Martial Art Fans

Martial Art From Bali: Mepantigan

2010-02-06T22:51:00.000-08:00

MEPANTIGAN is traditional Balinese martial arts that involve the techniques of throwing and locking. The performance is accompanied with traditional Balinese orchestra “gamelan” such as gagambuhan. The fighters wear a uniform consisting of bebuletan (sarong), kancut, guladginting, and udeng (head-dress).

This game can be performed in the beach or wherever space available. (created by Putu Witsen)

In practicing of regular and private classes, we also teach the technique of Ground Fighting and Standing Fighting like TAEKWONDO, PENCAK SILAT, JUDO, KICK BOXING, KARATE etc. The advantages of this sport are Physical Fitness, Stress Release, Weight Control, Sportsmanship and Friendship; it is a fun activity, also develop good personality.

There are threes in MEPANTIGAN, they are Beginners, Intermediate, and Advance. The participants of MEPANTIGAN wear the uniform, belts and they get certificate.

Tony Jaa The Muay Thay Master

2009-12-13T22:58:00.000-08:00

Date of Birth
5 February 1976, Surin, Thailand

Birth Name
Panom Worawit

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Panom Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of Surin, Thailand. His parents were elephant herders. Panom watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. After seeing the Thai action film Kerd ma lui (2004) ("Born to Fight"), Panom met and studied martial arts and stunt work as a teen under the director of that film, Panna Rittikrai. Panom went to university where he studied a variety of martial arts, from tae kwondo to judo. It was not long before Panom would get work, doubling for Robin Shou and James Remar in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), and when his demo reel was seen by director Prachya Pinkaew, the film Ong-bak (2003) was created for Panom, who is now going by the name of Tony Jaa in hopes of bringing his style of action to international audiences.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Ninja01

Trivia

Stunt-man turned actor who does not use any wire work or CG effects in his stunts.

Highly Skilled in Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, swordplay and gymnastics.

Watching Jackie Chan movies and a Thai movie called Kerd ma lui (2004) ("Born to Fight") influenced him to do stuntwork and eventually become a action star, but he says his biggest influence is Bruce Lee.

Born in a northeastern province of Thailand called Surin.

Robin Shou's stunt double in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997).

Does 8 hours of gymnastics, Muay Thai, and other sports training a day.

Is actually of Cambodian descent, more known as "Khmer Surin".

He speaks Thai, Khmer and he is learning English.

Personal Quotes

"Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce Lee are my masters; they're the inspiration for my work. Bruce Lee was a heavy fighter who threw hard punches. Jackie moves very fast and uses a lot of comedy, and Jet Li is very fluid. I've tried to combine all of their styles and added some things of my own."

"I want a strong foundation in Thailand. Hollywood? Maybe in the future."

Tony Jaa Live

2009-12-11T22:00:00.000-08:00

Tony Ja New martial art artist and actor from Thailand. Muaythay expert.

Hung Gar Kung Fu Style

2009-12-11T20:56:00.000-08:00

Hung Gar was developed during the revolutionary time in China. It was designed to teach the patriots the system as easily and quickly as possible. Therefore, they could use their martial arts to battle against the Manchurians. All of the Hung Gar training techniques are contained within just a few select forms. This is greatly different from many other kung fu styles which have a multitude of different sets, each used to teach a separate technique.

There are four most important forms in Hung Gar which are considered the heart and soul of the system. These are Kung Ji Fook Fu Kuen, Tiger Crane, Five Animal, and Iron Thread. Other minor sets such as Kow Chi Nin Wan Kuen, Plum Blossom Fist, Butterfly Palm, Law Family Fist, and others were added to further expand Hung Gar's fighting principle by the contemporary masters.

Hung Gar is basically a tiger system, but it also contains the fighting tactics of dragon, snake, leopard, and crane. Each animal has an important lesson to teach the Hung Gar student.

In China, the dragon is thought of as the spiritual king of the animals. It gives the Hung Gar practitioner bold internal power and spirit.
Soft and internal, the snake has a smart deceptive nature and can easily change from one move to another.
The tiger emits courage and strength.
The leopard embodies speed and dangerous power.
The crane teaches alertness, agility, active spirit, and balance.

