Synopses & Reviews
With the fame of Bruce Lee, the conditions in Hong Kong, and the hard work and effort of many of his classmates, the Wing Chun of the late master Yip Man became one of the most well-known and popular Chinese martial arts in the world. Although this gave Wing Chun international recognition, it also led to a lot of misconceptions. Due to a lack of authentic information, many mistakenly came to assume that the renowned Yip Man was the sole inheritor of the style and that his Wing Chun was the lone version of the art.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In fact, there are several different and distinct systems of Wing Chun. Unfortunately, over the years most of these systems have remained unseen or unreported to all but a fewand#8212;until now.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Profusely illustrated with over 300 historical photographs, andlt;iandgt;Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditionsandlt;/iandgt; presents seldom seen information on a dozen branches of the Wing Chun art. It offers the reader side-by-side comparison of these arts by outlining each system in terms of Wing Chun history, principles, basics, and training methods:andlt;ulandgt;andlt;liandgt;Yip Man Wing Chunandlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt;Yuen Kay-San Wing Chun Kuenandlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt;Gu Lao Wing Chun Kuenandlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt;Nanyang Wing Chun Kuenandlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt;Pan Nam Wing Chun Kuenandlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt;Pao Fa Lien Wing Chun Kuenandlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt;Hung Suen Wing Chun Kuenandlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt;and more!
Synopsis
Master the many styles of Wing Chun Kung Fu with this expert martial arts guide. With the fame of Bruce Lee, the conditions in Hong Kong, and the hard work and effort of many of his classmates, the Wing Chun of the late master Yip Man became one of the most well-known and popular Chinese martial arts in the world. Although this gave Wing Chun international recognition, it also led to a lot of misconceptions. Due to a lack of authentic information, many mistakenly came to assume that the renowned Yip Man was the sole inheritor of the style and that his Wing Chun was the lone version of the art.
In fact, there are several different and distinct systems of Wing Chun. Unfortunately, over the years most of these systems have remained unseen or unreported to all but a few until now.
Profusely illustrated with over 300 historical photographs,
Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions presents seldom seen information on a dozen branches of the Wing Chun art. It offers the reader side-by-side comparison of these arts by outlining each system in terms of Wing Chun history, principles, basics, and training methods:
- Yip Man Wing Chun
- Yuen Kay-San Wing Chun Kuen
- Gu Lao Wing Chun Kuen
- Nanyang Wing Chun Kuen
- Pan Nam Wing Chun Kuen
- Pao Fa Lien Wing Chun Kuen
- Hung Suen Wing Chun Kuen
- and more "
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Robert Chuandlt;/bandgt; has been involved in martial arts since 1972, and is a practitioner of the Yip Man, Gu Lao, Yuen Kay-San Wing Chun styles. Mr. Chu's articles have appeared in andlt;iandgt;Martial Arts Legendsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Inside Kung-Fuandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Wing Chun Viewpointandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Wing Chun Todayandlt;/iandgt;. His monthly column appears in andlt;iandgt;Martial Arts Illustratedandlt;/iandgt;. Mr. Chu resides in Californiaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;Rene Ritchieandlt;/bandgt; has been studying Yuen Kay-San style of Wing Chun since 1990. His articles have appeared in andlt;iandgt;Martial Arts Mastersandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Wing Chun Todayandlt;/iandgt;. He created and maintains the www.wingchunkuen.com website from his home in Eastern Canada.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;Y. Wuandlt;/bandgt; has been involved in Wing Chun since 1984. He is a practitioner of the Nanyang and Yip Man Wing Chun styles. Mr. Wu is the author or andlt;Iandgt;The Nanyang Wing Chun Primer Vol. 1andlt;/iandgt;, and resides in Singapore.