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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
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 N/A 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 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-headinstructor of the Headquarters of the "European WingTsun Organisation".  
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) ->
(Frank Schaefer) ->
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).  
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.
Certified Instructor
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 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 (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 N/A 2nd Yip Man ->
Moy Yat ->
Miguel Hernandez
Started Ving Tsun training in 1977 under the tutelage of Sifu Jason Lau. Afterwards, he continued his studies under Moy Yat. Author of "Mental Skills" Book.  5305 5th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11220  (718) 492-0638  
Milan Prosenica 1 2 home 2 3rd Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
Slavko Truntic ->
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   
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.  
Murat Kaplan 1 homepage 3rd Yip Man ->
Ho Kam Ming ->
Fong Chi Wing ->
Murat Kaplan
I started to practice Cha-Chien-Kuen Wing-Chun Kung-Fu when I was only 8. I am now running a Kwoon in the center of the city Antalya, Turkey. Red sash (instructor level)  
       

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