Donnie Yen Biography

2009-12-11T20:44:00.000-08:00

Donnie Yen was born in Canton, China, on July 27, 1963. The son of martial arts master Bow Sim Mark and Klyster Yen, Donnie moved to Boston, MA, with his family while still a child. At four years of age his mother taught him the art of tai chi. Donnie went on to experiment with various martial arts, from taekwondo to wushu. He was invited to Beijing to train in wushu, where he met 'Woo-Ping Yuen'. Donnie got his first film role in Xiao tai ji (1984) at the age of only 19. He gained notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s, working for the D&B Film Co. in films like the first two installments of the Tiger Cage trilogy and Huang jia shi jie zhi IV: Zhi ji zheng ren (1989).

He gained his breakthrough role in 1992 as Gen. Lan in _Wong Fei-hung ji yi: Naam yi dong ji keung (1992)_. His finale against Jet Li remains a classic of its kind. In 1997 he made his directorial debut in Zhan lang chuan shuo (1997), which was also the first film from his new company, Bullet Films.

In 2000 Donnie made his American film debut as the immortal Jin Ke in Highlander: Endgame (2000). He has also appeared in Blade II (2002) and will be seen next in Jackie Chan's Shanghai Knights (2003) and Ying xiong (2002) with Jet Li.

Hung Hei Kwun/Hung Hei Gun, Wong Fei Hung Grand Teacher

2009-12-11T20:29:00.000-08:00

Hung is the son of a businessman in Southern China. Already adept in martial arts, he, like Fong Sai Yuk, is also a great brawler, and is often in trouble with the authorities.

When his parents are murdered by a Manchu official, Hung escapes to the Shaolin Temple where he becomes an "outside student". Meaning that he trains under a monk, but he doesn't become one. Hung is just one student among others, and he becomes friends with the likes of Fong Sai Yuk, Luk Ah Choy, and Tung Chin-gan.

They all pass the final test to be able to leave the temple, and like all good Han people, they join in the rebellion with the Red Flower Society to fight the Manchus.

Hung begets a son, Hung Man Ting, who later carries on his father's work to overthrow the government, but Fong and Tung dies early, and Luk goes on to teach others. His most famous students are of course, Wong Kei Ying and his son, Wong Fei Hung.

Abott Jee Sin accepted him into the temple and soon found out how talented and hardworking he was in Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. Jee Sin was impressed by these qualities and soon began to teach Hung the Tiger style that he specialized in. After six years he became number one of the top ten of the laymen followers (they were people who went to the temple to learn only kung fu and not religion). However, afterwards the Qing government destroyed the temple because the temple gave refuge to many rebels who wanted to restore the Ming Dynasty.

Hung escaped and during his wanderings he met Fong Wing Chun (not Yim Wing Chun of the Wing Chun Style) and found out that her father, Fong Sai Yuk (kung fu brother of Hung) was killed by the same person who killed his mentor, Jee Sin. So Fong Wing Chun taught him her crane style to balance out his hard tiger techniques with the evasiness of her crane techniques. Hung then avenged Jee Sin and Fong Sai Yuk by finally destroying the murderer (Bak Mei according to some sources). Hung and Fong Wing Chun soon fell in love and they were soon married. Hung then opened a martial arts school when the banning of martial arts was lifted in China. He called it Hung Gar Kuen in honour of the First emperor of the last true Chinese (Ming) Dynasty and to protect his disciples from harm from the Manchus because the Shaolin arts were still banned. His style soon was ranked the best of the five major family styles in the Province of Kwangtung.

Fong Sai Yuk

2009-12-11T20:12:00.000-08:00

Another one of Guangdong's heroes. Fong was trained by his mother at a very early age, and turned him into an impressive fighter. So impressive in fact, that he was challenged to a death match aged 14. He won of course.

He later joined the Red Flower Society, and under the leadership of Chan Kar Lok, participated in missions to overthrow the Manchu government.

Not much is known about what he did, or of his personal life, but his eagerness to fight, quick temper, and steadfast loyalty made him famous in Chinese history.

Legend has it that his own master betrayed him, and Fong was killed fighting his master. He died in his early twenties.

