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Sifu |
Pictures |
Homepage |
Gen* |
Lineage** |
Notes: |
Rank |
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Barnoud Vos |
1
2
3
4 |
homepage |
4th. |
Yip Man ->
Wong Shun Leung ->
Philipp Bayer ->
Gert-Jan Ketelaar ->
Barnoud Vos |
Runs a school in the Netherlands (Zeewolde/ Amersfoort). More info in
Dutch on his site. |
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Barry Lee |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1 |
homepage
2 |
2nd |
Yip Man ->
Wong Shun Leung ->
Barry Lee |
"The Machine". Barry Lee is trained in the 70's by Wong Shun Leung
and taught Wing-Chun for many years in Australia. In 1997 Barry
decided to move to Germany and give private tuition in Wing-Chun.
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Master of System |
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Barry Lewis |
1
2
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homepage
| 3rd |
Yip Man ->
Lee Shing ->
Joseph Man ->
Barry Lewis |
Barry trained at the ‘Jun Mo’ School under the guidance of Master Joseph Man from 1994 and was promoted as a 'Sifu' for the first time in 1997.
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Formal Disciples |
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Barry Walton |
1 |
homepage |
3rd |
Yip Man ->
Moy Yat ->
Moy Tung (A.Dandridge)->
Barry Walton |
Barry Walton has studied since 1990 under Anthony Moy Tung. He
received extensive training in the system & is among the senior
disciples of Master Moy Tung that is currently training, and
teaching the Ving Tsun system. |
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Ben Buchli |
1 2
3
4
5 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Lee Shing ->
Austin Goh ->
Juerg Ziegler ->
Ben Buchli (detailed) |
Ben is the official USA representative of the Austin Goh International Kung
Fu Association, based in London, UK, as well as Sifu Juerg Zieglers Martial
Arts Centre, based in Zurich, Switzerland. |
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Ben Der |
1
2
3
4 |
page down
bawcsa.org |
3rd |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Chung ->
Ben Der |
Director of the San Jose Wing Chun group. |
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Benny Meng |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 |
homepage |
2nd |
Yip Man -> Moy Yat
->
+ Garrett Gee ->
+ other lineages as well. |
Curator of the
Ving Tsun Museum. Trained originally under Moy Yat, and
now under Garrett Gee, but has trained under Ip Chun, Andreas
Hoffman & more... |
Master of System |
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Benno L. Westra |
1 |
homepage |
3rd |
Yip Man
->
Wong Shun Leung ->
Wan Kam Leung ->
Benno L. Westra |
Benno
developed Jing Wu Yong Chun Quan. Freely translated it means: The
Fighting Spirit of Yong Chun Quan
more info.
Trained under multiple Wing Chun Sifus, including Frank Shafer and
Leung Ting,
but primary lineage is now the "Practical Wing Chun" of Wan Kam
Leung. |
Developed his own System. |
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Bill Dora |
1 |
homepage
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3rd |
Yip Man ->
Hawkins Cheung ->
Robert Chu ->
Bill Dora |
Bill is a disciple of Robert
Chu now, and formally a Sifu under Terrance Yip
(Yip Man ->
Yip Chun ->
Yip Pui ->
Bill Dora)
And also trained under Duncan Leung.
