黃淳樑詠春拳 III - 師公和李小龍 Wong Shun Leung Wing Chun/Ving Tsun III – Sigung Wong & Bruce Lee

                                        李小龍寫給師公黃淳樑的信Bruce Lee’s Letter to Wong Chun Leung

黃淳樑詠春拳 III - 師公和李小龍

正如上一篇文章中所提到，師公黃淳樑除了是一個很難得的格鬥家，還是一位偉大的老師教出了許多當今優秀的詠春師傅。然而，師公黃淳樑的影響力不僅限於黃系詠春拳的徒子徒孫們。李小龍師叔的功夫發展就受到師公黃淳樑很大的影響。雖然輩份上師公黃淳樑是李小龍的師兄，然而，師公黃淳樑是負責教李小龍詠春拳最主要的人。其中就有這樣的故事。李小龍和其他師兄弟會常去師公黃淳樑家練拳。李小龍想要師公黃淳樑只教他，但師公黃淳樑拒絕了。於是，李小龍想出了一個辦法。他會在樓下等待其他師兄弟來，那麼李小龍會告訴他們，師公黃淳樑不在家。師兄弟離開之後，李小龍則可以與師公黃淳樑一對一練拳。

師公黃淳樑是李小龍離開香港到美國之前最後一場比武的教練和公證人。李小龍的對手是位人高馬大練北派功夫的。第一回合李小龍打得並不理想。第一回合結束後，李小龍的眼睛的一側受了傷。李小龍告訴師公黃淳樑他想放棄了。知道李小龍是很自豪且好勝心非常強的人，師公黃淳樑那時候想如果這場比武李小龍輸了的話可能會動搖他的信心並會對他的未來功夫的發展帶來很多負面影響。因此，師公黃淳樑鼓勵李小龍繼續比武，並給了他如何打敗對手一些很好的建議。當第二回合開始，李小龍遵循師公黃淳樑的建議馬上發動主動攻勢。幾乎在幾秒鐘內，李小龍就把對手擊倒了。

以上是李小龍寫給師公黃淳樑的信。裡面有幾句話是師公黃淳樑對李小龍的功夫的影響和他們的密切關係之最佳證明。「拳理雖是要緊，現實的還是重要，兩者雖要。我是感謝你和師父在港時多多指導我詠春門徑，其實是多得你使我多去走現實路 …我可能會回港一行，希望你還是住舊址，知交朋友我們要多敘首，談談往事，真是何不樂為？見到葉師父請代問候。」

注: 本文參考梁敏滔編著之「李小龍技擊術」和「新武俠」雜誌的「訪黃淳樑求証講手實錄」文章

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Wong Shun Leung Wing Chun/Ving Tsun III –Sigung Wong & Bruce Lee

As mentioned in the last article, besides being a great fighter, Sigung Wong Shun Leung was a great teacher who produced many excellent Wing Chun Sifu’s.  Sigung Wong’s influence was not only on his students or grand students.  The development of Bruce Lee’s kung fu was greatly impacted by Sigung Wong.  Although, officially Sigung Wong was Bruce Lee’s senior Kung Fu brother, however, Sigung Wong was the one responsible for teaching Wing Chun to Bruce Lee.

When Bruce Lee was learning Wing Chun in Hong Kong.  He and other Ip Man’s students would go train at Sigung Wong’s house.  Bruce Lee asked Sigung Wong to only teach him, but Sigung Wong turned him down.  Therefore, Bruce Lee came up with a plan.  He would wait downstairs for other students to show up, then Bruce would tell them that Sigung Wong wasn’t home.  After the rest of people left, Bruce Lee then got to train with Sigung Wong one-on-one.

Sigung Wong was the coach and notary for Bruce Lee’s last fight before he left for the USA.  Bruce Lee’s opponent was a taller person from a Northern style of Kung Fu.  The first round of the fight didn’t go well for Bruce Lee.  After the first round, Bruce was injured on the side of his eye.  Bruce Lee told Sigung Wong he wanted to give up.  Knowing Bruce was very proud and wanted to win on everything all the time, Sigung Wong thought if Bruce Lee had gave up at that time, this loss might shatter his confidence and would brought much negativities to his future Kung Fu development.  So, Sigung Wong encouraged Bruce Lee to keep fighting and gave him some sound advices on how to defeat his opponent.  When the second round started, Bruce Lee followed Sigung Wong’s advice to be on the offense right away.  Almost in seconds, Bruce Lee knocked out his opponent.

The letter above was sent from Bruce Lee to Sigung Wong.  There are a few sentences which serve as testaments of Sigung Wong’s influence on Bruce Lee’s kung fu and their close relationship.  Bruce Lee wrote “Although the principle (of martial arts) is important, practicality is still important.  Both are needed.  I am grateful to you and Sifu for teaching me the way of Wing Chun in Hong Kong.  Actually, I need to thank you for leading me to walk on the path of practicality … I may make a trip back to Hong Kong.  Hope you still live in the same address.  We are very close friends.  We need to meet more often and chat about the past, won’t that be fun?  Please give my regards to Sifu Ip when you see him.”

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