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Bai Shi Ceremony

Bai Shi Ceremony

Bai Shi is a form of authenticity of Kung fu as Bai Shi has always been passed down traditionally. It is an official acknowledgement for Kung fu lineages that the disciple has learnt.  It's about preserving a tradition - passing a legacy from father to son, from teacher to student. Some traditions may mean family rituals practiced during the holidays or at special occasions such as a birth, marriage, or death. It may involve the family's religious practices and may include food that the entire family recognizes as part of its heritage. Bai Shi, a ceremony with ritual elements conducted by a master in whom one or more students "enter the door" to become disciples, involves all of these and more. It honors a unique bond - and respect - between Master and student. With the conclusion of the Bai Shi ceremony, the student and Master are connected through an "adoption" or a formal extension of his family unit, in which the "inner door student" is officially recognized as the next generation in the lineage of the Master.


Sifu Chaitanya Naik was given the name Kwok Chung Leung by Grandmaster Samuel Kwok during his Bai Shi ceremony in 2014 seminar held in India.. It was held in presence of Sifu Naiks students and his affiliates.

He is a direct disciple of Grandmaster Siu Yuk Men a direct student of Grandmaster IP MAN.

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In the year 2025 Sifu Naik Bai Shi ceremony was held in Foshan with the permission and presence of GM Kwok and other Grandmasters, students of the Choy Li Fat Kwoon & was given the name Xueyang by Grandmaster Liang.


Bai Shi is a form of authenticity of wing chun, as Bai Shi has always been passed down traditionally. It is an official acknowledgement for Wing Chun lineage that the disciple has learnt.  It's about preserving a tradition - passing a legacy from father to son, from teacher to student. Some traditions may mean family rituals practiced during the holidays or at special occasions such as a birth, marriage, or death. It may involve the family's religious practices and may include food that the entire family recognizes as part of its heritage. Bai Shi, a ceremony with ritual elements conducted by a master in whom one or more students "enter the door" to become disciples, involves all of these and more. It honors a unique bond - and respect - between Master and student. With the conclusion of the Bai Shi ceremony, the student and Master are connected through an "adoption" or a formal extension of his family unit, in which the "inner door student" is officially recognized as the next generation in the lineage of the Master.

©2025 by Samuel Kwok Wing Chun India & Academy Of Combat Martial Arts India.

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