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By Christine Ng Jet Li, who took up Singapore citizenship last June ought to know we’ve our own Prince of Wushu here. Vincent Ng, born and bred in Singapore was a very active kid. Since kindergarten, he just wouldn’t sit still. Like a superhero, he discovered he had extraordinary jumping powers. If then, had he decided to go the superhero route; he would have been known as The Frog Prince. Good thing he didn’t. Vincent started as a sports athlete in Primary school. His seniors took note of his never-ending energy and cajoled him to join the lion dance club at a tender age. While helming the Lion’s head, his teacher discovered his potential for something greater and took him out of school to train in a proper Wushu school. There, he met his mentor, Mdm Chua. Just like out of a period kung-fu �ick Mdm Chua and her husband, the then childless couple, immediately took a liking to this young boy. They sincerely wanted to groom him to be the martial artist they thought him capable of becoming. They trained him without letting up, and even had him sleep over for early morning regimes. Even now, the slogan “No Pain, No Gain” is Vincent’s favourite. He loves feeling his muscles ache; knowing his body is responding to the punishing regime. Vincent admires Bruce Lee, perhaps the greatest martial arts icon of all time. To him, Bruce Lee is a legend who epitomised what being Chinese really meant. This made the West sit up and take notice of Chinese culture. The opportunity to compete in the World Wushu championships has given him a broader perspective of life. Vincent feels that the present generation is too preoccupied with technology that is detrimental to a young person’s development. Wushu has helped him both mentally and physically. His short attention span has been corrected by the need for focus in Wushu. He also feels that martial arts have instilled a discipline in him which would have otherwise been sorely lacking. Vincent’s martial arts training school “Wu Fang” currently has 800 students all over Singapore. Having received valuable guidance from his mentor decades ago, he wants to now pass it on. He �nds mentoring challenging and ful�lling. Wu Fang has instructors teaching in schools, community centers as well as country clubs. Vincent remembers a school teacher who, intrigued by her student’s change in behaviour, found herself following him into Wu Fang. The boy had been a notorious bully in school, weak in his studies.
Vincent is a very strict coach, as was his mentor with him. A student’s fear turns into respect over time through patient nurturing. Vincent feels one needs to be living rightfully, in order to be an example. Having gained many life experiences, the man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. Vincent advises parents to start their children young in a hobby or a skill. At Wu Fang, children are motivated, encouraged and impressed. Games are played with children to motivate their interest. Then once-in-a-blue-moon, the seniors demonstrate moves to remind the young children their aspiration to attain that level of skill. Finally, encouragement and admiration is given to the child. Wushu is a never ending learning journey. For more information on Wu Fang, visit www.wufangsingapore.com It does not matter how many times you fall, what matters is how many times you pick yourself up...
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