Independent Testimonial

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Mr. Eugene Chung came to visit us on the 28th Of December 2009. He kindly provided us with the following testimonial.

Kindly visit:

http://ec-ma.blogspot.com/2009/12/20091228-kahar-saidun-yip-kin-wc.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aB7Vky07nQ

Dear Mr. Eugene Chung,

Thank you for visiting us and thank you for such high praises. Actually, Sifu and the practitioners deserve the credit more than me. I'm just happy I'm allowed to learn from sifu and allowed to practice with my TTDI brothers and sisters! Hahaha

I'm looking forward to having that teh tarik!!

Kahar Saidun

Dear Practitioners Yip Kin Wing Chun in TTDI,

Mr. Eugene has kindly put my name as the title but this is actually a testimony to YOUR hard work and dedication. As everybody know, I'm still a nobody within Yip Kin Wing Chun and I still have A LOT to learn. I only seem good because you guys are great! I'm honored to be your friend and be allowed to practice with you guys! Kudos to all of you!

Kahar Saidun

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Testimonials!!

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Some comments we received for the year 2009. Thank you all!

To whom it may concern,

I started learning Yin Kin Wing Chun (“YKWC”) in the beginning of 2009. Prior to signing up with YKWC, some common online research was done. As I went through several websites / blogs, I finally decided to pay a visit to Grandmaster Yip Fook Choy’s YKWC class in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. This was merely triggered by a friendly and prompt SMS reply from the YKWC instructor, Kahar Saidun.

The visit was very appealing, as I was able to experience the two YKWC core forms (Saifa & Daifa) and its training methods. I also experienced a very impressive Wing Chun inch punch from the instructor, Kahar. In addition, the people were very nice and friendly, especially Kahar. This visit marked my first class.

Surprises continued to unfold. In my third class, I met the grandmaster, our Sifu, Yip Fook Choy, a reputable, humble, friendly and patient man with an amazing and versatile Kung Fu skill highly acknowledged by the martial arts world. It is truly an honor to learn under Sifu Yip Fook Choy.

Throughout the learning, my enthusiasm for YKWC kept on growing. Starting from the basic stances / foot works to Qigong, then moving on to the seven hands and the eight legs, followed by the core forms, Saifa and Daifa. Every learning stage excited me, surprises just never stopped. It is really learning joy for me to attend classes. It is difficult for me to express how wonderful YKWC is. The energy application, principles, movement, etc, are just so amazing and fascinating to me.

Apart from the joy of learning, I noticed a tremendous improvement in my health. After practicing YKWC, I now rarely fall sick and my usual clinic/doctor visit has been reduced significantly as compared to before. As a result, I had a very high percentage of unutilized medical leaves for 2009 of above 75. This never happened before in any of my previous jobs. This improvement is mirrored by my immune system where I now generally recover much faster from the common sicknesses caused by foods or fatigue, as compared to my condition earlier. Besides, my stamina had also been strengthened, as I can now do double portion of my usual cardio exercise without being breathless like before. I feel energetic and refreshed in almost every area of my life now. These may sound unrealistic or like some kind of magic, but these are truly what I have personally experienced.

Lastly, but not least, I wish to take this opportunity, to sincerely thank Sifu and Kahar for introducing YKWC to me and for patient teaching and guidance. I wish them good health and all the best in 2010!

Regards,

Wing Chun enthusiast cum practitioner from Taman Desa

Yip Kin Wing Chun is really holistic for both body and mind, and also incredibly FUN AS WELL!

Isabelle of Johor Bahru

Yip Kin Wing Chun is a TOTAL ARTFORM, it provides me means to manifest myself: mind body and soul as one.

Izzudin of Sabak Bernam

I find the class very unique because this Chinese martial art (Yip Kin Wing Chun) is taught by a Malay Instructor (with 18 years of Wing Chun Background Mr. Kahar is really somebody), which actually open up many aspects for example: the class is in English so we can see many students who are from other races, and it make the art's explanation much easier.

In short, I enjoy this class very much, its atmosphere friendly and always interesting. So I encourage everyone to drop by for a class for a trial class :-)

Chuo of Ampang

The instructors and people... FRIENDLY, The training... IN DEPTH AND COMPREHENSIVE, The art... PRACTICAL AND FULL OF TRADITION, The class... FUN AND ENJOYABLE

Wai Yip of Bukit Jalil

I find that Wing Chun displays a sort of practicality that is often missing from other martial arts. The practical use of the techniques are equally important as the theory taught. Through this, the techniques learned from Wing Chun can be applied properly, that is if the need arises, in real life. Besides that, Wing Chun's theories and principles are supported by logic. For example, when I apply the principle of the center line, I manage to reach the target quickly as the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Jian Yi of Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

Sifu Yip Fook Choy and Kahar Saidun have an answer to every type of attack and are passionate to see their student improve their skills. These are the ideal attributes to look for in a kung fu school. I've been to quite a few kungfu schools worldwide from the Leung Ting and Wong Shun Leung lineages in Germany and in the UK. But Yip Kin Wing CHun is unique by far and possess an unparalleled depth with respect to the training of the specialized energies required for Wing Chun fighting.

