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Yellow Dragon Tai Chi Mantis Too many instructors
are just interested in the commercial aspects of teaching a martial
art and not at all interested in the physical and mental welfare
of their students. These instructors will only produce trouble makers
if they don't teach morality to their students. So for this reason
and because Sifu Wong thought he would put all his various martial
arts training to good use, he decided to found his own style, to
be the ultimate in health and self defence.
Sifu Wong has founded a new style but nonetheless pays proper respect
to his Masters and all that they have taught him. Sifu Simon Wong
chose the name Yellow Dragon to honour a very esteemed Buddhist
Monk - Wong Long Foi Kai (Yellow Dragon). This man met a Taoist
- Loi Dong Bung and taught him Buddhism and meditation, deep breathing
(Chi Kung) and to build up the spirit from inside (Noi Bang). Loi
Dong Bung combined Buddhism and Taoism together and later became
a god.
Philosophy of Yellow Dragon Fist
"One is a million, a million is one". Our style is like
the ocean that draws on many streams. As long as you are alive you
are still capable of learning. There is always a higher mountain,
no-one is invincible, everbody has a limit - no human body can win
against a bullet. In this world it is not the style that is the
best, but finding the one that is suitable to the individual. Learning
a martial art should mean making friends not enemies.
If you do good deeds you will create good effects. To be humble
does not mean timid. To tolerate does not mean being afraid. Morality
and strength go together.
Yellow Dragon Fist System
Sifu Wong has only incorporated the best techniques and. training
method into his style. He has been taught only by the best masters.
There is nothing in Sifu Wong's style that does not serve its purpose.
This system is not a muddled mixture of different styles as some
narrow minded critics would say, it is a refined interweaving of
the best Kung Fu to create a strong foundation, clear direction
and true understanding of life.
Yellow Dragon Fist concentrates a lot of effort in building up speed
and power, both internal and external, because in fighting it is
the speed and power that is most important. No fight is identical
to another. In the ancient days humans had a natural instinct of
fighting for survival, but in the modern days humans have become
more civilised and group together in communities helping each other
to survive without having to fight.
Just like wild animals human beings have natural instincts. A wild
animal reacts instinctively to danger, just like a cat when faced
with an aggressor. Humans create a veneer of sophistication which
mask these natural instincts, but with proper training it can return.
We call this reaction power. For example, if you touch a hot pan
you will draw your hand away very fast and without thinking.
If you have ever heard of unbalanced people going berserk and having
the strength of ten men, this example proves that the nervous system
is capable of immense power. We have a way of harnessing this power,
under control, using Tjam Jong Gung and Yea Nim (imagination). Together
the spirit and the power are built up.
The style shows progress by awarding sashes in the following:
White, Yellow, Green, Blue, Orange, Red, Purple Brown, Brown/Black
and Black.
It usually takes 5 - 6 lessons to achieve a white sash. From white
to yellow takes usually 25 lessons.
When a Black sash is achieved, the first level is achieved after
two years, the second after two years and the third after three
years, which makes a progress of 15 years at the end of which the
student can follow his own direction.
However a student is given permission to promote the style after
achieving the levels of black sash.
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