Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a very special event in London China town and the LOON FUNG restaurant accompanied by a very select selection of my kungfu brothers from the grandmaster Lee Shing Lineage.
My Sifu and another, very senior master of the Lee Shing lineage attended and we spent several hours discussing both verbally, and with our hands, the intricacies of both the Foshan and Gulau wing chun systems.
It was amazing to be in the presence of two such incredible experts, who know information that has been largely forgotten by the modern generation..
We were regaled by incredible stories regarding grandmaster, Yip Man and his second student LokYil.
Amazing to hear these tales direct from the source and something that the vast majority of wing chun practitioners never have a chance to experience.
Despite its global popularity the wing chun system still remains largely unknown and shrouded in secrecy.
The Chinese have a saying that literally translated means to hide in plain sight and that is a great and accurate description of wing chun forms and the larger system.
I would anticipate that many people reading this Blog would disagree and say that there are No such secrets or indeed that no one knows but this is simply not true- as these gentlemen know and learnt from the source.
However, They were sworn to secrecy, certainly during the lifetime of their own instructors and have been reluctant, until recent years, to teach outside of the Chinese community.
For more information on the history of wing chun and classes in Bromley, sidcup, and Southeast London then contact 108 wing chun.
Seriously it’s amazing to know the “truth” and realise how secretive the system remains to this day because only so few people were ever let in and shown the real wing chun - incredible and sad Simultaneous.