioS,abt1lck wah a 8: right Urai_gP·litline pun,ch at A/s I;lppe,..}evl1l. A shifts his bodV ta 8/$ r.ght side, art-d de-fleets Bl's pUf'lQh w~,th 8 S~;ap,.palm movement. whtle hi's right leg ~aUli\thes ~ Stampili-g-kick ,almlg a sl~nt·strtl!igh.t liru~'at ,B":;uppe'l\'"ca~f.

A posing 'the W. T. F*r'ijiTighlirnQI Posture, on enoount€,ting II B, I,auifl,cne-s, a sudden f.elt

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f W, T. S!fstem have the wroIllg 'idea that there are :fUji Grap~ plfRg-tumd techniques. iii! the W. 1. ~s1em. In fact there l~, 8 Grappling'114·

Many trainees

C)

;j,:

Silnll.larJy ~ many \Vjng Tsun tra inecs

hand moveme nt in Wing, Tsun ~ which however is le.i~ frequerrn.ly ~NilHed.

think that there .t:s not a Swecp-kick in Wing lst~n. In fad 'they. are again wrong~ for there is such a kick in W~ng Thun, whkh Js quite d'ifferCIlt from "that .ap.pUed In ill 0'1:11er Ina rtia1 an sty fe-~ and is quite difl1.cuh to master. That is why explanation of tra.il1lllg in th is technlque is ief~ behind
an t1f the' ]ElS! section of the l¥oodoClU

Dummy 1 eehniq U es,

A pos.ing
I

th e W. T. Prefignting POSRJrre

an encountering

B. B. suddelllly lilumchJes:

rigl1 t st'f,aigh Uine In.lfilch at A,r who

,lips the charge w~th the Sid~din·!l Bong" i8U moveme n t _ I mrned l;nE!'~V afjoor that~ A shifts himse! to e/s right sfde. 'an-d turns. !his fight Song-sau to' it tirapplifllgh d to. '1)81-·' hold Df B~~sri~ht w,riS[j whil,13' his 4eft !hand also poses iii' (3'flsp.pl. InfJ~hand 'to selze 8's, right elbow. that, A ra~5es, his [right Jleg to launch a Sweep-krck at the kneoe~joint of 8's front leg.. while both hls arms eXeIt a forceful pull tn thF] slde, Caus~n.g B to !,O~ ba Ian De i!1nd fa U forward.

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<lirtl1,t (}i'r,nnoma5t,r,t

-,of
~ing ~9Un ~:tllit
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PROMOT,ER OF CHINESE KUNG FtUI

father, Yip Man the. Grandmaster, was not , only 'the I orerunner of th e' Wing Tsun style but was also a genius in the modern wo rld of martial art s. Besides promoting Chinese kung-fu and pushing its developrnen t ]}1 overseas countries, he also brought up aJarge number
I

Y deceased

" of highly skifful disciples.

FUTSHAN - BRE,EDtlNG PLACE OF M,ARTIAL ARTS 'Y,ip Man was a native of Namhoi Coun,tyof Kwa'l1.gtung Province., He spent his living at Futsbsn, one of the four most famous tOlWUI of southern China, where various kinds of handicrafts were then
Orandrnaster
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h.igh1y de\i'eloped. Besides Futshan is also regarded as the place of origin e f Chin e se ku ng-fu in southern Chlna, During' the period betwe en the faU of the. Ching Dynasty and the founding of 'the National Republic

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0'1" China,

a. large number of famous and skilful Chfrlese marl iul rtl 'IS were brought up in the town of Futshan or at least these martial ur(i~h were somehow related to affairs that happened in Futshan. he cause 01 the appearance. of these skilful martial artists. in utshan rnigh t have been due to the burning down. of the Sit) Lam Monas.wryin Fukien' Province, which resulted in toe great escape of hundreds of monks nd practitioners sik:illed <in. the Siu Lam, Style of kung-fu, who ran away from the siege of the soldiers of the Man.chu government. Many of them, like the famous Zen. Master Chi Shin escaped sou thwards and hid themselves in Futshan.

A photo talren in Grandmaster Y,ip IMan.s home.

Of F-:5PR ING OF 1(1IING~FU IS EN: ER.A'"lIO NS

Man's father, that is, IllY grandfather, was named 01 Doh. He was in 'fact brought up in a family of generations of merchan ts. ,M;y grand father himself once ra n U 'shop in Hong Kong. My grandmother, then known as 1\1adame NUl '!A as praised for bemg a helpful wife and a good mother. Anyway? the Yip, family in Futshan 'was ill famous and infhiential fa'mUy _ The inherited large .fannyard wassituated at a. newly rebuilt avenue called the F(lk Yin A venue, literally meaning A venue of Happiness and Scholarship. The homesteads of the Yip famUy occupied a large area, with two symctrical rows of large old fash io ned 11 ouses, arnoun ti ng to not fe wer than t wen ty inn U mber Fining along the two sides of the avenue! an exactly the site of the present Municipal Government House, The ancestral temple of the Yip clan was situated at" the centre of the homestead, It 'was in this ancestral temple tha t the great Gran drnas te r Chan Wah Sfi un the renown ed Wing Tsun practitioner, had for quite. a locg period resided, when he admitted disciples and taug)lt them skills of the Wing Tsun Style. Among the students of Grandmaster' Chat} Wah Shun, there WaS one ~by the name of Yip Man, who. for the first time in rus life learnt Win,g Tsun skilis in the Grandmaster Yip
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ancestral temple of his family"

