Interview with Sifu Cheng Kwong on Ving Tsun/Weng Chun - Part 1 with Sifu Sergio

Sifu Cheng Kwong Interview about Ving Tsun/Weng Chun by Sifu Sergio Iadarola

[@benjaminboot2340]

The rich dude is probably Yip Bo Ching. "No-one mentions the legacy that is Yip Bo Ching, he was one of the First batch if Ip Man's students and was aprently very skilled in Wing Chun with a knack of picking things up quickly. The following information was collected from interviews with Wong Shun Leung (deceased), Choy Shung Tin, Wong Chock (deceased), and Yip Bo Ching's nephew Wong Ping Kwan. Yip Bo Ching was a well to do businessman with a decent education. He made much of his wealth in the construction industry in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Yip Bo Ching was among the first group of Hong Kong students under Yip Man. Yip Bo Ching had many advantages - money, connections, a strong martial arts mind, and was a physically big and strong man. Most important, Yip Bo Ching admired the useful combative mechanics found within the Wing Chun Gung-fu system. He became Yip Man's favored student....some would say "most favored" student. Yip Bo Ching's had the means to pay for long term private lessons. He often sent his car (or drove himself) to transport Yip Man to and from the many private practice sessions lasting a handful of years. It was Yip Bo Ching who rough up the young (non-WC) Wong Shun Leung. In 1997, master Wong Shun Leung recounted that "Although I do not believe that I lost that fight, I do believe most people there would say that he (Yip Bo Ching) won." Wong himself soon joined the group and became Yip Man's most famous fighter and longest follower.Yip Bo Ching was reputed to be the first to learn all three open hand sets, the Dummy, and the Kwan. He was also one of only two people to learn the twelve section version of Yip Man's "Eight Chop Broadswords" and was among the selected few allowed to copy the three Dr. Leung Jon medicine books held by Yip Man. There is some belief that Yip Bo Ching was well on his way to become Yip Man's most cherished protege. Fate, however, would not be kind to Yip Bo Ching and he contracted what was believed to be hepatitis and quickly died while still in his early 30's (his true age is unknown). Today is name is faded and few of the old timers remember much of the man who might well have been the keeper of Yip Man's WC art".

[@ObaNarayanShivaji999]

I just started watching this but I am already hooked! This is the best Kung Fu movie EVER. I thank you, Sifu Sergio.

[@TaeIeon]

Very interresting, Thank you Sifu Sergio for taking your time and sharing this

[@Mysteriem]

Fantastic interview, Thanks for sharing again, Sifu Sergio.

[@martinpaulwatts]

Great Interview. Thank you for recording the history these great honest elder people.

[@adigspi]

very nice, thank you for publishing this. He made some very bold statements regarding the first 4 decendents of Hong Kong Yip Man. Great video!

[@robertstclair244]

VERY MUCH ENJOYED!.....THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

[@CottonBoxer]

thx. sifu sergio for sharing this interview. it was very enlightening . Sifu Cheng Kwong seems like a very nice man imho. i hope i can see his kung fu 1 day. even if it's just a clip. thx again.

[@sifuchin]

Nice, it is a great things that you've done for the Wing Chun to clear up a lot of the misunderstanding. Keep up the good work.

[@-IFFTI-]

This is another source of information about our line style. Many doubts have been blown. I think the second part will be equally interesting.

[@solaris5655]

He also stated that it was Chi Sim (至善禅师) who taught the red boat opera members. So his version of the story does not have Ng Mui or Yim Wing Chun, her husband Leung Bok Lau, or Leung Lan Kwai. So just accept that his story is different from Yip Man's.

[@georgecostanza2695]

What a crazy story! Tks for sharing!!

[@vingdragon]

Please share and spread the art in right way. Preserve the art according to wishes of our ancestors.

[@Infiknight]

Thumbs up if you had to pause a million times just to keep up with the subtitles.

[@brettnorthey7557]

That was excellent.

[@sssa638]

On 13:09-13:17 Master Cheng kwong stated Chu Chung Man SAID Chan Wah Shun for memorial his wife Yim Wing Chun!?????If im not Wrong, Yim Wing Chun was Leung Bok To wife!!!Someone can tell me what happen here!?And Who's that rich guys teach him the rest of Chum kil , bil jee!?

[@sssa638]

There's many version of Who's passed the art to redboat..such as Cheung Ng, Chi Sim, Leung lan kwai..also the famous of Wong Wah Bo and Leung Yi tai!!

[@sssa638]

I also heard some other version of Chi Sim taught Leung Yi tai Long Pole technique and later Leung exchanges with Wong Wah Bo Wing Chun...

[@sssa638]

I knows that story! I also think maybe Yip Bo Ching or leung sheung. But Curious who fought Wong Before Yip Bo Ching and Yip Man. In Wong Shun Leung Book said Who's he fought the first guy later Who's became Sifu in Taiwan. I guess is GM LMK??

[@sssa638]

How you explains what he said on 13:09-13:17??

[@stigblue]

RIP

[@markohu]

interesting I saw the prodical son with yuen biao is the same story :)

[@jaguarstrikesagain7927]

Is this the same as the Vietnam Wing Chun with all those animal forms ?

[@Gieszkanne]

no

[@杯面-l3i]

言字边，请解译下广州詠春，1947年佛山张保就已经有詠春国术会，吾好乱讲历史

[@ruudhazeleger8488]

2 total different arts

[@the.cracky]

Lok Yiu is Ip Man's favorite, really?

[@GiaoLong-kkk]

Awesome work! Thank you

[@杯面-l3i]

请问阮奇山张保，点解有言字边，陈华顺老婆几时变咗严咏春，你黐咗线吖乱七咁讲，广州詠春吾又你事吖

[@wycjkd]

源流全錯

[@杯面-l3i]

假历史，冯少青吾系教阮奇山咩，点解变咗詠春吾系永春

[@appleman167]

Bullshit!!