I’m a Ninja

I actually did Siu Nim Tau today. That is the first form of Wing Chun. It focuses on the 108 hand movements in the system. I’m amazed that I still remember it.

My form was terrible; my legs were tired, so the pigeon toed stance was difficult, and generally, I had no snap. Still it is a start.

I’ve been reading a lot about Wing Chun again (It’s great that there is more stuff out on the Net). I was very fortunate to train for about 3 years under Stephen Law, a student of Wong Shun Leung. Wong Shun Leung was an original student of Yip Man, and for most part, he played an integral part of training Bruce Lee. He also was a ruffian in his youth, challenging many a kung fu man to test his skills against Wing Chun Kune.

For those not familiar with the Family Tree of Wing Chun, Stephen Law is a third generation Yip Man Wing Chun Sifu. Only select third generation sifu’s were chosen to be included in original family tree back in 1985. I still remember the article in “Inside Kung Fu” when he [my sifu] showed it me. I remember thinking, “Damn, this guy knows his shit.”

-T