Wing Chun - Chinese Martial Art

Brief History:body such as throat, groin, eyes and lower torso.
Wing Chun (also known as Wing Tsun, Ving ChunMany movements and techniques in Wing Chun
or Ving Tsun) is one of the most popular typesare often meant to be fatal.
of Chinese martial arts. Though it?s basically an2. Efficiency: Wing Chun does not use force
unarmed combat technique, Wing Chun mayagainst force, in order to gain the most efficient
include weapons as part of its course. The originmanipulation of the body's energy. It believes in
of Wing Chun can be traced back to China, butaccurately timed and appropriately positioned little
the real history of its creation has long been amovements, and counter-attack is based on the
topic of much debate. The most credibleopponent?s own force. This concept is also called
suggestion regarding the origin of Wing ChunContact Reflexes.
dates back to 1700 AD in the Henan Shaolin3. Economy of Movement: This is a linear concept
Monastery.in which movements are based on an imaginary
When the Qing forces raided and ravaged thepole running vertically through the center of the
Southern Shaolin temple, a nun named Ng Mui fledbody. 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 thethe body are located along the Center Line, many
Shaolin temple, which she assimilated with a newoffensive and defensive movements are based
form she had learnt while observing a battleon this line. The Central Line, on the other hand, is
between a snake and a crane. She taught thisthe shortest path between the fighters where
new combat style to her adopted daughtermost of the combat exchanges take place.
whom she named Yimm Wing Chun. The newWing Chun Forms:
system was refined and then passed on fromThere are three basic forms in Wing Chun:
generation to generation, and was eventually1. 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 Hongart, Chum Kiu - focus on advanced footwork and
Kong during the 1950s under a Grandmaster calledentry techniques, and Biu Jee - extreme
Yip Man. The discipline began to gain real popularityshort-range or long-range techniques, low kicks
in Asia and the West when actor Bruce Leeand sweeps, and emergency techniques.
became one of the most famous Wing Chun2. 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 Handdummy made from several wooden posts
(tan sau), Wing Arm (bong sau), Slapping Handrepresents a human opponent. The contraption is
(pak sau) are designed to maim the mostused to perfect angle, position, and footwork.
sensitive or vulnerable parts of the opponent?s