Ming Pao's Article
5 March 2015
[Lesson 1] Comments from one of the Yip Man disciple which the police was heavily hit 9 times: "Well should not hold his shirt"
[Lesson 2] Disciple of Yip Man: To frighten the other and shouted "Shut Up"
A proper trained police office was badly hit and cannot defend himself? Chairman of Yip Man Martial Arts Association Master Sam Lau after going through the video with comments of when contacted the other parties, you should firstly frighten the others. Master Sam Lau explained, "to catch the shirt of other parties is useless, he can strip the shirt, but, if somebody hits you and you are still give the chance for the others to hit your head, that's stupid." When asked, is it the proper way that the police office to touch the other guy's shoulder and Master Lau commented that depends on who is going to hit and remind that this officer "if lack of experience of Kung Fu to hit the others will only to disgrace himself". As to what is the right approach, Master Lau said, when contacted the opponent, firstly to frighten him, hit and shouted "Shut Up". Why the police officer cannot defend himself which Master Lau believes that the police is lack of practice. As like practicing Wing Chun, more practice will gain better improvement. |
[Lesson 3] Everyone wants to be the Master. Wishes everybody to learn the real Wing Chun
Chairman of the Yip Man Martial Arts Association, 1st generation disciple of Master Yip Man stated that the beginners, after the ceremony of the Baisi under the Master Yip Man was only learned the Kung Fu from the eldest disciples. Except Master Sam Lau, he was personally appointed by Master Yip Man as his apprentice. Master Lau stated that presently in Hong Kong under his knee has more than 3000 disciples excluding the children and overseas apprentice, to teach Kung Fu you have "to pay a lot" and its main purpose is to promote the authentic Wing Chun culture. He also stated that, at present the Wing Chun has evolved a lot, "There may be hundreds, everybody wants to be a Master, without proper learning they will teach the others". He want to be able to carry forward the Chinese culture, to let the people of the world understand the real Wing Chun. |