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The Story about Leung Bik started in the mid 1950's yes, just like the visits to Dai Dak lan

When I was doing research, Complete WCK had just been released, LT's Book was out and the VT museum was just founded. I had the first translation of the intro of Willow in the Wind by CTC done, and had numerous direct video interviews and demonstrations of many of the non famous YM students that were remaining, decades ago, which was part of a preservation project by my business partner and I alongside a financial backer. There was an entire series being worked on, that ended up falling through, due to financial backing falling out, because of the greed and everyone wanting more money than the next guy. And the backer ended up thinking everyone was insane. In modern times I have seen some of the footage from our project surface in various ways, which always bummed me out, it wasnt able to come to fruition, in the way we had planned with videos and books for each student of Yips. To be clear, CTC saying that, isnt a clue or hint of anything, or we could take LTs book and look at it as a billion hints to all sorts of things. Besides, in my opinion book reading in terms of a martial art is only a jump off point. You have to compare systems in person via direct experieance. After studying 8 different YM sub lineages and being exposed to 6 or 7 others in person, as well as the Pan Nam system, WC dao, as well as various Kulo branches, and most importantly YKS lineage, over 20 years, I jumped ship never looking back and realized that the YKS system had everything, all together, in a complete system, that was diffused and spread out in YMs. Of course its closed door for the most part, and one must spend quit awhile in the public portions of the system, even to this day. At times I had considered contributing more to the WCK world still, but by that time Sifu Sergio was already documenting things, and I didnt see the need. And to be honest, I was tired of the hatred, negativity, greed and blindness within the community. So I retired from having anything to do with the WCK world at large, and instead invest my time in music.. And I dont want anything to do with it, as all it did was bring me suffering. I only made this post because you brought up Willow in the Wind, and to help substantiate Leung Bik being code for YKS. Its common knowledge within the YKS and Foshan world of older times, that YM learned a substantial amount from YKS, as Mr.Yuen sr and Mr.Yip sr were friends, and after the Yip estate had been set fire to the Yuens let them live with them until they got back on their feet. Mr.Yuen asked his son to help train young Yip to help take his mind off of his woes, as well as the fact that he knew young Yip had been accepted by a very old CWS and so most of his learning came from Ng Chun So. YKS was actually in CWS generation, not Yips. And they both had the same Grandmaster. Though Sum recounts that YKS told him, he wasnt happy about it, but his Dad made him lol. One of YKS teachers, Fung Siu Ching, was actually on the Red Boats and his first Sifu For Bo Chuen was a classmate of Leung Jan's via Wong Was Bo. So in Foshan YKS was 'the' WCK master. So LB being a code name for what he learned from YKS and at DDL isnt a new idea, and has ALOT of substance to it when examining all the various periods of Yips teachings, and how things changed and evolved,(even though in all periods there was still variation). And if this is compared and contrasted with all the other Foshan lineage time lines, lined up, theres an obviousness to it. And most importantly comparing the systems directly has many 'markers' in it. Anyways, good luck in your quest.

There is a lot of negative stories about Ip man since Leung Ting's book, roots and Branches, which started some bad feeling among other lineages whose students seem to do overtime making various claims from there is no leung bik to their teachers was Ip's real Sifu. Leung Bik has been mentioned by many sources from the time he began teaching in Hong Kong and Including Kwok Fu who trained with Ip in Foshan in the 40's! Kwok fu further mentions clearly the relationship with Yuen kay san, as he was there, Did Chi sau with both and NO he did not teach Ip man! You can see a video interview of Kwok fu saying this on youtube as well! He was mentioned by non Ip man lineages such as Chu Cheung man's story of Big mountain Shu and not to mention Leung Bik's relatives in HK today. The real question is exactly what Ip man learned. I am sure this will be deleted before people can see for themselves!

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Thank you I appreciate it, the third edition of my book is coming out soon with lots of extra content over 100 pages extra

@@SifuSergioChannel Yep I paused this video and looked up the book as soon as you mentioned it. Can't wait. Thanks for replying.

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Thank you will make some of those again also

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Video about Taijiquan will be coming up more regularly in 2024 but it will be around 60% Wing Chun and 30% Taijiquan and then the rest about Weng Chun, Emei, Fujian White Crane

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I know the so called pressure point book which is actually just a medical journal which is also held at the museum in Foshan nothing special about the journal and not specific to Wing Chun. More importantly I asked Tsui Sheung Tin about Leung Bik a long time ago and although he said that Ip Man mentioned it, he himself has never seen Leung Bik nor did he fully believe in the story. There are many more points that I did not mention in this video and will save for an eventual part 2 although I heard somebody else will also make a video on this topic which will make the obvious even more clear.

