By Robbie Pangilinan
Alternative martial arts Wing Chun arrives in the Philippines on March 5, as its masters visit the country to establish the Wing Chun Association of the Philippines.
Grand Master Sifu Dancun Leong, trainor of the Navy Seal, FBI and SWAT will come to the Philippines along with other Wing Chun masters to introduce applied Wing Chun as an alternative martial arts and also to set up the association’s headquarters at the Diliman Preparatory School (DPS) campus.
The Wing Chun masters who will arrive are Lt. Col. Donald Presto (Airforce 1 pilot of President Bush), Allan Lee (master and founder of Wing Chun New York), Florian (Switzerland), Zeng Huiming and Mo Xining (China), and Li Hon Ki (Brazil/Argentina). The visit is coordinated by Yuri Timg (USA), a Wing Chun master based in the Philippines.
The masters also plan to instantly accredit Wing Chun Philippines as a Wing Chun New York global affiliate along with Wing Chun Brazil, Argentina, Switzerland, and Hong Kong.
In partnership with DPS, the Wing Chun Association of the Philippines aims to promote Wing Chun to other institutions, schools, military camps, government agencies and alike, to establish different local Wing Chun associations and affiliates, and to get accreditation from NSA and POC. DPS likewise prepares to establish an annual competition and fellowship among other associations and affiliates and to join the international Wing Chun Fellowship competition in Hong Kong, New York, and other parts of the globe.
Wing Chun originated from China around 280 years ago when the leading Kung Fu Masters and the Elders of Shaolin developed a master martial arts style that would overcome the style by the soldiers of the Manchu government which the monks wanted to overthrow. The elders combined the best of different martial arts into one system.
One monk, Ng Mui, successfully escaped an attack to the monastery. He met Yim Yee and his 15-year-old daughter Wing Chun who was being forced by a local bully to marry him. Ng Mui taught Wing Chun fighting techniques to protect herself. Wing Chun mastered the techniques, challenged the bully to a fight and beat him. When Wing Chun married, she also taught Kung Fu to her husband.
The techniques were then passed on and on until Wing Chun Kung Fu reached the now known grandmaster of modern Wing Chun, Ip Man, who was Bruce Lee’s martial arts master. The life of Ip Man was made into a movie in 2008 that won best film and best action choreography at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards. #
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
JB STYLE
By Sports Bro
Growing up amidst celebrities and media personalities in the prominent Pangilinan clan, Maria Elizabeth Joanne Pangilinan has learned to always look presentable, even on ordinary days.
“I’ve always loved dressing up, even when I was still in high school,” the 21-year old BS Entrepreneurship graduate from Miriam College says.
On a regular day, Joanne usually dons a plain tank top and skirt or shorts, or just a simple dress. With these, she wears flat sandals or her favorite Havaianas flip flops as she hangs out with her friends, usually in malls. When she attends parties, she puts on high heels and form-fitting dresses while on formal occasions, she can be seen in a cocktail dress or a little black dress.
Browsing through fashion magazines and watching fashion shows helped Joanne find her own style. She describes her fashion style as a mix of trendy and sophisticated, just like the style of her fashion icons—actress, singer-songwriter, and fashion model Leighton Meester and actress Blake Lively. Both actresses star in the TV series Gossip Girl, Leighton as Blair Waldorf and Blake as Serena van der Woodsen.
Joanne’s favorite things in her closet are her dresses and shoes.Her favorite brands are Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Marc by Marc and Zara, which she hopes to be more popular this year. Her dream designer and stylist is Marc Jacobs, whose designs are always featured in Vogue magazine. Marc Jacobs has a store in Greenbelt 5 where Joanne spends her hard-earned money to reward herself once in a while.
Her 2010 forecast for women's shoe trends include towering stilettos which go as high as five inches, the coming back of Gladiator shoes and the revival of high heel boots, and of course, the ever fashionable strappy sandals.
But, one thing that never goes out of style for Joanne is staying healthy with regular exercise, right sleep and proper diet. “It does not matter how fashionable you are if you do not take good care of your own body. Health is more important than fashion,” Joanne says.
Of course, Joanne does all of these not for anyone else, but for herself. “I dress up for myself. For me, it is important to always look beautiful and presentable wherever I go. It’s not to impress other people or to catch attention. I try to be beautiful to feel confident of myself and proud of who I am,” Joanne ends. RMP
Growing up amidst celebrities and media personalities in the prominent Pangilinan clan, Maria Elizabeth Joanne Pangilinan has learned to always look presentable, even on ordinary days.
“I’ve always loved dressing up, even when I was still in high school,” the 21-year old BS Entrepreneurship graduate from Miriam College says.
On a regular day, Joanne usually dons a plain tank top and skirt or shorts, or just a simple dress. With these, she wears flat sandals or her favorite Havaianas flip flops as she hangs out with her friends, usually in malls. When she attends parties, she puts on high heels and form-fitting dresses while on formal occasions, she can be seen in a cocktail dress or a little black dress.
Browsing through fashion magazines and watching fashion shows helped Joanne find her own style. She describes her fashion style as a mix of trendy and sophisticated, just like the style of her fashion icons—actress, singer-songwriter, and fashion model Leighton Meester and actress Blake Lively. Both actresses star in the TV series Gossip Girl, Leighton as Blair Waldorf and Blake as Serena van der Woodsen.
Joanne’s favorite things in her closet are her dresses and shoes.Her favorite brands are Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Marc by Marc and Zara, which she hopes to be more popular this year. Her dream designer and stylist is Marc Jacobs, whose designs are always featured in Vogue magazine. Marc Jacobs has a store in Greenbelt 5 where Joanne spends her hard-earned money to reward herself once in a while.
Her 2010 forecast for women's shoe trends include towering stilettos which go as high as five inches, the coming back of Gladiator shoes and the revival of high heel boots, and of course, the ever fashionable strappy sandals.
But, one thing that never goes out of style for Joanne is staying healthy with regular exercise, right sleep and proper diet. “It does not matter how fashionable you are if you do not take good care of your own body. Health is more important than fashion,” Joanne says.
Of course, Joanne does all of these not for anyone else, but for herself. “I dress up for myself. For me, it is important to always look beautiful and presentable wherever I go. It’s not to impress other people or to catch attention. I try to be beautiful to feel confident of myself and proud of who I am,” Joanne ends. RMP
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