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About Sifu Clark Tang’s I’ve been doing Martial Arts most of my life,
and I got to the point that it was more internal
WING CHUN TEMPLE was founded by Sifu understanding when I am more mature. So
Clark Tang, who started his interest in Martial my Sifu told me that I was ready to pass on the
Arts since he was 6 years of age. Sifu Clark art. So I was granted to be a Sifu level. But
Tang used to study other martial arts like Kick- I am still constantly learning all the time. And
boxing, American Kenpo Karate, Lama Kenpo then I had to come up with the school name, so
Karate, Tai Kwon Do, Tai Chi and other styles
of Kung Fu; however Wing Chun was always
Sifu Clark Tang’s passion but there was none
to be founded around his area. Until Spring
1993, Sifu Clark Tang founded a Wing Chun
School in Fountain Valley and until now, Sifu
Clark Tang has never stopped loving it and
made it to be a life long journey.

In the Beginning and How it was started

Master Ti Lung:

I started my interest in Martial Arts since I was
about 5-6 years of age after I accidentally got
into the theatre by myself and saw Master Ti
Lung’s film.
From that point, my life was never be the same,
and my quest for an understanding of Martial
Arts was an everlasting. My childhood dream
was to go and live in Shaolin Temple and study
Gung Fu and literature.

Master Bruce Lee(Lee Siou Long)

I was inspired by Master Ti Lung and later by I was thinking that when I was a child I always
Master Bruce Lee, so Wing Chun Gung Fu wanted to go to Shaolin Temple to study mar-
was always my goal. But there was not any tial arts and literature. And then a vision came
Wing Chun Gung Fu school around where I li- to my mind, Temple and later Wing Chun. So I
ved. So I started to study American Kenpo Ka- came up with Wing Chun Temple, and my Sifu
rate and Kickboxing with Sensei Paul Hock’s was impressed.
school, which very closed to my house. And
later I met Sensei Thomas Martin, and I asked As of now, besides working full time, I also lead
a permission from Sensei Paul Hock to study 3 times a week of Wing Chun classes. Being
under Sensei Thomas Martin. And of course, a Wing Chun Gung Fu teacher(Sifu) is a bles-
Sensei Paul Hock granted my wish because sing to me because I am constantly learning
Sensei Thomas Martin was also an Instructor from my students. They are my greatest joy.
at his school too. Afterward, my journey was
not ended; I continue to take Tai Kwon Do, Tai The Summary of Sifu Clark Tang’s Promo clip:
Chi and other martial arts styles. But my heart Sifu Clark is a certified Wing Chun Gung Fu
was always for Wing Chun Gung Fu. So one Instructor by Grandmaster IP MAN under
day, I accidentally found out from my Gung Fu Wong Long’s lineage. Sifu Clark was trained
brother that he found a Wing Chun School in and studied other martial arts before discove-
OC County, and I told him that I was interested ring Wing Chun Gung Fu, such as Kickboxing,
to check out and enroll it. Because Wing Chun Lama Kenpo Karate, Tai Kwon Do, and Tai Chi;
schools were not many and my dream finally however, Wing Chun Gung Fu Style won Sifu
came true. So I signed up and studied Wing Clark’s heart and soul. Sifu Clark’s goal is to
Chun Gung Fu since then until now. pass Wing Chun Gung Fu to whoever loves
and wants to learn the art.

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