History and practice has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Their father yuen chong ming housed and paid a large sum of money to imperial constable fok bo chuen to teach both of the yuen brothers wing chun. Kwok fu moved for a time to guangzhou in 1948, at which time he also trained and exchanged with sum nung, famed student of master yuen kay san, also a noted wing chun exponent from foshan. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen gung fu notes facebook. Sifu zopa takes a look at the four basic punchesthe sei go choi. Apr 06, 2018 yuen kay san style wing chun siu lim tao by kwok wan ping duration. Then in 1941, the famous yuen kay shan owner of great properties in that state and winner of a thousand death fightscombats, asked cheungs permission to teach sam some more techniques since he. The twelve methods provide a gateway to deeper understanding of the style. Hailing from mainland china, the yuen kay san system of wing chun is one of the arts more elusive and rare styles.
The first thing many people notice is the forms are more complex. Wing chun has many styles and schools such as yip man school, pan nam school, yuen kay san school, nguen te cong school vietnamese wing chun vinhxuan and others. In the order of seniority on the family tree, yuen kay san ranked at the first level, that is, he was unarguably the top wing chun man during his lifetime, with yip man being listed the last. According to ip man, chi sau in wing chun is to maintain ones feeling of opponents movement by staying relaxed all the while keeping in the strength to fight back, much like the flexible nature of bamboo. Notable practitioners of wing chun include yuen kay shan, ip man, ip chun, bruce lee, jackie chan, donnie yen, and nung mui. Yuen kay shans older brother yuen chai wan was known as pock skin chai and later became the founder of yiu choi and vietnamese branches of wing chun. First of all, let me begin by saying that i am the legitimate descendant of wing chun jongsi yuen kay san yuen the fifth. Wu, that covers several systems of wing chun, some known, some very rare. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen by rene ritchie goodreads. The wing chun kuen of yuan kay shan by robert chu, 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.
The chef of the restaurant called cheung bo was a master of wing chun kung fu and began teaching him how to defend himself against his assailants. Hailing from mainland china, the yuen kaysan system of wing chun is one of the arts more elusive and rare styles. I understand that from the hell cool yuen kay san wing chun book the above mentioned person used throwing darts. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. It offers the reader sidebyside comparison of these arts by outlining each system in terms of wing chun history, principles, basics, and training methods. The history of yuen kay shan wing chunbyyuen jo tong.
Water loss and dehydration during exercise an interview with sifu augustine fong, by curt james introduction to wing chun, by ray van raamsdonk lets learn and do wing chun the easy way, by hung y. Oct 12, 2011 intermediate students from yuen kay san wing chun kuen, yun hoi gwoon, present the yuen kay san wing chun kuen basics. I am presently drafting a comprehensive book called canton wing chun an overview and guide to the yuen kay san lineage which is still in working draft form and at 400 pages in length. Information in this book pulls purely and directly from my understanding of sifu millers teachings on yuen kay san ykscanton wing chun. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen is a look at this little known branch of wing chun gung fu. Click on pic for further information in memory of sifu sum num sum nung, 19252002, sole disciple of yuen kay san.
Chinese yuen kay san wing chun kung fu book rene ritchie. Wing chun world is now an associate of, one of the biggest online booksellers. Photo above shows 4 generations of yuen kay san wing chun. Robert chu has been involved in martial arts since 1972 and is a practitioner of the yip man, gu lao, yuen kay san wing chun styles. Included in this book are the history, concepts and foundation of the art, the sup yee sik and siu lien tao forms, and their practical applications. Watch for the upcoming release of the thought provoking book. Yun hoi wing chun gwoon, canberra, australian capital territory. Intermediate students from yuen kay san wing chun kuen, yun hoi gwoon, present the yuen kay san wing chun kuen basics. The next form is chum kiu, which continues the step by step progression that allows a student to understand the methods of wing chun kuen. Yuen kay san wing chun twelve freehand techniques part 3 by zopa gyatso in this final article, sifu zopa present the last four sets of the yuen kay san sup yee sik. 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 wellknown and popular chinese martial arts in the world.
Master the many styles of wing chun kung fu with this expert martial arts guide. In guangzhou in the mid1960s, he was exposed to and immediately began studying yuen kaysan wing chun kuen under yuens disciple, grandmaster sum nung. The wing chun is very popular in the whole world thanks to its high efficiency application techniques. Kau darp sau, pok yik jeung, na dan kiuat kiu and bak hok kum wu. Yuen kay shan nicknamed was a master in the martial art of wing chun. Wing chun tutorial gulao pin sun wing chun 12 hands duration. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen by rene ritchie, paperback. Yuen kay san style wing chun chum kiu by kwok wan ping.
