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