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Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions (Tuttle Martial Arts)
Author: Robert Chu, Rene Ritchie, Y. Wu
Binding: Paperback
Published: 01 September, 1998
ISBN: 0804831416
$11.87
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Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions (Tuttle Martial Arts)
by: Robert Chu, Rene Ritchie, Y. Wu
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
A very good work on a hard subject to investigate.: 
I really liked this book and I enjoyed reading it. Obviously this book is not a "How to" book since the title says it's about history and tradition. It's hard to go back in time and see the past in focus without good documentation on the Chinese part due to secrecy. Nonetheless this book was very well written and it gives a more clear view of Wing Chun's roots. Perhaps this book will help to silence some of the traditional hog wash I've heard and read from so called masters. One thing I'd like to know more... more info
This may be the best book on wing chun presently available.: 
As someone who owns most of the books that have been published on wing chun, I offer this advice: if you only own one book on wing chun gung fu -and it doesn't matter whether you are a seasoned wing chun practitioner or someone just interested in learning something of the system - this should be it. No other book comes close to providing the depth of material pertaining to both the historical traditions and conceptual underpinnings of more than eight different major lineages, or branches, of the wing chun... more info
Conclusion based on guessing: 
The title of the book should be Incomplete rather than Complete Wing Chun. The writing on the Yip Man chapter is based on the author's biased opinion rather than objective information. The authors gave three or four version of Wing Chun history which only shows their lack of academic research. Proprigating myths and legends without coming up with thesis will only add more confusions to the wing chun world.
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