Whilst in mainland China we spent time at Sifu Sergio's new Kung Fu School. It's almost ready to open and is looking really good. While there we had some lessons from Sifu Sergio on forms and two man sets from older Wing Chun lineages (some refer to it as Siu Lam Wing Chun).
Here's a few ...
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I've lost track of what day it is ... the past week or so has been very intense, meeting with lots of different masters from different lineages. Listening to them talk openly about Wing Chun theories and concepts, demonstrating techniques and forms.
It was also interesting to hear lots of different stories about the history of ...
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During a visit to see Grandmaster Cheng Kwong - on of Hong Kongs most famous instructors - I was lucky enough to receive an impromptu lesson in Kung Fu from GM Kwong and of course jumped at the chance to be corrected. His enthusiasm for Kung Fu is unreal and he's crazy about martial arts ...
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Here's a clip we filmed of GM Cheng Kwong showing Sifu Sergo and I some newspaper articles and clippings from the 1970s and 1980s when his students were actively competing and winning all of their full-contact fights in Hong Kong. A golden era for martial arts and Kung Fu especially. It was the start of ...
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This evening I went out for coffee with Sifu Benny Meng and Sifu Sergio.
Sifu Benny Meng is the principle founder and curator for the Ving Tsun Museum. He's travelled extensively around the world to research the roots of Wing Chun (Ving Chun, VingTsun, WingTsun), training methods and applications in nearly ...
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Grandmaster Cheng Kwong is one of Hong Kongs most renowed Kung Fu Masters and instructor to Sifu Sergio. Today - GM Sergio introduced me to GM Gheng Kwong and after a great conversation and chat about Kung Fu ... he decided to give me an impromptu lesson and asked me to perform my forms!
Never one ...
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Day 6 of our trip to Hong Kong … today we spent the day training Sanchin and then met up with Sifu Clifford Ip and Sifu Sunny So. Two incredibly knowledgable martial artists with vast experiences of not only Wing Chun but also other Kung Fu styles. Check out the video to hear more about it!
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Day 4 ... after a trip to Sifu Sergio's school in mainland China we're back on Hong Kong Island. After a days training and checking out the local hot spots we've been to Kowloon Park to train where there was a Kung Fu demonstration for hours ... Something you'd never seen in England.
We bumped into ...
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A three part ... in depth interview with Sifu Sergio Iadarola. Here I get to ask Sifu Sergio about his early start in martial arts, how he got into Wing Chun and his own personal journey to really master this magnificent martial art.
Starting from his earliest martial arts experiences at 6 years of age, through ...
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Quick clip of the views form the top of Hong Kong island. This is where Sifu Sergio filmed his Kam Na 3 DVD and GM Leung Ting's performance of the Wing Chun long pole from years ago. It's always great to visit 'historic sites' that have influenced your life.
Here you go ... (and tomorrow I've ...
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