Australien

I was born in December 1967 in Croatia and migrated to Australia in the summer of 1970. My interest in martial arts was sparked in 1981, my inspiration was the film "Enter The Dragon", the star of course was "Bruce Lee". After practicing Tae Kwon Do for 9 years, a life long friend Anto Abramovic introduced me to an alternate style of martial art called "Wing Chun Kung Fu" taught by Allan Graham. Allan Graham (Si-fu), founder of "Canberra Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy" was teaching a system of Wing Chun derived from his teachers, the late Jim Fung (Sifu), Felix Leong (Si-fu) and in later years Wan Kam Leung (Si-fu). Those who witnessed my early years of training in Wing Chun could attest to my casual attendance and would agree I had not quite settled on a preferred system. I therefore decided to take a break from Wing Chun and embarked on a cross training quest over the next 4 years. Some of the styles I studied were....various other Wing Chun Schools, Karate, Choy Lay Fut, Hung Gar, Western Boxing and Grappling.

After a fashion, I returned to Allan Graham's school on a casual basis and in 2004 embarked on their annual training trip to Hong Kong and was introduced to Grand Master Wan Kam Leung and his system of "Practical Wing Chun Kung Fu". There was no question in my mind that I had found both the martial arts system and Grand Master to affiliate myself with 100%. Grand Master Wan Kam Leung is a humble, intelligent and brilliant martial artist. Well into his 60's in age and only of slight to medium build, he constantly amazes all who train with him with his sublime skill and effortless power. On the 7th of September 2006, after 25 years training in the martial arts, I had finally reached a level of competence that was rewarded with an "Instructor's Accreditation" directly under Grand Master Wan Kam Leung, along with permission to open an Australian branch of his Kung Fu system. I look forward to many more years of dedicated learning from Wan Si-Gung and teaching with the continued passion that has defined my character to this day.

For more information go here http://www.practicalwingchun.com.au/