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…
Ip Man (1893-1972) possessed rare martial arts skills, developed across 5-decades of learning, built from the perspectives of his two masters. But whilst he taught many students in his latter years, their interpretations of his kung fu vary…
Once the hands are in contact, Chi Sao provides the tools to react to an incoming attack without thinking. However, the specific drill that develops this reflex is not widely taught or understood. Sifu Barry Pang explains the…
In an ideal world, Wing Chun’s “I’ll hit him first” plan works every time. However, living in the real world, tools to counter the clinch are critical to rounding out your martial arts. UFC and Jiu Jitsu have…
Wing Chun’s Wooden Dummy is iconic in martial arts. Unfortunately, the rush toward something exciting and the urge to modify undermine its potential. Here are the three essential principles for better practice. Sifu Barry Pang explains and demonstrates…
The term Kung Fu is generally defined as “skill achieved through hard work and practice”. However, all too often theory arguments and the desire to learn “advanced” techniques get in the way. Rather than talking about theories, we…
In challenge matches of days past, masters of Wing Chun and Lung Ying kung fu typically relied on a single technique to defeat their opponents. Yet students today often seek to consume as many advanced techniques as they…