Instructor Jason Zheng

A Journey Through the Arts
 

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The Spark

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Some paths find you through books. Others through people. Mine found me through a screen, specifically, through the flickering light of a martial arts movie watched alongside my Dad.

 

Growing up, those films were more than entertainment. They were a window into something that felt both ancient and alive, a world where discipline, movement, and philosophy were woven into every strike and stance. The seed was planted early. It just needed the right moment to grow.

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That moment came during university, when I sat down to watch Ip Man 2. There was something about the way Wing Chun moved, efficient, grounded, deceptively simple on the surface, that stopped me cold. It didn't just entertain me. It called to me. By the time the credits rolled, the decision had already been made.

I was going to learn Wing Chun.

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Finding the School

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Towards the end of 2014, I walked through the doors of Practical Wing Chun and met Sifu Jack Leung for the first time. I didn't fully know what I was stepping into — but I knew I wanted to be there.

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Bringing it Home

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Within two weeks of joining, I was doing something I hadn't planned on, teaching.

Every evening after class, I'd come home and walk my brother through what I'd learned that day. It worked. Not long after, my brother joined Practical Wing Chun himself.

That experience taught me something important early on: to truly understand something, you have to be able to share it. Teaching, even informally, forces a deeper kind of knowing.

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Expanding the Map

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Wing Chun has always been my foundation — my first true art. But under Sifu Jack's guidance, the school opened doors to a much wider world.

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Over the years, I've had the privilege of exploring systems that sit alongside Wing Chun and enrich it in unexpected ways:

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Krabi Krabong — the traditional Thai art of sword and staff, bringing weapon awareness and distance management into sharp focus

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Silat & Kali — fluid, deceptive, and deeply rooted in South-East Asian traditions

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Judo — a powerful reminder that balance, leverage, and the ground are never to be ignored

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu — the art of patience, position, and problem-solving under pressure​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Praying Mantis (Tong Long) — a Chinese system of rhythmic, angular striking that added new dimensions to my understanding of trapping and timing​​