Real Story of Wong Fei Hung The Kung Fu Master

2009-12-11T07:19:00.000-08:00

Wong Fei-Hung was born in 1847, and passed away in 1924. He was a martial arts master, teacher, healer, and revolutionary. He would protect and help those who were weak and defenseless. Wong Kay-Ying was his father, and he was a physician and great martial arts master also, and part of a group known as the "Ten Tigers of Kwantung," and he and his son lived in the city of Canton.
Wong Kay-Ying's famous medical clinic was Po Chi Lam, and Wong Fei-Hung was there assisting his father. He learned traditional Chinese medicine, and also learned many important values such as generosity and compassion. Wong Kay-Ying always treated a patient, even if he or she was a complete jerk or was poor. He would also secretly treat revolutionaries who were the resistance against the corrupt Ch'ing Dynasty.
The Ch'ing Dynasty consisted of Manchu emperors, who had conquered China from there home in Manchuria. They were foreign invaders to the southern Chinese. The southern Shaolin Temple in Fukien was a place where revolutionaries would go to train to fight against the Manchus. The temple was destroyed in 1734, but the few monks and students who escaped traveled throughout China to teach their skills. Some styles such as Wing Chun (Bruce Lee's original style) and Hung Gar Kung Fu (Wong Fei-Hung's style) emerged. The creator of Hung Gar was Hung Hei-Kwun (another martial arts master that was portrayed by Jet Li in New Legend of Shaolin). He was a Fukien tea merchant.
Wong Fei-Hung's martial arts training began when he met with his father's teacher, Luk Ah Choi. Luk Ah Choi taught Wong Fei-Hung the basics of Hung Gar. After, Wong Kay-Ying took over his son's training. By his early 20's, Wong Fei-Hung had made a name for himself as a dedicated physician and a martial arts prodigy. In addition to becoming a master of hung gar, he created the tiger-crane form and added fighting combinations now known as the "nine special fists." Wong Fei-Hung was also skilled with many weapons, especially the long wooden staff and the southern tiger fork. One occasion where he utilised his skill with the staff was when he defeated a thirty-man gang on the docks of Canton. He also protected the weak and poor from both criminal gangs and government forces.

However, his life was not all great joy and triumphs. Wong Fei-Hung's son, Wong Hawn-Sum, followed his father's foot steps by protecting the weak and poor of Canton. Unfortunately, he was killed in the 1890's after being gunned down by the drug gang Dai Fin Yee. After this tragedy, Wong Fei-Hung vowed never to teach his remaining 9 sons martial arts, unless they were targets themselves.
Also, Wong Fei-Hung's first three wives died young, and after, decided to live the rest of his life alone. But in 1903, during an outdoor martial arts demonstration, he met a 16 year old girl named Mok Gwai Lan, and asked for her hand in marriage. She was also a skilled martial artist who taught all of the women's classes, and even taught some of the men's classes, which was rare since hardly any women mastered kung fu at the time. In 1924, Wong Fei-Hung died peacefully, a happy and humble man.

Wong Fei-Hung is truly a hero of China. A hero is somebody noted for feats of courage. A hero does righteous things not for money, not for any other venal motivations except, for the benefit of everybody else.

Jacky Chan Biography

2009-12-07T22:14:00.000-08:00

The boy who would become Jackie Chan was born April 7, 1954 with the name Chan Kong-sang in Hong Kong. Compared to many other mainland refugees (as a result of China's Communist revolution), the Chan family had it fairly easy. His parents worked for the French ambassador; his father as a cook, his mother as a maid.

When Jackie was 17, he graduated from the China Drama Academy. Unfortunately the Chinese opera was no longer very popular, so Jackie and his classmates had to find other work. This was difficult because at the school they were never taught how to read or write. The only work available to them was unskilled labor or stunt work. Each year many movies were made in Hong Kong and there was always a need for young, strong stuntmen. Jackie was extraordinarily athletic and inventive, and soon gained a reputation for being fearless; Jackie Chan would try anything. Soon he was in demand.

Over the next few years, Jackie worked as a stuntman, but when the Hong Kong movie industry began to fail, he was forced to go to Australia to live with his parents. He worked in a restaurant and on a construction site. It was there that he got the name "Jackie." A worker named Jack had trouble pronouncing "Kong-sang" and started calling Jackie "little Jack." That soon became “Jackie” and the name stuck.

