To the general public, especially all members of the Federation, past, present, and future:

I, Augustine Fong -founder of Fong's Wing Chun Gung Fu Federation, wish to clearly explain my motivations and expectation as a teacher.

• I am willing to share my experience and knowledge in Wing Chun. I ask only that those who use my methods use them with a good heart. In other words; be sincere in your learning, teaching, and help those in need (i.e. charity work).
• I welcome to the Federation all who share a sincere desire to learn and have a good heart to help others.
• I consider those who attend my Tucson school and receive personal instruction from me and those who trained under my correspondence course and come to my school in Tucson on a continuing regular basis to be my students. This does not include people who learn solely from my video tapes and books. These are good reference materials, but are not meant as replacements for personal instruction.
• I expect my students to adhere to the following:
  • Purify your physical action: do not cause trouble or harm to anything through your Wing Chun skill. Help people with your good heart. Do good charity work.
  • Purify your speech: Do not speak badly or negatively of anything. Do not tear down any other practitioner of a martial art. Speak the true at all time. Be truthful and honesty to yourself and the other.
  • Purify your thoughts: Do not think badly or negatively of anything. As with the speech, you must not even think poorly of any other fellow practitioner. Be forgiveness.

My goals are to spread the knowledge of Wing Chun gung Fu to all who are interested, expand the Fong's Wing Chun family, and to give to those in need. It is not my goal to involve politics in the Federation or in my association with others.

• I have no designated representatives. No one speaks for me.
• I do not endorse Fong's Wing Chun Instructors or franchised instructors at other schools. The Tucson school is separate and independent from all other schools.
• Those who use my methods and ideas in teaching can do so freely. I will do what I can to help you. I do not require or expect any royalties or fees. The only condition is that you use your own name and assume all risks and liabilities.
• Instructors from other schools are welcome to attend classes and seminars, however, attendance does not imply endorsement of a particular instructor, school, training method, or martial system.
• Those who practice Chinese Martial Arts should show respect to their fellow classmates and teachers by understanding and using the traditional titles listed in the Chinese Gung Fu Title System.

I hold an annual reunion during the first weekend of May. Its purpose is to keep in touch with all of you, to share my evolving methods, and to cultivate good energy. I also use this time to observe your progress and improvements.

A portion of all membership fees collected will go to charities to feed the hungry in third world countries. A portion of all the profits from events organized by the Federation will be donated to these charities. I encourage members of the Federation who teach in their own schools to participate in helping others and to be creative when designing their own methods of charity work.

I wish you all well on your journey to another level. Along the way I hope you will respect my intentions and help me to advance my goals by sharing your knowledge and resources with other, especially those in need.

1. Purpose of Provisions. The purpose of these provisions is to promote the study and instruction of Wing Chun Gung Fu. As such, the accompanying goal of these provisions is to promote the peaceful and harmonious interaction of those instructors wishing to study and teach the Fong style of Wing Chun with fellow Fong's Wing Chun brothers and sisters as well as practitioners of Wing Chun as a whole and other martial arts. Since politics and dissension are detrimental to one's personal development, and to the promotion of Wing Chun Gung Fu, Sifu Fong and Fong's Wing Chun Gung Fu Federation openly condemn any action or inaction that would cause factions within the system or the martial arts community.

2. Definitions.

2.1 The Federation. Fong's Wing Chun Gung Fu Federation

2.2 Recognized Instructor. A Recognized Instructor is an Instructor who teaches a martial art (does not have to be Wing Chun) and has demonstrated an interest in learning Wing Chun. Sifu Fong makes no representation and takes no responsibility regarding the Instructor's knowledge and skill.

2.3 Fong's Wing Chun Instructor. A Fong's Wing Chun Instructor is a Wing Chun Instructor who has attended all levels of Sifu Fong's Instructor Training Classes (i.e. received attendance certificates in Sib Lim Tau, Chum Kiu, and Bue Gee). Being a Fong's Wing Chun Instructor denotes that the Instructor has demonstrated, through an exam given at the end of the Bue Gee instructor's course, a specific level of understanding and skill development in the Fong's Wing Chun System. Fong's Wing Chun Instructor's must use the guidelines set up within Fong's Wing Chun Gung Fu Federation.

2.4 Disciple. A Disciple is a Fong's Wing Chun Instructor who has demonstrated, to the Sifu’s satisfaction, superior physical, mental and spiritual skills.

3. Fong's Wing Chun Instructor Specific Provisions.

3.1. To maintain this classification, a Fong's Wing Chun Instructor must visit Sifu Fong and receive a Certificate of Attendance at least once every 2 years (preferably at the Instructor Camp or Reunion Seminar).

3.2. Use of Trademarked Logo. All Fong's Wing Chun Instructors are highly encouraged to develop and use their own individual logos.

3.3. Representation. A Fong's Wing Chun Instructor does not have license to represent either Sifu Fong or the Fong's Wing Chun Gung Fu Federation in any capacity, other than being an instructor by same.

4. Revocation. The Federation reserves the right to revoke Recognized or Fong's Wing Chun Instructor status at anytime if, in its sole discretion, the Instructor is failing to represent Fong's Wing Chun Gung Fu in a manner consistent with its precepts that are contained within the Instructor materials provided or in these provisions.

5. Limitations. Sifu Fong does not run a chain of schools or a franchise. Recognized and Fong's Wing Chun Instructors administer their schools under their sole desecration and without the direction of Sifu Fong or the Federation. The Sifu and the Federation are available as a knowledge and support resource for the instructor's training in Wing Chun Gung Fu, but nothing else. A Recognized or Fongs' Wing Chun Instructor is an individual who has demonstrated an interest in or a level of ability in the Fong's Wing Chun system. However, neither Recognition nor being a Fong's Wing Chun Instructor entitles an instructor to make policies or representations on behalf of Sifu Fong or the Federation.

11/02/02