泰德．黃，中文名“黃錦銘”，香港出生，能講流利的廣東話和英語，

美籍華人。他於１９５３年移民美國並在１９６７年２月份開始在李

振藩洛杉機唐人街的振藩國術館修習振藩功夫和截拳道，算是李小龍

中後期的重要弟子，後來成為李小龍的入室弟子及私人對練夥伴。

現在是美國著名截拳道家，也是截拳道的主要代表人物之一，也屬

李小龍當年最信任的學生之一。同時，還是“振藩截拳道核心”的重

要成員之一。

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http://www.laojianidea.com/article.aspx?id=83

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Ted Wong is a martial arts practitioner.

Wong's first encounter with Bruce Lee was in 1967, in Los Angeles

, California, where Lee was giving a Kung Fu seminar. Wong had no

martial arts training, and was interested in western boxing and some

martial arts. He was so impressed by Lee, however, that he decided

to study at Lee's kwoon, the Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Los

Angeles. Shortly after beginning his studies, Lee accepted

Wong as a private student. Wong became Lee's sparring

partner and close friend.

Wong was present as Lee developed Jun Fan Gung Fu into

Jeet Kune Do. He was also present to see Lee train other

martial artists, including Karate Champion Joe Lewis and

basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Wong is one of only

a few people to receive rank in the art of Jeet Kune Do by

Bruce Lee. What is also of note about Wong is that he

never learned another martial art besides what Bruce

taught him, thus has never taught anything other than

what he learned from Bruce. Wong now gives seminars

and continues to teach privately. Currently he is teaching

Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee Keaser, and long-time

martial-arts instructors such as: Mark Stewart, Bob Landers

,Rodney Hitchcock, David Gallaher, Richard Torres,

Lewis Luk, Teri Tom, Tommy Gong, Bill Mattucci, Mike Rutter

, Yutaka Matsuoka Tim O'Leary Mike Gittleson and

Albert Grajales a Hall of Fame instructor.

Wong is also a board member of the Bruce Lee Foundation.

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Ted Wong:
2006 Man of the Year

It’s the stuff of legends, really. A story of serendipitous

privilege and great personal anguish.

In 1967 Ted Wong was living in Los Angeles’ Chinatown

when a friend tipped him off about a class at Bruce Lee's

Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute. Acceptance to the class had

been by invitation, and members were expected to have

prior training. Wong snuck into the class with no experience

, and when Lee saw him, he asked, “Who are you?”

Wong thought he’d be given the boot, but instead, the two

struck up a conversation in Cantonese. Lee made an

exception and let Wong stay.

Wong wasted no time making up for his lack of experience,

and before long he was training in Lee’s backyard, having

become his most frequent sparring partner. From July 27,

1967 to October 14, 1971, Wong studied under Lee at

least 122 times. According to Lee’s own appointment books

, Wong spent more time receiving private instruction than

any other person. You’d be hard-pressed to find a martial

artist who’s more qualified to teach advanced Jun Fan jeet

kune do—which is why Wong was certified by Lee himself.

M. Uyehara, author of Bruce Lee: The Incomparable Fighter,

agreed. He wrote: “I still think Bruce considered Ted Wong

as his protégé before his death. Wong was his constant

companion for the last few years. Besides working out on

Wednesday nights, Wong also came to see Bruce on

weekends. When Bruce needed a sparring partner,

it was Wong he selected.”

But that period wouldn’t last. With Lee’s death in 1973, Wong

found himself without a teacher. What followed is a story of

great pain, moral integrity and self-reliance. While others

were quick to capitalize on their association with Lee, Wong

threw himself into 15 years of seclusion. There was still so

much to learn, so he went back to the origin: the writings

his teacher had left behind. He tracked down the sources

that influenced those writings, books that had been in Lee’s

library. He relied on his photographic—or, more precisely, his

“filmographic”—memory to draw connections between what

he’d seen Lee do so many times and the principles outlined

in his writings.

When he lost his instructor, Wong faced the same temptation

we all do: to look to outside sources—different masters,

different styles. He chose to do the opposite, and it wasn’t

an easy path to follow. But Wong had all he needed: the

road map left by his teacher and the benefit of many hours

spent with one of history’s greatest martial artists. In the

15 years that followed, Wong developed a solid understanding

of what Lee had tried to teach him. Wong didn’t supplement

his arsenal with techniques from other arts. The only thing he

added to Jun Fan jeet kune do was an understanding and

analysis designed to enable future generations to benefit

from Lee’s lifework.

In the 15 years it took Wong to connect the dots between

his training and Lee’s writings, others misinterpreted those

writings and misrepresented their teachings as jeet kune do

 . Although reclusive by nature, Wong couldn’t remain silent.

The damage propelled him out of the shadows in the early

1990s. After decades of turning down requests for interviews

, he found himself in the spotlight. Still, he refrained from

adopting a traditional approach.

