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Sifu		Pictures	Homepage	Gen*	Lineage**	Notes:	Rank
	Ma Yuk Ping (Paul Ma)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	student's site	2nd	Yip Man -> Tam Lai -> Ma Ping	(deceased, 1999) Ma Ping brought the art to Montreal in the '70s. Ma Ping's uncle & his friend Tam Lei did Wing Chun with Yip Man & began teaching him at age 5. He met Yip Man many times at his school serving tea and practice some time with him. In 1965 won combat gold medals in Hong Kong.	Master of System under Tam Lai
	Manu Morrison	none	N/A	3rd	Yip Man -> Lun Gai -> Mark Hobbs -> Manu Morrison	"Trained my Sifu Mark Hobbs he has proven his skills. Taught in the original Foshan form. Mark Hobbs most trusted pupils. Mark lets him run the academy in Australia while he lives in England"
	Marc Debus	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	homepage	2nd	Yip Man -> Lo Man Kam -> Marc Debus	Learning Wing Chun since 1994. Started with Lo Kam Man in 1996. Also had lessons from Wang Kiu. Visit seminars with Duncan Leung, Yip Chun and others. Still in training under Sifu Lo Man Kam.	Instructor level under Lo Man Kam Certification
	Marc Eudo	1 2 3 4 5	homepage	5th	Yip Man -> Leung Ting -> Allan Fong -> Sergio Iadarola -> Martin Dragos -> Marc Eudo	I start Wing Tsun With EWTO Sifu Salih AVCI in 1996, then work For EWTO France under Sifu Hans OLBERS from 1999 to 2003. Join AIWTKF of Sifu Klaus Flickinger in 2003. Obtain the certificate of the Master Academy runed by Sifu Martin Dragos (certificate to finish the Whole Wing Tsun System by Leung ting and Allan Fong) in 2006.
	Marcus Evans "Moy Luk Tung"	1 2 3 4 5 6	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Moy Yat -> Moy Tung (A.Dandridge)-> Marcus Evans (Moy Luk Tung)	Marcus Evans (Moy Luk Tung) runs the Chesterfield Ving Tsun school in Richmond, Va. Also I see him referred to as Moy Yee Tung, but there are a lot of those...
	Mark Barber		N/A	3rd	Yip Man -> Ho Kam MIng -> Buddy Wu -> Mark Barber	Studied under buddy wu from 1883 - 1995 and I teach privately
	Mark Hobbs	1 2 3 4	homepage	2nd	Yip Man -> Lun Gai -> Mark Hobbs	Yip Man system in its original Foshan form. Master Lun Gai told Mark that he taught him the same as Yip Man had passed on this system to him.
	Mark Messare	1 2 3 4	homepage	4th	Ip Man -> Moy Yat -> Sunny Tang -> Donald Green -> Mark Messare	Sifu Mark Messare began his wing chun training in 1993 under Sifu Donald Green in Rochester NY. Sifu Mark is also one of the few Christian Martial Arts teachers in the area.	Gold Sash
	Mark Phillips	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Ip Chun -> James Sinclair -> Mark Phillips	Phillips began his study of Wing Chun in 1986 under James Sinclair. Mark is ranked as the number ‘One Student’ in the UK Wing Chun Assoc and is a registered instructor with the VTAA bio 1 bio 2	VTAA Registered Instructor
	Mark Smith	1 2	page down	4th	Yip Man -> Ho Kam Ming -> Augustine Fong -> Christian Pankhurst -> Mark Smith	Mark Smith conceived Faai Sau Wing Chun in 2004. Faai Sau Wing Chun is set to become a popular school in the U.K. for training this rare lineage of Wing Chun...
	Mark Lee Pringle	1 2	homepage	4th	Yip Man -> Ho Kam Ming -> Augustine Fong -> Jimmy Yee -> Mark Lee Pringle	I studied wooden-dummy techniques with SiFu Allen and Sil Lum Do,wooden-ring, & wooden-dummy with Jimmy Yee. My main styles include Southern Choy-Lay-Fut,Hung-Gar,7-Star Mantis,Ba-Gwa Zhong,Hsing-Yi, and 4-styles of Tai-Ji Chwen,(Chen,Yang,Sun & Fu family styles).
	Mark Stapleton		no website	3rd	Yip Man -> Lun Gai -> Derek Frearson -> Mark Stapleton	International Taijiquan & Shaolin Wushu Association Kilkenny Scouts and Girl Guides Den, Bennetts Bridge Road, Kilkenny, Ireland 00353 876102588 markstape@hotmail.com
	Mark Stas	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Updated Pics on his site.	homepage	4th	Yip Man-> Leung Ting -> Keith R Kernspecht -> Heinrich Pfaff -> Mark Stas	He lived several years in Germany just to train hard in Wing Tsun, which gave him a solid foundation in the system. Soon he was attracted by Sifu Heinrich Pfaff, ex-head instructor of the Headquarters of the "European WingTsun Organization".
