Shing Tak Tong is an extremely traditional kung fu school and in the traditional way, our association has remained very reclusive, finding students by word of mouth and or chance encounters. I have resisted popularizing our style, hoping to continue maintaining a high standard of students and ignoring the trends and the evolution of modern martial arts. To date, Chinese Kung Fu has spread throughout the globe and has become a well known art. Unfortunately, there has been a dilution of Chinese martial arts and many have the misperception that kung fu is mostly a performing art. The original purpose and meaning of Chinese martial arts is slowly disappearing.
Publishing a website allows anyone to create a message for whatever special interest they may have. In the martial arts world, this seems to foster childish competition and bickering, as factions project their insecure egos across the web. For years, I have resisted the idea of creating a web presence for our association. However, over time, I have changed our perspective on publishing and maintaining a web presence. Firstly, I no longer care what others may think, whether they are far away, or in my own neighborhood. Secondly, there is now so much noise on the internet, that ordinary people have a great deal of familiarity with the web, and understand how completely unqualified many sources are. Lastly and most importantly, a website allows me the venue to share a glimpse of what our kung fu style is like and to spread the spirit of Shing Tak Tong - "Shing Sun Yu Yan, Tak Heng Yu Sin" (Translation: To have integrity to others, Treating others ethically and morally.)
