Profile of Mark Phillips Sifu
Mark Phillips Sifu began his study of Wing
Chun in 1986 under Master James Sinclair.
Now after twenty one years of professional training and teaching,
Mark is now ranked as the number ‘One Student’ in the
UK Wing Chun Assoc and is a registered instructor with the prestigious
‘Ving Tsun Athletic Association’
in Hong Kong.
He has taught and trained in various countries including United
States, Hong Kong, China, and is presently instructing at our London training
centre.
His achievements have included:
- 1989 Gained full Professional Instructorship in the UK Wing
Chun Assoc.
- 1989 National Championships (Gold Medallist in no gloved no
rules competition).
- 1991 awarded the 'Bart Cham Do' (Butterfly Broadswords/knives)
as recognition of his skills and standing in the Wing Chun Kung
Fu community.
- 1991 Became one of only two accredited National Examiner for
UK Wing Chun Assoc.
- 1993 Coached the Winning team in the 3rd Annual National UK
Wing Chun ‘All Comers’’ Championship.
- 1993 Was responsible for development and implementation of the
UK Wing Chun Assoc Weapons Skills program, which included Kubaton
and Edge Weapon defence training. He remains to this day the director
responsible for the development of ‘Reality Based Edge Weapon
Defence Training’.
- 1995 Began instructing a range of law enforcement bodies which
included Police and Special Operations Groups in a range of ‘Reality
Based Defensive Skills’, in the United Kingdom and in the
United States.
- 1996 Became the first student in the UK Wing Chun Assoc to take
and pass the difficult and famed Wooden Dummy Test.
- 1999 Featured in the international best selling Wing Chun Teaching
Video 'Pure & Simple'.
- 2000 Featured on Bravo Television's 'Ultimate Warriors' series.
- 2003 Featured in Teaching Wall Bag training techniques and applications
in the UK Wing Chun Assoc 'Master Class' video teaching series.
- 2004 Voted UK Wing Chun 'Martial Arts Instructor of the Year'.
- 2005 Appeared on GMTV teaching Simon Web from the pop group
‘Blue’.
- 2005 Became a lifetime member of the ‘Ving Tsun Athletic
Association’ in Hong Kong.
- 2006 Voted UK Wing Chun 'Student of the
Year'.
- 2007 Awarded Blue belt in 'Brazilian Jiu
Jitsu' in April under Mark Walder, Gracie Barra (Essex).
Mark has also been featured in numerous international publications,
Television programs and even radio. Appearances have included BBC television
productions; most notable was his appearance on GMTV teaching and promoting
Wing Chun Kung Fu. Mark has had a few International Celebrity clients experience
his tutelage.
Mark is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Liverpool,
researching Violent Criminal Behaviour. Having taught Psychology at a local
sixth form college he also holds a teacher-training certificate.
Mark can be contacted directly on: 07976 855 259 or emailed
on mphillips@londonwingchun.co.uk
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