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With a career spanning decades as a first-line respondent as a police officer, fire fighter and paramedic, Sifu Tony Massengill translates a dynamic career paralleled with decades of martial arts experience into a fast moving DVD showcasing his Ip Man Wing Chun. In this video installment, he offers “drills designed to develop conditioned reflex,” with the hopes of conditioning the viewing practitioner toward having a more reactive response when applied.
Class is in session with Sifu David Peterson’s incredibly thorough examination of the Cham Kiu form. With decades of experience in successful careers as both an educator and as a prolific instructor in WSLVT, David bridges the talents of both worlds to offer an extensive look into what makes the second form work as intended—seeking to bridge the gaps with relevant, practical information. The abundance of content is formatted in not one but two discs within the one package because of the expanse of detail and articulation; thus heightening the value of this second instalment of instructional DVDs. Take a seat as the professor takes over the lab for this in-depth seminar!
A long life dedicated to the propagation of his cherished art is celebrated by offering fans and family members of Grandmaster Sunny Tang’s Wing Chun system a DVD commemorating his 45 years of involvement in the art. From his origins in Hong Kong as a disciple of the late Grandmaster Moy Yat to his emigration to England en route to Canada where he eventually settled in 1973, subsequently establishing his first Sunny Tang Martial Arts Centre growing into a successful chain of schools across the North American continent.
There are as many unique interpretations of Wing Chun’s Wooden Dummy sequence and sets as there are actions within its form. Sifu Chuck O’Neill offers up his unique brand of presenting his teaching methodology through the Wooden Dummy set, as learned from his Sifu Nelson Chan (a student of the late Sifu Moy Yat). Audience members familiar with the carved Wing Chun Kuen Kuit created by Moy Yat will enjoy the translated quotes that appear edited into the introduction segment of this video presentation.
“Chum Kiu is when you put words (from) letters together to make sentences,” quotes Sifu Clive Potter of Wong Shun Leung’s simplified definition of the system’s second form in the introduction of this seminar class. This next stage of forms training is communicated to the audience live from the classroom floor and broken down into three sections bridging the parallels and gaps from concept, to practice, to application.
When I was given the opportunity to be the DVD reviewer at WCI, I jumped at the chance, and I made a promise to myself that I would be honest and unbiased when it came to lineage and always review the DVDs on their instructional merits.
So here we have Austin Goh’s Wing Chun Combat and I am sorry to say but it is the worst DVD I have reviewed thus far. I shall explain why.
Once considered by many to the be the “elite” form of the system, the DVD Biu Tze Form is succinctly broken down into sets, complete with Sifu Taner holding center stage with a one-to-one lesson. Pointing the viewer in the direction of how each technique is played, and the concepts that support them. An information-rich hour that gives the practitioner deep insight into the third form.