Wing Chun’s Chi Sao partner exercise, or ‘sticking hands’, is relatively rare in martial arts. It allows students to develop instant attacking and defensive reactions based on feel rather than vision. Combined with similar forms of partner work,…

Wing Chun’s Chi Sao partner exercise, or ‘sticking hands’, is relatively rare in martial arts. It allows students to develop instant attacking and defensive reactions based on feel rather than vision. Combined with similar forms of partner work,…
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 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…
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…
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…
In this archival footage, Lung Ying Grandmaster Wu Hua Tai demonstrates Sam Tung 三通 in China. He was in his 80s.
In this archival footage, Lung Ying Grandmaster Wu Hua Tai demonstrates one of the Lung Ying Forms. Ng Ma Gwai Choi 五马归槽. He was in his 80s. This was filmed at a martial arts event at Moonee Ponds…
Whilst building Lung Ying (dragon shape) into our Wing Chun Kung Fu foundations, Grandmaster Wu guided us through an unforgettable martial arts tour in China, including a workout with his high ranking students. In the early 1990s and…