Siu Nim Tao is the basic form of Wing Chun Kung Fu. It comprises of three specialties: (1) No need to exert force (2) It possesses the strongest structure with the minimum use of energy (3) It induces the release of mind force from a person Learning Siu Nim Tao is divided into three stages …
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“The best defense is a good offense.” Paraphrased by Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, George Washington and now Chu Sheung Tin. I had not seen this video before and really appreciate seeing it now. It reminds me of a story CST told me when I first started to learn from him. It was told through another student …
The first time I met Chu Shong Tin (CST) was in 2003! I had already been an instructor at a Wing Chun Academy in Sydney owned by Jim Fung – a senior students of CST – for a few years. I had only heard stories about CST’s alleged ‘effortless power’. In those years I was …
Mindfulness Siu Nim Tao; As a beginner in Wing Chun, I would like to share my experience as a long-time mindfulness practitioner and teacher with you all and wonder if others have had a similar insight. It occurs to me that I am getting something from Wing Chun that I never got from vipassana or …
An interview with Sifu Nima King by university students for a project about the importance of Wing Chun in Hong Kong. How important is martial arts to Hong Kong? In some ways that aspect the culture is getting lost in Hong Kong and China so it’s very important. The internal arts especially are very important …
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A transcript of a Podcast with Sifu Nima King as a guest talking about Wing Chun training and Kung Fu lifestyle. 1. How and when did you discover Wing Chun? Rough neighbourhood and trouble at school, 1998, yellow pages. 2. What is Wing Chun to you? What keeps you going? Wing Chun for me has …
Siu Nim Tao is the first and fundamental form of Wing Chun, and its name can be translated to little idea. This implies that its practice relies mainly on developing a particular state of mind which we can call ‘Nim Tao’. The ultimate goal of this practice is to initiate every movement with ‘Nim Tao’ …
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What is your age, Wing Chun style/specialty? I’m 35 and am the head Sifu of Mindful Wing Chun school, one of the largest Wing Chun schools in Hong Kong. Who and what inspired you to learn Wing Chun? Being a teenager living in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, getting into fights at school and …
Sifu Nima King was interviewed by the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Hot Topic: In recent days, a story has gone viral about a fight between a Tai Chi master and an MMA fighter in China. Have you seen it and what are your thoughts on this? Yeah, I did see that! Look, …
Could you explain what it was like learning from Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin and how the classes were structured? For me it was like being in a movie (being 21 and training in his living room). For me it was a life changing experience to learn under Grandmaster CST and it totally flipped my understanding …
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