	Martijn van Wagtendonk	1 2 3	homepage	2nd	Yip Man -> Wang Kiu -> Martijn van Wagtendonk	Wing Chun Amsterdam - Ming Kwoon S.W.A.T. Runs a good Wing Chun site. Martijn was a student of Sifu R. Perreijn, then he worked with Sifu Wachtberger, and now he trains under Wang Kiu.
	Marijo Biljanić	1 2 3	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Lok Yiu -> Wilhelm Blech-> Marijo Biljanić		Instructor Level
	Martin Dragos	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4	homepage	3rd /5th	Yip Man -> Leung Ting -> (Keith Kernspecht) -> Sergio Iadarola -> Martin Dragos	Started Wing Tsun in 1979 under Keith K. '95 awarded of the title "Sifu" and appmt. as the national coach for Slovenia. '03: Dragos is appointed by Sergio Iadarola the WT master. Started "QuickDefence" web training.
	Marty Goldberg	1 2	homepage	3rd/ 6th/ 2nd	Yip Man -> Hawkins Cheung -> Robert Chu -> Marty Goldberg	Started in '92. Reached instructor level under William Cheung (William Cheung->Charles Boness->MG, William Cheung->MG). Later, he became a disciple of Robert Chu. Founder of the Wing Chun Kuen Mailing List. See here for other lineage info (Yuen Kay San).	Status as instructor disputed.
	Marvon Wilkinson		homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Wong Shun Leung -> Ng Chun-Hong -> Marvon Wilkinson	Marvon Wilkinson studied the majority of his Wing Chun career under Sifu NG Chun Hong. He then migrated to Canada and in his effort to promote Wing Chun in its pure and true essence, the Wing Chun Jing Jung Association was formed in 2009.	Instructor Level
	Matt Shannon	1 2	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Ip Ching -> Ron Heimberger -> Matt Shannon	The last nine years he has been with the Wing Chun Ip Ching Athletic Association. He is a certified instructor with the Wing Chun Kung Fu Council and the Wing Chun Ip Ching Athletic Association. Also trained under Tony Massingill (under Samuel Kwok)	Certified Instructor
	Matthew Johnson	1 2 3	homepage	2nd	Yip Man -> Yip Ching -> Matthew Johnson	Student Of GrandMaster Yip Ching. Certified Instructor under him and in the VTAA of Hong Kong. Also lifetime member of VTAA.	Certified instructor Picture
	Michel Boulet	1 2 3	homepage	4th	Yip Man -> Ho Kam Ming -> Augustine Fong -> Patrick Gordon -> Michael Boulet	Michel Boulet believes that the real mastery of Wing Chun is a life long endeavor, he maintains a humble and open attitude toward his art and does his best in giving his students as much personal attentions as possible, keeping nothing for himself.
	Michael G. Papantonakis	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	homepage	2nd/3rd	Yip Man -> William Cheung -> (John Clayton) -> Michael G. Papantonakis	In 1983, Michael trained with Sifu John M. Clayton. During his training in The Wing Chun Academy of Maryland, Michael fought on John Clayton΄s tournament fighting team. Has his own organization now, no longer with WWCKFA since 1997.	Mastered Complete system as taught by his teacher.
	Michael Herrera	1 2	homepage	6th	Yip Man -> Leung Sheung -> Kenneth Chung -> Ben Der -> Ken Werner -> Karl Godwin -> Michael Herrera	Sifu Michael Herrera has practiced Wing Chun as taught by Karl Godwin for over 14 years. He emphysizes the soft approach to wing chun stressing structure and position over muscular tension for recieving and delivering force.	Instructor Level 2
	Michael Kurth	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Wong Shun Leung -> Phillip Bayer -> Michael Kurth	Michael Kurth started at the age of 22 under Jochen Bentlage, a student of Philipp Bayer. After 8 month of training, he became a direct student of Sifu Bayer. Kurth has trained under Bayer for over 16 years now and still continues his studies under his guidance. He runs a serious school now.
	Michael Louison	1	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Wong Shun Leung -> Nino Bernardo -> Michael Louison	Michael studied ten years with Nino Bernardo in the 80's. He studied for about nine months with his Si Bak Ng Chun Hong. He also learned from Wong Shun Leung for about four months. But the last 10 years he has been focusing on his own way of WC.
