we © eee ee BOiAy Ne ie 4 f (SH MAL GL: NO PI, BA. Be WS RTM. SR Ae iB 288 TE RGAE ZF AD Sa) Sb BH MAL SC ‘ih ft BE TY LAS F. SHOE EBL. EAGT. KBE (ij Aa BR STL KOLAR UI ity GT ESA) WD. i. EMAL. er BRM, ASE WME RIE TARA, AUS OTE, mR CE SE PAD Bae a HH 2, We ari: . aon MARE BOB A } WANK, 42 we Sree BBN. DAR BIH. 1 GSE. MR, ASKER SEAL LAE GIRS. GG Je de TRIE OT Bae, ULES. UNIT — (RUE PIREHE, BATT A5R4 jek, HUI WE BARAT TPT RR OU He Fe. BW SPIES 5 Hh CEE BT HEAR BUN, SEMEAE SUBD, AS aR Te HERES. Iu TA, MAE RED He PEL GL, UTR. OATES NT AL MARAT, titan AAT I, (ERG SEAR AE A, BE DISCS, HATES AAT, MDE ERR MaRS BR FH IE BY JE NEE BF HE MORE AOTH AEF CDUBY) . ASAP dE PRY AE pecial Interview with Wing Chur’ Grand Master fu Lo Man Kam in Taiwan A Retired Aray Major = The first person to bring Wing Chun Kung Fu to the Taiwan public In 1950, Grand Master Yip Nan began teaching Wing Chun at the Korloon Mess Union. Wis early followers at that time included Leung Sheung, Lek Yiu, Cheu Sheung Tin, Jiu Wan, Yip Bo Ching, and others. However, not _ many know that Lo Man Kem, Yip Man’ s nephew through his oldest sister, alse began studying Wing Chun at that time, training with Leung Sheung and Lok Yiu on the rooftops of the Mess Union, along with another student, MSCS Yip Man’ s good friend, Lee Ming, rom the Mess Union, Grand Master Yip Man moved his school to Hia Ten Street, Lee Da Street, and later Lee Jenwou Village. For nearly 10 years, wherever Yip Man noved, Lo would always fol low Then in 1960, persuaded by his uncle, Sifu Lo moved to Taivan to enroll in military school. Over 3 years special forces training, he learned many kill techniques, defense tactics, ond other martial arts skills like Judo and Chin Na Shou for close-quarters conbat, After graduating from military school, he was assigned to serve at a special union and, duc to the nature of his job, frequently had chances to utilize Wing Chun and other martial arts skills that could be conbined together to Forma very unique clase range coubat system, As a result, though Sifu Lo left Hong Kong, his Wing Chun never be rusty, much like the old Chinese saying “Kung-fu always stays with you.” During his time in Taiwan, Sifu Lo also had a chance to meet his kung-fu brothers such as Lok Yiu, Jiu Fan, and Sam After meeting with his cousin, Yip Chun in Taipei in hhe was encouraged to develop and spread Wing Chun in Taiwan. Shortly after retiring from the Army as a Najor in 1975, Sifu Lo opened his first school in Taipei. Before long, the Chinese kung-fu action star Bruce Lia also joined his school, training under him and even cooperating on a few kung-fu movies mavies together. +37eALG, TOL ART, SEE ST AY SAE. GBR TA Be RO GY AT BE GL, AC HE AAA), AY EL AA] AN, HATER LA FUEMN, AGRA MN TE IRD AST SES MAB. BUGLE Ab TAOS UTTER BED ACT ACSCIM, FRECHE. BRT RCRA Bh, AAG TEST REY Gr RI. BEAT ALLY BEM), SRL, TUB IN SE BEATIN. WARE Mio BRT AALS ASR MMT Me BS SORE Be AEM AE OTHE» A Hy ArPk ee sn Bia. HEB. PALE seeee ie AE AU RAT WH ily BR AE i ity, FFA fu HeLa th A A NE AMY, MI AMM A ER iti PFE Sifu Lo has always kept his school ‘open to the public, making teaching his full-time job, career, and mission, Almost every day and every might thas been focused on developing and maintaining the high standard of Yip Man’ s Wing Chun in Taivan, In October 1975, Sifu Lo accepted his first foreign student, Daniel Duby, a son of 2 chief of police from the French island of Réunion, llaving a foreigner come to Taiwan study kung-fu was quite unusual, since Taixanese society was very conservative. As such, the Taiwanese Foreign Affairs and Overseas Compatriot Affairs Conmission helped and provided all necessary support to Sifu Lo and Daniel Duby. Publicity about Sifu Lo’ s kung-fu schoo! spread and became hot news, as this was the first Taiwan school to open its doors to foreign students of Chinese Kung Fu. Taiwan would gradually become more accessible to the rest of the world, with many people coming to do business, study Chinese, or even teach English. And because Sifu Lo had studied at the Hong Kong Wan Chai English College, teaching kung-fu to foreigner was never @ problem for him. Word spread quickly of his enthusiastic teaching, with Since that time, nany foreigners desiring to study Chinese kung-fu coming just to him, until it made Sifu Lo” deseribed as a kind of kung-fu Aside From Hong Kong and Macao, studen the