The True Symbols of Wing Chun
Proclaimed by many of his followers as the great grandmaster of modern Wing Chun, Yip Man was credited with bringing Wing Chun's philosophies and unique subtleties to immense popularity. Through the years his well-founded teaching methodology was tested innumerable times, mostly with great success. Ever since 1947 (approximately), Yip Man single-handedly brought Wing Chun from complete obscurity to a world-renowned system which is now practiced by millions of people worldwide. People will remember him as very light and very petite weighing in at approximately 52 Chilos, he was totally unlike the "stereotypical" martial artists like the mma fighters or the musc le bound movie actors which are currently in vogue. At a height of approximately 5 feet 4, very frail, with small arms, he looked, as many top Wing Chun practitioners do today, certainly not an image of great power and strength. Even though, publicly, he chose to never show full power in his sets of the wooden dummy demonstrations, his students remembered very well his penetrating and overwhelming Wing Chun force. Even when he was an old man and in poor health, his hands were very heavy, and you can still see the videos of when he practiced wooden dummy, it is clear that many of his palm strikes would make the wooden dummy tremor. Visualizing Yip Man for these reasons he remains a true symbol of Wing Chun.
Yip Man passed his knowledge on to many students, but only the most dedicated were given (inner circle) status. Leung Sheung and Tsui Shun Tin earned such exalted status and was well-respected for their command in the essence of the Wing Chun system, as well as their insistence on mastering the basics
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