Jackie was becoming a huge success in Asia. Unfortunately, it would be many years before the same could be said of his popularity in America. After a series of lukewarm receptions in the U.S., mostly due to miscasting, Jackie left the States and focused his attention on making movies in Hong Kong. It would be 10 years before he returned to make Rumble in the Bronx, the movie that introduced Jackie to American audiences and secured him a place in their hearts (and their box office). Rumble was followed by the Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon series which put Jackie on the Hollywood A List.

Despite his Hollywood successes, Jackie became frustrated by the lack of varied roles for Asian actors and his own inability to control certain aspects of the filming in America. He continued to try, however, making The Tuxedo, The Medallion, and Around the World in 80 Days, none of which was the blockbuster that Rush Hour or Shanghai Noon had been.

A GREAT DEMONSTRATION OF WINGCHUN KUNGFU

2009-12-03T04:07:00.000-08:00

HAMMERFIST STRIKE WING CHUN STRIKING TECHNIQUES

2009-12-03T03:56:00.000-08:00

In Wing Chun the hammerfist is an often overlooked and under utilized striking technique. There are a few main concepts that I would like to firstly point out in order to outline how an effective hammerfist strike is done.

1. You are striking with a clenched fist and your point of impact is the lower pad of the palm below your little finger.

2. You point at your target with your elbow to line up your hammerfist strike.

3. The power is delivered by transferring your weight through your shoulder down your bent arm into the fist and is not gained by straightening the arm.

4. Your most effective targets are the collar bone, the bridge of the nose and the upper lip.

The hammerfist is an excellent breaking weapon and when used correctly will break what it hits which makes it a very useful tool for the Wing Chun student as that is typically our intention: Engage - Neutralize the threat - Walk away. We are not interested in scoring points or limiting damage to superficial bruising and so when you practice the hammerfist technique (and any Wing Chun technique) you should always bear this in mind and practice accordingly, aiming to destroy whatever you are targeting.

Lets now walk through a scenario of using the hammerfist effectively:

A useful way to deliver the hammerfist or indeed any offensive hand technique is to not have your opponent be able to defend the incoming strike for example in a right stance:

Throw a low lead strike to the stomach and as their hand comes down to block you step in and trap with your rear hand and strike with your lead hand to the face. As the block this reach up with your left and lap sao there blocking hand which will trap their arms and expose there face by their shoulder extending forward and downwards.

Raise your bent lead arm upwards and point at their upper lip with your elbow and deliver the hammerfist strike downwards by transferring your weight from an elevated position down through your shoulder and into your arm and fist striking the upper lip. The typical response to being hit with a hammerfist is that they will move backwards one or two steps and lose their defensive form so any number of follow up techniques can be utilized to finish off your opponent should it be required.

Note: When you use the hammerfist to strike the upper lip of your opponent you are likely to cut your hand as you smash through their upper lip and smash through their teeth. The exchange of a cut on your hand against their smashed teeth is worth it as this will undoubtedly end the engagement and allow you to walk away.

WING CHUN BLOCKING TECHNIQUES

2009-12-03T03:46:00.000-08:00

TAN SAO - palm up block
A Palm up block where the palm of the hand is straight and the fingers are held together with the thumb cocked in and held against the top side of the hand. By holding the thumb in there is a natural tension gained that helps to catch an opponent's incoming power, if you do not hold in your thumb then you risk the block being weak and unable to deflect your opponents strike.

BONG SAO - wing arm block
The Bong Sao (wing arm) uses the little finger side of the arm to deflect your opponents strike with the palm facing the opponent and the fingers held relaxed in line with the center of the body. The elbow forms a 135 degree angle with the wrist lower than the elbow and the elbow higher than the shoulder (depending on the height of your opponent). The thumb is held loose in this block which ensures that the strength is on the little finger side of the arm to correctly deflect the incoming sr tike.

FOOK SAO - controlling arm
It is often said that the Fook Sao is patterned after a foxes paw in that the fingers and the palm should be pointing downwards with the elbow kept tucked in to protect the mid section.