US, Germany, Norway, school what might be “United Nations”. have come from France, England, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, India, Saudi Arabia, and many study Wing Chun under Sifu Lo, As a result of ‘ung-fu UN,” tournanents in Taiwan steadily became popular. Whenever a foreign team has visited Taiwan, Sifu Lo has always been on the pane] of ambassadors represents Taiwan, Even carly on, when former Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Association chairman So Yuen would bring tournament participants over, he would always pay a visit with Sifu Lo, while also getting together with other Sifus and mutual friends Like Lo Kay and tie Kwong Vin Some reader's may remenber an article fvom Yip Chun nentioning Sifu Lo's having provided some help to Mr. Deng Sheng (a former Hong Kong Chinese Police Detective and the first chairman of the Wing Chun Athletic Association) When we asked sifu Lo about the matter, he would only say that it was just “a Little favor without any need to talk about it. It turns out that that small favor was providing help not just to Mr. Deng Shen, but also to all his police colleagues when they came to Taiwan, including Chan Kam Pui, Chan Jiang, Foi-Zhai B, and Chan Xin, with whom he has since becone good friends. When Mr. Deng Sheng was injured in a horse-riding incident, Lo provided physical therapy for hin every day. From what Sifu Lo has always had a good relationship we! ve heard,Pe ABA: AAR OT LL a ik eB YB FAL REE, ARERR ty ERE WB AAR A MRE Heat. ME gp FB PE A tT 7 AR A Hy) , EMS ie TBA BAGH! , AMM FI KL. BAB Reh, MEA Lie. Ait. ee. AD Lit, BARR BGM. AMAL. a RAH Bw) TL 3 {ESR AR RIE) Kee VIA EEL Bk. RREF ET, AT RHR RHAZL Re, RAMEE, He Za HAA Beat Se ee REE, 3 FCORDEN (SC AMELIE AH PE. UAE A HELP RAR. MEME ED. FE HS MAL OE FE Ts Oj ABR, ARLE — AL A AB EE SPER EE RS — Se He — pT fy A PAR RT HE | yA — HT A HA EH HORUS, A 53k EMEA, Be SRP TS SR PE ASN 25 SPR OME BEY, a LR AL FA a EAR EUR RET, (MIR REY MAL, TR HGR a EEF AE TIO, SEE ea PAIL AEA TL, ASHEHR TT PRES CALI A EPR TE ARAN. BT LA aS A DAIL He FR A A 1 a A 0 a eA U3 ma, ppy to help without promise s very proficient in Chinese with people in Taixan, eve But thou and physical of return, ned icing therapy, he nevertheless chose to focus on such skills fi opting inste follow his passion and spread Wing Chun throughout Taiwan and the world, which he believes is the best way to thank Yip Man, for the of teaching and as well as his cousin Yip Chun for his support, which has led to Sifu Lo being the only Wing Chun encouragement raster in Ta The long ye helped Lo fit will move faster 's of Taiwan Special Forces training have old Chinese proverb, “Once you move, I and my power will be like the mountains coming to you.” By applying his own theories to kung: he has ining Vip Man a perso also been able to create a unique style, “Kung-fu has no life Within this saying that must bring it to life.” style is a key concept that one should always stick with of its own, and control every chance, never letting go an opponer needs to throw or and training and always following-up, even if one apply joint-Locks. techniques. netheds were loved enough by Europeans that, over time Kam Wing Chun” sifu ‘heing with Wing Chun and not giving slack, once on the attack. aining with hand-to-knife combat Sifu Lo has also taken aspects of other styles and His moves, they began to call it “Lo Lo says of his methods, “It is theorie Developing “sticky hands” techniques, copbined them with Wing Chun often favored by intelligence and law enforcement personnel for their effectiveness, and passed them to his son, Gorden, which led to his being selected to join ant 1 “How the Army’ s team and act arts instructor, After a 1991 speech Police Agency First Headquarters on the topic of to promptly restrain a criminal with police defense atthe n tactic, Sifu Lo was immediately invited by the Ist to be an instructor on defense tactic The special training courses he conducted during that time actually utilized real machetes and US military es, because 45cm long combat he felt that “Frontline law enforcement needs to have realistic ex very good skills and eriences to react to: and this is the time this kind of first realistic ‘aining was given in Taiw major break-in in showed the police to be under-prepared, and so Sifu Lo was assigned to make a proposal to create ai fh ® — UE TH