Grandmaster chu shong tin was a very humble and lowkey wing chun master therefore its only after. Jul 28, 2014 chu shong tin tsui sheung tin was yip mans third hong kong student. Jim fung was perhaps chu shong tin s most famous and successful student. We recommend it to everyone, as we know it can improve the quality of life in many ways.
Cheung wc hereafter lineage and teaches the socalled traditional wing chun twc. Peterson is the author of look beyond the pointing finger. The second video in my series working through the fantastic wing chun resource that is the book of wing chun vol 1. An exceptional article on wing chun kung fus first set by the legendary chu shong tin. In this video i meditate on the mysterious wing chun concept called by sigung chu shong tin nim lik. Wing chun kung fu basic concepts,techniques and effectiveness. Wing chun striking from fooksau position chu shong tin. Master chun presents the fundamentals essential in learning and establishing skill in wing chun kung fu. It must be stressed that the wing chun training stance is not a stance in which one would fight. Sigung chu shong tin forms hornsby wing chun academy.
Tei gong is the essential ingredient in creating a strong, fluid, and alive wing chun stance. Chu shong tin wrote two books that were released in a bilingual english and chinese set in 20 and 2014. The structure of wing chun kung fu is so scrupulous and precise that it fits into the logic of science. This is the best demo and explanation i have seen, by senior practitioner and son of sigung chu shong tin horace chu. My sifu was master jim fung who passed away in 2007. How to order sigung s books directly from hong kong. Chu shong tin seminar 2005 international wing chun academy. Today would be sigung chu shong tin s 86th birthday. The academys unique self defence courses are suitable for men, women and children of all ages who wish to improve their fitness levels while learning excellent self defence skills.
The wing chun stance will still hold you up because of its triangular characteristic. A couple of weeks ago i had a session with my sifu, and he told me he just came back from hk training with gm chu. Home locations gallery qualifications lineage essays by chu shong tin a brief introduction to wing chun a brief introduction to the philosophy of wing chun tiny idea chum kiu bil jee wooden dummy sticking hands facing ones shadow, chasing ones shadow, and pointing toward the centre line the hidden power of siu nim tau contact facebook. Chu shong tin the book of wing chun vol 1 fundamental. Sigung chus method of wing chun is by far the most profound sport or activity ive. After having trained in the system for roughly five years at the time, i. Nov 19, 2015 mindful wing chun is wholeheartedly dedicated to passing on the internal wing chun method as passed down by grandmaster chu shong tin who was the longest serving student of grandmaster ip man.
A brief introduction to the wing chun martial art a brief introduction to the philosophy of wing chun siu nim tau. Chu shong tin wing chun dvds videos everything wing chun. Chu shong tin wing chun sifu john kaufman season 1. Special announcement regarding master chu shong tin wing chun instructional 1998 vcd.
So attend closely to what eddie chan long time student of master chu shong tin and translator of his books has to say. He taught wing chun for over 60 years beginning his training under yip man at 17 years old. Two hong kong wing chun masters interview mindful wing chun. Sigung chu shong tin continues to endorse and support the academys teaching programme, and retains the honorary title, father of the international wing chun academy, which he accepted from sifu jim in tln nim tau is a great tool to invoke mind focus power. Remembering chu shong tin and the relationship between theory. Fortunately, the master leaves behind a threevolume set of books on the wing chun system, exactly as it was taught to him by grandmaster ip man, and further developed through his. Everything wing chun ving tsun, wing tsun carries the largest selection of wing chun kung fu products in the world. Throughout his sixty years of martial arts experience in the. Aug 05, 2014 ill start by answering my own question. In our cst sigung, chu shong tin lineage tension of any kind is a nono. Inspiration is truly the word as it flowed from him and everything he did. In order to really know siu nim tau and feel its power, one must practise siu nim tau repeatedly and persistently for a long period of time. Jun 12, 2015 he is an encyclopedia of knowledge about chu shong tin wing chun and i wish he would return to the uk to teach.
