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Sifu |
Pictures |
Homepage |
Gen* |
Lineage** |
Notes: |
Rank |
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Adam Williss |
1 |
homepage |
7th / 4th |
1.
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Chung ->
Ben Der ->
Ken Werner ->
Karl Godwin ->
Bill Graves ->
Adam Williss |
2. Yip Man -> Wong Long Ching/Wong Chok
-> Robert Yeung -> Alan Vasquez -> Williss
Sifu Adam Williss specializes in practical combat application with a focus
on the Yip Man system as taught by Bill Graves and Alan Vasquez. He
currently instructs privately in San Clemente, CA. |
Certified Instructor |
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Alex Richter |
1
2
3
4
5 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
Keith Kernspecht ->
Heinrich Pfaff ->
Alex Richter |
Trained at Langenzell WingTsun Academy in Germany under Sifu Heinrich Pfaff
& others. Teaches in NYC while continuing his training under Grandmaster
Leung Ting. |
|
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Alex Strachan |
1 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
Allen Fong ->
Thommy Luke Böhlig ->
Alex Strachan |
B.1975, He started practicing Wing Tsjun in Germany in 1997. In summer 2004,
Alex trained full-time under Sifu T.L. Boehlig. He works for Wing Tsjun
Scotland and, leads Scotland's first Wing Tsjun school. |
|
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Armando Sainz |
1 |
homepage |
7th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Chung ->
Ben Der ->
Ken Werner ->
Karl Godwin ->
Bill Graves ->
Armando Sainz |
Sifu Armando Sainz has been involved in martial arts since
1979. He is the number-one student of Sifu Bill Graves and
7th-generation Sifu in a line of senior students from Yip Man. |
|
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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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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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Bill Graves |
1 |
|
6th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Chung ->
Ben Der ->
Ken Werner ->
Karl Godwin ->
Bill Graves |
|
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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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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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Brian Spiegel |
1
2
3
4
5
6 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Jiu Wan -> (Lineage)
Jason Lau ->
Alan Goldberg ->
Brian Spiegel |
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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Benno L. Westra |
1 |
homepage |
5th |
Yip Man
->
Leung Ting ->
Keith Kernspecht ->
Frank Schaefer ->
Benno L. Westra |
Benno
developed Jing Wu Yong Chun Quan. Freely translated it means: The
Fighting Spirit of Yong Chun Quan
more info |
Developed his own System. |
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Catalin Amariei |
1
2
3
4 |
homepage |
4th/ 3rd |
1.
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
Slavko Truntic
->
Popovic Zeljko ->
Catalin Amariei |
2.
Yip Man -> Lo Man Kam -> Popovic Zeljko -> Catalin Amariei Teaches
of Veng Tsun, Jun Fan Kuen, Jeet Kune Do in Romaina. |
|
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Cemil Uylukcu |
1
2
3
4
5 |
homepage
(Turkish) |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
Keith Kernspecht ->
Emin Boztepe ->
Cemil Uylukcu |
Started martial arts at age of 8 with freestyle wrestling and then he did
two years Thai-Kickboxing and he started WT when he was 14 under Emin
Boztepe. He became a Sifu when he was 23. |
|
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Chris Kellner |
1
2
3
4
5 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Yip Ching ->
Eric Li ->
Danny Halligan ->
Chris Kellner |
Runs the Quad City Branch of the Iowa Wing Chun Assocaiton. |
VTAA Certification |
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Cristian Butaru |
1
2
3
4
5 |
source
2 |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
various -> various ->
Cristian Butaru |
Cristian Butaru
is the founder and president of the
European Ving
Tsun Kung Fu Federation, director of
National Romania Martial Arts Federation & representative of
IKF.
Has many complaints against him. |
None. None of his teachers will claim him. |
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Claudiu Cucu |
1
2
3
more |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Chow Tze Chuen ->
Donald Mak ->
Adrian Tautan ->
Claudiu Cucu |
Romanian Sifu. |
|
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Cliff Kupper |
1 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leong Sheung ->
Ng Wah Sum ->
Chung K Chow->
Cliff Kupper |
Sifu Cliff Kupper started
his training under the Sifu Jose Colon and later on was accepted by Chung K
Chow as a student. He now runs the Atlantic City New Jersey chapter of the
IWC Wing Chun Kung Fu school. |
|
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David McKnight |
|
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Ng Wah Sum ->
Chung Kwok Chow ->
David McKnight |
David Mcknight, has over 20 years experience in the Wing Chun System. His
approach is to train concepts rather than "techniques". Served as a Law
Office and State Trooper as well. |
|
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Emilio Grasso |
1
2 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Wong Shun Leung ->
Nino Bernardo ->
Franco Regalzi ->
Emilio Grasso |
Head of the Bernardo School in Genova. |
|
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Günther Benjamins |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Moy Yat ->
Lee Moy Shan ->
Darrell
Jordan ->
Günther Benjamins |
I practice Ving Tsun since 1979 under different lineages like WSL, Yip Chun.
