Troy Angove

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Troy spent most of his youth studying various martial art systems before becoming involved in Chinese Kung Fu at the age of 17.

In the year 2000 Troy travelled to China to further enrich his knowledge of Kung Fu and was fortunate enough to meet Shi fu Peter Hsu a genuine master of the Gary Lam/Wong Shun Leung system of Wing Chun.

From this time onwards Troy became a dedicate student of Shi fu Peter Hsu, devoting his time to training full time in group classes and in private.

Troy continued his study under Shi fu Peter Hsu until the year 2010 when he was given formal permission to return to New Zealand and open his own Wing Chun schools.

Wing Chun's Long Pole

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Wing Chun’s long pole is known by an array of names, its usage and techniques have from time to time been criticized by other practitioners of martial arts as being too simple and direct. While others argue that the pole itself is too heavy and cumbersome to be of any practical use. The Chinese name […]