Issue 83: April 2025

Issue 83 of Wing Chun Illustrated features Sifu Robert Vogel. As head of the Associatie Wing Chun Kung Fu, Sifu Robert Vogel is a key figure in the Dutch Wing Chun community. His martial arts journey has been deeply personal and transformative after he was introduced to Wing Chun by his father, the late Sifu Robert Vogel Sr, the first person to publicly teach Wing Chun in the Netherlands. In this interview, he shares insights on his teachers, Wing Chun’s evolution, sparring and the role of technology in training; offering a thoughtful perspective on the art’s growth while staying true to its core principles.