my thoughts about why there are people who wants to discredit Sifu Grandmaster Cheung, and a personal story about how i met him, and learned the basics from the legend himself.
first of all, Australia is a very xenophobic place to live, not until the 80 they had that law that only WHITE people can live in and visit Australia, so imagine a professional, intelligent person, non-white, non-westerner, with a lot of power and influence over those left behind, wanting to give them training and/or hope, well, for those racist people, that's a no-no, therefore that controversy.
and of course, it may be true, for those who don't understand the problems of xenophobia, or the problems those nationalist in Australia create, or the way the government pushes immigrants out of 'their' island, or the problems regular people see, protest and get beaten by the tools, those same people praying for a nationalistic environment of only white privileges over, others resourceful and cheap labor. yes, then someone who defends that status quo writes against one of the most influential legends in our times, and some believes them, as some also deny it, so be careful by blinding doing both, and that's why i write my opinion, backed by the fact that i lived there, and i occupied with the hurt and rebels, the streets of their city, opening my eyes to see the beauty and pain of all the occupants, under the influence of that dynasty that still shakes the morality and politics of the few, powerful ones.
so yes, blablabla...nazi this nazi that, Cheung is a lie...or, i don't believe that story, Cheung is a legend, not that either, but both and none, yet, the purpose is implicit, and that's what makes me do this and support anything non-western in that specific place, because, when i went to train in the academy, i felt protected by them, i felt as if i was in a sanctuary, i felt good.
I remember that he taught me that all my problems were stress at that time, and yes, i was occupying for almost a week without properly eating, doing drugs as a perceptional thing and disturbing the peace of those who were only a second there, because they needed to go to work and be there for the rest of the day, while, others and i were just thinking about society, ourselves and what next to do, kind of like, yes, vermin, but hey, i was an observant, a student, and kind of crazy to endure an occupation against greed, injustices, even we, in a way were unjust to that unjust place of common sense and civil observations and reinforcements, as those who were constantly giving us tickets, were also doing their job, by securing the integrity of the rest, while we were there also for them, in our very personal agendas. which some took them as war-cries and protested their pains, like others used to abuse the vulnerable, in that same place we thought was a safe-heaven...yet, the contradictions of a sporadic movement, the problems and the consequences, all that plus the fact that i was alone in that place, surrounded by white people who i didnt know who they were really...so, i needed a back up, and that back up came to me as a personal training, yes, martial arts, and the academy provided just that, so when some nazi tells me or the internet about the opposite, because that's what nazis do, then i understand it meaning, and deny it, cause it is just non-sense to listen to a murderer who wants to kills you, telling you to trust him. fuck that. my eyes are open, and my mind is strong not to believe bullshit from racist.
Sifu Grand Master Cheung, even if it's true or not, he is a special and important person for those who want to get back in life and fight back an unjust world. I would be happy to see him again and train with him again, in fact, he hasn't had the attention he deserves because he had to sacrifice his fame, for his academy.