Now I am a certified Sifu under Lee Ger lin (Darrell Jordan). I am the
Vice-President and European Representative of the World Ving Tsun Athletic
Association and member of Ving Tsun Athletic Association and Authentic Ving
Tsun Association / Hong Kong. |
Master of System under WVTAA |
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Hamin Rasool |
1
2
3
4 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Cheung ->
Eddie Chong ->
Hamin Rasool
See Pam Nam Sifus Also |
Sifu Hamin Rasool was accepted as disciple and
subsequently heir by Grandmaster Eddie Chong. His techniques were further
developed while serving in the Vietnam War. Where he was awarded multiple
Purple Hearts for his heroism, honor and bravery. |
|
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Jenny Domingues |
1 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Moy Yat ->
Sunny Tang ->
Roy D. Anthony ->
Jenny Domingues |
Jenny Domingues is one of few female Wing Chun Masters
(Sifu) in Canada. Her tutelage began at Centerline Martial Arts Systems
in 1994. |
|
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Jim Kragtwyk |
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
more |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Moy Yat ->
Sunny Tang ->
Walter Jakimczuk ->
Jim Kragtwyk |
Sifu Kragtwyk is a Certified Gold
Sash Instructor from Sunny Tang Kung Fu Center and has been training and
teaching for 15 years. |
|
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Johnny Ryckewaert Jr. |
1
2 |
homepage |
4th/ 5th |
Yip Man ->
Wang Kiu ->
Henk Roelofsen &
Hennie Van Den Berg ->
Johnny Ryckewaert ->
Johnny Ryckewaert Jr. |
Also trained under the non-Yip Man lineage of:
Lee Shing -> Austin Goh -> Jurg Ziegler -> Juri
Fleischmann -> Johnny Ryckewaert Jr. |
|
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Jose Colón |
1
2
3 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Ng-Wah-Sum ->
Chung-Kwok -Chow ->
Jose Colón |
Started his Wing Chun training with Chung Kwok Chow's Kung Fu Club in late
1972.
His 30 years of dedicated Studies, Practice, Teaching and Promoting of Wing
Chun has made Sifu Colón a true practitioner of this ancient art. |
|
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Julio Ferrer |
1
2 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Ng Wah Sum ->
Chung Kwok Chow ->
Julio Ferrer |
Started Wing Chun career in 1972. He was certified by Chow to teach and
share Integrative Wing Chun in 1987. Moved to Seattle, WA in 1988 where he
heads the West Coast IWC still today. |
|
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Karl Godwin |
1
2 |
homepage |
5th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Chung ->
Ben Der ->
Ken Werner ->
Karl Godwin -> |
"Karl Godwin has been teaching Wing Chun since 1982. During that time
he has taught many students who have become masters of the art..."
Karl has been training consistently for nearly 30 years. |
|
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Kevin Becker |
1
2
3 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Ng Wah Sum ->
Chun Kwok Chow ->
Kevin Becker |
Level 10 Certified Full Instructor. |
|
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Kevin Chan |
1
2
3
4
5 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Ip Chun ->
Samuel Kwok
->
Steve Mair ->
Kevin Chan |
Chan's Sifu was Steve Mair. When he moved away Chan met and trained with
people like Sifu Kwok and Master Ip Chun and received a life membership
certificate for the Yip Man Martial Art Association from Sam Kwok.
