| Head Instructor |
Head teacher
Michael Yan Choi – or ‘Choi’ as he’s better known to his sifus & gungfu brothers all around the world – has been involved in the martial arts, but more specifically wing chun gungfu, for over 26-years’ + and is still in the pursuit of higher level wing chun.
His wing chun journey began with sifu Kan Wah Chit (one of grandmaster Yip Man’s direct early students). Furthering his path on the wing chun road, he also had wing chun teaching from the sifu Leung Sheung & sifu Yip Ching lineage, and he’s still actively learning & honing his wing chun skills with sifu Lam Man Hoc – one of Wong Sheung Leung’s most senior students.
Every teacher along my journey has given me a piece of the large wing chun ‘puzzle’, for which I'm forever greatful, but, ultimately, my wing chun is distinctly mine, with my own signitures. At the highest level, wing chun is the ‘expression’ of oneself. It’s the accumulation of your experiences, your personality, your body type, and your comprehension. In fact, sifu Lam Man Hoc has advocated to me many times that I shouldn’t just ‘copy’ his wing chun; I should find my ‘own way’, since wing chun is an intelligent training method, and we should not aim to produce wing chun ‘robots’.
Ever since I can remember, I have loved the martial arts. I can even remember me watching the old black & white, Sek Kin & Tso Dak Wah gungfu serious on television whilst drinking from my milk bottle! It didn’t matter what style of gungfu or its origination, I love it all the same. 40-years’ + down the line, I’m still fascinated by high level gungfu and mesmerized by it actions. Even though I love all gungfu, I have chosen to focus my effort in attaining my personal best in the art of wing chun gungfu. It’s a beautiful & profound art, extremely high in level, and therefore nothing but my fullest attention will do to attain a mere proficiency & justification in this wonderful method.
It’s important to note that I’m just a humble wing chun ‘student’, and for the people that are seeking for one of the many self-proclaimed ‘masters’ out there, fortunately I’m not one of them.
I would also like to take this opportunity to offer my 'hand of friendship' to all my fellow wing chun practitioners. If you happen to be nearby, you are all welcome to come & visit my kwoon to join me for a cup of tea or coffee (I'm an English tea addict), or maybe a 'friendly' chisau\gwohsau session. I don't have much, but I'm willing to share what little I've.
Contact number: (+44) 07836 600832