The Complete System
Ip Man Ving Tsun
A practical overview of the principles, forms, partner work, Chi Sau, wooden dummy and traditional weapons that make up the system.
Read the guideLineage & Knowledge
Understand the art. Trace the teaching.
The Rob Ley Academy teaches Ving Tsun as a living practice: structure, centreline, sensitivity and disciplined repetition, supported by a clear teacher-to-student context. This knowledge hub brings those ideas together without separating them from the training that gives them meaning.
Core Authority Guides
Three clear routes into the Academy's tradition
These resources explain the system, the lineage and Grandmaster Roland Tong separately. Keeping those purposes distinct makes the material easier to use and avoids repeating the same authority claims across many pages.
Teacher to Student
The Lineage
How the Academy understands lineage, where oral tradition and documented history differ, and how Ip Man, Roland Tong and Sifu Rob Ley connect.
Read the guideRob's Sifu
Grandmaster Roland Tong
An evidence-led introduction to the teacher whose instruction and example shaped Sifu Rob Ley's approach to Ving Tsun.
Read the guidePractical Knowledge
Begin with questions that matter in the Kwoon
Each article is written to help a student understand what they are practising and why. The aim is useful instruction, not collecting keywords.
Terminology
Ving Tsun or Wing Chun?
Why both spellings are used and what the Rob Ley Academy means when it chooses Ving Tsun.
Read the articleSensitivity
What Is Chi Sau?
How sticking-hands practice develops touch, timing, structure, centreline awareness and calmness under pressure.
Read the articleFoundation Form
Sil Lim Tao
Why the first form remains relevant throughout a practitioner's development, from basic alignment to refined intent.
Read the articleTransmission
Why Lineage Matters
A balanced explanation of what lineage can demonstrate, what it cannot guarantee, and why training quality remains essential.
Read the articlePut the principles into practice
Authority matters most when it leads to good training. Learn in person, work directly with Sifu Rob Ley online, or use the structured Online Training Manual between lessons.