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Bill Dowding |
1
2
3 |
homepage |
3rd |
Yip Man ->
Wong Shun Leung ->
Barry Lee ->
Dill Dowding |
Sifu Lee’s "closed door protégé" as he has lived and trained with "the
machine" for 13 years, although his exposure to Ving Tsun has been longer
than that. He had other WC teachers in the past, but considers his real
training began when he met Sifu Lee. |
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Bill Graves |
1 |
home 1
home 2
home 3 |
6th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Chung ->
Ben Der ->
Ken Werner ->
Karl Godwin ->
Bill Graves |
Sifu Bill Graves is a certified instructor under Karl Godwin and has
practiced wing chun for 27 yrs. Graves has 6 successful senior students with
schools in Florida, Georgia, California and Texas. Also, Sifu Graves teaches
students in Zurich, Switzerland |
Certified Instructor under Karl Godwin |
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Bill McKay |
1
2
3
4 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Lee Shing &
Yip Chun &
Yip Ching ->
Samuel Kwok ->
Harry Cannon ->
Bill McKay |
A "Disciple", friend and Military comrade of Harry Cannon. Sifu McKay has
trained in Wing Chun since 1985. He fosters true martial spirit and still
remains humble. Only a few select students have learned the entire system
from him. |
"Disciple" Master of System under Sam Kwok. |
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Bill Reny |
1
2
3 |
homepage |
3rd |
Yip Man ->
Chow Tze Chuen ->
Donald Mak ->
Bill Reny |
I lived in Hong Kong for 4 years and trained approximately 6–8 hours a week
in the school and an additional 10 hours privately at home. In 2004,
Sifu Mak and Master Chow gave me their blessing to represent their Wing Chun
lineage in Canada. |
Certified to Teach. |
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Billy Davidson |
1
2 |
homepage |
3rd |
Yip Man ->
Ip Chun ->
Samuel Kwok ->
Billy Davidson |
Billy Davidson is a senior student of Samuel Kwok, and has also trained with
Sifu Kwok's teachers Yip Chun and Yip Ching in the UK and also in Hong Kong. |
Certified to Teach. |
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Biro Francisc |
1
2 |
homepage |
5th |
Yip Man ->
Ho Kam Ming ->
Randy Williams ->
Biro Francisc |
He is training in C.R.C.A Romania. Old lineage:
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
Maday Norbert ->
Szakaks Jozsef ->
Biro Francisc |
Instructor level. |
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Borja Ruiz |
1
2
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homepage |
3rd |
Yip Man ->
Wong Shun Leung ->
Philipp Bayer ->
Borja Ruiz |
Direct student of Philipp Bayer and Wil Visser since 2000.
Trained formerly Leung Ting WT and is also instructor in Kenjukabo.
Certified Ving Tsun Instructor and Sifu since 2008 with 28 years. |
Certified instructor |
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Bradley Temple |
1
2
3 |
homepage |
2nd |
Yip Man ->
Lo Man Kam ->
Bradley Temple |
Sifu Bradley Lived in Taiwan for 9 years from April of 1989 to June
of 1998, studying Chinese language, kung fu, and acupuncture. Sifu
Bradley Temple has been a direct disciple of Master Lo Man Kam,
since 1995 and continues Master Lo's teachings in the U.S.A. |
Disciple of Lo Man Kam |
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Brian Desir |
1
2 |
homepage |
2nd |
Yip Man ->
Ip Chun ->
(Samuel Kwok) ->
Brian Desir |
Originally Trained under Austin Goh. And then
Samuel Kwok before moving under Ip Chun. |
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Brian
Lewadny |
1 |
homepage |
2nd |
Yip Man ->
William Cheung ->
Brian Lewadny |
Appointed Head Master of the North American Wing Chun
Association by Master William Cheung, head of the World Wing Chun
Kung Fu Assoc. in 1994. |
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Brian Queen |
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homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Yip Chun/Yip Ching ->
Sam Kwok ->
Paul Smith ->
Brian Queen |
Trained for 18 years(so far) with Paul Smith. |
Certified to Teach/Run a School. |
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Brian Spiegel |
1
2
3
4
5
6 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Jiu Wan -> (Lineage)
Jason Lau ->
Alan Goldberg ->
Brian Spiegel (bio) |
A student under Sifu Goldberg since 1991. "I always consider myself a
student primarily and been given the honor to open my academy. Coaches a
self defense / offense course for non-martial artists and under- standing
the criminal mind." An Officer in FL. |
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Bruce Lee |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 |
N/A |
1st |
Yip Man ->
Bruce
Lee |
The Movie Star. Later developed Jeet Kune Do based around Wing Chun
when he got kicked out by Yip Man (supposedly for teaching
westerners, but the stories vary). |
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Bryant Feld |
1
2 |
homepage |
3rd |
Yip Man ->
Moy Yat ->
Pete Pajil ->
Bryant Feld |
"Sifu Feld
earned the rank of Sifu in 1997 in the Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu System
under Master Pete Pajil and Grand Master Moy Yat. He completed the highest
and most advanced levels of the system in 1999..." |
Master of Moy Yat System |
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Buddy Wu |
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N/A |
2nd |
Yip Man ->
Ho Kam MIng ->
Buddy Wu |
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