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Peter 'The Rock' - Part 3 Sifu Garry McKenzie - Combat Magazine - November 2004 'For every disciple seeks a good master and in turn, every master seeks a good disciple.' On my first visit I was amazed to find Peter with a skipping rope, books on Wing Chun, handgrips and all. I was also told he had been spotted doing dips on the Zimmer frame provided ( one he chose never to use as it was intended ). I remember that he retained his wit and warrior mind throughout. Peter continued to focus his mind on training even when he had but a few days left. And as for me, his sifu, how could I have known that the last day I visited Peter would be the last day I saw him alive. Although our sifus inspire us, few have disciples who inspire us, but Peter was one who did. Everything he did involved Wing Chun. Even his closest friends, outside of Wing Chun and his family, did not realise how good he was because he never boasted about it. So what is the point of this article? There are two reasons behind this article. Firstly, I want my students past and present to know about Peter Coker in the hope it may inspire them. Secondly, I want the world to know of those who, like Peter, go un-noticed because glory is not their ultimate goal in martial arts. So I say to those sifus reading this: if you have such a student - then never take them for granted. Brother Peter was a priceless gem who can never be replaced. In Loving Memory of the Late Peter Coker who died aged 34. 1st November 1966 - 23rd September 2001 Back to the Wing Chun Articles Index

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