Today many martial artists seek to practice what they believe is a pure and therefore better style. But history tells us that masters of the 20th century had a far more flexible point of view. Three legends of…
Na Ma (or “pressing horse”) training is the key to Lung Ying’s legendary power and stability. Practiced correctly in coordination with the hands is the one thing that students must master before learning anything else. With a strong…
The centreline theory is a celebrated formula for gaining control of your opponent, but is it enough? Concepts of feeling and redirecting your opponent are not the exclusive domain of Wing Chun kung fu. Here are 4 ways…
Grandmaster Lam Yiu Gwai could move in and strike an opponent before they could lift their guard. Their safe distance was undone by his instant forward velocity. Sifu Barry Pang explains that most strikes in martial arts involve…
Lung Ying (Dragon Shape) Grandmaster, Wu Hua Tai, believed that to excel in martial arts you must focus on goals, rather than one specific style. He studied a range of complementary styles, including Tai Chi Chuan, to improve…
Striking effectively involves far more than just the hands. Sifu Barry Pang explains that coordination is key to reaching maximum potential in your techniques. Bruce Lee and other top martial artists just seem to flow. They are not…
Grandmaster Wu introduces Lung Ying kung fu to Sifu Barry Pang’s Wing Chun students, impressing on them that this is a lifelong endeavour. In the early 1990s, Lung Ying Grandmaster Wu Hua Tai sought to transfer knowledge to a…
Barry discusses the difference between form training and actually using it in real life. We don’t fight from our Wing Chun Sil Lim Tao stance or start sparring from double hand Chi Sao, because these were designed purely…
Barry discusses and demonstrates how Lung Ying footwork can rapidly close the gap on opponents that may be looking to throw long-range kicks.
In this archival footage, Lung Ying Grandmaster Wu Hua Tai demonstrates Sam Tung 三通 in China. He was in his 80s.