Dear Family Friends of the Hawaii Wing Chun Kung-Fu Association;
Robert Yeung passed away Thursday morning 9/3/2009. He founded the Hawaii Wing Chun Kung-Fu Association in 1973. During this year, the seeds of Wing Chun were very new to America and Europe. His love for the system started in the early 1960’s when a police officer friend took him to watch Yip Man’s class in Hong Kong. However, by the early 1960’s, Yip Man, rarely participated in the public class and a short time later he joined Wong Long Ching’s practices. Robert Yeung and Wong Long were the same age and soon became constant sparring partners and best of friends. Today, hundreds of Wing Chun practitioners owe their Wing Chun knowledge to Yeung sifu teachings in Hawaii. We will miss his friendliness and is love for Wing Chun.
Respectfully Yours,
John F. Di Virgilio - Hawaii Wing Chun Kung-Fu Assoc.
What was the cause of your sifu’s death.?Really sad about it. I remember well visiting his class at the old Armed Forces downtown YMCA in Honolulu brfore they closed down the place and transferred ownership.. You as the senior student warmed up the class with punching drills- then he came in and supervised hands on a variety of two person work. He was very nice in our conversation and sent on his greetings to my sifu- who he knew.A real loss- losing a decent and knowledgeable wing chun sifu.
Sincere condolences to his personal and wing chun family.