Yuen kaysan wing chung kuen history and foundation by rene ritchie author khan books. The book can be seen as an expansion of another book, complete wing chun, written by robert chu, rene ritchie, and y. His father was a friend of the leung jan family mr. This lineage helps pull useful techniques that are hidden in the yip man lineage forms such as the pok yik jeung yuen kay san movement from the third section of the wooden dummy form and gives active fighters a deeper understanding, or at least different perspective, of the concepts and principles of wing chun. Despite their age difference, it was sum nung who was ip mans equal in rank as it were. And even with a large collection of wing chun books in my library, 23 years in the art, so many teachers, and having been editor on rene ritchie and robert chus book complete wing chun and renes yuen kay san wing chun book. When his studies with fok were complete, yuen kaysan became a student of the famed marshal fung siuching.
According to legend, it was created by a woman to defeat physically stronger and faster opponents. Hailing from mainland china, the yuen kay san system of wing chun is one of the arts more elusive and rare styles. Im unable to ascertain which brother is performing the forms below. He was the fifth child of wealthy firework monopoly owner yuen chong ming, and. It puts fok bo chun as a student of dai fa min kam definitely not wong wah bo. On this trip to singapore i was lucky enough to be exposed to another rare branch, this time ban chung wing chun, which traces its origins to the red boat. Really, you could get more from just watching a video on youtube about the 12 forms.
Jan from foshan, and hired fok bo chuen to teach is two sons, yuen kay shan and yuen chai wan, wing chun. At the end of 1949, the chinese communist party won the chinese civil war. Late in life, when he was almost 70 years of age and on the verge of retirement, he was invited by yuen kay shan, ma jong yiu,au shu, lo hao po, and others to teach them while living at the yuen family estate in foshans mulberry gardens. Ip man and yuen kay shan became close enough with that he taught ip man let yeun kay shan teach his son, ip chun, the first form of the art. To further expand his understanding, he also studied both the sum nung yuen kay san wing chun system and the ancestor systems of all the modern wing chun lineages, including the fukien yong chun bak hok white crane system, under several sifus in intense private lessons. Join facebook to connect with kay yuen and others you may know. When his studies with fok were complete, yuen kay san became a student of the famed marshal fung siuching. Ng chung so looking beyond the three heroes of wing chun. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen chinese martial arts scribd. Ruan lao zha was a master in the martial art of wing chun. Included in this book are the history, concepts and foundation of the art, the sup yee sik and siu lien tao forms, and their practical applications. He studied with people like chu chong man, tang yick, from this experience he improved his system again. Some old footage from my training with kwok wan ping in hong kong back in 2007.
Lam and coproducer yip chun apologized six times and served tea to yuen kay sans grandson. Yuen kay san style wing chun basic techniques sap yee san sik. There is apparently some connection to sum num, who was more along the san sik line of thought than the wong whabo red boat opera approach. May 04, 2018 yuen kay san style wing chun siu lim tao by kwok wan ping. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen by ritchie, rene 1999 paperback. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen by rene ritchie, paperback. Dustan carroll, the owner and founder of the wing chun boxing academy llc, has practiced and instructed others in wing chun gung fu yip man.
Later he went to hong kong, in the late 1940s1950s. Using drama to get at gender vivienne griffiths 17. Leung jan had supposedly had 300 fights and never lost. Wing chun kung fu complete manual pages 151 155 text. Fung siu ching remained there until he passed away at the age of 73, in 1936. Craig scott is the head sifu at laoch martial arts academy previously falkirk wing chun. The lineage of yip man archive kung fu magazine forums. Rene ritchie does a great job of introducing the yuen kay san wing chun kuen system here.
Wu, that covers several systems of wing chun, some known, some very rare. Red boat opera ban chung martial arts of singapore ep2. Yuen s nickname was yuen lo jia yuen the fifth because, in his family, he was the 5th brother and in guangdonhua, jia signifies the 5th. Chungyuen hui has been chosen as this years 2005 winner of the tau beta pi teaching award. I figure since yuen kay san learned from him he ought to know. Ngau suijee wrote yet another book about yuen kay san jongsi. Becoming a feminist social worker sue wise section e. Chinese yuen kay san wing chun kung fu book rene ritchie. In addition ro his wing chun knowledge, robert chu has insrrucror ranki ngs in hung ga kucn and lama. The youngest of five brothers, he became known as foshan yuen lo jia yuen the fifth of foshan. Chan wah shun, yuen kai san, yip man and many others, according to their histories had certain amount of fights and never lost. For the first time in book form, rene ritchie, one of the arts leading scholars, shares the fundamentals of the yuen kay san system of wing chun. Click here to visit our site if you are viewing this in a frame.