While he could have turned a handsome profit by opening

a school, Wong didn’t go that route. Maintaining the integrity

of the art was more important. Even now, he privately

teaches only a half-dozen students in the Los Angeles

area. Instead of running a school, he’s taken his act on

the road. He’s planted JKD seeds in countries around the

globe, including Japan, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, Sweden,

Holland, Scotland, Italy and Spain, as well as across the

United States. He’s made regular trips to those locations

for years and built a small army of loyal students. Without

a facility to run, he can pick and choose his students based

on their character and interest in the art.

In his spare time, Wong serves on the board of the

Bruce Lee Foundation, where he contributes his time

as an adviser and instructor. For his selfless contributions

to the foundation, the legacy of Bruce Lee and the art of

Jun Fan jeet kune do, Black Belt is proud to induct Ted Wong

into its Hall of Fame as 2006 Man of the Year.

Jun Fan jeet kune do is a registered trademark owned

byConcord Moon.

(This profile originally appeared in the December 2006 issue of Black Belt.)

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Training With "The Dragon"

By: Ted Wong 

Few individuals were as close to Bruce Lee as Ted Wong. Now 57

, and still teaching the system he learned from Lee, Wong can

offer important insights into the late Dragon's training and

instructional methods. As a friend and training partner of Lee,

Wong gleaned technical and philosophical information from the

legendary martial artist that most individuals were never privy

to. In the following Dragon Spirit column, Wong explains what

changes he thinks Lee would have undergone in his personal

training, and in his overall outlook on the martial arts, had he

been alive today. -- Editor

After Bruce Lee died, I remained quiet for a number of years

. But in the past few years, I have started to get a little more

actively involved in the martial arts and jeet kune do. I had

always wanted to teach the martial arts someday, but during

those years, I felt I was still learning and still training. But I

think after 20­some years, I have paid my dues and put my

time into it. I have found that people really want to learn the

original art and what Bruce Lee taught when he was alive.

That's the reason I'm teaching now.

I teach, as close as I can, the art that Bruce taught, and

hopefully it has evolved and changed, and become better.

I basically teach the fundamentals of jeet kune do, based

on Bruce's philosophy and principles. Over the years, I have

tried to improve on it and make it better.

Probably only one percent of those teaching jeet kune do

today are still teaching Bruce's art. Keep in mind that he

did not really teach or talk about jeet kune do to many

people in his life. I can't find one instructor who teaches

the original form full­time; it's more like a hobby.

I think Bruce would be pretty pleased with the martial arts

today. A lot of people apply his philosophies and principles

, but with his concepts, you can make them conform to

other martial arts and, in so doing, they will improve them.

The martial arts have really come a long way since his

passing. They have become much better and more practical.

Bruce always wanted to stay away from the martial arts

being used as a sport. I think he tended to stay away

from it as a sport because you could not fully utilize the

art or its potential. It was not the ultimate martial art

unless it was "anything ­goes." Bruce wanted to practice

an art that he could use. No holds barred, no holding

back, anything goes- that was his philosophy.

But I think today Bruce would also like the sport portion

of martial arts because you develop speed, power and

timing- things you can apply to sharpen your skills.

As far as no­holds­barred tournaments like the Ultimate

Fighting Championship (UFC), I don't think Bruce would

enter something like that. The UFC still has some

limitations to it, even though they refer to it as ultimate

fighting. There are still rules that say you can't do this

or that. But I think as a test of your skills, Bruce would like it.

I don't think Bruce really liked teaching. He definitely

didn't like to teach large groups. If anything, he

enjoyed teaching one on one, or small groups. He

always found a new way to develop different muscles,

to improve speed or whatever. I'm sure he would still

be looking for ways to improve conditioning, especially

ways that no one else had discovered. He was always

researching, reading and looking for more knowledge,

analyzing it, and trying to utilize it.

The way Bruce taught and trained was always

individualized. He would gear the training to work

for you. Bruce could look at you and see what you

were lacking and what your potential was. and

then he could fully develop your potential. I think

he was always looking at the individual and

developing a program to suit that individual.

Bruce was a great motivator. He would get interested

in you and consumed with the idea of doing everything

to motivate you.

If he were still alive today, he would still train and be

looking for ways to improve. Because he once said

that if you are lacking in your physical ability and

conditioning, then you have no business in the martial arts.

Ted Wong (below right) conducts "sticking hands" practice

with Bruce Lee during one of their many training sessions.

He spent most of his time developing, researching and

experimenting with his art. That left him little time for

teaching. In those days, seminars were unheard of. It

wasn't until the early 1980s that people started teaching

seminars to large numbers.

When I train now, I always think about him. I try to apply

the things I learned from Bruce and use them in my daily

routine. It makes me a much better person.

People always ask me about his physical conditioning.

I looked up to him because he set the standard to follow

in training and conditioning the human body. If he were

here today, I believe he would be in even better shape

. I don't think he would ever let himself go.

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