PAS TED BF PR Be BE KM, AE eh 1 RE MW BEY - Sh e BR — — HE EE SPR. tle He SU 11 9 Te all WB Thy MEG AY eR aE, ake TE 2 7 i aE Or SE a Sa Rist ath: SUE, REACT IEM. —Iu te, ae PRS AUF 5 REIS te Hh ML aE ABE UE EAE OF 30 1 I ik HT CGORDEND ENTE PARA ENE, te RESZIME A SEER HEWN, ICT AMS, ak ME Wc Se EASE wa SE SEEK SEMINAR, #f BB AC DM AS SCF ESS RS aH FE SEARO, (LR: MS IC A DUNCAN, FX) 25 18-268) 95 BH A CSA TE HH], DUNCAN fi Fo] CAE HP te BS Pe REUNITE RMT, ARR ABS BY AUR, WER AEE TN. EE UME HE CE TER EP Be > TE BEES "058. ABDUNC ANB JAD » PEARLS FSR Be A AE we Ay MT EGR, WRAL DERI, PASTE MLA Beet, UE HD, CREEPER, BOT AIBA ZI, Fe Ae a A SE A I Fae HS HS | EU SSL, Ze Fah REPS AY MR SSN VF RH he LA A MY HE A SATU PSU als, eae CR Ie ANE fi, TERARIVOR, AMAPVIPE RRR BAD RAR. EG TS eM ek CL A HUA, BEIT HAMAS, HEM, ATE SLAM BE, LCG A AI HE Hh GE national SWAT team, lle nas put in charge of all police defense tactics, including hand-to-hand and hand-to- weapon combat, The outstanding outcone of the training resulted in Lo’s being invited to teach at the Taiwan Investigation Bureau for 10 years. In 1993, general conmander Lu was proaoted to preside over the Tainan Police College, so again he invited Sifu Lo to teach at the Police College, as well. By now, Lo’ s son Gorden had finished his military service and, with his added Wing Chun skill, was also qualified to help his father there as an assistant instructor. Fron the experiences gained there, Gorden improved his skills and has since accompanied his father many times to teach police groups and Wing Chun seminars overseas, Over in the US, another good friend and kung- fu brother of Sifu Lo, is Sifu Duncan Leung who, similarly, had developed a very good relationship with law enforcement departments over there. While Sifu Lo was master instructor at the police college, Sifu Duncan brought the Virginia Beach City Chief of Police to Tainan for a visit. ‘The Anerican police chief was impressed with what he sai and praised the denonstration and training highly, as it was so different from other rrethods. Sifu Lo has always felt that Sifu Leung had given him a great favor, because of the professional recognition in Amcrica that this visit brought to hin, The first Chinese to be Sifu to an Emperor To be Sifu to an Emperor is surely an admirable goal to reach for, because one must be unique, special, and selected from thousands to have sueh an honor. In ancient China, such a position would be something higher than an imperial bodyguard. An opportunity like this opened itself up one day in early 2001, when he received 2 call from the Brunei embassy in Bei jing, Someone there had seen or heard of a National Geographic progran interviewing him that covered the special training he provided to the Taiwanese national SWAT team, So, after some organization and paperwork, Sifu Lo flew to Brunei. Two diplomatic officers received hin at the airport and took him to his hotel for a short rest, after which a limousine came by and drave him to the Sultan's palace. He was informed that his student would be the Sultan's younger brother. They would train nearly every day for a period of time, The Sultan himself was in England and unfortunately was not able to meet him that time, but the opportunity arrived in July 2006, when Sifu Lo vas invited to the Queen's Gym, where he presented his book “Police Kung Fu” to the Sultan. After some conversation, the Sultan set up a training schedule for him to practice Wing Chun and some special moves with Sifu Lo. The next day, when the Sultan arrived for training, he also brought his bodyguard and requested that he first spar with Sifu Lo a little. Despite having anticipated that this kind of situation would happen, he realized there really was no way to avoid it, As the Chinese “If 1 don’ t have the skill and the courage, I say. +40MUIR, IEEE T AORTA GU alee, BT lL PER. AAW TA. Oe AMAA. LOSER AN. ACES. FIL Bites Fa FI, Wik AE SU BIEL, WEL OOS HD, EAB AL BU Mh. BT tA WE ER 8 1 LB Ua AME A LD WH), MBSA, WR AI I E, RRO dl WAPI ORAM. BOR, TERT eaaner| FM fh Sd Se 8 — FA aE AE, i tT MIE AEM LIAL AC PR RE MEHL). SOT BCR Son er FH. ESRI. TVR AFLAC HORT TENE. ASE, EP afi AEE IRL, COREA. ERR MH IEE, LE, AUEBR ATR NETT AE, WARE AE BR, MACUL ASR My eR PRA 28 — A a aA aR. ELLE RAERERRAE ‘SEV se a rh CE LE SR HE , ELATIUSR A ZAR BRT Aa Ce BF AE LB > PRESLEY A LT BE SOPRA A TEE, ASHRINMU