He is a class act and knows more about wing chun, its history and practice than anyone i have ever met. Yuen kay san wing chun kung fu text book rene ritchie new. Yuen kay san taught yip man all the chi sau yip knew but this was not all that yuen kay san knew. Yuen kay san style wing chun basic techniques sap yee san sik duration. Yuen kay shan became close enough with yip man that he taught yips son, yip chun, the first form of the art. Its main focus is to develop the horse and bridge positions. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen chinese martial arts scribd. When his studies with fok were complete, yuen kaysan became a student of. The current system of yuen kay shan wing chun kuen, as taught by ngo lui kay, is composed of the techniques of cheung bo, the three fist forms, the wooden dummy and several other training aids, a set of breathing exercises similar to qigong, the six and a half point pole, the double knives. Canton wing chun kung fu school canton wing chun kung fu. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen paperback january, 1999 rene ritchie on. This rare lineage of wing chun and related practices have evaded the public eye as a closed system since inception. Started training in the early 1900s under the renowned constable fok bochuen. The vietnamese wing chun vinhxuan by igor dudukchan books.
In addition to having a high caliber skill in wing chun, yuen kay shan had also been an educated man who had worked as a parttime lawyer. Chus articles have appeared in martial arts legends, inside kungfu, wing chun viewpoint, and wing chun today. I was wondering whether anyone elses wck retained this. Details about 781 inside kung fu magazine kam yuen black belt karate kenpo martial arts.
Watch for the upcoming release of the thought provoking book the thinking. During yuen kay sans own lifetime it was most commonly simply referred to as wing chun. For the first time in book form, rene ritchie, one of the arts leading scholars, shares the fundamentals of the yuen kay san system of wing chun. Ive been working to coordinate wing chun meetups in a number of cities on international wing chun day march 21st. As is well known to any wing chun practitioner on the mainland, this is ludicrous and laughable. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen by rene ritchie 1998, paperback. Wing chun has many styles and schools such as yip man school, pan nam school, yuen kaysan school, nguen te cong school vietnamese wing chun vinhxuan and others.
Thus, in the wing chun kuen of yuen kay san, as taught by grandmaster sum nung, it is the yiu dim yao dian, important ideas that are vital, since from them come the many individual applications and implications. When his studies with fok were complete, yuen kaysan became a student of the famed marshal fung siuching. I have received and retained many of my grandfather, yuen kaysans, notes and have often heard the accounts of sum nung and have thus come to know much about wing chuns history. An introductory perspective quist, mr michael andrew on. It is a group of keywords organized by yuen kay shan and sum num to express their core concepts. I have received and retained many of my grandfather, yuen kay san s, notes and have often heard the accounts of sum nung and have thus come to know much about wing chun s history. Information in this book pulls purely and directly from my understanding of sifu miller s teachings on yuen kay san yks canton wing chun. Later, he studied the taijiquan, baguazhang, and xingyiquan of fu wingfay, son of the legendary fu zhensung, chen family taijiquan, among other systems. At canton wing chun kung fu school, sifu miller focuses on teaching yuen kay san wing chun as taught by sifu chun ming lee, sigung kwok wanping, and sijo sum nung. Water loss and dehydration during exercise an interview with sifu augustine fong, by curt james introduction to wing chun, by ray van raamsdonk lets learn and do wing chun. Sum nung bottom row, center kwok wanping bottom row, left chun ming lee top row, left.
I had already studied yip man wing chun for many years and was happy to have the opportunity to see the wing chun kuen art straight out of china. This makes it easier for you to order these books, plus a small percentage of each sale generated from this page will return to offset the costs of running wing chun world. Media by sifu wing chun books and dvds listed by sifu author. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen by ritchie, rene 1999 paperback. First of all, let me begin by saying that i am the legitimate descendant of wing chun jongsi yuen kaysan yuen the fifth. This site is dedicated to the memory of yuen kay san, 18891956, the foremost master of wing chun during his lifetime. A fight with shoes half on, an article about yuen kay san by rene ritchie history of wing chun, by yip man. As a fighting art wing chun excels at closing with and disabling an opponent with the least amount of effort in the shortest amount of time. Canton wing chun kung fu lineage is from great grandmaster yuen kay san passed onto grandmaster sum nung 19262002. Nguen te cong yuen chaiwan is a founder of vietnamese wing chun. The grandmaster yuen kay san wing chun i singapore. When his studies with fok were complete, yuen kay san became a student of the famed marshal fung siuching.
