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The different branches of the Chinese martial art Wing Chun can be thought of as describing both the differing traditions and interpretations of Wing Chun, and the teacher-student relationships which perpetuate them.
There is no universally recognized sanctioning body for Wing Chun which governs certification of lineage, nor an unambiguous way of defining lineage. This branch listing relies on existing published, notable family trees. Listings of notable students within a branch are in no particular order, and not intended to state seniority or rank.
Yip Man branch
Yip Man was well respected by other martial arts instructors in Foshan and Hong Kong. He was the first person to teach Wing Chun to a wider public. After his death, many of his students formed separate schools.
Yip Man was well-known for having a very quick wit and an acid tongue. His teaching style, along with the very direct nature of the art and its despising of superfluous talk, infuses the art with a certain edginess. This is probably why Wing Chun is well-known for being split into many factions.
Notable students of Yip Man include: Lun Gai, Gwok Fu, Leung Sheung(梁相)[1][2], Lok Yiu(駱耀), Chu Shong-tin(徐尚田), Wong Shun-leung(黃淳樑), Wang Kiu(王喬), Yip Bo Ching, William Cheung, Hawkins Cheung, Bruce Lee, Lo Man Kam, Wong Long, Wong Chok, Law Bing, Lee Shing, Ho Kam-Ming, Moy Yat, Duncan Leung, Derek Fung (Fung Ping Bor), Chris Chan (陳成 Chan Shing), Victor Kan, Stanley Chan, Chow Sze Chuen, Tam Lai, Ip Ching, Ip Chun, Lee Che Kong, and Leung Ting(梁挺).
Yiu Kai branch
Yiu Kai learned wing chun from his father as well as Chan Wah Shun disciple Ng Chun So.
Notable students: Leung Keung, Wai-Po Tang.
Jiu Wan branch
Jiu Wan (招允; pinyin: Zhāo Yǔn) first taught Wing Chun at Jing Mo Gwun, a school in Foshan, China. When the Communists took over China, he moved to Hong Kong where he continued to teach.
Jiu Wan's relationship with Yip Man is controversial among students of both branches. Some students of Jiu Wan maintain 1 he studied under his cousin and later under Yip Man. Yip Man students claim that as well. Jason Lau's branch of Jiu Wan 2 claim were kung fu brothers directly under Chan Wah Shun.
Notable students of Jiu Wan include: Jason Lau, Ti Lung, Tam Fu-Wing, Chow hung-Yuen, Francis Fong, and Denis Chan.
Gulao (Koo Lo) Village branch
Gulao Wing Chun Kuen was Taught by Dr. Leung Jan when he retired back to his native village of Gulao in Heshan County, Guangdong province and is typically referred to by the village name to distinguish it from the doctor’s Foshan teachings. The Fung family variations found in Kulo Village have also come to be called Pian San (Side Body) Wing Chun Kuen.
Fung Family Koo Lo: Fung Chun, Fung Hoi, Fung Lim, Fung Kong, Fung Min, Fung Jau, Koo Lung, Fung Chiu, Fung Sang, Fung Keung
Lee Shing 12 point version: Austin Goh, Juerg Ziegler (Switzerland), Joseph Lee, Nigel Fan, Eddie Yeoh, Simon Lau, Joseph Lee, Joseph Cheng, Eric Hardy, and Samuel Kwok.
Fung Lim 22 point version: Chiu Fan Kai.
Yim Sei 40 point version: Tam Yeung.
Pan Nam branch
Pan Nam cross-trained in a wide range of Wing Chun Kuen branchs. He then created his own approach based on his experience.
Pan Nam studied Hung Gar from 1934 to 1947 until he met Jiu Chow (top student of Chan Yiu Men), and officially began his Wing Chun Kuen training. His classmates included Leung Lam, Jiu Wan, Lee Shing, Wong Jing and other semi famous Wing Chun masters. Jiu Chow had to relocate to Chungshan, and Pan followed him to continue training. According to Sum Nung, prior to learning from Jiu Chow, Pan briefly studied from Cheung Bo, but soon opted to train with Jiu.
