(First published in Wing Chun Viewpoint, 1990 - revised 1996) I began the study of Yuen Kay Shan Wing Chun Kuen in 1981 where I met my instructor Kwan Jong Yuen through a mutual friend. I had already studied Yip Man Wing Chun for many [...]
WCK is not a technique based system. It is a core training method to allow one to create his own techniques, but we have core objectives and strategies and training to take us from a state of not knowing to a state of doing. In [...]
I have seen illness in the martial arts world probably more than I see illness in a clinic. In a clinic, bacteria, viruses, mental illness, trauma, auto-immune diseases and other factors lead to disease, but in the martial arts world, the most common diseases I [...]
(First Published in Complete Wing Chun, 1998 - Excerpted in Exotic Martial Arts of SE Asia, 99) When Leung Jan retired from his pharmacy in Foshan he returned to his native Gu Lao village in the Heshan (Hok San) area of Guang Dong province. There, [...]
The late Kenny Gong, my first Xing Yi teacher told me, "To be a complete martial artist, you must know striking, kicking, joint locking, throwing and ground fighting!" I have often passed these words of advice to my students, even though I teach a primarily [...]
Many martial artists don't know how to teach. Some may be great fighters, great at forms, knowledge, history, champion sportsmen or even possess the deepest secret knowledge of their systems but learning how to teach is an art unto itself. Teaching is a separate skill [...]
In teaching, you can only truly teach a few students completely. This is true in all worthwhile endeavours. As far as regular students go, and those that are truly disciples, you can easily spot those who stay with you the longest and truly embrace your [...]
GM-Robert-Chu-Wing-Chun-Pole There are two types of martial artists, one who is into beating others and the other is the one who cultivates oneself. Many people have to be the best, be the top dog, or have the most followers, or make the most [...]
Robert-Chu-The-Study-of-Power Robert Chu is the Founder and Grand Master of Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun, the roots of Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun are in Yip Man Wing Chun as taught by Hawkins Cheung. As a Chinese martial artist, one of the most important [...]
First Published in Martial Arts Legends Presents Wing Chun 2001 Robert Chu is the Founder and Grand Master of Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun, the roots of Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun are in Yip Man Wing Chun as taught by Hawkins Cheung. Many refer [...]