It is to use the natural skill to release the potential power of a person to the highest level and is also the combination of the mind and the theory of force. Articles by sigung chu shong tin internal kung fu australia. The brief introduction of wing chun martial art chu shong tin. Wing chun united chu shong tin the hidden power of siu. He moved to hong kong in november 1949, started learning wing chun informally in september 1950. The brief introduction of wing chun martial art chu shong tin wing chun was created by the abbess ng mui three hundred years ago. The wing chun archive keeps lists of wing chun ving tsun wing tsunkungfu books, videos, dvds, movies, sifus, schools, wooden dummy, butterfly swords, long poles, articles and more. Amongst all the martial arts in china, wing chun is the one i like the most. Two hong kong wing chun masters interview read more. Ip man, in around may 1950 another wing chun practitioner named li man introduced ip man. He is known as the king of sil lum tao and internal wing chun. Excerpt from a discussion with wing chun granmdmaster sigung chu shong tin.
Great grandmaster chu shong tin sigung chu was a closed door student of the legendary yip man who took wing chun kung fu to hong. The basics of wing chuns siu nim tao and chi sau, are discussed and presented by master chu shong tin. It is also a central focus of zhuan zhuang training, or standing like a post. Chu shong tins 1999 seminar everything wing chun blog. In fact, wing chun, which is so well organized, together with its nicely. Grandmaster chu shong tin was a very humble and low key wing chun master therefore its only after. Sigung chu shong tin continues to endorse and support the academys teaching programme, and retains the honorary title, father of the international wing chun academy, which he accepted from sifu jim in closed on 1 jan we will be closed on 1.
I have twenty years experience learning and teaching wing chun, including three years fulltime under my sifu, jim fung, and three years fulltime under my sigung, chu shong tin. Would you be so kind to tell me, where i can buy an original copy of the book and how much id have to pay for the book. Sifu kaufman has been training under chu shong tin, and his disciple, ma kee fai, in this internal method of wing chun since 1999. Then, he should infuse the spirit into the spine so that. Chu shong tin was the third student of martial arts teacher ip man in the discipline of wing chun, and remained at yip mans school to become his senior. Everything wing chun books, videos, dvds, wooden dummy. Jim fung wing chun dvds videos books, videos, dvds. He is very famous for his energy and knocking men 34 times. At the time of writing this article, 2010, he is still teaching 6 hours per day, 5 days per week. This episode i look at sigung s list of the powers available to us and the. Im sifu kai taylor, i teach chu shong tin style wing chun. One cannot imagine this unless he has personally experienced it. Marty anderson trained under chu shong tin from 19701980.
Find out the possibility to train with master chu shong tin. He has cowritten with rene ritchie, complete wing chun, which is one of the most comprehensive books on the. Sigung chu shong tin continues to endorse and support the academys teaching programme, and retains the honorary title, father of the international wing chun academy, which he accepted from sifu jim in i am sure most of my peers have also heard about this term. The turning stance of chum kiu is a twodimensional turning, i. Intro to the philosophy of wing chun by chu shong tin. Chu shong tin book of wing chun vol 1 revised edition form sets siu nim tau, chum kiu, biu jee tsui sheung tin this is master chu song tin s last book. The book covers the 3 empty hand forms siu nim tau, chum. In the beginning my master yip man first started teaching ving tsun in hong kong at the restaurant workers union association.
Chu shong tin the book of wing chun vol 1 revised edition form sets siu nim tau, chum kiu, biu jee hardback tsui sheung tin this is the hardback version of this book. This lineage prides itself on its adherence to the pure principles of wing chun which can be directly traced back to the arts founder, ng mui. I worked for master jim fung for many years and was also fortunate to be able to train under his sifu, chu shong tin. I recommend anyone who loves wing chun to go there because its the wing chun capital of the. When the turning stance is combined with use of tau sau, bong sau and fook sau of siu nim tau at the same time, every move of chum kiu will comprise the effect of having a force pointing from two different directions. Most often, the wing chun schools focus on the fighting aspect rather than the internal energy work. Download free ebooks grandmaster yip man centenary birth by vtaa 1993 wing chun kungfu traditional chinese kungfu for.