While I am here in my younger years the Wing Chun system was a mystery to me and I always relied on my teacher Victor Kan for knowledge/guidance. I got some further tips from Tsui Sheung Tin later on. From then on I have never stopped learning carrying on. I think that is the most import point is to grow what you have..I find its just like a waterwelll always filling with water.. always forever springtime new beginnings. @@SifuSergioChannel

I talked so many times with his sons, they got only really involved in Wing Chun after their father passed away.

Read my book and you might think differently, but you can always choose to stay ignorant

@@SifuSergioChannel People said that Ip Man learnt from Yuen Kay San. But even the most basics of both styles are so different, suggesting that even if Ip Man learnt from YKS, it is negligible. So I don’t see any need for Ip Man to mention YKS as his Sifu. Certainly he won’t go to the extent of inventing a pretend name. Also, within the Wing Chun circles in Foshan, YKS is known as one of the best whilst Ip Man does not even rank. If Ip Man really learnt from YKS, wouldn’t he adapt his WC to YKS style, away from what he has learnt from Chan Wah Shun/Ng Chung So?

Indeed, there are some reasons why he could not mention Yuen Kay San and Dai Dak Lan, for the time he lived in and his personal situation he did the right thing. Unfortunately In present day times it contributed to lots of confusions. The late grandmaster Ip Man could never have foreseen the Fame of Bruce Lee and the resulting explosion of his lineage of Wing Chun because of it.

Tang Yik?

@@corneliusclay9501 nope

Ip man died in 1972 he was already saying he studied under Leung Bik in the 1950’s and the essay he wrote is from 1966/67

@@SifuSergioChannel ok, thank you for answering

See the video I would say, and for more details read my book

I did not delete any comment, but I deleted the first upload so that can explain it, there was a mistake in the video so had to re upload the video without the mistake. Sorry for the inconvenience 🙏🏻

@@SifuSergioChannel , thanks

@@wailofoshanplease repost your original comment

@@SifuSergioChannel , I'll try later, thank you very much. Regards.

No he didn't it was wong shun leung if you don't believe it there's a letter to thank him for that

@@ShinobiNunjitsu ip man did teach him like everyone knows that

See the video, Ip Man did not learn anything from Leung Bik, it’s a made up story and for a good reason

Yeah another fantasy story

@@SifuSergioChannelSo who taught William Cheung the system he teaches? Do you think he made it up and if so how do you explain the similarities in techniques and concepts to the hung fa yi system?

@@adamwoodman4477 I have the answers to that but it’s a too political topic to go into right now, I have thought about making a video about it for many years but don’t want to get involved in a political war with the William Cheung lineage.

@@SifuSergioChannel It would be so exciting to see your views and information on William Cheung. In fact I can't describe HOW exciting. 1)You are one of if not THE most respected researchers on Wing Chun in the world so I personally don't think you should refrain from doing a video on it if you think it's right to do. 2)So many Wing Chun masters respect who you are and what you do, that's why they all allow you to interview them and give you information. 3)A political war is a RESPONSE to what in this case? Thorough research, investigation and a genuine intention of preserving information and points of view. For the sake of history I think there would be so much value in seeing a video from you on this whenever you decide to do it. A political war from the William Cheung lineage is just a silly response and should just be ignored. ANYWAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR WING CHUN AND GUNG FU HISTORY. Dor Jeh Sifu Sergio.

OK, thank you.@@SifuSergioChannel

Everyone but you.

Information integrity is valued. He's right. The Leung family knew Wing Chun, but did not teach it. After Leung Jan's death, the Leung family did not really care to teach Wing Chun. They have all the information recorded and documented, but some family members chose to learn it, most didn't. It's not a "pure" lineage of style. Wing Chun Kwoons are like boxing gyms... you are free to come and go. It's basically Foshan's version of street bareknuckle boxing trained with resources that were available, local Kung fu equipment. The Leungs were mostly traditional herbal pharmacists and merchant marines during the Nationalist Era in China, Golden Triangle, Singapore, and Indonesia. The mainline of the family in Foshan neither taught Wing Chun as a hobby nor an occupation because it does not make money and it caused village feuds. However, they'll be a open source to any curious passers-bys that ask about Wing Chun if they had idle time at the pharmacy in Foshan. Like a 5 minute quick lesson for informational purposes... for anybody. They did standarized, but not invent, the modernized formula for dit da jow to relieve muscle soreness. For bone soreness or heavy bruising they sold 7 snake oil (no longer sold outside Asia) made from snake galls from 7 poisonous snakes. That's the only connection they have to Wing Chun other than being the library source of Leung Jan's work or give a quick 5 minute lesson to clear up any informational misunderstanding. I doubt they even do that anymore. The reason they mainly did that was to advertise the pharmacy which no longer exists. If you go to Foshan today, every herbal pharmacy has both ointments and copied of Leung Jan's teachings you can buy.