 Sifu
Bill McKay
I have been training in Martial Arts for the best part of
40 years. Starting with Judo in the mid to late 60’s,
and boxing in the RAF in the early to mid 70's.
In
1977 I started a 4 year period of Kook Sul Won, an excellent
Korean Martial Art, under Richard Roper in Norwich. Due to
service postings, from 1981 until 1987 I also had the opportunity
to train Shotokan and Wado Ryu Karate, first in the UK, and
from 1985 - 87 in Germany under Rene Gestenberger as part
of his Spandau Wado Ryu class, whilst stationed in Berlin.
On
my return to the UK in 1987 I started to train in the Wing
Chun style with Sifu Harry Cannon, who started his training
with Alan Lamb in the UK and thereafter as a student and instructor
under Sifu Samuel Kwok.
In
periods of forced separation due to service postings I travelled
widely in the UK, taking lessons from most of the leading
WC Sifus, including an enjoyable period as an instructor in
Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe's, Midlands Wing Chun Kuen organisation.
I
have trained with many leading Chinese Sifu from the UK and
abroad and have had the opportunity to represent some of them,
but I prize loyally to my own Sifu as a core obligation of
a true martial artist.
The
photos on this site are included for historic record of the
source line of knowledge passed from Master Ip Chun, to Master
Samuel Kwok, to my Sifu Harry Cannon and to me over the 20
years I have done Wing Chun.
Somerset
Wing Chun Kung Fu was formed with the objective of
offering quality Wing Chun Kung Fu training to students in
the Somerset area without being limited by politics or restrictions.
I
maintain contact and regularly train with my original Sifu
as a member of Sifu Cannon’s International
Association of Wing Chun Kung Fu which encompasses
civilian and military WC clubs, training mainly in British
military theatres of operations.
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