Michael Wong originally came to England at the age of ten as a refugee from Vietnam. He first took up Martial Arts as a result of being bullied at school. Starting his training with a Chinese Master in the UK Sifu Wong progressed quickly in skill and after 5 years travelled to Hong Kong and Mainland China to study with a variety of Chinese masters in his early twenties. (continued at bottom...)
 

 

...(con't from top)... Training in a wide variety of Martial Arts has given Sifu Wong a foundation and skill level rarely seen in the Martial Arts world. It also allows him to provide a highly comprehensive teaching program for a great many students with differing requirements. Having opened the Ho Wan Academy in 1992 in the back of his takeaway shop Sifu Wong discovered there was a great demand for Martial Arts in the area and was never short of students. This eventually led to the opening of the Master Wong Academy at Charles Street in Ipswich, becoming one of only a handful of full time training centres in the region.

 

Sifu Wong regularly travels back to China to train and learn new arts to continue to better himself. He trains harder and more frequently than all but the most dedicated of his students and still has time to produce, direct and film his current range of DVD titles, work as a motion capture specialist for film and TV productions and run the Academy.

Sifu Wong has developed a new system for the 21st Century that utilises his full range of DVD’s as an essential part of the training programme. The DVD’s form the syllabus for his teachings so that the students know exactly what they’re learning whether they are at home or being taught by one of the many Master Wong Academy qualified instructors. By using the DVD’s as an instructional aid the student is assured that they will receive the same high standard of tuition every time they put it on. They also offer the student a personal, one on one, instruction from Master Wong direct. From the very first time a student begins to learn a new style they can watch the DVD and will be totally aware of exactly what it is they will be learning and the purpose behind it. The quality of both content and production reflects the very essence of the Master Wong Academy. The standard is clear to see and stands high above the relatively poor competition.

 

The majority of martial arts have become very localised, with every town having their share of small schools set-up by budding martial artists. With no tight control of the techniques and methods being taught there has been a noticeable decline in the quality and effectiveness of martial arts today. Many schools now are opened as business ventures with more consideration given to profits than to passing on the skill. You must ask yourself can you really trust your instructor. What is the purpose of what you are learning and will the techniques be effective when you really need them?

 

 

Over the years Sifu Wong has grown from a schoolyard victim into a respected and dedicated Martial Arts Master, a sign of what can be achieved through determination and raw ability.