wing chun enters famous chinese schools in cambodia
2024-10-04
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china news service, phnom penh, october 2, title: wing chun enters a well-known chinese school in cambodia
author yang qiang xiang xinyu
on the 3rd of this month, boon rui chao will finish his job as the "teacher" of wing chun at chongzheng school in phnom penh and go to shunde, foshan, guangdong to participate in martial arts exchange activities. he said: "i hope to take this opportunity to learn skills with more fellow practitioners, and invite them to work together to promote exchanges between chinese martial arts and khmer martial arts. i also look forward to establishing a wing chun cultural association in cambodia in the future to unite overseas folks."
chongzheng school is a public chinese school run by the cambodian hakka association. at its peak, the school had more than 4,000 teachers and students. a month ago, wen ruichao, the honorary president of the french teochew association and the president of the french wing chun cultural association, came to the school to teach wing chun. many years ago, after graduating from secondary school at chongcheng school, man rui-chao moved to macau to start his own business. during this period, he studied under ho kim ming, a direct disciple of grandmaster ip man, and became acquainted with wing chun and became successful.
in the late 1970s, wen rui chao went to france to develop, and successively ran chinese restaurants and real estate businesses. his love for wing chun never diminished. in 2000, he initiated the establishment of the french wing chun cultural association, determined to promote wing chun in foreign lands and let the charm of chinese martial arts shine across national borders. now, more than 20 years have passed, and there are countless successors of wing chun under the wen family.
on september 13, boon rui chao guided the students of chongzheng school to practice wing chun. photo by ding menghan
talking about his return to cambodia to teach wing chun, wen rui chao said in an interview with china news service that as a second-generation chinese born and raised in cambodia, he has deep feelings for this land and chongzheng school. "wing chun is booming all over the world. i hope that by promoting wing chun in cambodia, i can create opportunities for the new generation of overseas chinese and local people to understand chinese culture."
wen rui chao's wing chun practice class is open to students from the primary and secondary schools of chongzheng school. 16-year-old guo huiqing signed up for the class with her 10-year-old sister and 6-year-old brother. their decision was fully affirmed and strongly supported by their parents. guo huiqing said: "practice wing chun not only helps us strengthen our bodies and temper our will, but also allows us to feel the charm of chinese martial arts."
in class, wen ruichao first led a group of young students to do warm-up exercises, review the content they had learned before, and then taught new moves. in their spare time, children gather in small groups to compete with each other.
on september 30, wen ruichao explained the essentials of wing chun moves to the students of chongzheng school. photo by china news service reporter yang qiang
in wen ruichao's view, martial arts is not only a means of promoting intelligence and physical fitness, but also an important carrier for inheriting culture and promoting exchanges. at the teaching site, the old man shouted slogans while correcting the students' postures and patiently explaining the essentials of the moves to ensure that every child could understand the essence of wing chun's "softness to overcome strength, both offense and defense". he also went out of his way to teach the children a set of practical skills in case they needed them.
after nearly a month of practice, the children's kung fu has improved day by day. their movements are strong and soft, and their minds are integrated, showing their energy and charm in every move. "practicing wing chun makes me braver," said 12-year-old zhou guangyao.
wen rui chao took time out of his busy schedule to teach wing chun in cambodia, which deeply impressed gao wen sheng, the principal of chongzheng school. he said: "chinese school education should adhere to the all-round development of morality, intelligence and physical fitness. wing chun's introduction to chongzheng will not only enrich the school's teaching content and strengthen students' physical fitness, but also promote cross-cultural exchanges and mutual learning. chongzheng school will take this as an opportunity to launch more relevant teaching activities” (end).