Started training in the early 1900s under the renowned constable fok bochuen. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen free download as pdf file. Rene ritchie is also coauthor, along with robert chu and y. Apr 06, 2018 some old footage from my training with kwok wan ping in hong kong back in 2007. Click on pic for further information in memory of sifu sum num sum nung, 19252002, sole disciple of yuen kay san.
He provided a central location where ip man, yuen kay san and yiu choi later styled the three heroes of wing chun by local newspaper writers could meet, relax and practice with other students whom ng. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen is a look at this little known branch of wing chun gung fu. Mar 07, 2019 however, there is much more to wing chun than just ip man, if you have read my previous posts you will know i have trained yuen kay san style when i was in hong kong around ten years ago. Cheung, and the gu lao and yuen kaysan srylcs from hi good friend and teacher kwan jongyuen. The history of yuen kay shan wing chunbyyuen jo tong. Rumours and stories from people present about people passed.
Yuen kaysan taught the art to a student named sum who in turn taught leung daichiu. A key fundamental principle of the system is the meridian line, which many will be familiar with as the center line in other martial arts systems. Eastwest wing chun san francisco bay area wing chun kung fu is a chinese martial art from canton province, china. A last point, is that while ip man and yuen kay san knew each other, kay san was in fact senior in wing chun terms. Yuen kay san was the top wing chun sifu alive throughout his lifetime. How is the wing chun that comes from fung sui ching and chung bo such as chung bos separet techniques san sao wing chun and fung sui chings separet hands san sao wing chun and the yuen kay san 12 forms san sao wing chun that comes from chung bo related to guo lao wing chun and pien san wing chun. Ng chung so trained an entire generation of sifus who would go on to advance the art in the 1930s. Davis ii there is much talk nowadays amongst the untrained regarding the effectiveness of trapping. The book by rene ritchie, a popularize and practitioner of style from canada, opens to the mainstream reader this littleknown wing chun kungfu style, the principles and techniques of which differ. Yuen kay san taught the art to a student named sum who in turn taught leung daichiu. How is fung sui chings or chung bos wing chun related to guo. Yuen chung mings fifth son, yuen kay shan, was an energetic and intelligent youth who loved practicing the martial arts. The snake element can be seen more in yuen kay san wing chun in foshan, china, than it can in ip mans wing chun which was reordered by ip man and his predecessors in foshan and later in hong kong.
Wing chun videos and dvds ving tsun, wing tsun these lists are ed. Robert chu is the founder of the chu sau lei wing chun family, which focuses on the yip man wing chun system as taught by hawkins cheung and the yuen kay san and gulao wing chun kuen systems as taught by kwan jong yuen. Apr 03, 20 a last point, is that while ip man and yuen kay san knew each other, kay san was in fact senior in wing chun terms. Aus good intentions, thus the biography of yuen kaysan was never published. While in foushan ip man met yuen kay shan and they became friends despite being from different lineages of wing chun. Sifu zopa takes a look at the four basic punchesthe sei go choi.
When he passed away this mantle fell on his sole disciple, sifu sum num. The definitive guide to the historical traditions of wing chun kungfu and has written articles for martial arts masters, martial arts illustrated. When his studies with fok were complete, yuen kaysan became a student of. The second part of the book deals with the fundamentals of the yuen kay san wing chun system. For the first time in book form, rene ritchie, one of the arts leading scholars, shares the fundamentals of the yuen kaysan system of wing chun. Included are the history, concepts, and foundation of the art, the sup yee sik and siu lien tao forms, and their practical applications.
Oct 14, 2016 i do not know a lot about yuen kay shan. The other two hand forms in the system are chum kiu seeking bridge and biu gee thrusting fingers. Aus good intentions, thus the biography of yuen kay san was never published. Indonesian cooking is chef dina yuens culinary exploration of the worlds largest and most diverse archipelagothe fabled spice islands of indonesia. History of yuen kay san wing chun kuenby rene ritchie. Yuen kay san wing chung kuen history and foundation by rene ritchie author khan books. Yuen kay shan nicknamed was a master in the martial art of wing chun. Many people out there think i am a yuen kay san person, but im not, its just a fact. Jan 20, 2019 yuen kay san wing chung kuen history and foundation by rene ritchie author khan books. Yuen kay san wing chun twelve freehand techniques part 2 by zopa gyatso sifu zopa discusses four more san sup yee sik. Yuen chai wan, chan wah shunyiu choiyiu kayyiu kays 3 sons. Yiu wing keung, yiu chung keung, and a third whose name i cant find in anglicized text. Yuen kay san wing chun twelve freehand techniques part 1 by zopa gyatso avid wing chun practitioners will have heard of the yuen kay san sup yee sik or sup yee san sau.