SHE, fade. 38, Hci thse ia. RR TAL, TF ETT He ie eR NP ETT ANTM ERR, RIUM (ESE LUTE AG PRP MEI, — OOM AE, A RESERMEEOR — /\OU PRA SEEN R25 EE ps — te AE MRS 1 OR B, SPANIEL, HAAR GIRE, MAE ABE RAS ATH will not approach the warriors of Leung Mountain.” The bodyguard initiated and Sifu Lo countered with Wing Chun techniques, unequivocally striking him, then changed techniques to follow-up, rolling his body out of range, and returning to a fighting stance, When the man's next move came, Sifu Lo applied more Wing Chun fighting theories: attacking to defend: covering and controlling: and giving and taking by use of the opponent’ s power until finishing the fight with the famous chain-punch and chase once the man's guard was down. The moves left a good improssion, everyone saved face, and no one was hurt, The Sultan now knew and trusted Sifu Lo’ s skills sore and began his training under hin immediately. Thus was how Sifu Lo Man Kam became the first modern kung-fu Sifu ko an emperor. ‘The first Chinese to instruct tho US Army? ‘That Yip Man’ s nephew could be an instructor on defense tactics and martial arts to the most powerful country in the world, ust mean that he has something unique and special. But it should cone as no surprise, after following his uncle's Wing Chun for 10 years, then completing years of special forces training in Taiwan, He has a deep understanding and comprehension of martial arts and has never relented in his studies. His theories and books have been widely recognized and published in Chinese, English and Russian, Since the beginning of the Iraq war, have known they would be in danger in situations of elose-quarters fighting, In 2004, Sifu Lo vas invited and flew to the US Army's 284th Base Support Battalion Historically US soldiers in Germany as close combat instructor speaking, this may sake him the first Chinese martial arts instructor to instruct the US Aray. Sifu Lo’ close range fighting system of choice for their Military Police (Most soldiers deployed to Iraq receive this training for theiy duty there). This was a great honor for Sifu Lo and even mare so, as they also look forward to having him return to train with them agaia. Registering the name and spreading the art Due to his wide success and recognition, Sifu Lo and his son Sifu Gorden decided to legally register and establish the Lo Man Kam Wing Chun Kung Fu Federation in Taiwan, they began to build and extend their organization in the US and Europe, and conduct yearly seminar tours. The 2006 seminar in Paris vas a great suecess, hosting not only the local French, but also Wing Chun groups ' from Germany, Holland, and Belgium, who came to participate and train. Attracting people from four countries for a seminar | is no simple feat, adding it to the list of Sifu Lo's accomplishments. He also has given a few sominars in Hungary, with more participants joining each tine, beginning with some 60 people, increasing to over one hundred, a lofty goal many kung-fu instructors strive for and look forsard to, Yip Man’ s Wing Chun From there, Grand MasterBa, BUF i TAAL Bat MH), RETA MAK, Bi RBA Sh, WERT IRR, IRE HERMES 46 Fil A 1) BR BB ALF, ARLES BOE BO i. SEY PML 3C Bicik £6 28 2 fl). BZA, CE OS WR Be He Be Se IF 7, ER AREER See PI, aE BURL ITE, 007K CEERI RK L, se] TRAE BA, BF]. CAI AA ME ARISENTNAR, BRP S| J VY AS FA) 21 Sa TH UP. LE). CEA A tk MH SEMINAR, HATHALBH-ASA, we Sd PALIT. SEALE ROAD, Ae eA EAMG, TEAR A HI. ICA FEI TUR BULA E MT AT HE, PE Rat ei) PERN) CASE IEDIIEL «aT nr Dy, AEE PD Ik I = AR SRL, SECS SHR CGORDEN) th EEA HA, TATE &, MA. Be: MELAS BOR 4S EL oh WDA A AR Kung Fu has gained worldwide fame and success, but it should not be allowed to stagnate. Later generations must continue continue to spread it even further. That Sifu Lo has himself garnered so much recogni really oves to his following in the footsteps of Yip Man and his principal that, “Kung- fu has no life of its own, a person must bring it to life.” Similarly, Sifu Lo Man Kam has passed his skills and his successful experience to his son and Yip Man's grand- nephew, Sifu Gorden Lu, now the third generation from the Yip Nan family. Sifu Gorden has already nade successful strides in teaching and developing Yip Man Wing Chun in the US, with his personal position following the Chinese proverb, “The importance is not on the first to begin his studies, but on the first to reach his goals.”