In addition to the regular updates to this web-site (such as additions to the news page and minor programming tweaks), two new sections have been added this month.

The first is Class Conduct, concerning issues of respect and behaviour in the classroom. I hope this section will be helpful in terms of both awareness and understanding.

The second new section is the Photo Gallery. Currently, you will find just a few photos (all relating to Wing Chun) but more photos will be added in the future.

A film of the life of my Wing Chun Great Grandmaster, Ip Man, is due for release in December/January. 'Yip Man' (alternate spelling) will star Donnie Yen in the title role and will feature martial arts direction from Sammo Hung. The film was made with Grandmaster Ip Chun as a consultant, and the cast were trained in Wing Chun by a student of Master Kwok!

You can see a preview of the film (in Chinese) here.

Leo Au Yeung is the student of Master Kwok who was involved in training the cast. You can find his web-site here.

July 2008

Samuel Kwok DVDs

Master Kwok has been working on some new DVDs that should be available for release in the near future. The new titles will add to the Mastering Wing Chun series and include a DVD on training the Wooden Dummy form and also a DVD covering Chi-Sau and its applications.

Master Kwok has already released several DVDs, including detailed analysis of the three unarmed forms. To find out more, click here.

February 2008

Public Workshops with Master Lam

Master Lam will be conducting public workshops on Zhan Zhuang in March, April and May this year. If you have never met Master Lam then this is an excellent opportunity to learn more about zhan zhuang. Previous workshops have included a morning lecture, tea breaks and lunch, followed by afternoon practice with instruction from Master Lam and some of his senior students.

For more information and to book a place on one of the workshops, please visit this link.

December 2007

Christmas & New Year Break

There will be a break in classes over the holiday period.
The Crosby class will begin again on Tuesday 8th January,
and the Southport class will resume on Thursday 10th January.

Meanwhile, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of my students a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

November 2007

Annual Dinner & Demonstration

This year's Lam Association Annual Dinner & Demonstration will take place on Sunday 25th November very close to the Lam Association headquarters in London. There will be demonstrations of Zhan Zhuang Chi Kung, Tai Chi Chuan, Choy Lee Fut, Da Cheng Chuan, and possibly one or two other things as well, not to mention a Chinese buffet dinner!

These demonstrations provide an excellent introduction to the Association and now take place at the earlier time of 3:00pm. Interested students should contact me ASAP to secure tickets priced at £16 (or £14 for members of the Lam Association).

October 2007

Successful Trip

Myself and other students of Samuel Kwok enjoyed a successful trip to Hong Kong, Macau & Foshan (in Southern China). I think that all participants were able to gain some valuable experience. We were also first to be able to get hold of copies of Master Kwok's new book. We trained with other Wing Chun schools as well as a Choy Lee Fut school in China.

Photo: Receiving a pennant of friendship from City University of Hong Kong Wing Chun Martial Arts Association... More photos to follow... (P.S. A new Photo Gallery has since been added to the site.)

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