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What is Wing Chun?

Wing Chun, occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun or "Wing Tsun" (literally "spring chant" and alternatively as "forever spring", or substituted with the character for "eternal springtime") is a Chinese martial art that specializes in aggressive close-range combat.

The characters (永春) "forever spring" are also associated with some other southern Chinese martial arts, including Jee Shim Weng Chun (Yong Chun) and White Crane Weng Chun (Yong Chun).

Legend has it that a Shaolin Buddhist Nun named Ng Mui invented [[Wing Chun], it was a fusion of White Crane and Snake techniques. She taught this style of Kung Fu to a young lady named Yim Wing Chun. Yim Wing Chun later taught this style of Kung Fu to her husband, Leung Bok Chao. In honour of his wife, Leung Bok Chao named the Kung Fu style Wing Chun.

Wing Chun was made popular by [[Yip Man], a native of Foshan on Mainland China, he fled to Hong Kong in 1949 after the Japanese occupation and was forced to teach Wing Chun in order to make a living. Yip Man taught many students including Moy Yat, Chu Shong Tin, Yip Bo Ching, Wong Shun Leung and his sons Yip Chun and Yip Ching. He also taught Bruce Lee who achieved world wide fame in the movie industry.

What is Warrior Wing Chun?

Warrior Wing Chun is an adaptation of Traditional Wing Chun. It is geared towards modern, realistic combat situations and incorporates locks, holds, restraining manoeuvres, known as Chin Na.

Warrior Wing Chun developed out of a special set of needs. In the security industry some situations did not require strikes, most of the time the assailant had to be restrained, so restraint and locking techniques were incorporated and applied to Wing Chun methods. This is where Warrior Wing Chun differs from traditional Wing Chun.

Although the system has been modernised and updated the ethics training and philosophy of traditional Wing Chun are preserved. Warrior Wing Chun follows a traditional syllabus with the student learning the traditional forms, there are also levels which relate directly to modern, realistic combat situations. Warrior Wing Chun allows the student to learn traditional Kung Fu teaching and ethics but with a modern application.

Warrior Wing Chun Training

The core of the system consists of the traditional forms of Wing Chun:

•Siu Nim Tao (Little Idea)

All the basic hand movements used in Wing Chun are contained in Siu Nim Tao. There is minimal leg movement in the form; the feet only move to set up the stance in the initial movements.

Siu Nim Tao teached the student to:

define the centreline and teaches students where their hands should be relative to it

teaches students how to execute Wing Chun strikes correctly

reinforces the correct elbow position

instills correct breathing patterns

facilitates force generation in short range Wing Chun strikes

Great emphasis is put on relaxation while performing Siu Nim Tao. This facilitates efficiency of movement and hand speed.

•Chum Kiu (Bridge Seeking)

Chum Kiu consists of a variety of techniques and movements designed to bridge the gap to an opponent, hence the name, Bridge Seeking Form. Chum Kiu also builds upon arm and leg movements learnt in Siu Nim Tao to create a coherent fighting system. This system is further expanded in the Biu Tze and Mook Yun Jong forms. Chum Kiu also teaches circular footwork, complex hand shapes and body turns

•Biu Jee (Thrusting Fingers)

The third form, Biu Jee, is comprised of extreme short-range and extreme long-range techniques, low kicks and sweeps, and "emergency techniques" to counter-attack when structure and centerline have been seriously compromised, such as when the practitioner is seriously injured

•Muk Yan Jong (108 Wooden Dummy technique)

The Muk Yan Jong form is performed against a "wooden dummy", a thick wooden post with three arms and a leg mounted on a slightly springy frame representing a stationary human opponent. Although representative of a human opponent, the dummy is not a physical representation of a human, but an energetic one. Wooden dummy practice aims to refine a practitioner's understanding of angles, positions, and footwork, and to develop full body power

•Baat Cham Do (Butterfly swords,Wing Chun Knives)

Eight Slashing Knives. A form involving a pair of large "Butterfly Knives", slightly smaller than short swords (Dao). Historically the knives were also referred to as Dit Ming Do ("Life-Taking Knives").

THe Empty hand forms arm the student with the core techniques of Wing Chun and in the early stages help build power in stance, striking and evasion.

The Birth Of Warrior Wing Chun

Warrior Wing Chun was devised in the UK in the 90's. It is basically a derivative of traditional Wing Chun but contains elements of The style was originally called (and is still referred to) as 'Jung Si' which means 'Warrior'. The name Warrior was born out of the a set of techniques contained in the system for use in the security industry, mainly restraint and compliance.

Through economic use of movement meant the end to the confrontation was efficient and with little use of energy. It was realised some situations needed restraining techniques, so techniques, such as Chin Na (restraint) were incorporated into Wing Chun.

So through a traditional martial arts background Warrior Wing Chun was devised. A style of Wing Chun that maintains and teaches traditional values, but applied to modern day combat situations.

Sources

Leung Ting (1978). Wing Tsun Kuen. Hong Kong: Leung's Publications. ISBN 962-7284-01-7.

Chris Crudelli (2008). Way of the Warrior. United Kingdom: DK Publishing. ISBN 978-0756639754.

Samuel Kwok (1998). The Path to Wing Chun. United Kingdom: Paul H Crompton. ISBN 978-1874250807.

External links

Wing Chun glossary terms About Wing Chun Including glossary terms etc. Ving Tsun Athletic Association - Hong Kong Ving Tsun Museum Wing Chun Archives - Archive of branches, notables, and related articles since 1996.