When I was 7 years old I
started Judo which taught me how to wrestle with other kids and generally be
able to defend myself. Then at age 13 I started training Karate till I was 17
when I discovered the Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy on Flinders street Melbourne.
Either the fact that I was born year of the tiger thus knew no fear as the Chinese believe or most probably my hot Latin blood was responsible for getting myself into some violent encounters so very early on I figured that I had to be a good fighter.
I had left high school right after year 10 and went into training Wing Chun 4
times per week 4 classes a day totaling 24 hours a week until I was 21.
Head instructor Sifu Dana Wong allowed me to train full time for only the
standard fee and even that was half price thanks to Sifu's special offers otherwise I would have been up for many thousands of dollars.
I always trained under the guidance of Sifu Dana Wong even after he stopped
being the head instructor for William Chueng for ethical reasons as well as
bettering himself by learning from the late Grand Master Kwok Fu.
The type of Wing
Chun we train differs from others such as William Cheung who's style has many
flaws, one does not realize until Kwok Fu's Wing Chun is learned.
Even though I have had a great career in front of me such as being the number 1 Account manager nationally at Sensis Yellow pages my heart was in Kung Fu, for that I have chosen to take it up as my main profession. As well as teaching I am still currently training 4 times per week with Sifu Dana Wong and also 2
Judo lessons a week.
The way I like to teach is how to attack as well as defend, like they say the best defense is a good offense. Many Wing Chun practitioners prefer to wait for an attack were as I teach how to enter and chase the opponent as opposed to just standing still in one spot.
Cheers,
Maurice Novoa
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