Old footage of William Cheung performing Bil Jee and Chum Kil.

Footage of William Cheung performing an older versions of his systems Bil Jee and Chum Kil forms.

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Sports

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• Traditional
• Wing Chun
• Wing Chun Bing Fa
• William Cheung
• Sifu
• Bil Jee
• Chum Kil.

[pleasantleethedragon]

I mean no disrespect to master Cheung. However, I am curious as to why Yip Man chose him to pass over the TWC instead of his two sons Chun and Ching or his nephew Lo Man Kam or his senior-most student Leung Sheung. Why him? Further, I don't see much divergence to the forms either. Close observation reveals that both the TWC and the allegedly "modified" forms are fundamentally the same. When others perform linear footwork, master Cheung follows diagonals.

[kaiya2]

@pleasantleethedragon

Yip Mans students who started training in the 40s in Foshan and then 50s, 60s, 70s in Hong Kong , all teach differently. Putting there own personality, experience and understanding on how they interpret the principles and techniques.

I think because of master William Cheung’s nature, athleticism and his willingness to fight and applied what Yip man taught him what ever that was help him to really sort what worked for him and what didn’t.

Sifu J

[kaiya2]

@pleasantleethedragon

Wing Chun is a constantly evolving principle based system and has been in a state of evolution since its creation.

[kaiya2]

Example the Non Yip Man Lineages such as :

Pan Nam Wing Chun, Vietnam Wing Chun, Chi Sim Weng Chun may seem and look quite different to other schools.

Get over your hang up with William Cheung and just train and you will feel a lot better.

Sifu J

[hulkout666]

I don't know what the whole truth is behind William Cheung, but he is good. And guys who've trained under him can fight. I practice Moy Yat lineage Wing Chun and of course, I think it's very effective. But as I get older, I'm learning to look into other lineages like Foshan and Cheung's and combining it with mine. If people spent less time bickering and more time learning and communicating with others in the community, we as a whole would all get better.

[wingchun1993]

i practise in William Cheung's wing chun style and i'm proud for this.

[DaiSiHingWood]

Ive been training in the TWC from William Cheung, Rick Spains improved modified version & Also in Yip Mans improved simplified system very thoroughly in all 3 systems & from what Ive learnt it taught me to use the WC techniques from S.L.T form in 3 different stances & 3 different attacking & defending range positions relevant to you opponent. IE size, speed, power of your opponent. All 3 are a credit to Wing Chun I believe. Just my thoughts tho not an answer to all of WC's in family issues lol

[wckwoon]

@pleasantleethedragon It is a know fact that Yip Man taught different things to students based on their attributes.

[pleasantleethedragon]

@wckwoon May be. But it is still hard to believe that a master would teach one version to one student and a different version to all other students. Besides I read that Yip Man's sons were reunited with their father at a later time.

[wckwoon]

@pleasantleethedragon Yip Man's sons were estranged from him. They blamed him for leaving their mom. Also William Cheung lived with Yip Man for around 3 years. He was the one that went the to Opium dens with Yip to watch his back from the bad element there. Also, W.m Cheung treated Yip Man's lady friend, Songlian as a surrogate mother when others looked down on her.

[pleasantleethedragon]

@kaiya2 Hmmmmmm. Okay :)