Authentic Wing Chun

Authentic Wing Chun is verifiable through proper documentation – certifications in training as a student, instructor training, and clear photo evidence of the path taken to achieve the right to call oneself Sifu of a certain lineage.

West Coast Wing Chun’s Chief Instructor, Sifu Bryan Talbot, is a fully documented Master Sifu of Wing Chun Kung Fu under the Ip Man Family lineage since 1989. This means the Wing Chun we will teach you comes from the most reliable and authentic source.  Authentic Wing Chun has been passed to us from Ip Man to his two biological sons, Ip Ching and Ip Chun, as well as Sifu Talbot’s two Sifus Master Ron Heimberger and Grandmaster Samuel Kwok. 

Please view the documentation of his path and learning with the Ip Man Family below. Additionally, be sure to read the full biography of our Chief Instructor and Founder, Sifu Bryan Talbot. Documentation includes certifications in training, teacher training and photos.  We can trace his Ip Man Wing Chun training back to 1989.  He trained Wing Chun prior in a mixed Martial Art scenario from the late 1970’s through the 1980’s.

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Bryan Talbot

West Coast Wing Chun Martial Arts Organization

Ron Heimberger

Wing Chun Kung Fu Council
Samuel Kwok Wing Chun Kung FU Logo

Samuel Kwok

Samuel Kwok Martial Arts Association
Ip Chun Authentic WIng Chun

Ip Chun

Ip Man's Eldest Son
Ip Chun Wing Chun Kuen Martial Arts Association
Ip Ching Authentic Wing Chun

Ip Ching

Ip Man's Youngest Son
Ving Tsun Ip Ching Athletic Association
Ip Man Authentic Wing Chun

Ip Man

Grandmaster of System

Why Authentic Wing Chun Documentation is Important

Authentic Wing Chun is important for a few reasons:

1. The Well-Being of the Student

While no martial art or self-defense course is 100% effective all of the time, it is vitally important that a student is taught Ip Man Wing Chun by a teacher who who has had authentic training from a reputable Sifu.  Wing Chun should hold up as an effective means of self-defense and even in hand to hand combat situations, once skill is achieved by the student.  If the lineage and Wing Chun is in tact and has been trained with realistic force over time, then a student will have skill and raised their chances of surviving a dangerous encounter.  The safety of a potential student is important – a false sense of security benefits no one. 

2. The Preservation of Wing Chun

A Wing Chun lineage is like a family tree – the concern as the art gets passed down to future generations is that it will not remain intact. The survival of any skill can only be preserved through keeping an honest and ethical passing of the torch from teacher to student.   Documentation helps keep the art of Wing Chun preserved, as well as the culture it comes from.    Preserving Wing Chun culture is not dependent on birth status, but on the knowledge gained through proper teaching, through deep contemplation, and through proper respect.

*Please note – the following documentation is a work in progress. More upcoming soon.

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