Chu shong tin discusses nim tao nim tao wing chun grandmaster chu shong tin first, i want to begin by speaking about the history of ip mans arrival in hong kong and how he was able to spark such a fervent following in the wing chun style. My little insight into chu shong tin s final years 3182015 when my friend kris collins moved to hong kong in 2006 to train with chu shong tin, we waited with baited breath for him to relay stories back of epic chi sau battles, fights on roof tops and a rapid progression through the wing chun system. In november, he left china and settled in hong kong. The wing chun stance is extremely mobile and allows the wing chun exponent to move quickly from their centre of mass in any direction. Please click on the image above to view biographies of the founder of the academy, grandmaster jim fung, and the father of the academy, chu shong tin. Sigung chu shong tin international wing chun academy. This is the best demo and explanation i have seen by senior practitioner and son of sigung chu shong tin horace chu. Due to the advantages of a squareon or fronton stance, the wing chun exponent will always try to remain square on to their opponent. The first time i met sigung chu shong tin was at a seminar he conducted at sifu jim fungs wing chun academy in sydney, australia in 2005. That there should be a rising, lets say, from the tailbone of the spine to the crown of the head is the idea in question and in particular the different ways to elicit this feeling. The books shows following title on the front cover. Bil gee bill gee is the form which concentrates an enormous destructive power in attacking. The hidden power of siu nim tao by chu shong tin learn the insights, history, training methods and inspiration from the greatest proponents and supporters of wing chun.
Wooden dummy, eightchopping knives, sixpointfive pole and sharing from students tsui sheung tin this is master chu song tins 20 book, the second and final volume of his revised edition of the book of wing chun. Siu nim tau by chu shong tin free download as pdf file. I did some serious digging around the internet and found a bunch of free download links to vintage books and magazines about wing chun, so i thought to share them with the wing chun community. The major focus in the early years of his training was the practice of siu nim tao meaning tiny idea which is the first emptyhand form and the essence of wing chun.
We are fortunate that his legacy is flourishing and today is the perfect opportunity for the cst family to get together and share both personal accounts of the legendary master and also all of our individual experiences with the practice. Learning siu nim tau is divided in to three stages firstly, one must relax the muscles of the whole body. Chu shong tin book of wing chun vol 1 revised edition form sets siu nim tau, chum kiu, biu jee tsui sheung tin this is master chu song tins last book. In my about page i mentioned that i spent six months before moving away in one of australias wing chun schools that follows the w. Chu shong tin the book of wing chun vol 1 form sets. Chu shong tin was yip mans third hong kong disciple. Chu shong tin trained in ips school for 14 years and was the main teacher there, teaching for up to 12 hours on some days. Ip man, in around may 1950 another wing chun practitioner named li man introduced ip man to.
How does chu shong tin transmit force through a row of people. Sigung chu shong tin great grandmaster chu shong tin sigung chu was a closed door student of the legendary yip man who took wing chun kung fu to hong kong in 1949. Chu shong tin the book of wing chun vol 1 hardback. His method was exceptional as he focused on the internal side of this beautiful art. If i have to put down all the chum kiu skills in writing, the article will be so profound that the person who reads it will find it hard to understand and will be confused. His teachings of the hidden power of siu nim tao, referred to as nim lik, continues to influence the art. Secondly, i understand that not leung sheung was also known for being soft or internal and that both men actually learned from ip man at the same time.
It comes in two volumes, and this is the first published in. I have been practicing wing chun kung fu since 1984 and have made a living teaching it for more than 20 years. This is the method sifu kaufman teaches in his school located in cheung sha wan, kowloon, hong kong. He is an encyclopedia of knowledge about chu shong tin wing chun and i wish he would return to the uk to teach. My family, and wing chun family in hong kong chu shong tin. With the rise of the early morning sun on the 29th of july, 2014, sigung chu shong tin passed away in hong kong. The academy will be closed between 17th december 2008 wednesday to 4th january 2009 sunday. Newcastle shong mo wing chun kuen, 16 albert st, wickham. The true highlight though was training, watching and being inspired by sigung. Sifu nima king is the owner and team leader of mindful wing chun, a cst wing chun school in hong. He was known as the king of siu nim tao for his dedication to the first set. Within chu shong tins lineage of wing chun there is a lot of debate about. In fact, wing chun, which is so well organized, together with its nicely designed structure, has reached the acme of perfection. Grandmaster fung was a top student of sigung chu shong tin, a closed door student of the legendary yip man.
