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