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Victor Kan Wah Chit, in
Chinese:
began learning Ving Tsun Kung Fu with the late
Grandmaster Yip Man in 1954, when he was 13 years old in
Hong Kong. He devoted 3-4 hours a day, 7 days a week,
learning and practising Ving Tsun under Yip Man's
instruction for 7 years; whilst his other kung fu
brothers spent most of their time challenging other
styles of kung fu or fighting in the streets to have
their fun.
It was Victor Kan's only interest and hobby at that time
as a teenager. With his excellent physical and mind
condition, and his parents support, a few years later he
became Yip Man's top student.
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His fellow student's nicknamed him 'King of Chi Sao' or
'The Untouchable'. In the late 1950's he became Yip
Man's assistant chief instructor until he left Hong Kong
for Europe in 1961.
He is
based in London, England where he has been teaching
since 1975. He is now the only student of Yip Man
teaching in Europe and has branches in Italy, Belgium,
Luxemburg, Hong Kong and Australia (Albany Creek,
Queensland).
He keeps the highest standards of authenticity and
insists on teaching Ving Tsun in the classical way just
as Yip Man taught him. The purity is 99%, no more and no
less. So it can be passed on as authentically as
possible to the next generation.
He teaches Ving Tsun the classical/traditional way
simply because in the old days the practitioners (who
trained in this manner) had to rely completely on their
kung fu skills to protect their own lives.
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