Full Bio
on Kamon Wing Chun |
|
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Kevin Reid |
1 |
homepage |
7th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Chung ->
Ben Der ->
Ken Werner ->
Karl Godwin ->
Bill Graves ->
Kevin Reid |
Sifu Kevin Reid has been training in the martial arts since 1991. He is a
senior student of Sifu Bill Graves who certified him an instructor of Wing
Chun and a 9th Level "Man of Arrival". Kevin's fighting ability is renowned
in North Florida as well as in Georgia. He has participated in many
challenge matches and remains undefeated. |
|
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Korkmaz Simsek |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
Keith Kernspecht ->
Emin Boztepe ->
Korkmaz Simsek |
Sifu Korkmaz has been practicing Wing Tsun since 1989 and teaching the art
since 1995. For 4 years he trained Turkish Police Academy cadets and
nowadays he started to train Turkish Military Medicine students. |
|
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Kyle E. Wegandt |
1 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Cheung ->
Eddie Chong ->
+ Pan Nam see
here |
Sifu Kyle Weygandt has been training since
1979. He presently provides seminars to law enforcement and area
S.W.A.T. Teams on close range combat, edge weapons, and para-military
techniques, where many of the Wing Chun Principles are shared... |
|
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Lindley "Lin" Nyberg |
1 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Chung ->
Ben Der ->
Lindley "Lin" Nyberg |
My martial arts formal training with Chinese sifus includes Tai Chi
Chuan and Northern Shaolin Kung Fu. I teach traditional Wing Chun as
taught to me by Sifu Ben Der of San Jose. |
|
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Louis Williams |
1
2 |
homepage
|
5th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Sheung ->
Kenneth Cheung ->
Eddie Chong ->
Hamin Rasool ->
Loius Williams |
Trained under Sifu Hamin Rasool for 30 years. Served in Desert Storm 90,91.
Knows:
Pan Nam WC, Yip-Man WC, White Eyebrow, 5 Petal Qigong, Forms of Tai Chi
Chuan, Rasool's Concept (created by my Sifu Hamin Rasool), Hung Fist, and
Weapons. |
|
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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... |
|
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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. |
|
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Oliver Van-Overbeek |
1
2 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Ho Kam Ming ->
Augustine Fong ->
Christian
Pankhurst ->
Oliver VanOverbeek |
Started and runs Wing Chun ASAP Combat Academy in the
UK. Wishes to create a Hub of Wing Chun for others to become part
of, and gain spiritual & physical empowerment. |
|
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Sergio P. Iadarola |
1
2 |
homepage |
rth |
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
(Keith Kernspecht) -> (Frank Schaefer)->
Sergio Iadarola
- Also under Chi Sim
lineage. |
In 1987 he started training. Trained under Kernspectch, Truntic, &
others. During a trip to Asia he met Leung Ting and
was adopted as a private student. In 2002 Master Sergio together with
Fong Wai Hung established the International Wing Tjun Association. |
Passed Chi Sim WC Masters Test
'06 |
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Steve Setters |
1
2
3
4 |
homepage |
5th |
Yip Man ->
Ip Chun ->
Samuel Kwok ->
Steve Mair ->
Kevin Chan ->
Steve Setters |
"It is Sifu Setters sole aim to enable Martial
Artists to achieve excellence in Wing Chun Kung
Fu... His philosophy is that no school is superior to
another - it is the individual practitioner that matters." |
|
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Thomas Pinheiro |
1
2 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Moy Yat ->
Greco
Wong ->
Thomas
Lo
Siu Chung ->
Thomas Pinheiro |
Teaches in Brazil.
bio |
|
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Tommy Di Lallo |
1 2 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Leung Ting ->
Allen Fong ->
Thommy Luke Böhlig ->
Tommy Di Lallo |
1998 Leung Ting Wing Tsun and Latosa Escrima under
Sifu Emin Boztepe and GM René Latosa (up to 1st TG). 2005 joined Wing Tsjun
International with GM Allan Fong and Sifu T.L. Böhlig. Went 7/0 in amateur
Mixed Martial Arts competition.
bio |
|
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Yun Xing (Lin Ai Wei) |
1
2 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Jiu Wan ->(Lineage)
Jason Lau ->
Alan Goldberg ->
Yun Xing |
"... For many years he has taught in various places, assisting people with
their health both emotional, mental and physical, assisting in the
realization that there is no difference between the 3..." |
|
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Yves Laprise |
1
2
3
4 |
homepage |
4th |
Yip Man ->
Tam Lai ->
Ma Ping ->
Denis Shink ->
Yves Laprise |
He obtained the title of Sifu in 1994. His 20 years of constant
practice and adherence to Mo Duck (the moral virtues) led to his
appointment as knight and heir in the bashi ceremony held on June
12, 2004. |
Sifu rank under Denis Shink |
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