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1935–1997 China
Wong Shun-leung (黃淳樑 1935 – 1997) was considered by many to be "the most famous fighter of the Wing Chun clan in the early 1950's". Since his reputation was world-wide as a Wing Chun master and a sought after seminar speaker, Wong had been interviewed many times.
Also known as: Wong Shun Leung, Wong Shun Leung's Profound Knowledge of Fighting
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"No, Wing Chun will never use a fake punch."
"This situation can happen to anyone. If you learn Wing Chun you can cope with it better than someone that doesn't know Wing Chun."
"The situation where you need to wrestle is when both opponents want to grab."
" If someone grabs you, you will only try to grab back if you are scared.
" The first punch causes the brain to go to one side of the skull.
" ..... when you punch the head the brain hits the side of the skull."
"Boxing moves the head to dodge punches, but in Wing Chun we don't, because the head can't be faster than the hand."
"To escape from a rear arm lock, straighten the arm by choosing the best line of force. The hand turns and goes in an upward direction. Then step in and unbalance the opponent."
"In Wing Chun we hit the larger part of the face, usually at an angle, so the butt of the chin is avoided. In Wing Chun, the main target area is from the mouth upward..."
" Wing Chun doesn't like to lift the knee first and then kick ..... "
"In Wing Chun if you throw two fast punches to someone's head they'll be knocked out. The first punch causes the brain to go to one side of the skull. If a quick second hit comes, the person is knocked out. If you withdraw the hand to give the second punch, then the brain can recover (will have more time to recover), but if you don't give this time then a knockout results."