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SPEAKING OF MENTORS, WHO WERE When it comes to Wing Chun system, Centerline is
SOME OF YOUR MAIN INFLUENCES IN everything!
MARTIAL ARTS?
Another words, no centerline, there’s no Wing Chun
The most influential people are as follow: First of system - In Wing Chun, we start with the Centerli-
all, My Sifu, Grand Master Wong Long Ching, Se- ne and end with the Centerline. Wing Chun Cen-
cond is Master Bruce Lee, and last but not least, terline is the reference point of everything in the
Master Ti Lung. system; it’s like a “Home Screen” on the iPhone :-)
Even Master Bruce Lee said it, “If you control the
My Sifu, Grand Master Wong Long Ching is the centerline, you control the fight.” Master Bruce
student of Grand Master Ip Man, and he is the Lee’s saying is so true; however, one MUST study
older brother of Bruce Lee. My Sifu has not only and mediate long enough to get to understand to
practice Wing Chun most of his life, but he also li- this point. Otherwise, it’s very hard to grasp the
ves the art. Practicing is one thing but letting Wing art of Wing Chun because Wing Chun is unlike any
Chun live in you is not easy, you need to be simple other martial arts.
and sacrifice a lot of things are necessary. To me,
that is the truth of Gung Fu : To be Nothing. That’s WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MARTIAL
the ultimate goal of any true master. Out of all, my ARTS AND ITS SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS?
Sifu Grand Master Wong Long Ching is the true
master of Gung Fu. Wing Chun seems to be the simplest yet very deep
and it’s not an easy to grasp nor easily understand
WHY THE CENTER LINE IS IMPORTANT unless one has the right mind, heart and spirit.
IN WING CHUN? For these reasons and many of years of studying,
practicing and sharing the art of Wing Chun, I can

The Centerline Theory in Wing Chun system: conclude it that Wing Chun is, indeed, a Spiritual
Martial Arts due to three main characteristics of
the art:

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