Barry Pang wins the Lifetime Tribute Award at the Martial Arts Australia Masters Award 2023. The awards were held in Melbourne and were attended by martial arts royalty, including Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, Tino Ceberano (pictured above), Jack…
Barry Pang’s martial arts journey from the 1970’s to today faced pressure at every step. After challenges establishing his school, he set about proving his students in aggressive “Kung Fu versus Karate” tournaments. Ultimately, he learnt that being…
Barry Pang is one of the pioneers of Kung Fu in Australia, establishing his school in 1974. His major challenge was not learning the Wing Chun system in Hong Kong, it was fending off rivals and shaping a…
Wing Chun’s Chi Sao partner exercise gives practitioners the potential to control exchanges based only on feel. Paired with the unbalancing powers of Tai Chi, these possibilities are expanded. Tui Sao (also known as “push hands”) is the…
Both Wing Chun and Lung Ying apply a similar approach to dealing with incoming power. Rather than trying to meet it head on, they use rotation to deflect and counterattack. Said to have emerged from common origins, both…
Compared to other martial arts, Wing Chun and Lung Ying possess a unique approach to generating power. Often referred to as sister styles, their common method relates to how the hip and stance work together. Both styles utilize…
Whilst it is a commonly held view that Martial Arts can be divided into two categories – hard or soft – the reality is more complex. Each mode has unique strengths that create a powerful combination when you…
Both Wing Chun and Lung Ying seek to bridge the guard and control opponents. Lung Ying takes it a step further by breaking the guard in one continuous, powerful movement. Wing Chun and Ling Ying each feature a…
Often viewed as an elbow strike, the Bil Jee elbow movement in Wing Chun is actually a defensive manoeuvre for rescuing hands. Fundamental to producing the right techniques under the right circumstances is knowing what each technique is…
Wing Chun is famous for straight-line attacks, but some of the most important movements in the style are circular. They optimise both attacking and defensive moves. In Lung Ying, rotation is built into everything. When Wing Chun departs…