Complete Wing Chun:
About the Authors
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mid-1995, Y. Wu and Rene Ritchie met through the Internet Wing Chun Mailing
List. They soon began discussing Wing Chun, finding much common ground
and opportunity for exchange. At about the same time, Rene Ritchie began
publishing his Wing Chun Archives site on the World Wide Web. In late
1995, Robert Chu and Rene Ritchie made contact through Ritchie's Yuen
Kay-San Wing Chun kuen Homepage, and a similar dialog began. As work progressed
on the Wing Chun Archives site, and the material began to solidify, it
was realized that what was often considered conflicting information was,
in fact, complementary. It soon became apparent that the information could
be of great interest to the larger Wing Chun community. At Y. Wu's suggestion,
work on Complete Wing Chun began in earnest. As Robert Chu, Y. Wu, and
Rene Ritchie all shared a similar passion for Wing Chun kuen and a keen
desire to preserve its history and methods, it was only natural that they
collaborate on the book. Work was completed almost entirely over the Internet
via e-mail and by fax and phone. Technology allowed the authors to collaborate
across three countries and two continents almost instantaneously. It is
doubtful that in any time past, or with any other medium of exchange,
this work could have been possible.
Robert Chu has been involved in martial arts since 1972,
specializing in Wing Chun Kuen. Over the years, he has been fortunate
to learn several versions of the art such as the Yip Man style from several
prominent instructors, including his current teacher Hawkins Cheung, and
the Gu Lao and Yuen Kay-San styles from his good friend and teacher Kwan
Jong-Yuen. In addition to his Wing Chun knowledge, Robert Chu has instructor
rankings in Hung ga kuen and Lama, is a practitioner of Yang and Sun style
taiji, Hebei xingyi and baguazhang, and is a successor to Lui Yon-Sang's
fei lung fu mun combat staff system in the United States. Robert Chu has
also written many articles as a freelance writer in publications such
as Inside Kung Fu, Video Review, Wing Chun Viewpoint, and the Wing Chun
Today newsletter. He also produces a quarterly newsletter called Chu's
Wing Chun, for practitioners of his system of Wing Chun kuen. He is currently
working on several books including the soon to be released, Chu's Wing
Chun Kuen Po, Combat Methods of Wing Chun with Gary Lam, and the Wing
Chun Weapons Arts. Robert Chu lives in California where he practices Chinese
medicine including diet, herbology, acupuncture, qigong healing, and tui
na.
Y. Wu has been involved in Wing Chun since 1984. He is
a practitioner of Nanyang Wing Chun under S.Y. Liu and of Yip Man style
Wing Chun under Victor Leow. In addition, Y. Wu is a practitioner of Yang
Chienhuo style Taijiquan, Taiji Ruler Qigong, Baguazhang, and Ngok Ga
Kuen. Author of "The Nanyang Wing Chun Primer Vol. 1." and the
upcoming "The Nanyang Wing Chun Primer Vol. 2 & 3". Y. Wu lives,
works, and practices in South East Asia.
René Ritchie has been studying the Yuen Kay-San style of
Wing Chun under the guidance of Ngo Lui-Kay since 1990. He has written
articles for Martial Arts Masters magazine and the Wing Chun Today newsletter
(www.wing-chun-today.com), has created and maintains the www.wingchunkuen.com
site on the Internet World Wide Web and is currently working on several
forthcoming projects. Rene Ritchie works and practices in Eastern Canada.
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