A GlfTED, SUTD:ENT OF MARTIA'L ARTS

At the age of nine" Yip Man. my late father' was admitted

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by Gran dmaster Chan \Vall Shun _ Bill [ before th a~ a'S rny grandmother 'the late Madame Ng 'Said! Yip ,~fan worked bard on his studies. After receiving each lesson he seldom wasted his time in having: games 'With fellow-playmates, but devoted all his spare time: in writing. poems and painting, or watching Grandmaster Chan teaching his students. Day after day he watched, and became gradually interested ln techniques. 0'[ Wing TSUll. At least he went straight to GrHIidmaster Chan V¥'ah Shun and requested hun to admit him into his kung-fu class, Grandmaster Chan thought the boy might only De joking so he said lo kingly th at. every boy in ord r to be admitted, had '[0 V'ay an lnitlal admission fee of three taels of silver, and that if the boy had three tacls of silver, he 'would
i

as a student

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hearing this, IUY father rushed horne Iilled with ple su e and hope. Soon he brought back tim ' taels of silver as re uircd. randmaster 'Chan WaS surprised to see what th boy had don, . Ht: ask d tit..:' hny how he had got the money. The boy answe~ed th t he tll'~ ~1rc Iy known. that he needed the three taels of silver fair admission, 0 he be un :;.uving money some ye 1'& ago. Grandmaster Chan 'Wah Shun did not believe in the boy, thin king urnat he must h a\I'~ st olen til e 11]on e y. So ~le did not accept the boy as his discipla. Neither did he return the money to the bOY]I saying, H]! you wa~U' to gel back the mane ~'. Ol.J. J.lIJW! i{) Y h,tnf! '''lour mother here to pro v.e that the r1l.D.ney r:eally belongs to you .. V'ip Man the hoy could do nothing but urge his mother to come '[Q the. martial art tutor. When meeting lhe boy~s mother, Chan Wah Shun ·S3.bd, "I did 1UJt suspec t tne ,iJ/Ource oJ th e '110 n ey. J t ts .0 nlj~ that .I wa Rt l'u S:t:€ hllj mother and speak to her ptl'sonally. an.d ask whether she real(v allows her boy to "ear" kung-fu. /rOfJT me. In [act Ihe boy is quit« gifidcL and' he has. been watching me teecn kl~ng·.J'U quite til IDng rime. 11 he
OIl

'limit him.

The Grandmaster

and his I!J_ ,andlon...

the

SQn

of Master Vi p Chun

author ..
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jollolvs

me, he' will .}urely succeed in ,rrtaktng his career as a martial antu. " Madam Ng was very pleased to 'hear that and said that if Chan Wah Shun agreed to accept her SO]1 .. she would not hesitate to allow her son to take up stu dies 0 f marti al arts.

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THE LAST STUDENT

Granclflla~t~r Chan Wah Shun's youngest d:~scipE~. He learnt te-chniques from Grandnllaster Chan and practised with his fe]low--s.tudents such as. Ng Chung Sa and Lui Yu ChfJ~: He was in fact the laslt d[scip'le admitted 'by Chan Wah Shun. That i why when G-randmas1er 'Yip Man grew up and had. his own students. he said, to them smilingly that his stu d en b had on]y "Eld er ,t<.l"ll tl111j Uncles .~. hllllt not ""Yo,unger Kung~ft'l Uncies". From the above description) it became clear that Chan W,ah Shun d.id I1I.o·tmake H mlstak in accepting my father, for the boy's success in afterwards was really due to his master's un-reserved teaching, and the boy's dedication and effort he put to ,his studies. His success in his career was. not 11'lSrElluck. 'Grandmaster Chan died when Vi" Man was thirteen yean old, At his. last minutes, Chan said to his disciple Ng Chung So, "'Yip lv1t1tl i.~ cleve tl boy. and is more gifted than others, ,II any 0/ ft1Y snuierJlS ts to (J'1'lJ~fUJt,e and spread (},ut Hli'ng Tsun techniques witll suce t }fip .Alall I: tire one. It is a regret that I cOfdd. not stay long r. Fran: 1l0W OM rite duty o] te(u:hlng him rests on you. ,Please take ,good care oJ' hun. Ng Chung So promised [0 ta ke up the responsi biHty seconds be fOI~ Gra'fidmaJst~r ella n died. So. Yip !\~an.studied under the guidance of 'Ng Chun.g So, with the company of fellow-students, such as Yuen Kay Shan and Yiu Choi
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From

'then on,

my

father

became

BLEN,DING Of TIEICHNUUJES Of SEVERAL MASTIERS

For two years Y]f.; Man followed Ng Chu.ng So. ,Art~r' that he went to Hong Kong' to pursue academic studies at the Sr. Stepneni's College at
Stanle'y in Hong' K on-g.. By one occasi on h.e Was mtroduce d otto M ;ster Leung Bik the fin t son 0 f G randmas.t.er Leung Jan - th e instructor of Grandmaster Cham 'Wah Shun .. Leung Bik Was then staying as gues t in a famous silk company in the western district of Hong KOng. lie was delighted with Yip Man."s cleverness and. his, effort in learning, so hi!;!
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",Gra~d~stet

T,edhnlq u as.

Vilg dem(Ulstrahdl

a movememt lof ,the Wooden Dummy

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