PAK SAO - slapping hand
This is a very effective block similar to a parry used in boxing where the hand is used to slap away your opponents strike to your head. The key to using the Pak Sao is to use it efficiently by ensuring that you only move your hand the minimum amount so that you slap your opponents punch just enough so that it misses you, if you Pak Sao too far then you run the risk of being trapped by your opponent should he pull your Pak Sao down and trap your other arm with it enabling him a free shot at you.

LAP SAO - pulling hand
The Lap Sao is used to pull one arm of your opponent and making him off balance whilst simultaneously striking him with your other hand for example after a Tan Sao block you maintain contact with your opponents striking arm and you rotate your wrist into a Lap Sao and pull him forward onto a strike with your other hand.

Submision Technic

2009-12-03T03:38:00.000-08:00

This two video I thing very usefull, try it.

UFC and MMA Legend: Ken Shamrock Profile

2009-12-03T03:17:00.000-08:00

Ken Shamrock was born as Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia, USA.

His first real taste of competiton fighting came bye the way of small wrestling competitions in southern America where he learned and refined his style of submission fighting before moving on to Japan which then was the only real place for a fighter to test his abilities legally against various experienced martial artist, the fighting was tough and the money wasn't great but for a true fighting warrior like Ken Shamrock it enabled him to continue on his path to MMA legend.

It was back in the USA and the fledgling Ultimate Fighting Champsionship in 1993 that thrust the name of Ken Shamrock into the limelight where he beat Patrick Smith with a heel hook submission to progress to the semi-final round. There he faced the eventual winner of the first UFC tournament, Royce Gracie. Gracie won that fight by a rear naked choke technique but Ken Shamrock wanted revenge.

Shamrock would have to wait for two long years before he finally got his long awaited rematch against Royce Gracie. It was billed as the biggest MMA fight ever and the fight lasted 35 minutes! Both men exhausted and cancelling each other out it was finally called a draw and today stands as one of the classics in MMA fighting history. Although Ken wanted to fight Gracie again the opportunity never came.

Ken Shamrock still fights in the UFC today making him the longest serving member of the UFC, a position he is undoubtably very proud of and one that has only been made possible by his excellent training regime coupled with his solid mental attitude.

In the WWE Shamrock proved very capable with his excellent wrestling skills where he won the the Intercontinental Gold by defeating The Rock. He continued in the WWE and later in their Impact TV show however it was the UFC that welcomed back the worlds most dangerous man in 2005. Ken Shamrock has been the ultimate test and proving ground for UFC superstar fighters such as Rich Franklin.

Ken Shamrock has fought around the world in The Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting and the WWE and he continues to fight in the UFC today as well as being the head trainer of The Lions Den.

The Legend That Realy Life "OYAMA"

2009-12-02T19:31:00.000-08:00

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama was born on July 27th, 1923, in a village in Southern Korea. At the age of 9 whilst staying on his sister's farm in Manchuria, he first learnt the Martial Arts, studying the southern Chinese Kempo form known as "Eighteen Hands." In 1938 Mas Oyama traveled to Japan with the desire to enter an aviation school and become a fighter pilot, but he was forced to abandon his dream and find work. He continued practicing judo and boxing and his interest in Martial Arts led him to the dojo of Gishin Funakoshi and thus, he started practicing Okinawa Karate. With his dedication, Mas Oyama progressed quickly and by the time he was 20 years old he had obtained his fourth Dan. It was at this time that Mas Oyama entered the Japanese Imperial Army and began studying judo in the hope of mastering its holding and grappling techniques. When he stopped training in judo, after about 4 years, he gained a fourth Dan. Following the defeat of Japan after the second world war, Oyama like all other young Japanese, was thrown into a personal crisis. He found a way out of his despair by training with So Nei Chu, a Korean Master of Goju-Ryu Karate.

