Wong Shun Leung 1935 - 1997
Wong Shun-Leung was born in 1935 and began his martial arts training in his early teens, sampling a variety of methods including western boxing, which he enjoyed. While sparring with his boxing coach one afternoon, Wong accidently landed a damaging blow to the face. In a rage, the coach began pounding Wong until, bleeding from nose and mouth, Wong managed to gain the upper hand, eventually knocking his coach out cold. After this event, Wong lost all respect for his boxing coach and never went back for another lesson.
In around 1951 decided to sample Wing which was gaining reputation on the streets. Wong was initially underwhelmed when he saw students practising chi sau. He then challenged and beat a senior student in the class. He then challenged the instructor, after being soundly defeated by Yip Man, Wong became Yip's student. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Wong Shun-Leung helped forge Wing Chun's reputation in Hong Kong with his victories in challenge matches, gaining the nickname Gong Sao Wong (Talking Hands King), and assisted in the teaching of his juniors, such as Bruce Lee.
Sifu Wong was renowned for earning the title of "Gong Sau Wong" (King of talking with the hands) after surviving countless "beimo," or "comparison of skills," throughout the 50s and 60s, emerging every time as undefeated and undisputed champion. He is confirmed to have won over 60 matches, howvere some accounts but that figure at well over 200 bare knuckle fights.
In one such match, arranged by a reporter working for a prominent Hong Kong newspaper of the day, Wong (who stood barely 5ft 6in tall and weighed in at around 120lbs) easily defeated a visiting Russian boxer named Giko, a giant of a man who weighed over 250lbs and stood some twelve inches taller than the dynamic Wing Chun exponent.
He, passed away peacefully on January 28th, 1997... he was just 61 years of age.
Wong Shun-Leung was born in 1935 and began his martial arts training in his early teens, sampling a variety of methods including western boxing, which he enjoyed. While sparring with his boxing coach one afternoon, Wong accidently landed a damaging blow to the face. In a rage, the coach began pounding Wong until, bleeding from nose and mouth, Wong managed to gain the upper hand, eventually knocking his coach out cold. After this event, Wong lost all respect for his boxing coach and never went back for another lesson.
In around 1951 decided to sample Wing which was gaining reputation on the streets. Wong was initially underwhelmed when he saw students practising chi sau. He then challenged and beat a senior student in the class. He then challenged the instructor, after being soundly defeated by Yip Man, Wong became Yip's student. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Wong Shun-Leung helped forge Wing Chun's reputation in Hong Kong with his victories in challenge matches, gaining the nickname Gong Sao Wong (Talking Hands King), and assisted in the teaching of his juniors, such as Bruce Lee.
Sifu Wong was renowned for earning the title of "Gong Sau Wong" (King of talking with the hands) after surviving countless "beimo," or "comparison of skills," throughout the 50s and 60s, emerging every time as undefeated and undisputed champion. He is confirmed to have won over 60 matches, howvere some accounts but that figure at well over 200 bare knuckle fights.
In one such match, arranged by a reporter working for a prominent Hong Kong newspaper of the day, Wong (who stood barely 5ft 6in tall and weighed in at around 120lbs) easily defeated a visiting Russian boxer named Giko, a giant of a man who weighed over 250lbs and stood some twelve inches taller than the dynamic Wing Chun exponent.
He, passed away peacefully on January 28th, 1997... he was just 61 years of age.
Self-defense is only an illusion, a dark cloak beneath which lurks a razor-sharp dagger waiting to be plunged into the first unwary victim
Wing Chun kung fu is a very sophisticated weapon--nothing else. It is a sciense of combat, the intent of which is the total incapacitation of an opponent. It is straightforward, efficient and deadly. If you're looking to learn self-defense, don't study Wing Chun. It would be better for you to master the art of invisibility"
-- Wong Shun Leung
-- Wong Shun Leung
When Bruce returned to Hong Kong the second time, the only person that had a chance to stop the attacks of Bruce was Wong Shun Leung.
--Jesse Glover
--Jesse Glover
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