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Cadden · 09-21-2003, 04:06 AM

Most likely during his Wing Chun days when he and his instructor Wong Shun Leung and friend Hawkins Cheung were having challenge matches all around Hong Kong, from different styles. Adaptation was a must, and there success means they had to adapt.

So I think most likely in his Wing Chun days.

"Hey Bud. That takes me back. I can remember your instructor telling me and my mate this about 20 years ago in Burslem town hall. When he said "Snake" he did a Bil Jee strike but, wait for it, actually hissed like a snake. And when he said "Crane" he hopped artound the room on one leg, flappin' his arms like a demented chicken.. He was deadly serious throughout. We pissed ourselves laughing when we got out of the class."

That me reminds me of something Wong Shun Leung said about the Wing Chun back story (the crane and the snake). He said (and I paraphrase) "If I was a crane I would fly away from the fight and never be hurt. And the only body part I have that looks like a snake I do not use for fight."

Oh and Wing Chun is definately not an amalgamation of Crane and Snake. Don't know were you heard that...

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Cadden Novice Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 38 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Most likely during his Wing Chun days when he and his instructor Wong Shun Leung and friend Hawkins Cheung were having challenge matches all around Hong Kong, from different styles. Adaptation was a must, and there success means they had to adapt. So I think most likely in his Wing Chun days. "Hey Bud. That takes me back. I can remember your instructor telling me and my mate this about 20 years ago in Burslem town hall. When he said "Snake" he did a Bil Jee strike but, wait for it, actually hissed like a snake. And when he said "Crane" he hopped artound the room on one leg, flappin' his arms like a demented chicken.. He was deadly serious throughout. We pissed ourselves laughing when we got out of the class." That me reminds me of something Wong Shun Leung said about the Wing Chun back story (the crane and the snake). He said (and I paraphrase) "If I was a crane I would fly away from the fight and never be hurt. And the only body part I have that looks like a snake I do not use for fight." Oh and Wing Chun is definately not an amalgamation of Crane and Snake. Don't know were you heard that... Last edited by Cadden; 09-21-2003 at 04:09 AM.