Before entering or leaving the class a traditional sign of respect must be shown to ones Sifu (right hand fist, left hand open). Do NOT bow.
Always respect and obey ones Sifu (Teacher).
Help keep your place of training clean and tidy.
Refrain from using profanities. Do not use loud or loose talk.
Never criticise students of other arts, styles or schools.
Your training and expertise in Wing Chun is only to be used in SELF-DEFENSE.
No techniques are to be shown or discussed with non-members of the ‘Association’.
Tuition fee are due on the FIRST lesson of every month. If you have trouble and cannot pay the fees on time please discuss with your Sifu.
Your annual membership and licence must be kept up to date. Please renew on or before expiry.
You must wear full uniform during all classes, seminars and gradings.
You must bring your membership/record book to all events.
Do not smoke, chew gum or wear jewellery in class.
When leaving the kwoon please be respectful of others by leaving quietly.
Be a positive role model and lead by example (especially to the younger members of the club).
Maintain your self respect and that of the Cambridgeshire Wing Chun Schools by conducting yourself with honour to everyone inside and outside of the the school.
The Sifu is present to teach and answer questions. However, do not bother them with trivia. If you have doubts ask an assistant instructor or senior student first.
Over the 40 years of the #UKWCKFA, we have met with many repsected #WingChun teachers. Among them was a kind invitation by Master Nino Bernardo to meet his teacher, the late great Grandmaster Wong Shun Leung. Sifu Bernado was very gracious and welcoming. His teacher was also very humble and as James Sinclair was not his student GM Wong Shun Leung asked James to simply call him 'Wong' and used the classic phrase 'm sai haak hay' not stand on ceremony around him. GM Wong Shun Leung took time to chat and open up about his approach and was far too self depracating. He deserved his postion in the Art and garnered great loyalty and respect from his students. Over the years the UKWCKFA have gone on to meet many of the world class students of GM Wong Shun Leung. Not all are famed for their humility and kind manner, but all act with ferocious defence of the Art they inherited. Something they are justifiably proud of.These photos have been hidden away gathering dust in the UKWCKFA archive and we felt it tme to share for all to enjoy, regardless of your linage.All photos copyright of the UKWCKFA#wingchunrayleigh #wingchunleicester #wingchunstneots #wingchunbedford #vingtsun ... See MoreSee Less
As posted previously we used to hold Annual Summer Camps with three days of training in August. It was only £35 for three days including accomodation.With 12 hour days incuding runs in the woods, meditation/Chi Kung, bag and padwork, weapons, dummy and every other aspect of Wing Chun Kuen from sunrise to sunset and beyond the spirit amongst the group was something quite special.Here is a group photo from the 1993 group. Qiote a few people had gone home and missed this impromptu phot. Thank to Tim Norton for his camera work. Amazingly many of the people in this photo are still actively trainng or in contact withthe UKWCKFA, over 30 years later!As with the previous post, you may recognise faces or even yourself. Just felt sad to think there is now techology to share such memories that belong to everyone in the image and they were in our archive. Enjoy.. ... See MoreSee Less
In the UKWCKFA dusty archives we found these old photos from around 1986/7. We had a massive turnout and these photo's only capture a small part of the attedees.We hope some of our Facebook 'followers' recognise themselves in the group,.However, please don't name others for their own privacy.. We are happy for you to name yourself and position in photo if you wish.We do have a video of this whole event somewhere....Enjoy ... See MoreSee Less
It has been a while since we posted a little something here.In this short extract from a recent live zoom session on the #wingchun form of #chamkiu, James Sinclair is dicussing the use of the #wingchun Lahn Sau or Barring Arm.There are many applications for the simple technique and James indeed discussed many!!! This extract is is possibly the most simple version and useful in a hectic melee of messy close range mauling that may prove useful to persons training in any style of #martialart.If you like this please actually take the time to 'like' it, this small positive action may encourage us to post more frequently.If you also enjoy the presentation style of James Sinclair, you may wish to consider subscribing to the #UKWCKFA weekly live zoom session and get access to the full length recordings.Please understand that as this simply a short extract, so much more was discussed and it would be easy to misinterpret this information judged solely on this. it is a brief look only.#wingchun #wingchunleicester #wingchunrayleigh #wingchunbedford #wingchunstneots #ukwckfa #kungfu #China #hongkong #vingtsun #chamkiu ... See MoreSee Less