Ving Tsun Kuen Kuit

[Mon Sao]

I don't know if anyone knows, but Moy yat's book Ving Tsun Kuen Kuit is back in print. I saw it on eBay and they have a website, too.

[Ultimatewingchun]

I have an original copy of the book from my old days as his student.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Is the book good?

[couch]

Thank you,
Kenton Sefcik

[Mon Sao]

Is the book good?

The book is very good. Definatly "old school" (chinese methodology) in its presentation of material. For those not familiar with the book, this is from the website:
In 1967 Grandmaster Moy Yat and his student Chi-Nam Kwong engraved the Ving Tsun history and idioms (Kuen Kuit) onto a set of 51 seals, and were originally published as a Chinese-only edition. In 1980 Grandmaster Moy Yat's disciple Moy Wo Tin was given the task of translating the seals into English. The first edition of this book was a result of his 2 year effort and included not only stampings of the seals and their English translation, but original artwork, photographs, and anecdotes by Grandmaster Moy Yat and his senior students concerning the proper study of the Ving Tsun System.
14Publishing.com (http://14Publishing.com)

[couch]

I've just ordered a copy. I'll let everyone know about it after I receive it.

The only other book I have from my family is Ving Tsun Trilogy by Moy Yat. It's a nice form reference and I like the short quips about the forms. I also have some family vids that have been passed down to me from my Sifu. For the most part, it's nice collecting some of this stuff just to have it. I think that's why lineage has some usage: being part of an extended "family."

Bruce said: You know what I want to think of myself? As a human being. because, I mean I don't want to be like "As Confucius say," but under the sky, under the heavens there is but one family. It just so happens that people are different.

Best,
Kenton

[couch]

Today I received "Ving Tsun Kuen Kuit" by Moy Yat and C.N. Kwong

First of all, I trace my lineage from:
Yip Man, Moy Yat, Sunny Tang, Joeseph Boychuk, Dave Harris

...therefore I enjoy collecting the odd Moy family treasure.

The book is quite nice. It came bubble wrapped and was in perfect condition when it arrived. It has 116 pages and 104 of the pages are dedicated to the Kuen Kuit and the history of WC. I quite enjoyed the fact that the lineage from Ng Mui on was put down on the chops. Also, each form and several exercises are included as idioms. Basically, on the left side of the book is the photo of the chop and the right side has the saying and translation.

At the end are a few photos of Yip Man, Moy Yat, and others; as well as some calligraphy.

My favourite part of the book is the short story Moy 4 (John Cheng) shares about his start in Ving Tsun. It's these stories of old that bring back the days of what "kung-fu life" was all about.

My hope is that others interested in the Moy line, or perhaps even just those wanting a complete reference of the Kuen Kuit in one book, will pick this up.

Best,
Kenton

[LoneTiger108]

My hope is that others interested in the Moy line, or perhaps even just those wanting a complete reference of the Kuen Kuit in one book, will pick this up.

As a collector of Wing Chun literature I am tempted to get a copy myself now Kenton!

Thanks for the feedback, as you've helped me decide what to do...

[Tom Kagan]

My hope is that others interested in the Moy line, or perhaps even just those wanting a complete reference of the Kuen Kuit in one book, will pick this up.

True story:

Moy Yat and I cut up his very last copy of the original printing of the book. We used two of the photos for something else. The rest of the pages he used as scrap for cleaning/blotting his art brushes.

[Mon Sao]

Here's a link to the website
www.14publishing.com (http://www.14publishing.com)