Self-Paced Learning
Online Training Manual
A growing library of authentic Ip Man Ving Tsun instruction — broken down, filmed, and explained by Sifu Rob Ley. New lessons added every week. Train at your own pace, on your own schedule, from anywhere in the world.
Your Personal Wing Chun Library
Most Wing Chun students forget 80% of what they learn in class by the following week. The Online Training Manual solves that. Techniques, forms, drills, and applications — filmed in detail so you can study, revise, and perfect your art between lessons. New content is added every week, so your library grows alongside your training. Whether you train at one of our academies or you're studying independently, this is your reference library for authentic Ip Man lineage Wing Chun.
Video Lessons
Detailed instructional videos covering every aspect of the Ving Tsun curriculum, filmed and narrated by Sifu Rob Ley.
Growing Curriculum
A growing curriculum covering the three empty-hand forms, drills, techniques, kicks and applications. Access follows the syllabus progression set by Sifu Rob Ley.
Built-in Training Timer
Structured practice sessions with a built-in timer so you can train with discipline and consistency at home.
Train Anywhere
Access from any device — phone, tablet, or computer. Train at home, in the park, or while travelling. Your kwoon goes with you.
Curriculum
What's Inside
Sil Lim Tao — Little Idea (小念頭)
The first of the three empty-hand forms of Ving Tsun, establishing stance, structure, centreline, relaxation and correct hand positions.
Chum Kiu — Sinking the Bridge (沉橋)
The second form introduces turning, stepping and kicking, developing coordinated whole-body movement, balance, structure, bridge control and power while moving.
Biu Gee — Thrusting or Darting Fingers (鏢指)
The third form develops emergency recovery and close-range power while introducing finger techniques, elbow strikes and circling-stance footwork.
Mook Jong — Wooden Dummy (木人樁)Coming Soon
The teachings of the first three forms are applied and combined in a combative context, developing distance, angle, footwork, recovery and whole-body coordination. Currently being filmed.
Hand Techniques & ApplicationsNew Content Weekly
Core techniques broken down with combat applications — Pak Sau, Lap Sau, Bong Sau, Tan Sau, and more. New videos added weekly.
Chi Sau DrillsNew Content Weekly
Sensitivity training exercises and rolling patterns to develop your reflexes and tactile awareness. New drills added regularly.
Kicks & FootworkNew Content Weekly
Wing Chun kicking techniques and footwork patterns — stance shifting, stepping, and low kicks with applications.
Who Is This For?
Current Students
Use the manual to revise what you've learned in class, study ahead before your next lesson, and maintain your training when you can't make it to the academy. Your progress doesn't have to stop when class ends.
Independent Practitioners
If you don't live near one of our academies but want to learn authentic Ip Man lineage Wing Chun, this gives you a structured path through the curriculum. Learn from a dedicated student of the late Grandmaster Roland Tong within the Academy's Ip Man teaching line.
Students of Other Schools
Broaden your understanding by studying the Ip Man lineage approach. Compare methods, fill gaps in your knowledge, and see how the art was passed down through Ip Man's direct students.
Martial Artists
Whether you train MMA, boxing, or another martial art — Wing Chun's close-range concepts, sensitivity training, and centreline theory will complement and enhance what you already do.
Ready to Start Training?
Membership is £15/month. New subscribers begin with Sil Lim Tao. Chum Kiu and later forms are unlocked cumulatively by Sifu Rob Ley when the preceding material has been demonstrated to a suitable standard. New lessons are added as the Manual continues to grow. Cancel anytime.
Open the Training ManualLearn From the Lineage
Sifu Rob Ley trained under the late Grandmaster Roland Tong, whom Academy records identify as having been a student of Ip Man. That teacher-to-student relationship gives the Online Training Manual a clear context: the lessons are organised around the forms, principles and training methods Rob received and has refined through more than two decades of practice and teaching.
When you subscribe, you are learning from a Sifu committed to preserving the breadth of the system while explaining it accessibly. The Manual supports training and revision; individual feedback remains available through classes and online private tuition.
Student Access
Open the Training Manual
The Manual now opens as its own secure account-based platform. Open it in a full browser page so sign-in and your member session work reliably on phones, tablets and computers.
Existing members
Sign in using the same email address attached to your existing Stripe subscription. Existing paying students are being carried across without a second subscription or duplicate charge.
Access not recognised?
Please do not subscribe a second time. Email rob@robleyacademy.com and we will check your existing membership.
Membership and progression
Membership is £15 per month. New subscribers begin with Sil Lim Tao. Sifu Rob Ley unlocks Chum Kiu and later forms cumulatively when the student has demonstrated the preceding material to a suitable standard. Paying for membership and progressing through the syllabus are therefore related, but they are not the same thing.