living legends

[Adam]

heres a clip of jesse glover and mr dave harris , steve smith


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OPLmLI77ow4


jesse is bruce lees first student , met bruce lee when bruce  was still teaching  his personal fighting method( not his sparring method in his public schools for tournments ) in my opinion he is the best at sticking that i have ever met  that includes WSL students that i have met ... jesse knowledge of fighting is unsurpassed ; his instruction is practical, design for real world violence,  nothing is design for sports/games .

mr. david harris  is Yeung fook's top student as well as a top ba kua , tai chi and akido man and u have to feel his stuff to believe . He threw me with ease.....  ( yeung fook was bruce's gung fu teacher in seattle , leader of red boat branch of wing chun , train in monkey boxing, tai chi , ba kau, mantis , tien shan chi gung ,  Mr yeung knew many many systems growing up in the chinese opera)

steve smith is now the inheritor of mr yeung's system

[VOICE]

good post!

It was common for performers in the Opera to be exposed to many styles of Gung Fu. Additionally, opera performers drew a distinction between 'performance' styles, or those that they would use to enhance on stage movement, and 'fighting' styles, which would be practised mainly for combat. Many people are still unaware that Bruce Lee was exposed to Opera Style Wing Chun (Hei Ban Wing Chun/Hung Suen Hei Ban Wing Chun) via Yeung Fook in Seattle.

The furthest we can accurately trace the origins of Wing Chun is onto the Red Boats with people such as Dai Fa Min Kan and Wong Wah Bo. It is said of Opera style that while Wing Chun was taken off the Red Boats, a splinter group of opera performers continued to practice this version of Wing Chun. There are many differences between Red Boat line Wing Chun and the more common modified version associated with Yip Man.

There are two main instructors who have brought Red Boat Wing Chun to the West. Yeung Fook in Seattle and Leung Kwok-Keung in London. Leung was an opera performer who retired at the age of 69 and moved to England to be with his grandchildren. In London, he was responsible for teaching a small group of students Red Boat Wing Chun.

For anyone interested, both of these men are mentioned together under the section on Red Boat Wing Chun in the book 'Complete Wing Chun'.

V.

[Adam]

i hope Leung Kwok-Keung in London still teaches because mr yeung fook recently close his hands fr teaching . personally i would be most interested in seeing 42 point wing chun by leung jan , no forms , just application, a thesis of his fighting exoperiences

[Tyler]

If anyone knew where to find Leung Jan's 42 point wing chun, it would be robert chu. He's a  walking encyclopedia of Wing chun.

http://www.chusaulei.com/

this is his website, i think you can contact him through it.

[VOICE]

Sadly, Leung Kwok-Keung of Hei Ban Wing Chun passed away in London on 7th December 2004. Whilst he had defeated many opponents during his lifetime, he lost his final fight to cancer. A few of his students still continue his legacy in Red Boat Wing Chun.

The San Sik or seperate hand methods of Wing Chun refer to the period Leung Jan spent in Gulao Village teaching Wing Chun. It is commonly referred to as Gulao Wing Chun.

[Adam]

sad to here Leung Kwok-Keung  R.I.P.

[Adam]

nice to get robert chiu down here for a seminar in 42 points WC

[Steve Smith]

Adam thank you for posting regarding Jesse Glover and David Harris.  David Harris studied with Fook Yueng for many years over 30, and actually Jesse says that Bruce introduced him (Jesse) to Fook in 1959.  Fook Yueng and Bruce's Father were Gung Fu Brothers from what I understand in the Opera and as a favor Fook agreed to take Bruce under his wing in Seattle.  Fook met the ship in Oakland that Bruce traveled on and drove him back to Seattle.  He said that the first thing that Bruce wanted to do was play Chi Sau (sp?), they worked out pretty much continuously/often from then until around 66 or 67.  David Harris Remembers Bruce coming around to train in that time period..

Anyway thanks it is nice to see appreciation for some of the people that have worked hard to keep Gung Fu going.  We have been fortunate to have some of the Giants helping us.

[Adam]

when u see Mr harris please send my regards. He probably don't remember me, I met him 14 years ago I visited his class and we end up talking about gung fu until they kick us out of taco bell late at nite lol! Mr harris was very generous in answering my questions and he probably doesn't know this but the conversation he had really change my thinking to this day. here's a few things I remember Mr harris said that day :
   "when is a chair not a chair? "- this one haha cause me to relearn everything that i ever learn
  " where's his mind " - this one I am still working with , sensing intent where his focus are and hit where he is not , this one change my closing and trapping approach forever
  " balance combative arts with healing" - this one cause me to practice chi gung for 10 years

ps please thank him for me

[Steve Smith]

Wow Adam that is nice.  Did we meet at Sensei's classes?  Good, we are kind of like family then.  I read here that you know Mike Smith, I met him once at a meeting with Fook they touched hands briefly.

Steve

[Adam]

Hi steve,

   I am not sure if we meet , you  do look familiar though  but I remember that there was a very big man there who said he was one of jesse's students before
  Mike Smith was my teacher here in BC , I still remember when he came back after meeting and touching hands with Mr yeung and how excited and  inspire he was   what a small world
     

[Steve Smith]

The Big Guy is Dr. Tom Seal.  He trains with Sensei Harris now a lot and comes down here to train a few times a year.  He trained with Jesse for something over 20 years, good guy.