One of Yip Man’s closest disciples was the Late Great Grandmaster Moy Yat, whom he was first introduced to in 1957. For 15 years, Moy Yat kept a close relationship with Yip Man, living the “Kung Fu Life.” It was at this time that he learned from Yip Man the core principles and deeper aspects of Ving Tsun. Never far from Yip Man’s side, Grand Master Moy Yat was able to develop into one of his top disciples. In 1973 Grand Master Moy Yat came to the United States where he began teaching Ving Tsun Kung Fu in New York City. It was in Brooklyn where the seed of the Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu family was planted. Moy Yat soon developed a loyal following of students, many of whom had specifically sought him out to learn authentic kung fu. Just as Yip Man had done in Hong Kong, Moy Yat followed his sifu’s example and used the same method to teach his own students. He worked hard to impress upon his students the importance of “Kung Fu Life,” the use of the Ving Tsun principles in everyday life. He always said that Ving Tsun Kung Fu can best be learned outside the classroom. This is how Ving Tsun, as passed down through the generations, is learned. To his last days, Grandmaster Moy Yat lived his life very much in this way, spending his time living and teaching Ving Tsun through “Kung Fu Life.” Grandmaster Moy Yat taught privately as early as 1984, and retired in 1998. He continued to teach the principles of Kung Fu through “Kung Fu Life,” as well as teaching art and massage up until his passing. The Moy Yat Kung Fu Family is quite extensive, with students throughout the world spreading the art of Ving Tsun. Today his students, grandstudents, and great-grandstudents are teaching Ving Tsun in their own schools throughout the United States and around the world, with schools as far reaching as Canada, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Mexico.