Note: This is a copy of Master Ho Kam Ming’s interview from “1999 Seminar with Master Ho Kam Ming (chicagowingchun.com)” The purpose of this post is preservation. All copyrights go to them. 1999 SEMINAR WITH MASTER HO KAM MING INTRODUCTION BY CURT JAMES Master Ho Kam Ming was a senior student of Grandmaster Yip Man. …
Note: This is a copy of Master Ho Kam Ming’s interview from “Seminar with Master Ho Kam Ming (chicagowingchun.com)” The purpose of this post is preservation. All copyrights go to them. COMPILED BY CURT JAMES During his first visit in May 1989 to the United States, Wing Chun master Ho Kam Ming provided valuable insights …
This was taken from “About (hawkinscheung.com)” to preserve the text. All copyrights go to them. Part 1: Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong Years Hawkins Cheung began his training in 1953 under the late grandmaster Yip Man. He attended high school with the legendary Bruce Lee and during evenings, the two would diligently practice wing chun together. …
There are times when we look at things and say, that is how we should be. There are other times, many other times, when we look at things and say that is how we should not be. This is a prime example of the latter. The simple-mindedness, the dismissals of things that do not “align” …
Note: This is a purely copy-paste post from here because the original website is continually down. I don’t know if they shut down or what, but I read these articles when I was younger, and they are damn good to retain. On April 30, 2021 By craigsands24In Blog Posts, The Path Read Time: 41 mins …
It seems I must make a post to clarify, simplify, and explain what internal training consists of. The components involved include: 1) Concentration of the Mind2) Relaxation3) Forward Intention or Forward Pressure; Triangulation4) Internal Circuit5) Refinement In order to do any or all of these things, Concentration of the Mind is needed. You may have …
I have noticed that until now, I have made improvements in keeping the mind at the back – in the spine. However this has its limitations. When someone holds my hand tightly, half of my attention goes to the hand. I am able to keep roughly half of my attention in the spine. Because of …
Things have become hectic. There are schools advocating one art excessively without seeing how well it holds up against others or even amongst the art’s own lineages. When you go to schools they state, “Forget what you have learned. Let me teach you from the ground up according to my style.” As if style can …
If you don’t practice at your own level – speed, force, direction, angle, etc – you end up doing this nonsense. This is a complete and utter waste of time.
Basically, the smaller girl is trying to stab/ slash the taller one. In the face, in the neck, in the body. You have to switch to aggressiveness once something like this happens. It isn’t going to stop if you are swatting it away. Consequences will have to be dealt with later – no matter what …