Jin Aun of Subang Jaya

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Our forms - Providing different energies

Family of Weapons Forms

Lok Tim Poon Kuan family of Forms

• Kwan Do (春秋大刀)
• Subdue the Tiger Trident (伏虎大扒)
• Yum Yeung Ba Gua Kuan (陰陽八卦棍)
• Spear (梅花槍)

Yong Mui Pang family of Forms

• Willow Leaf Double Broadsword (柳葉雙刀)
• Bench (横頭櫈)
• 3 Section Staff (三節棍)
• Twin Butterfly Knives (蝴蝶雙刀)

Advanced Forms

• Iron Elbow - Empty Hand
• Rope and Weight (飛鉈)
• Broadsword and Rattan Shield(单刀籐牌)
• Broadsword and Rattan Shield vs Subdue the Tiger Trident (单刀籐牌對拆伏虎大扒)
• Subdue the Tiger Empty Hand Form (伏虎拳)
• Small 5 Animals Empty Hand Form (小五形拳)

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Basic Training - To get you started

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Stances and Footwork
There are 4 different types of footwork  from sets done on 5 basic stances. All the stances are interchangeable with each other with only at maximum one or less movement in between.

Qigong
Consist of 6 static postures which a practitioner must hold for a period of time. Its objective other than for health is to develop Qi for use in combat.

7 hands
These are separate techniques like those in 40 point Wing Chun and the San Sik of Yuen Kay Shan Wing Chun. Other than teaching a specific technique, they also teach the basic principles used in Yip Kin Wing Choon.

8 legs
Taken from the 3 empty and forms and 1 wooden dummy form, it is a way to practice the kicks separately for practical use in fighting.

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Our Methodology - How we make you excellent!

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Yip Kin Wing Choon Kuen's training system is a traditional model. During the Basic Training stage, the basics required for application of Wing Choon techniques are drilled into the student, imparting the skills required for proper execution of the forms.

Thereafter, from the first form Sai Fa Kuen (Small Flower Fist), until the last, the training methodology becomes iterative. Each and every form contains the entire system. Thus the first form is akin to a "executive summary" of the entire Yip Kin Wing Choon Kuen system. It starts with simple techniques executed with fairly large movements to make it easier for the student to practice while developing the correct principles. Subsequent forms modify the same movements, blending and/or simplifying them, whilst adding more complex movements and applications. These extend also to every weapon form in the system, which use the exact same energy and movement as the empty hand forms. The student is taught the same movements in increasing levels of complexity throughout the course. The different weapons, while using the same movements as the empty hand forms, also each has a different focus and seeks to impart some new, essential skill or energy into the student. Sometimes these changes are felt immediately, for example, a student may do chi sao exercise, do a weapon form, and if he does chi sao after with the same partner he had before, the difference in feel will become immediately and overwhelmingly apparent.

Besides adding advanced techniques, subsequent forms in the system also provide feedback on the student's abilities or development during the earlier forms. For example, if the student's footwork is even slightly in error for some reason or another in an earlier form, the more advanced forms will show this error clearly, allowing a student to make corrections and thus also improve his earlier forms. The highly integrated nature of the Yip Kin Wing Choon Kuen system allows this.

PRINCIPLES

Hit With Borrowed Energy

All the techniques, movements and principles of Yip Kin Wing Choon are designed to achieve this principle. China is famous for its battles and wars which lasts weeks on end. In order to be effective in a battlefield, the soldiers had to find ways to conserve their energy and the best way to do so is to use the enemy's energy.

Energy

Energy is only applied where there's contact and a need. For example, when a punch is launched, it is largely useless until it hits the enemy. Therefore, energy used is only to move the fist to its intended target. It is non committal and its speed and direction is changeable. When it finds its target, a second energy is released in an explosive manner. This allows the practitioner to conserve energy and use it only when it matters most.

Economy of Action

The only objective of Yip Kin Wing Choon is to hit/subdue the opponent in the shortest time possible using the most minimal amount of movement, strength and energy. However in a fight situation, there are more instances where the hands/feet and/or other parts of the body comes in contact with the opponent.

Once in contact with an opponent, every move (of hands and feet, and even a step or turn) in Yip Kin Wing Choon is either an attack, or a set up for an attack. Attacks can be either strikes to vulnerable points on the body of an opponent where available, or an attack on the opponent's structure which results in him unable to attack or defend effectively. An example of an attack on structure is unbalancing the opponent. Where no direct attack is possible at any particular moment, techniques could be used to set up for an attack, by either forcing the opponent to over-commit or to simply bypass his defenses where possible or by other means.

The combat system contains no excess movement, every movement has an application, and every movement is only as large as is strictly necessary to complete its task. In a given situation where the practitioner has a choice of action, he is encouraged to use the simplest and most direct one.

All movements are non-committed in nature, i.e. power is not generated through weight-shift or a waist turn where the upper torso twists independently of the lower body. At no point is the principle of rootedness is compromised during contact.

Centerline Focus

The centerline is defined in Yip Kin Wing Choon as a vertical line passing through the center of the opponents body. Every action in Wing Choon Kuen has a focus on this centerline. The direction of force or energy is always towards this, or directly away from, this line.

The objective of this focus is for every action to have the maximum effect on the opponent.

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