The Association was established in order to pass on to the next generation, the Traditional Ip Family Wing Chun system as it has been passed to Grandmaster Samuel Kwok, through his training under many first-generation students of Ip Man including years under the instruction of both of Ip Man's sons.
has been studying Wing Chun for almost 40 years. He first studied under Chan Wai Ling in Hong Kong in 1967. After moving to the UK in 1972, he studied under Lee Shing. It was Lee Shing who introduced Sifu Kwok to Master Ip Chun in 1978. After intensive private study with Master Ip Chun in 1981, he was awarded Master Status and represented Ip Chun for years in Europe.
Master Kwok was the first to bring Ip Chun and Ip Ching from Hong Kong, and introduce their teaching to the U.K. Europe, Germany, Australia, Denmark and the U.S.A. In 1994 , Master Kwok returned to study with Grandmaster Ip Ching and is the SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE of the Ip Man / Ip Chun / Ip Ching Lineage in the U.K. and U.S.A. with certified instructors around the world.
In 1998, Master Kwok was awarded a BA Honours from Manchester University for a lifetime acheivement in promoting the martial arts.
Samuel Kwok has also trained many of the top Wing Chun instructors now actively teaching in their own right in the UK, the U.S.A. and around the world.
Sifu Kwok now teaches privately from his home in Blackpool as well as a local class. He also gives regular seminars to his schools around the UK, and the rest of the world. He is dedicated to the spread of the Original and Authentic Wing Chun system as passed to him directly by the Ip Family.
Contact Information for Grandmaster Samuel Kwok
Phone - 07856265889 Or - 07753191680
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