| Brief History: | | | | body such as throat, groin, eyes and lower torso. |
| Wing Chun (also known as Wing Tsun, Ving Chun | | | | Many movements and techniques in Wing Chun |
| or Ving Tsun) is one of the most popular types | | | | are often meant to be fatal. |
| of Chinese martial arts. Though it's basically an | | | | 2. Efficiency: Wing Chun does not use force |
| unarmed combat technique, Wing Chun may | | | | against force, in order to gain the most efficient |
| include weapons as part of its course. The origin | | | | manipulation of the body's energy. It believes in |
| of Wing Chun can be traced back to China, but | | | | accurately timed and appropriately positioned little |
| the real history of its creation has long been a | | | | movements, and counter-attack is based on the |
| topic of much debate. The most credible | | | | opponent's own force. This concept is also called |
| suggestion regarding the origin of Wing Chun | | | | Contact Reflexes. |
| dates back to 1700 AD in the Henan Shaolin | | | | 3. Economy of Movement: This is a linear concept |
| Monastery. | | | | in which movements are based on an imaginary |
| When the Qing forces raided and ravaged the | | | | pole running vertically through the center of the |
| Southern Shaolin temple, a nun named Ng Mui fled | | | | body. The Center Line spreads out from this |
| to the distant Daliang Mountains, the only survivor. | | | | Mother Line, and since most of the vital points of |
| Ng Mui already had knowledge of Kung Fu in the | | | | the body are located along the Center Line, many |
| Shaolin temple, which she assimilated with a new | | | | offensive and defensive movements are based |
| form she had learnt while observing a battle | | | | on this line. The Central Line, on the other hand, is |
| between a snake and a crane. She taught this | | | | the shortest path between the fighters where |
| new combat style to her adopted daughter | | | | most of the combat exchanges take place. |
| whom she named Yimm Wing Chun. The new | | | | Wing Chun Forms: |
| system was refined and then passed on from | | | | There are three basic forms in Wing Chun: |
| generation to generation, and was eventually | | | | 1. Empty Hand Form: This form has three more |
| named Wing Chun, after Yimm. | | | | sub-forms - Siu Nim Tao - the foundation of the |
| The modernization of Wing Chun started in Hong | | | | art, Chum Kiu - focus on advanced footwork and |
| Kong during the 1950s under a Grandmaster called | | | | entry techniques, and Biu Jee - extreme |
| Yip Man. The discipline began to gain real popularity | | | | short-range or long-range techniques, low kicks |
| in Asia and the West when actor Bruce Lee | | | | and sweeps, and emergency techniques. |
| became one of the most famous Wing Chun | | | | 2. Weapon Forms: The Dragon Pole and Butterfly |
| practitioners. | | | | Swords are the two forms of weapons |
| The Concept of Wing Chun: | | | | incorporated in Wing Chun, categorized under |
| Wing Chun is based on three basic principles - | | | | advanced training. |
| Practicality, Efficiency and Economy of Movement. | | | | 3. Wooden Dummy or the Muk Yan Jong Form: A |
| 1. Practicality: Techniques such as Palm-up Hand | | | | dummy made from several wooden posts |
| (tan sau), Wing Arm (bong sau), Slapping Hand | | | | represents a human opponent. The contraption is |
| (pak sau) are designed to maim the most | | | | used to perfect angle, position, and footwork. |
| sensitive or vulnerable parts of the opponent's | | | | |