Andrew DiGuiseppi wrote in:

I will be conducting a Wing Chun Workshop, Sunday March 9th
Waterbury Connecticut at Practical Self Defense Training Center www.psdtc.com

Open to the public, all levels are welcome to attend.

Website: www.ctwingchun.com

From DFL on the KFO Forums:

Q: Yip sifu, how are you? I am a WC student from USA, and I have some questions regarding your father, grandmaster Yip Man.
A: I’ll be happy to answer any questions. Have a seat.
Q: I read on the internet that your father was related to Chu Chung Man of Weng Chun. Is that true?
A: They were good friends.
Q: They say Chu Chung Man was Yip Man’s uncle.
A: No. They were not related, just good friends.
Q: Thank you for answering my question. I am going to put this on the internet to clarify the matter.
A: Yes.
Q: Thank you for your time.

Read the complete post, and the typical argumentative thread which follows…

Via KFO Forums:

Open to the public the First Hung Fa Yi Wing Chun Kuen Seminar and Workshop of 2008 to be held in NY. For those who may have heard about Hung Fa Yi but have yet to experience it for themselves this is a great opportunity for you to do just that. Please Join Sifu Andy Kalish and his HFY Club in welcoming the Bun Jyun of HFY to the New York one more time.

“It gives me great pride to announce that Grand Master Gee will be presenting a workshop in Rochester, NY on Saturday, January 19th, 2008. HFY organization instructor training will be held on Sunday the 20th. This will be Grand Master Gee’s first visit to the Rochester club and everyone here is very excited about meeting the Bun Jyun of the HFY system!

We are expecting HFY family members from Dayton, Houston, New York City, and Michigan to travel in for this event. We will also be having a celebratory dinner on Saturday night at the Shanghai Restaurant.

For our local members as well as out-of-town visitors, please direct any questions to myself. Thanks to all.”

Sifu Andy Kalish
HFY Club of Rochester
Rochester, NY
(716) 637-8544
akalish1@rochester.rr.com

From KJ on the forums:

For any with interest, please plan to join us.

Regards,
- Kathy Jo
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It’s time to register for the
10th Wing Chun Camp
in Gainsville, New York (Note this year’s location change!)

May 15 thru 18, 2008

A four day camp with hands on instruction from Kenneth Chung and Ben Der

Practitioners from all families of Wing Chun are welcomed!
Please share this information with anyone who may have interest.

Dates and NEW Location
May 15-18, Thursday - Sunday … 4 Days!
(3 Day Option - May 16-18, Friday - Sunday only)
YMCA Camp Weona Resident Camping, Outdoor Education & Conference Center, Gainsville, New York
(South of Rochester and Buffalo, near Letchworth State Park)

Full details of the camp are posted at http://tinyurl.com/2bbdwu and http://www.northeastwingchun.com
Please check periodically for updates and additional information.

For questions regarding the camp or travel arrangements, contact: wingchuncamp@yahoo.com

Links rounded up by yylee on the forum:

From TiFei on the forums:

In the New Year, I’m hoping to get together some members of the Lee Shing Wing Chun Family to discuss our teaching practices, future promotions and event diary for 2008.

Normally, and in the past, these meetings have always been held behind closed doors or by invite only, but next year I would like to try something different.

Now I don’t claim to be anything special and I never even got the chance to meet Lee Shing, but I do care about this relatively small and unique family of practitioners. I trained for a short while at Jun Mo under Sifu Joe Man in London and I have never looked back since. Other prominent teachers recognised today include Joseph Lee, Austin Goh, Simon Lau and Joseph Cheng.

Lee Shing Wing Chun is probably best described as a blend of Mainland Chinese (Gulao) and Hong Kong Wing Chun. But, as this method was originally taught by Lee Shing in London, we used to refer to it as simply Londoner Wing Chun!

If you would like to attend, or are genuinely interested in this branch of Wing Chun and would like to meet some of us ‘old skool’ characters, please just post here or message me privately.

From TiFei on the forums:  

If anyone here is a member of Facebook, click the link below to access our online Group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5646373803

“The first group on Facebook to offer information on one of the most influential Martial Arts Masters to set foot in the UK.

Lee Shing taught a unique style of Chinese Martial Arts, called Wing Chun. Born in Guangdong province in 1923, he was an early starter and an avid student of kung fu throughout his youth.

As he grew older, the West beckoned and he travelled to Hong Kong prior to leaving for England. It was here that he met with a fellow practitioner of Wing Chun, the legendary Yip Man; teacher of Bruce Lee.

Some of Lee Shing’s most well known students include Joseph Lee, Austin Goh, Joseph Cheng, Simon Lau, Joseph Man and the late Nigel Fan.

Lee Shing passed away in Canada, 1991.

If anyone can share information about this great teacher and inspirational character, or any of his Wing Chun students, please join me and help gather the history of…

“Lee Shing Wing Chun”

Look forward to seeing you there!

Courtesy of TiFei via the forums, Part 1:

For many more videos of wing chun in China, check out the thread.

Volume 1:

Volume 2:

Review from WingChunKuen.com Forum member Shen:  

So, the CSL Body Structure. Is it what I assumed it was, from my own Wing Chun experience? No, not at all. The methods of using the body are completely different to most systems I’ve seen or the systems I’ve trained in. It’s easy to second guess what this or that is but until you have it explained to you, in depth, you don’t really get how it can be so different or appreciate it for what it is.

Briefly, the entire set of DVDs have deep explanations and practical examples throughout. The various training methods covered are all made accessible through drills, that you can take from the DVDs and practise. These drills can be practised from a passive (intro) level right up to how they respond in fighting. So there’s a wealth of stuff to train. Some areas expanded on what I’d already trained, to a point, where they made more sense and I could see how I’d actually apply them in a real fight against someone who can ACTUALLY fight.

Read the whole thing, take the poll, and engage in the thread…