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Encyclopedia > Chu Shong tin

Chu Shong-tin (徐尚田 1933 - ) was the third student of martial arts teacher Yip Man in the discipline of Wing Chun, and remained at Yip Man's school to become his senior instructor. He moved to Hong Kong in November of 1949. He started learning Wing Chun informally in September of 1950 and he became Yip's formal student in January of 1951. Nowadays, he teaches Australian students by body language, or assisted by other Chinese students, since he doesn't speak English. Sometimes, there are more Australians than Chinese in the class. Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Yip Man (葉問 in pinyin: yè wèn; in Jyutping: jip6 man6; alternative spelling Ip Man; also known as 葉繼問; 1893-1972) was the first martial arts master (Chinese: Sifu) to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. ... Wing Chun occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun or Wing Tsun (咏春, literally spring chant and alternatively as forever spring, or substituted with the character for eternal springtime [1]) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat. ... Yip Man (葉問 in pinyin: yè wèn; in Jyutping: jip6 man6; alternative spelling Ip Man; also known as 葉繼問; 1893-1972) was the first martial arts master (Chinese: Sifu) to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Wing Chun occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun or Wing Tsun (咏春, literally spring chant and alternatively as forever spring, or substituted with the character for eternal springtime [1]) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...


He wrote the book 《詠春寶鑑》 and produced instructional DVDs. DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data. ...


He is known as the 'King of Siu Nim Tao', Wing Chun's most important form and its crucial foundation. He believes that more time should be given to practise Siu Nim Tao than Chum Kiu and Biu Jee. Siu Nim Tao is a practice routine of Wing Chun, its first form. All the basic hand movements used in Wing Chun are contained in Siu Nim Tao, although the leg movements are reduced to their most elementary components during the opening of the stance at the beginning of the... Siu Nim Tao is a practice routine of Wing Chun, its first form. All the basic hand movements used in Wing Chun are contained in Siu Nim Tao, although the leg movements are reduced to their most elementary components during the opening of the stance at the beginning of the... In martial arts, Chum Kiu (Traditional Chinese: 尋橋; Simplified Chinese: 寻桥; pinyin: xún qiáo; Jyutping: cam4 kiu4; Yale: chàhm kiùh; literally means bridge seeking) is the second form of Wing Chun. ... Biu Tze (鏢指 lit. ...


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Lineage in Wing Chun
sifu Yip Man (葉問)
 
Chu Shong-tin (徐尚田)
 
known students

Jim Fung (馮傳強)
Ah Keung
Suzanna Ho
Lit Leung Yiu
William Lai For the article on Sifu - a cantonese word meaning teacher - please go here. ... Yip Man (葉問 in pinyin: yè wèn; in Jyutping: jip6 man6; alternative spelling Ip Man; also known as 葉繼問; 1893-1972) was the first martial arts master (Chinese: Sifu) to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. ... Jim Fung (Fung Chuen Keung 馮傳強) Grandmaster Jim Fung Grandmaster (Sigung) Jim Fung is one of the worlds leading practitioners of Wing Chun kung fu. ...

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