As a child in mainland china, sigung chu shong tin learned tai chi from his father for a few months but did not become seriously interested in martial arts until the age of 17, when he met yip man. This internal energy practice in wing chun was taught to sifu wan by sigung chu shong tin. Jan 01, 2006 a third trip to the uk is to take place in april of this year 2005. The cover is a portrait of master chu shong tin, which is a highly fitting tribute to a great gung fu master. The reason i say this is not because i am teaching wing chun, but the fact that the theory and structure of wing chun are very scientific and. June 6, 1933 july 28, 2014 was the third student of martial arts teacher ip man in the discipline of wing chun, and remained at yip mans school to become his senior instructor. It comes in two volumes, and this is the first published in 2011.
In application, if one can combine the three forms together, wing chun will become a system which is practical and capable of deriving a highly destructive force. Wooden dummy, eightchopping knives, sixpointfive pole and. Sigung left a great legacy, in video, books and with his students. Sigung tsui seung tin chu shong tin demonstrates the three stages of performing a technique properly, from physically copying at first to ultimately being able to apply thought force through the entire movement, using a tan sau to bong sau movement as an example. For those wishing for greater progress and a deep understanding of wing chun kung fu, you can book a private lesson. The internal training of wing chun is rarely taught. Firstly, i want to begin by speaking about the history of ip man s arrival to hk and how he was able to spark such a fervent following in the wing chun style. Amazing wing chun demo on absorbtion chu shong tin wing. These days, robert chu is a name that cannot be separated from the world of wing chun kuen. Practising, discussing and questioning are the best ways to success. Established in 2008, mindful wing chun is still wholeheartedly committed to spreading the genuine essence of wing chun, as passed down by grandmaster chu shong tin in hong kong. A page dedicated to grandmaster chu shong tin s method of wing chun. Theres a kicking demonstration, followed by sifu jim fungs chumkiu and one inch punch.
Chu shong tin the book of wing chun vol 2 revised edition dummy and weapons. Chu shong tin 20 book of wing chun vol 1 revised edition dummy and weapons. Apparently fb people dont read much sorry but wing chun mind force is for serious students and seekers of a deep human tradition wing chun is real kung fu. Wing chun path, shenton park community centre, perth 2020. Wing chun sil lim tao stance is called gee kim yeung ma and comes from the first form of wing chun kung fu. Grandmaster chu shong tin discusses wing chuns nim tao excerpt from a discussion with wing chun granmdmaster sigung chu shong tin. Within chu shong tin s lineage of wing chun there is a lot of debate about the idea of awareness and intention within the spine.
June 6, 1933 july 28, 2014 was the third student of martial arts teacher ip man in the discipline of wing chun, and remained at yip mans school to become his senior instructor he moved to hong kong in november 1949, started learning wing chun informally in september 1950. Chu shong tin s the book of wing chun vol 1 siu nim tau and the source of idea power nim lik duration. Dec 14, 2014 the death of master chu shong tin has created a void, not only in our hearts but also in the transmission of his vast knowledge to the followers of wing chun. Included in the book of wing chun revised edition vol. Nov 06, 2016 an exclusive interview with sifu john kaufman in hong kong to discuss the internal methods of the chu shong tin wing chun system. Chu shong tin book of wing chun vol 1 revised edition form sets siu nim tau, chum kiu, biu jee tsui sheung tin this is master chu song tins last.
His death, though sad, has never been as important in the world of wing chun as the legacy that he has given to his students. Siu nim tau by chu shong tin center of mass weight scribd. The best way is to understand it is through demonstration and practice. Viewing from any angle, i consider that wing chun is really a masterpiece in martial art. Only a few of the first printing were made and all sold out. The video was so choppy for me i could barely see what was happening. Chu shong tin book of wing chun vol 1 revised edition form. I have been travelling to sydney and adelaide in australia every year since 1996 for conducting academic seminars for the fungs international wing chun academy which was established by my beloved student, jim fung chuen keung. The lack of a proper cover may disappoint the consumer looking for a nice title to add to his collection, but the wing chun purist will be more than happy with what is actually on the disc itself.
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