About Kiujan Pouji Wing Chun Kuen
Kiujan Pouji (meaning Jon Poole in Chinese) Wing Chun Kuen is an organisation which will house branches under Sifu Jon Poole within Australia and internationally, with Wing Chun Queensland (Sifu Jon Poole’s main head-quarters) being the first branch in the organisation. Affiliated schools and their instructors that have similar values, ideas, philosophies and training structure will also be part of the organisation sharing their skills and knowledge.
Sifu Jon Poole’s vision was to eventually see his version of Wing Chun being taught worldwide, and to create an organisation that reflected his interpretation of Wing Chun. This has come about since training with various Wing Chun master’s as well as Martial Art Masters of other disciplines over the years. He has used what he’s learnt from all disciplines to adapt his Wing Chun to work more effectively in a world where anything goes.
Profile of Sifu Jon Poole
Sifu Jon Poole has been involved in Martial Arts since he was a child, starting out in traditional Karate with his two older sisters in the earl 1980s. By the late 80s he had taken up Boxing & Thai boxing. In 1995 he was introduced to Wing Chun and was fortunate to attend one of the country's most prestige's Wing Chun schools at the time. In 1996 he became a private student and under the guidance of his Master gained instructor status in 2003.
In the following years Jon followed in the footsteps of his master travelling to China & Hong Kong , as well as extending his travels to Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States training with many other Martial artists & Wing Chun Masters, including disciples of the late Grandmaster Yip Man as well as students of the leendary Bruce Lee & world renowned weapons expert Anthony De Longis. Sifu Jon still frequently travels today to broaden his mind & knowledge on the Martial Arts. His dedication to Wing Chun Kung Fu was recognised early in his Martial career and subsequently he was accepted as a “closed door” disciple by his teacher, Sifu Jon is fluent in all aspects of both the open hand system and weapons of Wing Chun Kung Fu.
Sifu Jon is a recognised instructor not only in Australia but Internationally with ties to the Australian Martial Arts Association as their Qld representative as well as being a member of the Australian Kung Fu Wu Shu Federation. He is also an Accredited Coach with National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) under the Australian Sporting Commission. In 2008 was accepted in as a life member & instructor of the Ving Tsun Athletic Association Kowloon, which is the governing body of Wing Chun, Wing Tsun, Ving Tsun, Ving Chun & Yong Chun worldwide. In the same year he was accepted into the Yip Man Martial Art Association in Hong Kong and a permanent member of the Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Association as part of his quest to promote Wing Chun & Kung Fu worldwide. He is also part of the World Wing Chun Union.
Sifu Jon has trained and worked with many Hollywood stars to conduct seminars and workshops to bring a new view to the world of Martial Arts. These stars are the likes of Benny the Jet, Dolph Lundgren, Jeff Speakman, Jean - Claude Van Damme, Don " The Dragon'' Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, Scott Adkins, Bolo Yeung, Michael Jai White and Sylvester Stallone.
Sifu Jon Poole has devoted his life to perfecting his own Wing Chun and preserving and passing on Kung Fu to future generations.