Gents,
The problem i believe is not as simple as it appears or what Kevin Chan is explaining it to be from his side.
In the past Kevin has disrespected his Sifu (Samuel Kwok) and has been kicked out of the school and does no longer have any affiliation to the Ip Man traditional chinese kung fu form of which Samuel is the beacon in present times.
Leo is, if not the highest ranking, then at least one of the highest ranking students of Samuel Kwok who Ip Chun instructed him to seek advancement in his Wing Chun from.
As has been mentioned in previous posts - i don't believe this is the place where dirty laundry should be hung out in the open and Kevin started his comment very distastefully - regardless of what the reality is... Leo's expertise are apparantly in high demand as can be seen from the people seeking his advice on the very life of the man who revolutionised the wing chun style.
First off, I think you are thinking that I am Kevin Chan. I am not
Secondly, Kevin Chan has strong affiliations to the IP Man traditional system (Look at the front page of our website and you will see Kevin Chan's life membership certificate)
Secondly, Sam Kwok is the beacon of Ip Man traditional chinese form? Since when? That statement in itself shows a lot about what kind of person you are and that like many other wing chunners, brainwashed into believing that your instructor is some kind of god.
Sam Kwok is okay. I like his vids of him and Ip Chun doing chi sao, but for realistic self defence, I just wouldn't go to him
I never knew that Kevin Chan was kicked out of Sam Kwok, but I know what Kevin is like and he is a great guy. His skill speaks for itself but he isn't infalliable. He makes mistakes, but he is humble enough to admit them when they happen
To say that he got kicked out without saying why isn't very helpful. I have known schools to kick students out merely because they didn't call their instructors 'Sensei' or because they pointed out that a move wouldn't work
I have trained with Kevin Chan for a long time and he is one of the (if not the) best instructors I have ever seen
I base my opinions on experience, and the fact that Leo tried to open up at my hall I can forgive. He may not have realised that another wing chun school used the hall (although its very unlikely)
However, upon phoning the guy and pointing this out, I would have expected a little respect and courtesy - the same courtesy that everyone is harping on about on here. He didn't. Instead he was trying to 'call me out' in a really flaky way, despite my honest and kind offer to help the guy find a new hall
People get too carried away by reputations and silly notions that instructors are beyond normal people
My students like me, and if any of them felt bullied by me etc, I would be heartbroken
Leo wasn't asked advice about the guy who transformed wing chun - he merely helped in some of the choreography
Kevin Chan was once asked to audition for Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat (no joke), doesn't mean that Kevin Chan knew everything about the videogame...