	Michael Militano	1	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Jiu Wan -> Jason Lau (Lau Wai) -> Michael Militano	Started his Wing Chun training in 1974 with Sifu Jason Lau in Flatbush, Brooklyn and began teaching on October 1, 1977. Has been teaching consecutively since then.
	Michael Orchard	photos	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Tam Lai -> Ma Ping -> Michael Orchard
	Michael (Miguel) Quijano	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6	page down	3rd	Yip Man -> Moy Yat -> Pete Pajil -> Quijano Yip Man -> Wong Shun Leung -> Victor Koo -> Quijano	"25+ years in Ving Tsun. With total respect to my teachers forever. Trained many students, Law Enforcement & Military throughout the years. Currently active duty army. Teaching in the Bay Area since 1989. Originally from NY & NJ."	Master of System under Moy Yat 1 and Victor Koo.
	Michael Street	1 2	N/A	3rd	Yip Man -> Wong Shun Leung -> Clive Potter/Philip Bayer > Michael Street	Michael Street was originally a Victor Kan students and Victor's main challenge fighter, before Michael met WSL. Sifu Street has fought all over the world and is highly respected as a fighter in the art. BIO	Qualified Instructor (see Bio)
	Miguel Hernandez	1	homepage	2nd	Yip Man -> Moy Yat -> Miguel Hernandez	As a young adult, Sifu Miguel came to Kung Fu and to the Ving Tsun technique in 1977 (under Jason Lau). In Spring of 1989, Sifu Miguel continued his study of Kung Fu at the Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu Headquarters of New York with the late Moy Yat.	Certification from Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu Int'l, & the VTAA
	Mikic Dejan	1 2	n/a	2nd	Yip Man -> William Cheung -> Mikic Dejan	Sifu Mikic is one of the first TWC masters in Europe with almost 30 years of experience. He is one of the leaders of Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu association of Serbia with more than 20 clubs.	3rd level master
	Milan Prosenica	1 2	home 2	2nd	Yip Man -> Leung Ting -> Milan Prosenica	"Ex world champion in kung-fu 1980 Hong Kong, Europe many time vine in full contact tournament, many pro-fighting in ex YU. Now has own ving tchun assoc. he is about 50 years now..."
	Mo Kee	1	n/a	1st	Yip Man -> Mo Kee	Disciple of Master Yip Man
	Moses Flores	1 2 3 4 5	homepage	4th	Current lineage: Yip Man -> Ip Ching -> Matt Johnson -> Moses Flores	Moses Flores began training in 2002 under Ron Heimberger and in 2007 began to look for more of the Ip Family traditions. He then started to receive training from Tony Massengill and was promoted to Instructor level by Samuel Kwok. In 2009 he began training closer to Ip Ching's lineage under Matt Johnson of Chicago.	Certified Instructor under Samuel Kwok.
	Moy Yat 梅逸	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0	homepage	1st	Yip Man -> Moy Yat	1938-2001. Trained '57-62 to become a Sifu under Yip Man, and he then opened a school. Carved the Kuen Kuit into blocks and was a artist, author, and calligrapher.	Private Student
	Mukatder Gül	1 2 3 4 5	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Yip Ching -> Ron Heimberger -> Mukatder Gül	Disciple of Ron Heimberger and the only one master Germany fully certified. Currently Director of the Wu-Te Akademie.
	Murat Aktas		n/a	4th	Yip Man -> Leung Ting -> Allan Fong -> Tommy Luke Boehlig -> Murat Aktas	3rd Technician Grade from Wing Tsjun Organisation given by Tommy Luke Boehlig and signed by Allan Fong. He has also a Sifu Certificate given by Wing Tsjun Organisation.
	Murat Kaplan	2 3 4 5 6 7	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Ho Kam Ming -> Fong Chi Wing -> Murat Kaplan	Sifu Murat Kaplan first started to practice Kung-Fu with a southern Chinese family system called Cha-Chien-Kuen under his first master Sifu Lee Peng when he was 6; and was given the full authority of instruction after completing his 18 year-training period in 1994. Along with Wing-Chun Kuen, Sifu Kaplan has completed the trainings of Chi-Gong and Tai-Chi Chuan under the guidance of the active Shaolin Masters Shi-De-Wei and Zheng Xiaohong. Sifu Kaplan is the founder and the chief instructor of the International Kaplan Wing-Chun Academy - IKAWA.	Certified Instructor of Wing-Chun certification pic
	Myke Colbert (MoonFist)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	homepage	3rd	Yip Man -> Moy Yat -> Sunny Tang -> Myke Colbert	MoonFist trains Ving Tsun with Sifu Sunny Tang - Practice's... 1) Dit-Da (stumble and hit) Training and Therapies 2)"Iron Fist-Palm-Shirt Conditioning". Been in Family since 1994.	Gold Sash

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