THE EARLY YEARS

To really understand Master Alan Goldberg’s commitment to martial arts you have to follow the history of the man, over forty years ago he set forth on a path or more of a mission in the world of martial arts that only some could dream of. His early training was in the art of Shotokan Karate. Having the honor of studying under the tutelage of well renowned martial arts masters such as Manard Miner and George Cofield. He would later learn the traditional and non-traditional arts of Five Animal Kung Fu, which in itself is a massive undertaking but that is only where his story begins.

In the 1970’s Goldberg would meet a young Master by the name of Jason Lau that would take him on the path that would allow him to forge who he is today in the world of martial arts.

Sifu Lau is a disciple of the famed Shaw Bros. stable Master Jiu Wan. Sifu Lau and then student Alan Goldberg would form a bond that would seem to be unbreakable, a bond that a martial arts master in any style hopes to build with his core students, this relationship continues to go strong spanning well over three decades.

A bond so close that they both spent five years living in a Shaolin Wing Chun temple with three other disciples, (which he now holds the title of #1 Disciple of this prestigious martial arts family.

Master Goldberg jokes of those days as saying, “Sifu Lau would wake up at 2:00 in the morning, telling his disciples it was time to train.”  For Master Goldberg, it was like a dream. or sometimes woke up the next morning wondering was it or wasn’t it.   “I would have lived there longer with Sifu Lau, but I was due to get married soon and my wife did not agree with my continued plan of living in a temple.”  Don’t know why not?

When Sifu Lau left New York City in the early 1980’s, Goldberg was left with no one to train with. Still hungry for knowledge Sifu Lau suggested that he train with the late Sifu Moy Yat of the Yip Man family, the same Wing Chun family that Bruce Lee trained under for a time.

This would give Master Goldberg the unique and rare opportunity to study Wing Chun under two different masters. Allowing him the chance to have a well-rounded education in the art. Master Goldberg Holds the #1 Tablet in the Moy Yat Family.  Known for his longevity in the Art, Sifu Goldberg is a Pioneer of Wing Chun in the United States