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William Cheung, having trained four years part-time with Yip Man, was accepted as a live-in student training full time-time for another four years.
During this time, in 1954, Grandmaster Cheung was responsible for introducing Bruce Lee to the Wing Chun system, and helped him with his training and development of the art.
Grandmaster Cheung stands eighth in direct line of the Grandmasters from its originator, Ng Mui.
Between 1957 and 1958 Grandmaster Cheung won the Kung Fu elimination contests in Hong Kong against opponents with years more experience than himself.
In 1973 Grandmaster Cheung decided to teach martial arts professionally in Melbourne Australia, and set up his headquarters in Melbourne's Chinatown.
During 1974 he founded the World Wing Chun Association.
From 1978 to 1980, Grandmaster Cheung was appointed Chief Instructor in unarmed combat to the U.S. Marines of the Seventh Fleet, based in Yokosuka Japan.
Grandmaster Cheung was awarded the Black Belt Hall of Fame award "Kung Fu Artist of the Year" in 1983 and in the following year set the world speed punching record of 8.3 punches per second at Harvard University.
Grandmaster Cheung was the recipient of the "Blitz 1998 Lifetime Tribute, Hall of Fame" award. Grandmaster Cheung has appeared on over 30 martial arts magazine covers and is the author of more than ten books on Wing Chun.
Grandmaster Cheung is the founder of "Cheungs Meridian Therapy" and was appointed for two years from January 22, 2000 to January 21, 2002 by the China Guangzhou Medical University and Hospital Research Institute as a
professor and research fellow for his Cheungs Meridian Therapy (CMT) program
Master Dan Brazitis brings a total of 40 years of martial arts teaching experience to his kwoon in Longmont, Colorado.
On October 14, 2015 Master Brazitis tested before Grandmaster William Cheung and obtained his Master Level rank. Part of his grading was held at new Yip Man Museum in Foshan China,
birthplace of the Wing Chun Kung Fu. He performed the Wooden Dummy Sets, Bil Jee and Chum Kil forms in the front of over 30 people.
He was inducted into the USA Martial arts Hall of Fame in 2008 and was awarded Kung Fu Master of the year 2008.
The University of Asian Martial Arts Studies presented him with a Doctorate of Martial Arts Philosophy & Martial Arts Science PhD/MA.D.SC in 2008.
He started studying at the Imperial Martial arts Academy, at the age of 15, located in Longmont Colorado. During his training there he studied Jujitsu, Judo, Aikido, weapons and Modified Wing Chun.
Sifu Brazitis obtained the rank of Shodan, First Degree Black Belt. One of his instructors, a highly respected jujitsu/Modified Wing Chun martial artist and instructor, named Jerry Bolding, began
training in the Traditional Wing Chun system taught by Grand Master Cheung. Following the lead of Master Bolding, Master Brazitis began training in the Traditional Wing Chun and was impressed by the
completeness of the traditional system. In 1986 Master Brazitis decided to dedicate himself to the Wing Chun System and started training with the Global Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Association.
Since 1986, Master Brazitis has traveled across the U.S. to attend over 30 seminars presented by Grand Master William Cheung and has sponsored two seminars in Longmont, personally taught by Grandmaster Cheung.
Master Brazitis has traveled to China 6 times to train at the Shaolin Temple, in the region of Song Mountain, Dengfeng City, Henan Province. He has also traveled to Australia to train at the main branch of the
Global Wing Chun Kung Fu Association. Master Brazitis completed his Instructor's Grade under Grand Master Cheung in 1993.
Along with continuing his own growth as a kung fu practitioner, Master Brazitis has trained 11 people to the level of instructor in his school.
Norma recieved her Gold Sash/Level 10 from GrandMaster William Cheung November 18, 2012.
Norma began her Martial Arts training in 1993 studying Wing Chun. A bad car accident left her with a broken spine and broken jaw, she was laid up for a solid year and in physical therapy for over five years.
Norma was concerned that she would have trouble training Wing Chun because of her injuries, but decided to give it another try and restarted here Wing Chun Training in 2005. She has found that training in Wing Chun helps her body stay strong and give here increased flexibility.
In addition to her Wing Chun training Norma also gets treatments from Grandmaster Cheung, using his meridian therapy, every time she attends one of his Wing Chun Seminars. Grandmaster Cheungs treatments have given her even more mobility and a better overall physical health.
In 2005, Norma started assisting Sifu Brazitis with the Family and Children's class at the new Francis St location.
Sifu Norma continues teaching the children/family classes while continuing her own training during the adult classes. Sifu Norma also teaches a self defense class and has trained women who have traveled to foreign countries to serve in the peace corps.
Sifu Norma has traveled to China 5 times to train at the Shaolin Temple, in the region of Song Mountain, Dengfeng City, Henan Province with Grandmaster Cheung.
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