Classic advice – hands up (fence) and be ready to preempt.
I don’t know about the “poke the eyes advice!” Try doing this to a moving target – its not so easy. Going for the throat is also technically challenging. All the opponent has to do is tuck the chin and this is reflexive. I think my tweak to this would be (in Wing Chung parlance) to get a bridge (reflex) and then “take position”(aggressive instinct to attack the attack).
Understanding these will help you a lot in understanding why the various “hands” in Wing Chun work, such as Bong and Tan, and especially how making someone “wrong” works in terms of the physics.
Article from Screenrant with some additional details on Bruce’s last interactions with Wong Chun Leung.
“The sparring continued for a while longer, and once it was over, the two engaged in a friendly argument over who won, with neither being willing to admit that the other was better.”
What Happened When Bruce Lee Challenged His Original Kung Fu Master
They’ve basically added a few more comments from Wan Kam Leung, one of Sifu Wong’s top students and someone who was there for these interactions (there is footage of Wan sparring with Wong on the set of Enter the Dragon). I met him a few years ago at a Sifu Gary Lam function at Lam’s studio in LA (before masks!). Sifu Wan was very impressive and interesting to watch up close. His modified version of Wing Chun is hard to describe but very functional! He has added a lot of controlling actions that are part Chin Na and in part more reminiscent of internal styles like Tai Chi, with an absorb character.
Steven Moody with Wan Kam Leung and Gary Lam
