Matches on TV
Less known publicly, Wong was also a weapons expert. According to Gary Lam (林文學) [40], Wong's top student, his sifu once sparred with a fencing champion on TV with his Wing Chun Butterfly Knives, also known as Eight Cut Knives (八斬刀). [41] Despite the fencing champion's weapon was much longer and more flexible than the Butterfly Knives, Wong managed to win two consecutive matches easily. "...several years ago my Sifu, the late Wong Shun Leung, sparred with a champion western fencer on television. Wong easy beat the fencer, and when the fencer complained Wong had an unfair advantage with two swords, Wong offered him a second blade and beat him again." [42] After the two matches, the fencing champion became a student of Wong Shun Leung. [42]