Testimonials

As a pupil at Rob Ley academy Wing Chun I have also signed up for the digital Wing Chun training manual to assist me with my further knowledge, training of Wing Chun. I am finding the manual very easy to navigate through and it's content is really helping me to further my abilities on the Wing Chun moves at my own pace at home when I have spare time. All the videos are easy to follow and all moves are explained in detail. The added facility to use the chat with us facility is great because any questions are answered quickly with a detailed response. I would definitely urge anyone wishing to further their training out of classes or looking to take a journey to Wing Chun to sign up to this manual it is full of great knowledge.

Well, where to start on sifu rob ley's itp's (intense training programmes)? At first, I thought of them as a lot of money and was hesitant to take the plunge and go for it. For the record, £1500 is a lot of money to me, and I love a holiday as much as the next man. However, I'm sitting here writing this having just finished my sixth!

During the course of a hard-working two years I have reached a stage I believe very few in the world would have been capable of getting me to.

My itps have focussed specifically on chi sau (sticking hands), of which sifu rob ley is recognised as the best on the planet! Imagine wanting to learn to sprint, and you turn up, and Usain Bolt is your teacher! £1500 sounds cheap all of a sudden!

Itps last seven days, but I feel my skills fast forward at least six months in this time. Sifu knows exactly what I need to progress quickly and the easiest way to facilitate it from me. He does this all with humility and good humour, making the experience enjoyable.

If you love wing chun and are serious about progressing quickly, I guarantee you'll be ecstatic with what you get out of one of these itps. I have already booked my seventh. Enough said!

I am a new student at the Rob Ley Academy in Penzance, Cornwall.

Firstly I would like to thank everyone at the Academy for the warm welcome.

I am 43 years old and have always been fairly active throughout my life, although generally consider myself to be just an average guy. I dabbled in boxing in my younger years and later Muay Thai, however as we all know sometimes life has a different plan and years later I began to look for something new.

Circumstances led me to the Rob Ley Academy in which I have attended about 5 sessions so far, and already family and friends have commented on positive changes in my character.

The club/Kwoon has a very welcoming feel to it, it's hard to describe at the moment probably because I am still new, but the environment feels relaxed and comfortable with a huge sense of professionalism. There is no attitude, no ego and everyone is supportive, friendly and patient.

Sifu Rob Ley and all his students inspire me with every session I attend.

I am enjoying the challenge of learning something completely new and I cannot think of a better place to start than the Rob Ley Academy to see where this journey leads.

As a child I was disciplined with aggressive violence which I now know would be considered abuse. At the age of thirteen I decided to run away from home and spent time in a children's home as well as foster care.

Some years later I met my wife and we have had 6 children which has helped me to control my thoughts, feelings and actions. At the age of 42, out of the blue, I suffered a heart attack.

Knowing I needed to do something about this, I decided to try jeet kune do. I started looking for clubs and found Robert Ley's web site. Rob advised that jeet kune do was not the way forward and introduced me to Ip Man Wing Chun.

I started 1:1 sessions once a week sometimes twice a week. In such a short space of time my wife had noticed that I was changing. She has commented upon how much calmer my presence is, as well as my ability to think before reacting.

Wing Chun has enabled me to listen and to control my actions. I feel more positive and calmer within myself. For the very first time when confronted aggressively by a stranger, I was able to react calmly with no aggression and was able to walk away.

By meeting master Robert Ley and being taught Ip Man Wing Chun, life looks and feels brighter for my family and myself. I cannot thank Rob enough. If I had to put a cash sum on my experiences and transformation since beginning my journey learning Wing Chun, the answer would be... Priceless!!

I'm 24 and work a lot as a carpenter, but always try to make as much time for Wing Chun as possible as I am very passionate and enjoy learning new skills every week, it seems to leave me wanting more every time we train.

It was strange to me at first being involved in boxing for so many years, but Sifu has a wealth of experience in Wing Chun and has been able to take my skills and tune me in to a crisp respectful fighter in this extremely skillful art.

I have the upmost respect for him — he's not just a teacher, he's a father and wants the best for all his students. We as a club are a brotherhood and would do anything for our Sifu.

