A Biography of Mr. Sam Lau

In 1966 Mr. Sam Lau began associated with Wing Chun. Strongly influenced by one of Yip Man’s brightest students – Moy Yat at that time, Mr. Lau developed great interest in Wing Chun and started his first lesson in Wing Chun with Moy Yat. He then became the disciple of the Wing Chun Master Ip Man and assisted him in teaching Wing Chun.

During his learning of Wing Chun, Mr. Lau also practised western boxing under a well-known boxing instructor – Mr. Ramsey Bucks and set up the Lutheran Western Boxing Club. Its practitioners took part in many different competitions and fighting drills with the boxers of other branches. In 1974, Mr. Lau took part in the International Kung-Fu Fighting Competition.

In 1968, Mr. Lau assisted Wong Si Wing in teaching Wing Chun in Kim Chiu Wing Chun Kuen Institute. 

In the period from 1968 to 1978, Mr. Lau taught Wing Chun in many social organizations such as Youth Centres, Concordia Lutheran School and Kowloon Bus Athletic Association.

In 1969, following Master Ip Man, Mr. Lau worked as a private Kung Fu instructor and taught Wing Chun in different places.

In 1970, Mr. Lau worked part-time as a Kung Fu reporter witnessing the setting up of the Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Association.

Since 1972, he assisted Mr. Ip Chun to teach Wing Chun in the Yip Man Martial Arts Athletic Association at Kowloon City.

Since 1991, Mr. Lau has been the Chairman of the Yip Man Martial Arts Athletic Association.

In 1992, together with Mr. Ip Ching, Mr. Lau taught Wing Chun in Yip Man Martial Arts Athletic Association at Mirador Mansion, Tsimshatsui.

In 1995, three lion dancing teams from the Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Athletic Association led by Mr. Lau took part in the International Lion Dance Competition and won the Championship

In 1996, the Chinese Wushu Association invited both Mr. Lau and Mr. Wong Shun Leung to visit Beijing and promote Wing Chun.

In 1996, Mr. Jose Sulaiman Ch. of the World Boxing Council (WBC) appointed Mr. Lau as the Representative of WBC in Hong Kong.

In 1996, Mr. Lau attended an International Dragon and Lion Dance event jointly held by the Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance Association and the International Dragon and Lion Dance Association. He was also awarded a certificate of International Dragon Dance Instructor and Judge. In the same year, the National Athletic Association appointed Mr. Lau as the Vice-Chairman of the Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance Association.

In 1997, Mr. Lau commissioned a study on the promotion of traditional martial arts with several officers of Chinese Wushu Association like Li Jie and Wu Bin. The International Wushu Association is considering taking Wing Chun as a starting point, to develop a unified Wing Chun Martial Arts and spread it worldwide.

Being a Vice-Chairman of the Chinese Dragon & Lion Dance Association, Mr. Lau from time to time participated in various activities relating to martial arts and Dragon & Lion Dance events in China and he represented the association in attending various celebrations held by the Wushu organizations in different places like Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines, and Canada.  On several occasions, he led the National team to Canada to promote Dragon and Lion dance.

Mr. Lau formed a Moonlight Dragon Team in 1997. He called for the participation of Wing Chun practitioners. The performance of Moonlight Dragon Team became a climax in the celebrating event for the Reunification of Hong Kong and China in 1997 by Wushu fields.

In 1998, invited by Wushu fields in Fujian, Mr. Lau and Mr. Lok Yiu travelled to Fujian for wushu exchange.

In 1999, Mr. Lau set up the Children Wing Chun Kung Fu Association and became its president.

In 2000, with great honour, Mr. Lau was appointed as an Honorary Executive Member of the International Dragon & Lion Dance Association.

Since the year of 2000, frequent meetings were held with the Central Police Bureau of South China Sea to discuss the setting up of Wing Chun boxing courses.

On 12 Oct.,2002, Mr. Lau was officially conferred the Level 9, Master degree of Certified coach by the Canadian National Wushu National Wushu Chinese Martial Arts Evaluation Board of the Confederation of Canadian Wushu Organizations.

2002