Yip man

Yip Man (Ip Man) is the iconic Grand Master of the Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) Kung Fu system responsible for bringing this unique martial art to the public. Before Yip Man, Ving Tsun was mainly a secret style passed down from master to student for generations from Shaolin.

Many books and films have been made based on Yip Man’s life and teachings. Grandmaster Yip Man taught thousands of students in China, and produced renowned masters including Leung Sheung, Wong Shun Leung, Chu Shong Tin, Mak Po, Moy Bing Wah, Ip Ching, Ip Chun, Bruce Lee and Grandmaster Moy Yat, whose name the Richmond Academy bears.

Moy yat

Moy Yat was personally introduced to Yip Man by Moy Bing Wah in 1958. Four years later, at age 24, Moy Yat became the youngest Ving Tsun Sifu sanctioned by Yip Man. While teaching, he maintained a close relationship with his Sifu, until the great Yip Man’s passing in 1973.

Grandmaster Moy Yat then moved to the US, and founded the Moy Yat Kung Fu Academy in Manhattan, New York, ultimately teaching thousands. He created his Special Students Association for his inner circle students, many of whom would go on to become Sifus in Moy Yat’s Kung Fu lineage, which has spread across the world, like Yip Man’s.

In addition to being a Ving Tsun master teacher, Grandmaster Moy Yat was an accomplished artist and acupuncturist. He wrote and self-published six books, and directed-produced more than 30 videos on Ving Tsun Kung Fu.

Moy Tung

From age ten when he began martial arts training, Anthony Moy Tung Dandridge was on a quest to discover and master the source of the martial arts. He trained with anyone who could physically prove their technique, and that path led him to Grandmaster Moy Yat in New York in 1980, the only man he’s ever called ‘Sifu.’

Within a year or two, all of his martial arts training time was devoted to Ving Tsun, as taught by his Sifu, Moy Yat. June 28, 1984, on his Sifu’s birthday, he joined the Moy Yat Special Student Association in a Bai Tze ceremony, confirming his commitment to the Ving Tsun system as a true disciple.

Grandmaster Moy Yat gave him the Kung Fu name, Moy Tung, meaning ‘Man from the East’, in recognition of the respect he showed for the Ving Tsun system and ancient traditions with his dedication to training and mastery.

In 1986 Moy Tung founded the Richmond Moy Yat Kung Fu Academy at his Sifu’s direction. He continued to make trips to New York for training and Kung Fu life, often taking his own students with him. He regularly brought Grandmaster Moy Yat to Richmond for seminars with his grandstudents.

Today, the Richmond Moy Yat Kung Fu has well over 20 branch schools, with three generations of Sifus teaching the Ving Tsun system in Grandmaster Moy Tung’s own lineage. See this list of authorized branch schools in the Moy Tung Athletic Association.