Yuen kay san style wing chun siu lim tao by kwok wan ping. Ultimately, on friday night, i saw a history of our line of wing chun that came directly from yuen kay san and written down by sum nung who told my sifu to copy it all down. Chung yuen hui professor cornell university academic room. He has been training since 2002 at opened his own school. Hailing from mainland china, the yuen kaysan system of wing chun is one of the arts more elusive and rare styles. Yuen kei san wing chun kuen by pavel macek on friday, november 4th, 2011 no comments grandmaster yuen kay shan yun keisaan, 18891956 was together with grandmasters yiu choi and yip man one of the most important persons in the development of modern wing chun kuen wing cheun kyun one of the so called three heroes of wing chun. This lineage helps pull useful techniques that are hidden in the yip man lineage forms such as the pok yik jeung movement from the third section of the wooden dummy form and gives active fighters a deeper understanding, or at least different perspective, of the concepts and principles of wing chun. This is a vibrant, multilayered nation with a fabulous and largely unexplored cuisineand her easytofollow recipes now make them accessible to everyone. Jul 21, 2012 the snake element can be seen more in yuen kay san wing chun in foshan, china, than it can in ip mans wing chun which was reordered by ip man and his predecessors in foshan and later in hong kong.
Red boat opera wing chun ban chung monkey steals peach. Yuens nickname was yuen lo jia yuen the fifth because, in his family, he was the 5th brother and in guangdonhua, jia signifies the 5th. In kung fu in general as well as in wing chun it is the rule that founder of the style never lost a fight. Yuen kaysan wing chun kuen by rene ritchie goodreads.
Something ive been working on for the last couple weeks. Yuen kay san 1889 to 1956 from futsan, often called by his nickname yuen lojia yuen the fifth, was the fifth son of a wealthy fireworks monopoly merchant and one time mayor, yuen chong ming. Its unfortunate that this apology couldnt happen before sum num, who had been grossly misrepresented in leung tings book roots and branches of wing chun similarly, passed away. This is based upon nominations from the entire undergraduate student body in the college.
Oct 07, 2008 and even with a large collection of wing chun books in my library, 23 years in the art, so many teachers, and having been editor on rene ritchie and robert chus book complete wing chun and renes yuen kay san wing chun book. The site facilitates research and collaboration in academic endeavors. I didnt sit in the same space as yuen kay san, yip man, yiu choi, gwok fu, the greats of wingchun. Yuen kay san wing chun kuen is a look at this little known branch of wing chun gung fu. Kay chang is part of stanford profiles, official site for faculty, postdocs, students and staff information expertise, bio, research, publications, and more.
Master gwok fu who describes master yuen kay sans art as fast and ruthless, said he matched him in gor sao. He provided a central location where ip man, yuen kay san and yiu choi later styled the three heroes of wing chun by local newspaper writers could meet, relax and practice with other students whom ng had trained. Watch for the upcoming release of the thought provoking book the thinking persons martial art, the first text by sifu yun hoi zopa gyatso. Yuen chung ming, sparing no expense in order to provide his son with an opportunity to nurture his talent, engaged fok bo chuen to teach yuen kay shan the skills of wing chun kuen. Yuen kay shans older brother yuen chai wan was known as pock skin chai and later became the founder of yiu choi and vietnamese branches of wing chun. This site is dedicated to the memory of yuen kay san, 18891956, the foremost master of wing chun during his lifetime. The grandmaster yuen kay san wing chun i singapore. Robert chu is the founder of the chu sau lei wing chun family, which focuses on the yip man wing chun system as taught by hawkins cheung and the yuen kaysan and gulao wing chun kuen systems as taught by kwan jongyuen. Their father yuen chong ming housed and paid a large sum of money to imperial constable fok bo chuen to teach both of the yuen brothers wing chun. However, there is much more to wing chun than just ip man, if you have read my previous posts you will know i have trained yuen kay san style when i was in hong kong around ten years ago.