Issue 80: October 2024

Issue 80 of Wing Chun Illustrated features Sifu Vik Hothi. Sifu Hothi’s martial arts journey began in 1988, sparked by the iconic film The Karate Kid. Initially training in Shotokan Karate, he quickly moved on to WTF Taekwondo, earning another Black Belt and competing at the regional level before joining the British squad. Dissatisfied with the evolving competition rules and driven by the high crime rates in his area, Vik sought a more practical self-defence system. His admiration for Bruce Lee led him to Wing Tsun in 1995, where he trained under a former Special Forces operative. Today, he’s one of the longest-serving Wing Tsun practitioners in the UK, with expertise in Escrima Concepts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo and Muay Thai.