This great teacher, renowned for the power of his body, and deep spiritual inclination had a profound influence on young Mas Oyama. Master So taught him the inseparability of budo and the spiritual fundamentals of Buddhism. After a few years of training, Master So advised Mas Oyama to make a firm commitment to dedicate his life to the Martial Way and retreat to a mountain hideout and train his mind and body. In 1946, Mas Oyama went into training, at a remote spot, on the Mt. Kiyosumi in Chiba Prefecture. He was accompanied by one of his students named Yashiro and a friend Mr. Kayama brought them food supplies every month. Through vigorous training, Mas Oyama learnt to overcome the mental strain caused by solitude but Yashiro could not bear it and fled after 6 months. About fourteen months later Mr. Kayama told Mas Oyama that due to unforeseen circumstances he could no longer sponsor Mas Oyama's retreat in the mountains and thus Mas Oyama's original plan of remaining in solitude for three years was brought to an end. In 1950, Mas Oyama began his famous battles with bulls; partly to test his strength and also to make the world sit up and notice the power of his karate. All together, Oyama fought 52 bulls, killing 3 instantly and taking the horns of 49 with knife-hand blows. Mas Oyama opened his first "Dojo" in 1953 in Mejiro, Tokyo. This was the time that Mas Oyama's karate strength was at its peak so the training was severe. Many students were members of other styles and Mas Oyama would compare styles and build on his karate. He would take what he felt were the best techniques and concepts from any Martial Art and gradually fit them into his training; therefore, laying the foundations of Kyokushin Karate. The first "School of Oyama" outside Japan was opened in 1957 by Shihan Bobby Lowe in Hawaii. In 1952, Mas Oyama gave his first demonstration in Hawaii. After the demonstration Shihan Bobby Lowe met Mas Oyama and arranged to train with him. Bobby Lowe's father was an instructor of Kung Fu so he had done much training in the Chinese Martial Arts. He had participated in any fighting Art he could; by the time he was 23 he had earned his 4th Dan in judo, 2nd Dan in Kempo, shodan in Aikido but Mas Oyama's powerful demonstration had stunned him. Mas Oyama invited Bobby Lowe to Tokyo to train with him and Bobby Lowe did and trained for over a year and a half. In this way Shihan Bobby Lowe became the first "uchi-deshi" of Kyokushin, a tradition that later grew to be known as the "Wakajishi" or Young Lions of Mas Oyama, where a select few are chosen each year to devote themselves to Karate for one thousand days. The building of the World Headquarters started in 1963 and was officially opened in 1964. It was at this time that Mas Oyama adopted the name Kyokushin "The Ultimate Truth". Kyokushin had started its spread around the globe and at present is one of the largest martial art organization in the world. It goes without saying that a style is only as strong as the students who represent it. This is why it is the responsibility of all those who have chosen to follow Sosai, to train hard and forge and indomitable spirit so that the tradition of strength in Kyokushin Karate may be recognized by all for many years.

Yip Man Legendary Wing Chun Master

2009-12-02T19:08:00.000-08:00

Yip Man was born on October 1st, 1893. He was the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. He had several students who later became martial arts teachers in their own right, including Bruce Lee.

Yip Man (alternative spelling Ip Man) was the last Wing Chun student of Chan Wah-shun when he was 70 years old. He was the second son of a very wealthy family in Foshan, Guangdong, and received an exceptional traditional Chinese education.

When Yip Man was thirteen years old he started learning Wing Chun. Because of his sifu's old age, Yip Man learned most of his lessons from his second sihing Ng Chung-sok. After three years Chan Wah-shun died, but one of his dying wishes was to ask Ng to continue with Yip's training.

At age sixteen, Yip Man went to attend school at St. Stephen's College in Hong Kong, which was an upmarket secondary school for wealthy families and foreigners who lived in Hong Kong. According to one story, one day one of his classmates challenged him to try his martial arts skill with an older man. The man who Yip Man competed against beat him with a few strikes. It turned out that the old man was his sibak Leung Bik, son of his sigung. After that encounter, Yip Man continued to learn from Leung Bik. At age 24, Yip Man returned to Foshan, and his Wing Chun skills had improved tremendously while he had been away. His fellow students believed he learned a different kind of martial art and treated him as a traitor to Wing Chun.

In Foshan, Yip Man didn't formally run a Wing Chun school, but taught Wing Chun to several children of his friends and relatives. Amongst those informal students, Chow Kwong-yue, Kwok Fu, Lun Kai, Chan Chi-sun and Lui Ying were the most well known. Chow Kwong-yue was said to be the best student among his group of pupils, but he eventually went into commerce and dropped out of martial art all together. Kwok Fu and Lun Kai went on to teach students of their own and the Wing Chun in the Foshan and Guangdong area was mainly descended from those individuals. Chan Chi-sun died young, and Lui Ying went to Hong Kong; neither of them taking on any students.

