All Time Famous Wong Shun Leung Quotes

Wong Shun-leung was a Hong Kong martial artist who studied Wing Chun kung fu under Yip Man and was credited with training Bruce Lee.

Wong Shun Leung Quotes

1. “When defeated ask yourself what mistakes invited the attack. This kind of positive thinking any fighter must possess.”
— Wong Shun Leung

2. “The best form of self defense is to become invisible…
If you can’t do that learn Wing Chun!”
— Wong Shun Leung

3. “Self-defense is only an illusion, a dark cloak beneath which lurks a razor-sharp dagger waiting to be plunged into the first unwary victim. Whoever declares that any weapon manufactured today, whether it be a nuclear missile or a .38 special, is created for self-defense should look a little more closely at his own image in the mirror. Either he is a liar or is deceiving himself.”
— Wong Shun Leung

4. “Let your opponent show you how to defeat him.”
— Wong Shun Leung

5. “I think the kicks in Wing Chun are enough. It´s much easier to use your hands than to use your feet. Your hand is able to reach your opponent long before your foot. Why take the long way to attack (circle), when there is a much more direct method of attack? If you are using your hands, then your opponent can´t see a kick coming if you have to use it. When you teach Kung Fu, you can fool a lot of people, but not yourself. You can make like a movie and do many complicated movements and kicks, but you only fool yourself as to whether that would work in a real situation of life and death.”
— Wong Shun Leung