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Sifu
Chung Kwok Chow
was
born in Hong Kong on 1951. At age of fifteen he studied
body building under Mr. Koo Fone who was a Kung Fu star
under Run Run Shaw. A year later, Sifu Chow began studying
Chinese Karate under Master Carter Wong, who was best known
for his role as Thunder in the Kung Fu movie "Big Trouble
in Little China (1986)". A ray of styles has touched Sifu
Chow's curiosity but he continued looking for a style best
suited for him. He had studied the Hung Ga from an elderly
man next door. He had studied Dragon Style from Master Choa
Sum. On the weekends he would go to local parks and watch
grownups practice their Kung Fu. At the age of seventeen,
Sifu Chow finally found Sifu Ng Wah Sum and began his traditional
training of Wing Chun. He was fascinated by Wing Chun's
economical techniques. He especially liked the Sticky Hand
Sensitivity training. It allowed your techniques to go with
your opponent's power. It fits Bruce Lee's go with the flow
concept "be like water".
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Yip Man
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Ng
wah Sum
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Hong
Kong in the year of 1967
Grand
Master Yip Man lived only a few blocks away from Master
Ng Wah Sum in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Every week Yip
Man would stop by Sifu Ng Wah Sum's Kwon School to have
tea. Sometimes Yip Man would give advice to Master Ng and
his class. Sometimes they would go out and watch movies.
Sifu Chow found Yip Man was a humble, carefree, but extremely
confident person. At that time, Yip Man already had over
hundreds of students. One evening, Yip Man and Ng Wah Sum
took a stroll in the neighborhood, Ng Wah Sum was fascinated
by a display in a store's window. As he picked up his pace
he saw three men approaching him and asking for money. Yip
Man spoke calmly to the three men and said, "Why don't you
guys come back with some weapons, because just three of
you guys are not enough to handle me". The three men got
scared and immediately ran away. In 1970, Wing Chun Athletic
Association (WCAA) organized a grand birthday party for
Yip Man's 70th birthday. One night, Sifu Ng Wah Sum brought
Sifu Chung Chow to attend the meeting in WCAA where Sifu
Chow had the privilege to watch other Yip Man student's
display their martial art skills. He saw disciples like
Jei Wan's (Jason Lau & Francis Fong's Sifu) closing gap
footwork. Also, Koo Sun's Chum Kiu Form and Leung Ting's
Sticky Hand
For
more information about Master Ng Wah Sum, log on www.wingchunchapter.com
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Madison Square Garden 1974
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New
York in the year of 1972
Sifu
Chow came to New York in 1971. He visited many different
martial art schools. At times he would demonstrate some
of his Wing Chun moves to the schools. During the same year,
Grand Master Yip Man made his first appearance in Black
Belt Magazine, following the success of Bruce Lee's film,
ÒThe Big Boss (1971)Ó. The art of Wing Chun got into a big
demand. All of which motivated Sifu Chow to open up his
first Wing Chun School in New York City in 1972. New York
Wing Chun Kung Fu Club was set on 224 Lafayette Street,
New York City. The school was an instant success. Later,
Sifus like Moy Yat, Duncan Leung, and Jason Lau also came
to New York and started their Wing Chun teaching. In one
incident, Sifu Chow was challenged by one of the Sifus who
wanted to test Sifu Chow's Wing Chun skills. Sifu Chow was
forced to engage in Sticky Hand combat with one of the SifuÕs
top students. In the first challenge Sifu Chow used a "Lop
Dar Chung Kuen" to his challenger's face, causing the opponentÕs
face to swell up like a melon[c3]. During the second challenge,
after a couple of moves Sifu Chow used his Sifu's famous
lightning fast Fat Sao and landed a chop on the challenger's
neck and stunned him. The challenger gave up quickly. Then,
came the third challenger who was a much bigger Spanish
fighter. After a couple of spars, surprisingly the fighter
started to ask questions about how Sifu Chow executed his
techniques. Sifu Chow patiently explained his approach to
his opponent. Soon after other students also gathered around
Sifu Chow to watch his demonstration
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Sifu
Shum Leung, Sifu Kong Tek Fu, Sifu Chan Pei, Sifu
Ng Wai Hong and Sifu Chow
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EASTERN
U.S. KUNG FU FEDREATION
In
1973, Fu Jow Pai Master Ng Wai Hong invited select individuals
to help him form the Eastern US Kung Fu Federation (EUSKFF).
The initial members included Tai Chi Master William Chen,
Eagle Claw System Master Shum Lleung, Praying Mantis Master
Chan Pei, Hung Ga Master Frank Yee, Wing Chun Sifu Chow
other individuals. Master Wai Hong was the chairman and
Sifu Chow was the secretary. EUSKFF gave Sifu Chow many
opportunities to travel the country to promote Kung Fu and
Wing Chun and to meet many other martial art masters. In
1974 Sifu Chow was asked by Master Ng Wai Hong to join him
in Puerto Rico to assist in making the documentary film,
"Warrior Within (1974)". Later that year Sifu Chow along
with Master William Chen, Aikido Master Yamada, and Goju
Karate Sensi Chaka Zulu joined in demonstrating the "Handbook
of the Martial Arts and Self-Defense" by Punk & Wagnalls
Publishing Co.
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DELICATION
TO WING CHUN FOR 40 YEARS
Sifu Chow is the founder of Integrative Wing
Chun which carries not only traditional Wing Chun of Yip
Man's linage, but also Wing Chun to a new level of martial
arts. His passion of Wing Chun grows stronger as everyday
passes. One of Sifu Chow's favorite books is I-Ching which
is a 5,000 year old book about "evolution". EVOLUTION is
eternity. His Integrative Wing Chun IWC is a byproduct of
I-Ching and a process of evolution. Sifu Chow has been teaching
Wing Chun in New York area for over 36 years. He has taught
over hundreds of student. He has total of 13 videos and
a Wing Chun 8 Theories poster. Just the Mok-Jong (Wooden
Dummy) alone, he has three videos covering this form. You
can browse his video list by clicking here videosale.html.
He conducts seminars on premise for national and international
locations regularly. For details of on-premise seminar by
Sifu Chung Chow, you can send an E-mail to SifuChow@verizon.net
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