Wing Tsun kung fu is an efficient concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense utilizing both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat. Wing Tsun was developed to allow people to defend themselves even against bigger and stronger opponents and that prides itself in its practical nature, with no references to mythical creatures or animal movements. Its applications are often described as being simple, but not easy. Though seemingly soft, Wing Tsun attitude is aggressive in both defense and offense.
Wing Tsun kung fu is self defense in it's most uncompromising form. Employing simple and clever self-defense methodology and concepts without complicated techniques, it's a fast, simple and effective system. Wing Tsun teaches the ability to overcome larger, stronger opposition with the least amount of effort using body integrity, balance and mind-over matter common-sense techniques.
The principle focus of Wing Tsun is in defending against your attacker and in ending the confrontation as quickly as possible, while limiting the damage to any involved parties. The main objective of Wing Tsun is to be a realistic system of self-defense. Wing Tsun does not focus on fighting “techniques”, instead relying on fighting and energy principles to be followed at all times. The central idea is that, under pressure, it is impossible to visually recognize the precise direction and speed of an attack and make a conscious decision on an effective way in which to react, all within the very brief amount of time you have before your opponent’s attack lands. Rather, one must (counter) attack immediately in a very direct and protected manner and rely on reflexes to determine how to react if the opponent’s attack continues to pose a problem.
In practicing Wing Tsun, the focus is less on drilling powerful and quick techniques as in many martial arts such as Karate and Tae Kwon Do, but so called “sensitivity drills” where the student learns a softness in the limbs which prevents the restriction in movement created by being permanently tense. The system also stresses minimal movements to achieve the necessary effect so all movement is as efficient as possible.
In 1967 Sifu Elmond Leung began his Wing Tsun journey in Hong Kong. At that time, the late Great Grandmaster Yip Man had opened a new program to attract younger students to his school on Nathan Road.
Sifu Elmond signed up and studied there for a period of time before work took him away from martial arts practice. When Sifu Elmond returned to the school, he discovered it was being run by a gifted young sifu named Leung Ting. In those days, Leung Ting personally taught class at the school on a daily basis, and the school on Nathan Road still operates in Hong Kong to this day.
Sifu Elmond studied with his sifu until Sifu Elmond's family immigrated to the United States in 1974. Prior to leaving Hong Kong, Sifu Elmond attained the Third Level Technician ranking, which in those days included proficiency of nearly the entire WingTsun system.
In 1982 Sifu Elmond started teaching privately to a handful of students in California. His students’ accomplishments include having won First, Second and Third place rankings in international competition.
Sifu Elmond welcomes any and all with a genuine desire to learn WingTsun, train hard, and learn with an open mind.