Grandmaster Cheung started with Yip Man at age 10

     At the age of ten, William Cheung began his training in Wing Chun Kung Fu under the instruction of Yip Man. He was 14 when he decided to follow Wing Chun as a way of life. For the next four years, he trained full time under Yip Man. Between 1957 and 1958 Cheung won the kung fu elimination contests in Hong Kong, defeating opponents with many more years experience. During that period, he helped to teach and train Bruce Lee.

Cheung set remarkable 'one second' speed punching record

     In 1978 Cheung was appointed as a Chief Instructor to the U.S. Seventh Fleet based in Yukosuka, Japan, and served in that capacity from 1978 to 1980. During this time, he was in charge of the intensive program of close quarter combat for the marines. Further, Cheung was himself awarded the 1983 Black Belt Hall of Fame Award as Kung Fu Artist of the Year. In 1984, William Cheung set the world speed punching record of 8.3 punches per second at Harvard University in Boston. Think about that, 8.3 punches per second.

Yip Man...The Fighter...

     Yip Man (1900-1971) was the 7th generation Grandmaster of the Wing Chun Kung Fu system, and is considered to be one of the all time great Chinese Boxing Masters. Renowned for his multitude of challenge matches across Southern China as a young adult, he continued to take challenges well into his sixties.

Yip Man...The Legend:

     His impact on the martial arts world is profound. He not only trained one of the greatest living fighters (Cheung), he also inspired a young Bruce Lee, and has led Wing Chun to become one of the fastest growing martial arts of our time. Three films have been made on his life, and his martial accomplishments.

Robert Downey Jr. and Wing Chun

"I can't even describe how much Wing Chun has impacted my ability to stay well and focused.