Wing Chun Fight Club, Palo Alto, CA Classic Tee
$29.50
"I know Kung Fu!"
Neo awakens from the download with gigabytes of Kung Fu knowledge installed into his brain. Wouldn't that be great? Instead, we have to install Kung Fu the old-fashioned way: with deliberate, consistent practice.
In 1999 an unlikely group of code monkeys, hackers, UX designers and console cowboys met in a garage in Palo Alto, California to discuss an unlikely topic: Kung Fu.
Residents of this high-tech town were not exactly strangers to Chinese martial arts. San Francisco to the north boasted one of America's greatest concentration of Kung Fu masters. Across the bay in Oakland, Bruce Lee had established his second Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, and Jeet Kune Do was still being taught in the area. But the nerds in Palo Alto wanted the source code to Lee's art; they wanted to explore Wing Chun.
From garages to conference rooms, basements to beaches, multiple generations of the Palo Alto Fight Club group has continued to study, train, and fight for over 20 years.
This classic t-shirt captures both the high-tech vibe of Silicon Valley and the deep traditions of Shaolin Wing Chun Kung Fu. The Matrix-style rain of Chinese characters aren't random: they encode ancient wisdom from the Wing Chun Kuen Kit, or the Training Maxims of Wing Chun Kung Fu.
Reading from left-to-right, the characters read:
1. 南派少林寺詠春拳功夫 - Southern Shaolin Temple Wing Chun Fist Kung Fu.
2. 以直求近以近求快 - Strike in a straight line; use shortest distance to strike first.
3. 形消步化應付從容 - Use body structure to neutralize and footwork to dissolve.
4. 以形打形捨己從人 - Use your structure to collapse the opponent's structure.
5. 欲聚不欲散 - Use the body mass properly; converge rather than spread out.
6. 力從地起 - Power is generated from the ground.
7. 心意合一 - Harmony of mind and body.
8. 甩手直衝 - Hand loss, spring forward.
9. 連消帶打 - Simultaneous attack and defense.
10. 無拐不成腳 - All kicks go with the hands.
11. 來留去送 - As he comes, receive him; as he leaves, escort him.
12. 貪打終被打 - Too much concentration on hitting will get you hit.
13. 膀手不留橋 -- Bong Sau never stays.
14. 追身莫追手 -- Chase the body, not the hands.
15. 欲柔不欲強 - Yield; do not resist the opponent with muscular strength.
16. 引橋落膊 - Redirect attacking force from centerline to shoulder line.
17. 欲定不欲亂 - Move steadily to maintain the centerline.
18. 欲順不欲逆 - Move in harmony with the opponent's flow of force.
19. 輕橋去手 重橋留中 - Collapse the weaker attack, but detain the stronger attack.
20. 功夫生活 — Kung Fu Life
21. 詠春拳 - Wing Chun Kuen
22. 摊手 - Tan Sau
• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Ash Grey is 99% cotton, 1% polyester
• Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²)
• Open-end yarn
• Tubular fabric
• Taped neck and shoulders
• Double seam at sleeves and bottom hem
• Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Mexico
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
Neo awakens from the download with gigabytes of Kung Fu knowledge installed into his brain. Wouldn't that be great? Instead, we have to install Kung Fu the old-fashioned way: with deliberate, consistent practice.
In 1999 an unlikely group of code monkeys, hackers, UX designers and console cowboys met in a garage in Palo Alto, California to discuss an unlikely topic: Kung Fu.
Residents of this high-tech town were not exactly strangers to Chinese martial arts. San Francisco to the north boasted one of America's greatest concentration of Kung Fu masters. Across the bay in Oakland, Bruce Lee had established his second Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, and Jeet Kune Do was still being taught in the area. But the nerds in Palo Alto wanted the source code to Lee's art; they wanted to explore Wing Chun.
From garages to conference rooms, basements to beaches, multiple generations of the Palo Alto Fight Club group has continued to study, train, and fight for over 20 years.
This classic t-shirt captures both the high-tech vibe of Silicon Valley and the deep traditions of Shaolin Wing Chun Kung Fu. The Matrix-style rain of Chinese characters aren't random: they encode ancient wisdom from the Wing Chun Kuen Kit, or the Training Maxims of Wing Chun Kung Fu.
Reading from left-to-right, the characters read:
1. 南派少林寺詠春拳功夫 - Southern Shaolin Temple Wing Chun Fist Kung Fu.
2. 以直求近以近求快 - Strike in a straight line; use shortest distance to strike first.
3. 形消步化應付從容 - Use body structure to neutralize and footwork to dissolve.
4. 以形打形捨己從人 - Use your structure to collapse the opponent's structure.
5. 欲聚不欲散 - Use the body mass properly; converge rather than spread out.
6. 力從地起 - Power is generated from the ground.
7. 心意合一 - Harmony of mind and body.
8. 甩手直衝 - Hand loss, spring forward.
9. 連消帶打 - Simultaneous attack and defense.
10. 無拐不成腳 - All kicks go with the hands.
11. 來留去送 - As he comes, receive him; as he leaves, escort him.
12. 貪打終被打 - Too much concentration on hitting will get you hit.
13. 膀手不留橋 -- Bong Sau never stays.
14. 追身莫追手 -- Chase the body, not the hands.
15. 欲柔不欲強 - Yield; do not resist the opponent with muscular strength.
16. 引橋落膊 - Redirect attacking force from centerline to shoulder line.
17. 欲定不欲亂 - Move steadily to maintain the centerline.
18. 欲順不欲逆 - Move in harmony with the opponent's flow of force.
19. 輕橋去手 重橋留中 - Collapse the weaker attack, but detain the stronger attack.
20. 功夫生活 — Kung Fu Life
21. 詠春拳 - Wing Chun Kuen
22. 摊手 - Tan Sau
• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Ash Grey is 99% cotton, 1% polyester
• Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²)
• Open-end yarn
• Tubular fabric
• Taped neck and shoulders
• Double seam at sleeves and bottom hem
• Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Mexico
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
Size guide
| LENGTH (inches) | WIDTH (inches) | SLEEVE LENGTH (inches) | |
| S | 28 | 18 | 15 ⅝ |
| M | 29 | 20 | 17 |
| L | 30 | 22 | 18 ½ |
| XL | 31 | 24 | 20 |
| 2XL | 32 | 26 | 21 ½ |
| 3XL | 33 | 28 | 22 ¾ |
| 4XL | 34 | 30 | 24 ¼ |
| 5XL | 35 | 32 | 25 ¼ |
