Lineage. Appreciate your roots.

Every master was once a student.  But not all students will become masters like me.  

In fact some (like myself) have progressed so far that they also help train their fellow classmates and even improve their own Sifu's skills.  

I have modified the school's lineage chart 

to better represent the unique contributions I have made.  In humble recognition that Sifu Trevor Haines got me started on my Wing Chun journey he is above me on the chart. I have placed myself above the rest of my classmates (actually my skill has and the chart is just a visual reminder.) The "Other Students of Trevor Haines Less Skilled than Howard" can claim direct lineage from Trevor Haines but I school them often so I added an additional arrow from me down to them.

The arrows from me back up to Sifu Trevor and to Si-Tai Gung Tsui Sheung Ting show how I helped improve their skill through my presence.  Sadly Grandmaster Ip Man passed before I could contribute to his skill as well (thus no arrow).

Wing Chun has given me much in life and it is honor to share it back with my less talented classmates and to my teacher that I will inevitably surpass.