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Wing Chun Kung Fu is an explosive close range combat martial art system that originated in southern China 300 to 400 years ago.
The system consists of three empty hand forms, wooden dummy form and two weapons forms. Wing Chun is unique compared to most other martial arts in that it does not rely on strength against strength making it more suitable for persons of a small build or stature. It is a scientific form of martial art that utilises various concepts and principals in order to defeat an aggressor.
Designed with self preservation in mind, Wing Chun is ideally suited for self protection, something you are more likely to need within todays ever increasing violent society. Wing Chun has many health benefits, one in particular is relaxation. One aspect of Wing Chun is learning to conserve energy, for example in a tense situation it is necessary in order to defend oneself to be relaxed, If you are tense you are wasting energy, also your reactions will be slow, if you are relaxed you will just react and your reflexes will be much faster. Grandmaster Samuel Kwok says if you are afraid to get hit, you will be hit.
The system is said to have originated from a Buddhist Nun who escaped the burning of the Shaolin temple, she passed her knowledge on to a young women who in turn passed the knowledge on to her husband. The system has been handed down generation by generation systematically enhanced along the way by various famous masters. One such master was the famous Ip Man, also known as Bruce Lees teacher prior to his move to America and subsequent film star status. Ip Man passed his knowledge on to many modern day disciples including his two sons, who in turn have continued to pass the knowledge on to others. Most notably, Master Samuel Kwok.
Grandmaster Samuel Kwok has dedicated over thirty years of his life to the study and promotion and preservation of the Traditional Ip Family Wing Chun system. It was Ip Mans sincere wish for the Wing Chun system to be passed on from generation to generation unchanged and as original as was passed on to him. That knowledge handed down to him was from two masters, Chan Wa Shun and later by Leung Bik, the son of a famous herbal doctor from Foshan by the name of Leung Jan. He contributed considerably to the skill and ability Ip Man was so revered and famous for. It is without doubt a similar combination of the two great masters, Ip Chun and Ip Ching, that have influenced and contributed to Master Samuel Kwoks knowledge and unquestionable skill and ability. At Preston Wing Chun it is that same knowledge and information we continue to teach, practice and promote.