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Summary: Good but not near enough
Comment: This reads more like an introduction to the art of Wing Chun ratehr than a book covering the "principles". So much is left out. It would be better presented as Vol I, and then have the authors do a more comprehensive series. Just a suggestion.
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Summary: Not the best I've seen
Comment: This book had a lot about nothing. Knowing that Wing Chun has lots of color and depth this book really doesn't do Wing Chun justice.
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Summary: A good read, bad tutorial.
Comment: I wanted to learn and was expecting to learn Sil Lum Tao. I could not learn it from this book. Intellectually it was a good read and I truly like the translation of the Confucius Art of Mean. But if you want to learn to perform Sil Lum Tao purchase Wing Chun: The Science of In-Fighting DVD (excellent) and "Wing chun kung fu: traditional Chinese kung fu for self defense and health" by Ip chun (very good). These are much better introductory resources. I am still glad I own the book.
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Summary: Please leave out biased comments out of reviews
Comment: I am a Wing Chun student. My master learned Wing Chun from a student of Yip Man. This book shows the way Wing Chun is practiced by Yip Man. It is a very technical book and has to be studied carefully to understand it. No one that has never practiced the art should try to understand the book without first having hands on experience. It is a very complicated art. To the reader from Kennesaw, GA United States: You probably were taught that the style you are practicing is the best. Regardless of what style anyone practice we have to recognize one of the best expositioners of the art: Sifu Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee was a student of Yip Man and it was his first martial art. From it he developed Yun Fan Kung Fu or Jeet Kun Do. Do not say that any style is sloppy. Remember the best fighters are always obscure. This book is great if you know the basics of Wing Chun taught by a master.
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Summary: Good book to demonstrate what not to do in Wing Chun
Comment: Though this book provides a thourough demonstration of the Wing Chun form, it lacks detail and technique. The technique demonstrated by Yip Chun is sloppy at best (like all students of the Yip Man branch of Wing Chun). His stance is lazy, waek, and provides a poor foundation to build apon. His hand work is sloppy and ineffective. I'd hate to see what would happen to him if he fought against a well trained master of Wing Chun. This is an OK book to use as a reference to learn the sequence of the Wing Chun forms and the theories of the style, but the techniques demonstrated in the book are junk. His hands are not in proper positions most of the time, causing him to lose the structure that forms the foundation of Wing Chun. I was very disappointed with how poor the details of his form were in this book. Check out the videos "Wing Chun Today by Jason Lau" part I and II. Sifu Lau is probably the most talented and most well respected Grand Master of Wing Chun. His form is the best in the world and his videos show the proper use of the form.
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