I have changed my perspective on life. It teaches you respect for others and above all for yourself. I feel fitter and stronger and can see myself living with Wing Chun for many years to come. A massive thank you, Sifu Ley.

In opening, I consider myself blessed to be a student under Sifu Robert Ley. My name is Stephen Toy, I'm 46 and have the misfortune to have Bi Polar disorder, type 2 affective. As well as Arthritis in my lower back, and 4 smashed vertebrae. My Kung Fu Brother Richard Rowe convinced me to attend Ip Man Wing Chun lessons. For that I will be eternally grateful.

They say you only get one true Sifu, this I now know to be true. I have studied a few different Martial arts and had many teachers. But now I have found my one true Sifu. Sifu bristles with knowledge and a true love of both Ip Man Wing Chun and Jeet Kun Do. And this he shares with a generosity of spirit and endless patience.

From a personal perspective I have found Ip Man Wing Chun extremely beneficial. I feel that I have greater control not only over my physical form, but perhaps more importantly control over my mental state. My friends and family have told me on numerous occasions that my general behaviour continues to improve.

Further, I have found a place, our Kwoon, and a family of brothers and sisters that give of their own time and knowledge selflessly. We learn and grow together, and enjoy the process.

Sifu is a truly gifted and I believe the living embodiment of Ip Man's philosophy. In conclusion, Sifu Robert Ley is my true Sifu, and I trust his judgement in all things Martial and in life in general.

I've always been a physically active man and have enjoyed taking part in lots of different sporting activities. This all changed for me in October 2004 when I slipped a disc in my back and following an emergency operation I was left with severe nerve damage and neuropathy in both of my legs. This had a massive affect on my life, including having to learn to walk again.

Fast forward to September 2014 when I saw an advert on Facebook for Sifu Ley's Wing Chun. I got in touch with Sifu and explained my physical health and he arranged a meeting with me to see if Wing Chun would be suitable. Sifu understood my problems and assured me that with his support I could still learn Wing Chun, that I could take things at my own pace. Since then I have never looked back.

Everytime I turn up at club I know I will get all the help and support that I need, not only from Sifu but also from all the other members. Sifu has created a fantastic club, with great members which is the perfect place to be to achieve your Wing Chun goals. Wing Chun is now a part of who I am... Sifu Ley, I have you to thank for that!

The Ving Tsun training retreat in France was a fantastic opportunity to hone our martial arts skills in a beautiful part of the French countryside. Whether the day focused on the essential foundations for good Ving Tsun or the more advanced forms, we were all able to take away valuable lessons from our Sifu Rob who took his time helping and mentoring each student, making sure nobody fell behind. The long training sessions gave ample time for us all to develop new skills, and to go back over and improve skills we had already.

The retreat allowed many students who are in different classes to get to know each other better over the week, and to share what we have learned and love about Ving Tsun. Even after the days training ended we would all still be practicing our own skills and helping one another with what we had learnt that day.

I would highly recommend coming to these intense training retreats if you get the opportunity, I noticed my skills and techniques improve over the week and I had a phenomenal time there as well.

I flew over from Switzerland to spend a week on an intense course called ITP (Intense Training Program) with Sifu Rob.

Sifu Rob is a great Master/person with a lot of knowledge in martial arts from a lifetime experience. His talent as a martial artist and teacher is amazing! He really gets down to the detail to explain and demonstrate the reasons for why we do the things like movements, steps, punches, kicks, locks, pressure points, the theory, etc. It's great! I really got to understand all the aspects and details much more than what I knew already.

It's a very friendly atmosphere at the gym. The students help each other out like brothers and sisters with a lot of respect and martial arts spirit.

I highly recommend Sifu Rob Ley to anyone that wants to learn martial arts. He has really inspired me to train martial arts again and I will keep training online and be attending Rob's martial arts academy because I really feel the improvement I have done in such a small period of time.

Thank you so much Sifu Rob, Mike and all the Students at the Rob Ley Academy for welcoming me so much. I really enjoyed my week and I highly appreciate it.