HISTORY OF FEDERATION

Beginning in 1990, Zhen Wu Southern Chinese Kung Fu was established and founded by Grandmaster Brandon Chan.

By 1994, it was registered under the Malaysia Zhen Wu Ving Chun Martial Art Association. Throughout the years, this association managed to generate many Sifu. From then on, this association formed up extra classes throughout other states and giving seminars with demonstration performance. This association also created the grading and training systems for the students which are not available in any other Chinese Kung Fu in Malaysia. This association was the first to apprehend this system. Besides this, the systems also include the Ving Chun 36 Combat Fighting Technique. This association was certified by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to promote Ving Chun in Malaysia. At the same time, in 29 December 1994, Grandmaster Brandon Chan received the Mandate Honorary Certificate in Martial Arts Programme from the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia approved the certification on having Malaysia Zhen Wu Ving Chun Martial Art Association as the main centre to introduce Ving Chun Martial Arts throughout the whole nationwide. This association was featured 5 times in TV3, once in Astro and was broadcast over 2 million viewers in Malaysia including interviews from overseas reporters and featuring in local martial arts magazines. At that time, Grandmaster Brandon Chan was also providing articles to these magazines on Ving Chun.

In 2003, Malaysia Zhen Wu Ving Chun Martial Arts Association was renamed and registered under the government act to Malaysia International Ving Chun Kung Fu Federation which in later, the development of the Malaysia Ving Chun Instructor Council and Malaysia Ving Chun Combat Fighting Association. Forming up this 3 establishment is to properly monitor the responsibility and discipline of each individual instructor. The Malaysia Ving Chun Combat Fighting Association also created the 36 Steps Ving Chun Combat Fighting Techniques for the Malaysia Police Force and the National Army. Other than these, Malaysia International Ving Chun Kung Fu Federation also formed up the Ladies Self Defense Techniques.

The Malaysia International Ving Chun Kung Fu Federation grading system has 13 levels which are divided into 5 stages. This system is to benefit those who have no knowledge or skills in martial arts and also to benefit those who had learned martial arts previously.

Within the spans of 16 years, Malaysia International Ving Chun Kung Fu Federation has spread throughout the 13 States in Malaysia and several other countries like Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and USA.