What is Wing Chun/Ving Tsun? Wing Chun (or Ving Tsun) is a martial arts system developed a few hundred years in ancient China. In Hong Kong, it is known to be a gentlemen's martial art due to it's simple refined movements that did not require the raw power found in other hard style martial arts. In the West, it is known to be an effective street fighting martial art due to it's aggressive, efficient and direct approach. Wing Chun was unknown outside of China, until a man named Yip Man (葉問) started teaching it publicly in Hong Kong from the 1940's to the early 1970's. One of Yip Man's most famous student was movie star Bruce Lee (李小龍). Today, Wing Chun is one of the most widely practiced Kung Fu styles worldwide. In the Yip Man system of Wing Chun, training includes learning solo three hand forms, a "wooden-man" form, the Dragon Pole, the Butterfuly knives and partner drills & sparring.

Who is Wong Shun Leung (黃淳樑)? Photo borrowed from David Peterson's website Wong Shun Leung, aka WSL, (1935-1997) a student of Yip Man, was considered by many to be the most famous fighter of the Wing Chun clan in the early 1950's. He was also Bruce Lee's principal Wing Chun instructor in Hong Kong. Wong Shun Leung's Wing Chun Method was developed though the numerous challenge matches with fighters of other styles in the 50's and 60's. Today, the WSL lineage is considered one of the best lineages in the Yip Man system to train under.

The Wong Shun Leung Method is best described by David Peterson, a teacher of the WSL Method and a student of Wong Shun Leung. He notes "WSL Ving Tsun is not a system which requires the rote learning of set sequences of movement. Instead, it makes use of a handful of concepts, coupled with a small repertoire of techniques (which are all derived from just six basics . taan sau, bong sau, fook sau, the basic vertical punch (yat ji jik kuen), basic stance (yi ji kim yeung ma), and the dang geuk, or basic ascending heel kick.) to deal with any situation." Read more here: http://wslwingchun.resolvedesign.com/..

Background The NYC Wing Chun workgroup was created by George Lee to find training partners interested in learning and training Wong Shun Leung Wing Chun. The Workgroup is not a school nor a meet-up club for drop-in exchange club. We focus on training specific ideas and concepts behind the WSL Wing Chun Method. The group is also used as an informal training ground for the expansion of new training ideas and study. For more details on our training methods can you found here. More videos of our training can be found here. George Lee is trained by Ernie Barrios in the Wong Shun Leung Method. Ernie Barrios is the head instructor of the Applied Body Mechanics Ving Tsun in Los Angeles, a fully certified coach in the Gary Lam Wing Chun System and certified by David Peterson in the Wong Shun Leung Method. George Lee travels regularly to the West coast to train with Ernie Barrios and his group.