Thank for sharing, I find the history of wing Chun so interesting, and I can only imagine how long it has taken to develop this level of knowledge.

Hi Sifu Sergio,

I’m a big fan of your videos and really appreciate the way you teach Wing Chun. I wanted to suggest that you consider translating and dubbing your videos into different languages, including Italian, using artificial intelligence tools. This could help you reach an even wider audience and share your knowledge with people all over the world.

Tools like Rask, HeyGen, and Veed make this relatively simple and deliver great results. It would be fantastic to see your videos accessible to more people!

Thank you for your dedication and keep up the great work!

Im really liking these videos. In this video that sifu mentions the “Baat Cham Dao” form so wait they did have Baat Cham Dao before Grandmaster Yip Man?? Or is this something they added later? Its just some are of the opinion that Yip Man completely invented the knives but its clear from your videos that knife forms were already there early on and in this case this sifu mentions Baat Cham Dao directly at the beginning there?

Its a shame you didnt ask them to show these forms

Wonderful interview! Your background knowledge 🙏💕San Sau are real good training 😬

Thank you 🤙🏼

any footage of his long siu lin tao and the chui ying sau sets?

"If you can not win in three hits then you should run away..." GM Yip Man
It seems a fitting connection to the theme in the interview, if Sau Sau aka Dui Caak is limited to three moves in a set. It is even a rule i was taught in the AWTO years, that in Lat Sau drills after three counters it has become cardio or muscle memory reps, and it is not "real" anymore. It needed to restart with an attack across the distance line, or transition to clinch or the ground fighting. After 3 Pak Sau Punches Lat Sau risks becoming a "patty cake" drill and WT players need to change the pattern. Application drills have three iterations too. I find it an interseting common link here.

4:52 ending - An awesomely succinct summary of where YM WC actually derived without the myriad of 'chinese whispers'. I have been following your videos for years and assembling my own trees/splits of lineage way back to to red junk and so this is all very very interesting. If only I was still younger than 70 and in better health to train with your school, which teaches locally in the UK :(

How do you cultivate your chi?

Is this the same long siu nim tao of yik kam wing chun?

Sifu Sergio, this is similar to the WC I learned - a traditional style taught only to those with the surname Cho. It has only one set (Siu Lim Tau) which comprises of Chum Kui and Bui Chee. According to their history, Leung Jan taught this to one of his relatives.

GM Yuen Chai Wan teve e ensinou dois diferentes formulários. Na China ensinou um, no Vietnam outro. Diferente do seu irmão... 🙏🏽☯️

So, is there any BIG different between Late Grandmaster Leung Jan Kung Fu and Yipman (Yuen) family Kung Fu? It's because they share similar name.

What point did the weapons come into his teachings?

So who was the one that implemented the Chi-sao platform that allmost all lineages practice today?

梁贊家族詠春拳－傳承紀錄
第二点,我们可以从当今传承到的武术来印证,去了解梁赞上一辈的人物传承,如梁二娣(三福),陆锦(大花面锦),徐癸酉(兰桂)等人,在乡村传下的功夫,如练头,三展/ 战/线,双功,铁线,铁打,八仙刀,六点半棍,九点十三枪,花拳/掌/刀/枪等等,都属于戏班武术(拳路兵器众多,不逐一列举)但基本都是用“永”字着称,统称为“班中永春”。而 小念头,沉/寻桥,标指等拳却从无提起,于当 时也没有流传。三拳都是出自梁赞之后,因此 咏春拳体系是梁赞一直归纳总结所得的拳法。 念头,寻桥,标指,是梁赞授徒的入门必修拳 术,多为拉伸锻炼功架,因而在后辈当中广泛 流传。叶问师承陈华顺一脉,为何用回咏春的“咏”字?其实在40年代的佛山星报就已经解释过(下图结尾的文字),同时也印证了咏春拳是梁赞纪念严咏春师祖而命名的拳法。

所以叶问 在饭店职工会主教的时候,秉承梁璧的意旨,以致 咏春派拳技来作号召,纪念严咏春。

I looked at your old videos, you said that it's better learn all the  sources of Ipman lineage than just study under Ipman's student. But i can said that even you cannot complete the study. Maybe you already complete Yuen and Tam family lineage wing chun, but you definitely cannot finished Chan Wah Sun lineage. Their lineage got many forms that some forms are kept for sole holder of that lineage. Ipman also learned three set forms only from Chan's lineage.

Summary - This video, presented by Sifu Sergio Iadarola, clarifies the historical misconceptions surrounding the training curriculum of the legendary Wing Chun master, Dr. Leung Jan.
Key takeaways include:
1/. The Myth of the Three Sets:
The video explains that Dr. Leung Jan did not originally teach the three distinct sets known today as Siu Nim Tau, Chum Kiu, and Biu Tze (0:42-0:54).
2/. The Ancient Single Long Set:
Dr. Leung Jan practiced an ancient single long set, which was later split into these modern sets by others (0:57-1:08).
3/. Gulo Village Findings:
During a trip to Gulo village, the narrator interviewed local practitioners who confirmed that in the past, they utilized a single long set rather than the modern three-set system, noting that their version of Chum Kiu and Biu Tze evolved from a different, singular set known as Chingo (2:44-3:12).
4/. Historical Context:
The speaker clarifies that while Yip Man was a student of Leung Jan, the system Yip Man later taught in Hong Kong was his own evolution based on various family lineages, distinct from the original Gulo style (4:15-4:46).

Dai lim Tao. Big Idea form .Sergio I come from Gulao pin sun 12 point hand sets .The san sik .i learnt the ip man lineage WC then went unto learning Gulao. Lee shing. Who learnt from Fong Yee Ming, aswell from other Sifus. Can you explain why our san sik are identical to the fung family Kulo .you no me as sifu Karl Thompson. Sorry about profile but iam from a military background. Only retired 3 years ago .9 years in the British military 14 years in the private sector you no me Sergio we are friends. It's Sifu Karl Thompson.