During the Japanese occupation of China, Yip Man refused several invitations to train the Japanese troops. Instead, he returned to Hong Kong and opened a martial arts school. When he initially began the school, business was poor because his students typically stayed for only a couple of months before leaving. He moved his school to Hoi Tan Street in Sham Shui Po and then to Lee Tat Street in Yau Ma Tei. By that time some of his students were trained to a sufficiently high enough skill level that they were able to start their own schools. Some of Yip Man's students and descendants compared their skills with other martial artists in combat. Their victory over other martial artists helped to bolster Yip Man's reputation as a teacher. In 1967, Yip Man and some of his students established the Hong Kong Ving Tsun Athletic Association. Bruce Lee, Yip Man's most famous pupil, studied under him from 1954 to 1957. When Yip Man retired, many of his students were themselves teaching Wing Chun, including Wong Shun Leung, William Cheung, Lo Man Kam (Yip Man's nephew), Moy Yat and his two sons Yip Chun and Yip Ching. In 1972, Yip Man suffered from throat cancer and subsequently died on December 2 of that year. As a fitting obituary for the man, within the three decades of his career in Hong Kong, he established a training system for Wing Chun that eventually spread across the world.

Biography of Bruce Lee

2009-12-02T18:57:00.000-08:00

Bruce Lee (Lee Hsiao Lung), was born in San Fransisco in November 1940 the son of a famous Chinese opera singer. Bruce moved to Hong Kong when he soon became a child star in the growing Eastern film industry. His first film was called The birth of Mankind, his last film which was uncompleted at the time of his death in 1973 was called Game of Death. Bruce was a loner and was constantly getting himself into fights, with this in mind he looked towards Kung Fu as a way of disciplining himself. The famous Yip Men taught Bruce his basic skills, but it was not long before he was mastering the master. Yip Men was acknowledged to be one of the greatest authorities on the subject of Wing Chun a branch of the Chinese Martial Arts. Bruce mastered this before progressing to his own style of Jeet Kune Do.

At the age of 19 Bruce left Hong Kong to study for a degree in philosophy at the University of Washington in America. It was at this time that he took on a waiter's job and also began to teach some of his skills to students who would pay. Some of the Japanese schools in the Seattle area tried to force Bruce out, and there was many confrontations and duels fought for Bruce to remain.

He met his wife Linda at the University he was studying. His Martial Arts school flourished and he soon graduated. He gained some small roles in Hollywood films - Marlowe- etc, and some major stars were begging to be students of the Little Dragon. James Coburn, Steve McQueen and Lee Marvin to name but a few. He regularly gave displays at exhibitions, and it was during one of these exhibitions that he was spotted by a producer and signed up to do The Green Hornet series. The series was quite successful in the States - but was a huge hit in Hong Kong. Bruce visited Hong Kong in 1968 and he was overwhelmed by the attention he received from the people he had left.

He once said on a radio program if the price was right he would do a movie for the Chinese audiences. He returned to the States and completed some episodes of Longstreet. He began writing his book on Jeet Kune Do at roughly the same time.

Back in Hong Kong producers were desperate to sign Bruce for a Martial Arts film, and it was Raymond Chow the head of Golden Harvest who produced The Big Boss. The rest as they say is history.

Wing Chun Style at movie

2009-12-02T04:14:00.000-08:00

Those are legendary movie of Wing Chun movie, very great move, I love Wing Chun, this style have a great move of defence

Grand Master Gloria Blancia Thirnish

2009-12-02T03:57:00.000-08:00

I found this from mybloglog site, he is Philippine legendary kungfu hero

Kung Fu is a largely of matter
in self defense mechanism
to establish justice in crime does not pay.

Kung - Fu is the mightiest art
of self defense mechanism
Kung - Fu is not the nature art of fighting
but it is the nature art of self defense mechanism.
Quote by :
Grand Master Gloria Blancia Thirnish