Sifu Robert Smith
Sifu (Teacher) Robert Smith has been training in martial arts since 1968. He is an instructor of Authentic Ving Tsun Kung Fu in Miami, FL and has been teaching self defense since 1978. Sifu Smith was introduced to Ving Tsun by Rex Aperauch and they trained under Grandmaster Moy Yat.
Sifu Smith's Sigung (Sifu of his Sifu) was Yip Man, known to many throughout the world as grandmaster of today's Ving Tsun. Since his introduction to Ving Tsun in 1957, Moy Yat spent a great deal of time with Yip Man living the Kung Fu life and learning about the intricacies of the Kung Fu system. After Yip Man's death in 1972, Moy Yat moved to New York City where he taught Ving Tsun for years to come. Although Moy Yat died in 2001, his legacy as a Kung Fu master continues to prevail and a great number of his students continue to teach across the globe.
Sifu Smith's Sigung (Sifu of his Sifu) was Yip Man, known to many throughout the world as grandmaster of today's Ving Tsun. Since his introduction to Ving Tsun in 1957, Moy Yat spent a great deal of time with Yip Man living the Kung Fu life and learning about the intricacies of the Kung Fu system. After Yip Man's death in 1972, Moy Yat moved to New York City where he taught Ving Tsun for years to come. Although Moy Yat died in 2001, his legacy as a Kung Fu master continues to prevail and a great number of his students continue to teach across the globe.
Kung Fu Preservation: Teaching the art as it was taught.
Punch Notes Direct from the Authentic Wing Chun Kung Fu School in Miami, Florida (Volume 1) by Sifu Robert Smith
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In order to preserve the quality of the Kung Fu, it is very important that the system continue to be handed down without modification, unchanged by our own ideas. If even the smallest of changes are introduced into the system, the Kung Fu will become diluted over time. It is in this way that a true and effective martial arts system can be washed away and lost forever. The quality of Ving Tsun taught by Sifu Smith is very high due to the fact that he has left the system unchanged and teaches it just as it was taught to him by Rex Aperauch and Moy Yat. Moy Yat in turn, taught the system as it was taught to him by Yip Man. It is in this manner that Ving Tsun can withstand the test of time...what a great way to honor the founders of the system!
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