The Martial Arts Life of Lewis Luk

Ip Man, the grandmaster of the school of martial art known as Wing Chun, promoted the martial art in Hong Kong and had many students. The protagonist of this book, Dr Lewis Luk Tei, became a disciple of Ip Man's students, Huang Chunliang and Ip Ching, and inherited the orthodox Wing Chun. He also had the opportunity to learn Jeet Kune Do from Bruce Lee's disciple, Wong Kin Ming. Bruce Lee was a disciple of Ip Man, and Wing Chun was an important part of the creation of Jeet Kune Do. Dr. Luk combined the essence of both Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do, which was rarely done, and he also learned Yijinjing Bah Duan Jin from the Shaolin monk Shi Yanwang. He was well-rounded in both internal and external martial arts, and his experience and insights are valuable. This book describes Dr. Luk's martial arts life, including learning martial arts in his youth, the culture of martial arts schools in the old days, his experiences and insights in technique and spirit, as well as how he, as a teacher, pass on the martial arts culture to future generations.