In 1949 Pan Nam moved back to Fatshan and started teaching at the “Union of cake industry workers of Fatshan”. In 1956 he was introduced to Lai Hip Chai a classmate of Ng Chun So, Yip Man and Chan Yiu Men, who was the second to last student accepted by Chan Wah Shun (Yip Man being the last). Lai Hip Chai had not only learned from Chan, but also from Lok Lan Goon's nephew.
Notable students of Pan Nam include: Pan Siu-Cho, Pan Siu-Lam, Lee Dak-Sang, Wong Jee-Keung, Lun Fao, Leung Chong-Ting, Eddie Chong, Leong Cheok Son (Felix Leong).
Yuen Kay-San branch
Yuen Kay-San was a master in the martial art of Wing Chun, who lived from 1889 to 1956. The fifth of five brothers, he became known as "Foshan Yuen Lo Jia (Yuen the Fifth of Foshan)" Yuen combined the Wing Chun of both of his teachers, constable Fok Bo Chuen, and Body guard and Bounty Hunter Fung Siu Ching.
Notable students: Sum Nung
Nguyễn Tế-Công branch (Vietnam WingChun 永春)
Nguyễn Tế-Công (阮濟云; Yale Cantonese: yun5 jai2 wan4; Yuen Chai-Wan) Older brother of Yuen Kay-San, Yuen first learned Wing Chun Kuen under Fok Bo-Chuen and later continued his studies with Fung Siu-Ching. In 1936 he was invited to teach Wing Chun in Vietnam at the Nanhai and Shunde Expatriates Associations and moved to Hanoi, where he was known by the Vietnamese pronunciation of his name, Nguyen Te-Cong. In 1954 he relocated to Saigon (Now, Ho Chi Minh City) where he established a second school.
Notable students: Yiu Choi, Cam Tuc Cuong, Nguyen Duy-Hai, Luc Vien Khai, Tran Van Phung, Vu Ba Quy, Ngo Si Quy, Tran Thuc Tien, Viet Huong.
Cho family branch
The Cho family of Poon Yu Village (near Shunde and Foshan) have been practitioners of southern fist systems, such as Choy Lai Fut, Hung Gar, Mok Gar, and White Crane, for many years. Cho Shun joined the King Fa Wui Goon and became an Operatic performer/actor. He became the first known disciple of Wing Chun practitoner Yik Kam.
Notable students include: Cho Chuen(曹全), Cho Man(曹文), and Cho On(曹安).
(Hung Fa Yi/Hung Suen Wing Chun Kuen)
Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun Kuen (Honghua Yi Yongchunquan, Red Flower Righteous), previously referred to as Hung Suen (Red Boat) Wing Chun Kuen, was introduced by Garrett Gee of San Francisco (although it is said to come from Xiguan, Guangzhou, China.)
Pao Fa Lien branch
Founded by Dai Dong Fung (Great East Wind) and his students Gwok Leung and Gwok Cheung, the branch received its name via Lao Dat Sang, who had the nick name Pao Fa Lien, or "Wood Planer Lien". Notable students: Mok Poi-On.
Fut Sao (Buddha Hand) branch
Fut Sao Wing Chun Kuen (Fo Shou Yongchunquan), meaning “Buddha Hand”, was introduced by Leung Chi-Man (Leung Hung-Lay, Henry Leung in New York City back in the Late 60's. Different students of Leung Chi-Man report different origins for the system, including it descending from Fung Siu Ching, Leung Bik, Chan Wah Shun, Xu Yun, and Leung Chan Sang.
Notable students: James Cama, Joseph Ng
References
- ^ Kwok, Samuel. "A Chronicle of the life of Yip Man.". http://www.wingchun.com/yipchron.shtml. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
- ^ Kwan, Pang Yiu. "About Grandmaster Yip Man". http://ihome.ust.hk/~su_wcsoc/Essay_frame4.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
- "Yip Man Wing Chun Lineage". http://www.cebridge.com.au/Ipman/. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
- Chu, Robert; Ritchie, Rene; & Wu, Y. (1998). Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions. Boston: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 0-8048-3141-6.
- Rene Ritchie, Robert Chu and Hendrik Santo. "Wing Chun Kuen and the Red Junk Opera". http://www.wingchunkuen.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9. Retrieved August 14 2005.
- Rene Ritchie, Robert Chu and Hendrik Santo. "Wing Chun Kuen and the Secret Societies". http://www.wingchunkuen.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10. Retrieved August 14 2005.
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