Interesting

[Xue Sheng]

My ming men resists when I bow!!!

You could always try bending over backwards

Personally I like the title of "Mr. Me-Yucky son" ... close enough sounding to Yak Sao.

Yes, but that will never do..... Wing Chun is Chinese so Mr Yak Sao would be Yak Sao Xiānshēng but since we are talking the head of all things Wing Chun....Yuk Sao Gōng might be better since that would be Lord Yuk Sao

 

[Punchy]

All bow to his high and mighty lord of all Wing Chun Coolness and number one top guy Yak Sao..... how's that

Simple, yet elegant, I like it.

 

[Punchy]

Can I be one of your minions?

Of course...all are welcome. Please send money.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Simple, yet elegant, I like it.

Do we need to overt our eyes when posting and talking to you?

 

[Punchy]

Do we need to overt our eyes when posting and talking to you?

If you're like me you need to look at the keyboard when typing, so no.

 

[Xue Sheng]

If you're like me you need to look at the keyboard when typing, so no.

Thanks because if I was not looking at the key board this post would have looked like this....

thacks because if I was not looking at the ketbbiasrdd my posrt woikld look like thjois

 

[Punchy]

Kind of sad really. I can do chi sau blindfolded but I couldn't type without looking if you put a gun to my head.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Same here with push hands..and I'm a IT guy so i feel your pain

 

[Tames D]

I sent in my payment as requested (demanded). I still have NOT received my membership card and certificate. Who do I file a complaint with?

 

[Punchy]

I sent in my payment as requested (demanded). I still have NOT received my membership card and certificate. Who do I file a complaint with?

I will deal with the person responsible with undue harshness and severity.

 

[Jake104]

I will deal with the person responsible with undue harshness and severity.

Excommunication!

 

[Tames D]

I will deal with the person responsible with undue harshness and severity.

You're a mean man mister.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I will deal with the person responsible with undue harshness and severity.

Seems reasonable to me.....

 

[Argus]

From what I understand, the Chinese government is in the process of codifying their marital arts and developing a standard ranking system of something like 10 levels and a standardized curriculum for each of them.
In this list are the 6 tai chi families(Chen, Yang, Wu, Wuu, Sun, Hu), Long fist, Ba chi, Hsing I, pa kwa, Wing Chun (they refer to it in the Mandarin, as Yong Chun) and several others.

I'm wondering if naming a head of the WC system is part of that process?

Welp, there goes whatever remains of TCMA. I do hope we can still find semblance of anything genuine in China 20, 30 years from now.

 

[Punchy]

I'm sure there are still hidden enclaves scattered here and there throughout China that still hold on to the old ways...at least I hope there are. They will see this attempt by their government for what it is and continue on.

 

[wingerjim]

Unfortunately the page doesn't display for me.

I don't think Yip Man even wanted a "successor," but if we want to play this game, then logically wouldn't it either be:

A. Yip Man's two sons

or

B. Yip Man's most prized student (Leung Sheung) and then whoever Leung Sheung's most prized student is/was?

I would say the right answer is B only because he started with Ip Man long befor either Ip Ching or Chung and he was actually told by Ip Man to start teaching and a school.

 

[geezer]

I would say the right answer is B only because he started with Ip Man long befor either Ip Ching or Chung and he was actually told by Ip Man to start teaching and a school.

Nope. Grandmaster Yip and Leung Sheung had some serious differences later on. Wing Chun politics got really nasty in Hong Kong long before most of us outsiders even knew what WC was.

Face it, with all the different takes on the art, there will never be one "Grandmaster of everybody" in the Yip Man lineage. Probably just as well, too.

 

[Vajramusti]

I'm sure there are still hidden enclaves scattered here and there throughout China that still hold on to the old ways...at least I hope there are. They will see this attempt by their government for what it is and continue on.

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I wish that the government would stay out of it. Even though it's post Mao-the Cultural revolution and it's aftermath did much damage to TCMA. Ip Man left for Macao before the cultural revolution and many top TCMA folks left the mainland. Some survived such as Cen taiji even though some Chen masters suffered some. Still as a family art they weathered the storm and are doing just fine.Sum Nun quietly kept on teaching his version of wing chun.

 

[Vajramusti]

Nope. Grandmaster Yip and Leung Sheung had some serious differences later on. Wing Chun politics got really nasty in Hong Kong long before most of us outsiders even new what WC was.

Face it, with all the different takes on the art, there will never be one "Grandmaster of everybody" in the Yip Man lineage. Probably just as well, too.

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There is no way to have a true successor to Ip Man.Too much gushing waves gone under the bridge. Best to search hard for a competent and knowledgeable sifu, "eat bitter" and practice

 

[Marnetmar]

Nope. Grandmaster Yip and Leung Sheung had some serious differences later on. .

That's interesting. Anything you know of in particular?