Wing Chun Kung Fu is one of the most effective  systems of combat in existence today.  Wing Chun is quick, deceptive, and practical; and is comprised of effective, street-wise fighting techniques for the realities of combat. It has been referred to as a “Back Alley/ Bar Room fighting style” or “Scientific Street Fighting.” Wing Chun  is a combat system that was created from synthesizing the different methods of Shaolin Boxing to create a highly effective and easy to learn system of fighting. Wing Chun Kung Fu has been taught and integrated into hundreds of military & law enforcement agencies training programs  around the world such as the US Navy Seals, the FBI, CIA, Counter-Terrorism and SWAT Teams.

ORIGINS

The Legend of Wing Chun has it that a Nun from the Shaolin Temple, Ng Mui, witnessed a fight between a crane and a snake and noted that neither animal used brute force in the confrontation. The fight inspired her to create a new system of fighting based on the concepts she had witnessed being used by the two animals. She later taught a young girl by the name of Yim Wing Chun this system of  self defense because a local thug threatened to force her to marry him. As a result Yim Wing Chun was able to defend herself with the boxing methods taught to her and later marry whomever she chose.

HOW IT IS DIFFERENT…

1. Wing Chun Kung Fu is a practical school of boxing characterized by its natural stances and explosive counter attacks.

2. It was developed as a system of fighting for women to be able to defend themselves against larger attackers making it one of the world’s most devastating efficient combat arts in the world today.

3. It is void of rituals, sport aspects or flashy movements. It seeks victory by using the minimum amount of force to create the maximum amount of damage.

4. It attacks vulnerable areas of the body that are inherently weak. These areas are exactly the same on everybody no matter the amount of  ripped muscle, conditioning or training they remain weak and vulnerable to attack (i.e the eyes).

5. It is unlike other martial arts in that it does not have katas. Wing Chun has forms that teach concepts and methods of movement that are combined together to create fighting techniques.

6. Wing Chun does everything simultaneously. It attacks and defends at the same time making the Wing Chun Fighter always one step ahead of  the attacker(s). Yin / Yang theory is used to explain this phenomenon.

7. Special Forces Groups, Law Enforcement Agencies and individuals in protection oriented services seek to train in this system  of Chinese boxing due to its simplicity, efficiency and practicality. Another reason they seek to train in Wing Chun is because a practitioner can become highly effective within a very short period of time.

BRUCE LEE CONNECTION

Wing Chun is the only fighting art that Bruce Lee ever formally studied. It is the skills that he learned in Wing Chun that catapulted him to stardom in the martial arts world. Wing Chun  formed the core of his Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do.  He stated on several occasions after creating JKD that he would use Wing Chun ( NOT Jeet Kune Do) if he were in a fight for his life.

His teacher was Master Yip Man. He introduced Duncan S.H. Leung to Yip Man and Wing Chun as a fighting art because they were childhood friends. Master Yip Man taught Duncan S.H. Leung as a closed door student and formal disciple. Master Leung’s line is continued by SiFu Dustan Carroll, who was trained as a closed door student and formal disciple of one of Master Leung’s former students .

“When drinking the water,  remember the source.” Yip Man

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