Xiong Yanghe
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Wing Chun
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This particular Via Media anthology on wing chun features only two authors: Dr. Joyotpaul Chaudhuri and Jeff Webb. Their academic and practical experience bring a rich text for anyone interested in this unique art, famed for its specialized training methods, combative efficiency, and noted associations with Yip Man, Bruce Lee, and the kung fu film industry. The topic is necessary for Via Media coverage of Chinese gongfu.
Dr. Joyotpaul “Joy” Chaudhuri is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science (political philosophy) at Arizona State University at the Tempe main campus. He has had a life long interest in Asian martial arts as well as martial sports. A longtime student of Augustine Fong, Dr. Caudhuri teaches Wing Chun at Tempe Wing Chun., Jeff Webb, began studying wing chun / ving tsun in 1985 and is a former private student of Grandmaster Leung Ting. During his time in Europe, he also trained under Grandmaster Keith Kernspecht and with numerous masters of the EWTO. Upon his discharge from the military in 1996, Mr. Webb returned to Texas and began teaching the art professionally. In 2005, Mr. Webb was conferred the rank of master by his teacher during a formal grading ceremony in Hong Kong. Later he went on to found the National Ving Tsun Organization in 2007 and continues to operate two professional schools in Austin, Texas. At present he continues to promote the art on a national level and remains a popular instructor on the seminar circuit.
- ISBN-13
- 9781893765344
- Publisher
- Via Media Publishing
- Imprint
- Via Media Publishing
- Publication date
- 13 September 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 98
- Dimensions
- 228 x 152 mm
- Language
- English
