"My late father Yip Man actively promoted the art of Wing Chun Kuen Kung Fu martial art after arriving in Hong Kong in 1949. In a brief period of 22 years (1950 - 1972) the art of Wing Chun blossomed in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Moreover the seeds of Wing Chun Kung Fu martial art were spread throughout the world and a firm foundation was laid in the major countries. During his life, competent disciples where cultivated and they inherited my father's wish to further develop Wing Chun Kuen Kung Fu martial art system. Consequently master Yip was held in the highest regard by his followers who unanimously praised him as the Master of Wing Chun Kuen Kung Fu martial art (after) he passed away.

Well known Masters of  the southern schools for instance: Wong Fai Hung, Cheung Hung Shing, Leung Jan, Leung Siu Ching and others came from Foshan. Master Yip Man was born during this period and grew extremely fond of Chinese martial arts. With talent, persistence and tuition by  famous teachers Chan Wa Shun at the beginning and Leung Bik - son of Leung Chan later. His achievement in the martial arts could be envisaged. I came to Hong Kong in 1962 and followed my father to learn martial arts. Subsequently I assisted him in teaching Wing Chun until he passed away in 1972. I learned a lot from the way he taught. It is my wish to put forward several points that I learned from the Master's way of teaching in the hope that all wing Chun kuen kung Fu martial art disciples may also benefit from them accordingly.

The Master put great emphasis towards the selection of talent. He often reminded me: No doubt it is difficult for a disciple to select a teacher. Nevertheless, it is even more difficult for a teacher to select a disciple. It was admirable for someone who taught martial arts for a living to have such  mentality. This meant that he was extremely serious in his attitude and responsible to the disciples he taught. He never once displayed a poster to advertise his school. The aim of this was to reserve the active rights to select his students. He adhered to this policy strictly  for over 20 years. Wing Chun Kuen Kung Fu martial art is practical, simple and direct without any fancy elements.

The Master placed particular emphasis on the basics of every new disciple. When he taught the Siu Lim Tao, he imposed no time constrains on the learning of correct co-ordination of the waist, the stance as well as the use of energy. He would teach a new topic only after the student could prove that he could meet his standards. To him  giving  new information was a kind of reward towards the student who had worked hard and met his requirements. Other characteristics of the Master's way of teaching was to teach a disciple according to personal aptitude. He would thoroughly analyse his mental capability, character, physical fitness, built, education and personal standards including cultural accomplishment as well as ability to absorb information. Then he would formulate ways of imparting his knowledge to meet the specific needs of the individual. In the course of teaching the Master also placed much attention into investigating free fighting. The principal purpose of this was to encourage the students to explore the underlying principles of Wing Chun Kuen Kung Fu martial art and gain confidence from their understanding.

The Master was also successful with his personal education. He received advanced education in his youth. He also continued to absorb modern scientific knowledge. Therefore he could always make use of present day's technological knowledge such as mechanical and mathematical theories to explain the scientific concepts of Wing Chun Kuen Kung Fu martial art . The Master even phased out any incoherent wordings/concepts  associated with the "Five Elements", "Eight Diagrams" and so on. This helped him towards his continuous striving to further simplify the Wing Chun Kuen Kung Fu martial art system, making it easier for his disciples to absorb information. He referred to it as (purification) of the system, by keeping all that is rational and discarding what he thought was irrational or not relevant.

The Master had never said, and certainly detested anyone who maintained to hold martial arts secrets or extraordinary skills in an attempt to attract prospective students. He continued by saying, that such an individual had in fact little or no confidence in what he had learned. It only proved how shallow this person's knowledge was. For he only wished to impress people by telling fairy tales. Such an individual was doomed to failure once he was discovered for who he really was. The qualities of Master Yip Man were not just limited to the previously mentioned points. I hope that what has been mentioned will help fellow disciples to explore more meaningful ways now and in the future." ©