![]() Without Master Ward’s commitment and others like him we would not have such a well preserved and complete skill to still train and pass on today. Not to mention many other worldwide trips to train and teach his students and Grand students at seminars and other events. as well as developing the online Wing Chun platform and continued trips to China to train with his Sifu. Today he still teaches his classes in Leeds North East U.K. ![]() Master Colin Ward has now committed his whole life to the preservation of Ip Man Wing Chun, helping thousands of people develop this skill all around the world. Grandmaster Ip Chun is the eldest son of the late and legendary Great Grandmaster Ip Man, Bruce Lee’s teacher and who is also widely accepted to be the founder of modern day Wing Chun Kung Fu system.Īs tradition dictates, after learning his Father’s skills Grandmaster Ip Chun (Yip Chun) decided to pass this skill down to his select students and now through his student Master Colin Ward, on to Sifu Sean Mann and many others. Since then Master Colin Ward has been a regular visitor to Hong Kong where he gives seminars and lectures at the Hong Kong University as well as still continuing his own studies with his teacher, Grandmaster Ip Chun. It was from this point a friendship began to grow between Colin and his Sifu.Įventually in 1990 he was invited to study Wing Chun in Hong Kong under Grandmaster Ip Chun’s direct guidance and after buying a one-way ticket he started again from scratch making sure that every part of every technique was fully understood. It was in 1987 at a Wing Chun seminar when Grandmaster Ip Chun (Yip Chun) first took a real interest in Colin’s skill and progress. Since 1976 Master Ward has studied many different styles through his development but settled very early on in Ip Man Wing Chun. He is also one of only 13 people in the world qualified to represent the teachings of Grandmaster Ip Chun in Hong Kong and through his online facility wingchun.online as well as at his full time school and HQ in Leeds U.K. He is a true Hong Kong qualified Master of the art. Master Colin Ward is the founder and Chief Instructor of the N.W.C.K.F.A.
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