What is East-West Wing Chun?
East-West Wing Chun is an association of Wing Chun Kung Fu schools started by Sifu John Kang and his students.
Deriving its lineage from Sifu Lo Man Kam of Taiwan, EWWC maintains a classical foundation- forms training, sticking
hand practice, and basic drills resemble that of most traditional Wing Chun schools.
However, EWWC also seeks to interpret Wing Chun's fighting principles and theories to apply to modern combat, and is
therefore an individual exploration into and personal expression of this famous martial method. Our schools emphasize
mutual growth and learning in an atmosphere of inquisitiveness and openness.
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EAST-WEST NEWS (As of July 8, 2010)
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Congratulations to all who competed in the San Francisco ICMAC Tournament!
See pictures below. Eight of our students competed, bringing in 9 medals total.
Mike Castilla: 154-168lbs San Shou bronze, Lightweight Chisao Bronze
Alex Chen: Beginner Teen Continuous Sparring Gold
Donald Joseph: Advanced Adult Middleweight Continuous sparring Silver
Jeremy Keller: 190-220lbs San Shou silver, Advanced Adult Heavyweight Continuous sparring Gold
Henry Lyne: Heavyweight Chisao Gold
Ani Sen: Light Weight Chisao Gold
Nick Wai: Beginner Teen Continuous Sparring, 4th Place
Lance Zhu "Big J": Beginner Teen Continuous Sparring Silver
Will Yturriaga Back in San Francisco
Senior Instructor Will Yturriaga will be returning to the San Francisco Bay Area. He plans on starting up a class in North Bay.
The Bay Area Celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary
The Bay Area Association celebrated its 10-Year Anniversar with a seminar, instructor testing and a banquet. Many old
faces joined in. You can see pictures here.
Congratulations to New Instructors
Instructor testing was held during the 10-year Bay Area Anniversary.
Henry Lyne, instructor of the San Francisco Class, passed the test for Senior Instructor. AJ Herera passed the test for
Junior Instructor.
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