I am interested to know how you would use wing chun technichesbody mechanics to throw them. Wing chun is a most popular style of chinese martial arts. He was the fifth child of wealthy firework monopoly owner yuen chong ming, and was known as an undefeated death duel champion in foshan during the 19201950s representing the wing chun. Yuen kay san wing chun twelve freehand techniques part 1 by zopa gyatso avid wing chun practitioners will have heard of the yuen kay san sup yee sik or sup yee san sau. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen paperback january, 1999. Introducing the fundamentals of yuen kaysan wing chun kuen, a rare branch of kung fu, this book serves as an introduction for beginners and offers new. Free download complete wing chun pdf ebook book directory. Chinese yuen kay san wing chun kung fu book rene ritchie martial arts. The current system of yuen kay shan wing chun kuen, as taught by ngo lui kay, is composed of the techniques of cheung bo, the three fist forms, the wooden dummy and several other training aids, a set of breathing exercises similar to qigong, the six and a half point pole, the double knives, and the theories of yuen kay shan. Yuen kay san style wing chun siu lim tao by kwok wan ping duration. Practitioners of the yuen kay san sum nung wing chun lineage apply these methods together with their techniques during applications. In the movie, yuen kay san was portrayed as yip mans younger gung fu brother, not as skillfull as yip man 9. Gm ip visited kwok fu many times at kwok fus family village home near foshan, giving him books to copy and transcribe.
Other methods for helping students practice include hitting sand bags, splitting rattan rings, twisting chopsticks, pressing paper, hitting candles, hitting telephone books, etc. Wing chun is a constant and mindful process of selfimprovement physically, mentally, and spiritually. Siu lien tao is the foundation form of yuen kay san wing chun kuen and every beginner must learn it. Media by sifu wing chun books and dvds listed by sifu. Kwok fu moved for a time to guangzhou in 1948, at which time he also trained and exchanged with sum nung, famed student of master yuen kay san, also a noted wing chun. I know rene we live in the same city and have had the pleasure of training with him and the people you see in his books.
Sifu lee taught both, alton miller and bob mcdonald, the yuen kay san system and the essence of wing chun so that it would spread in the united states. Yuen kay san style wing chun siu lim tao by kwok wan. Yuen kay san wing chun has some unique differences to ip man wing chun. 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. Rene has written two books complete wing chun and yuen kaysan wing chun kuen and many articles. This is the authoritative australian face book site on yuen kay san wing chun. During this time, sifu lee took on a students who became his most favorite, alton miller and bob mcdonald. This lineage helps pull useful techniques that are hidden in the yip man lineage forms such as the pok yik jeung yuen kay san movement from the third section of the wooden dummy form and gives active fighters a deeper understanding, or at least different perspective, of the concepts and principles of wing chun. The youngest of five brothers, he became known as foshan yuen lo jia. Yip man wing chunyuen kay san wing chun kuengu lao wing chun kuennanyang wing chun kuenpan nam wing chun kuenpao fa lien wing chun kuenhung suen wing chun kuenand more. Yiu wing ken yiu choi s grandson explains that, in the old days in futsan, yuen kay san. His monthly column appears in martial arts illustrated. These are an attempt to duplicate a yuen kay san design cherished by sifu miller. This book is a cooperative effort with sifu alton miller and some of the senior students at canton wing chun.
Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen by ritchie, rene 1999 paperback on amazon. Included are the history, concepts, and foundation of the art, the sup yee sik and siu lien tao forms, and their practical applications. Canton wing chun kung fu lineage canton wing chun kung. Nov 27, 2016 the wing chun it is a traditional style of the chinese kung fu. Yuen kay san wing chun with kwok wan ping monkey steals peach. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen free download as pdf file. Yuen kay san style wing chun basic punching youtube. Robert chu is the founder of the chu sau lei wing chun family, which focuses on the yip man wing chun system as taught by hawkins cheung and the yuen kay san and gulao wing chun kuen systems as taught by kwan jong yuen. Feb 20, 2020 sifu alton miller is a descendant of the yuen kay sansum nung wing chun lineage. History of yuen kay san wing chun kuenby rene ritchie. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen uses the twelve methods of join, intercept, sink, dart, stick, feel, steal and leak, swallow, slice, press, swing, and detain. I made an announcement on fbinstagram reddit to see if anyone else would join us, but as of now im only aware of these 4 cities. The book can be seen as an expansion of another book, complete wing chun, written by robert chu, rene ritchie, and y.
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