The WingTsun long pole is generally 8.5 to 9 feet long, which equals about 10 Chinese feet in length. It is nicknamed the "rat-tail pole" because one end, called the tail, is smaller in diameter than the thicker end, which is called the head. The pole is typically made of ironwood or teak and worked to have a smooth surface ...

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"BlitzDefence" is a teaching method within the WingTsun system during which WT students are mentally and physically prepared for the most frequent forms of physical confrontation by means of appropriate WingTsun techniques. Grandmaster Kernspecht has researched the characteristics of "realistic street-fights" for decades ...

WingTsun is concerned with change, as one can clearly see in external WingTsun (self-defence) where your role changes from that of defender to attacker. If the opponent's strength is greater our punch becomes a Bong-Sao or Jam-Sao, an advancing step becomes a turn or even a step backwards. But if we are rigid or refuse to change we lose our equilibrium..

At that time there was a magazine called "New Martial Hero". It sold quite well between the very late 60s and early 70s. In the mid 70s, due to various problems, the magazine's sales declined until it closed down in the early 80s.
The interview took place when New Martial Heroes magazine was at its peak circulation during the early 70s ...

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The name rapier is thought to have derived from the Spanish espada ropera, “sword of the robes.” It is possible the name has French origins; a French document of 1474 references an epee rapiere. Either way, the term rapier was in common use throughout Europe by the end of the 15th century. The rapier’s history, employment, and development is rich and detailed ...

WingTsun stands for highly efficient self-defence, and ChiKung for comprehensive health with the emphasis on eliminating the causes of chronic pain. Their content could hardly be wider apart.
And yet there is a common content which forms the basis of both systems, the martial art and the health system, and that is the muscles ...

"Actually he was a real Kungfu (master.) A real martial artist. When I learn from him, I started to learn some brand new concepts. I apply his concept in my system. I started to go traveling to everywhere to promote Wing Tsun. I try hard and I ask him to teach me the most advanced techniques. So I respect him very much ...

Little is known about the orgins of the Bulgars that reached the Balkan peninsula in the 7th century AC (according to some sources even earlier) because during the ages the original Bulgars melted into the local population of what is nowadays Bulgaria. One theory is that the Bulgars originated in central Asia but their origin is not entirely clear ...