WING CHUN KUNGFU
Wing Chun is one of the most popular Chinese martial arts being practiced today, said to be be originally from southern china it has spread to every corner of the world.
What many people are unaware of is that there are many branches of wing chun - namely , yip man wing chun, yuen kay san wing chun, gu lao wing chun, pao fa lien wing chun, jee shim wing chun, pan nam wing chun, hung suen wing chun, pien san wing chun and many other smaller branches.
Whilst some of these are very similar others could be mistaken for completely different styles. And many of these branches have completely different lineage and stories about how there art began.
We at the school of Chinese martial arts teach yip man wing chun as he taught it in Foshan and later in Hong Kong.
Even though there are many interpretations Yip man wing chun boxing being taught today, within these variations, like all martial art systems, there are inherent strengths and weaknesses, good and bad points, subtle and not so subtle differences, if a particular school or instructor is to meet the requirements of what is generally considered to be yip man wing chun, a system whose origins are said to be an amalgamation of the most effective theories and techniques of several Chinese systems some two centuries ago, then it must meet certain criteria, namely it must reflect three distinct qualities, simplicity, directness and efficiency.
Wing Chun is not a style for robots, nor is it a form of martial art practiced purely for visual appeal; it is a thinking person’s art. Wing chun is based upon logic and science. It requires neither great strength nor great athletic ability. What it does require, however, is a very precise understanding of some very basic combat principles and unless the instructor can get these across to the student, the likelihood is that the student will never fully realise their potential, no matter how skilful the instructor may be. In wing chun it is not a matter of coping movements, one has to know precisely why something is being done, when to apply it and most importantly how to develop and perfect such skills.
There are 6 forms in wing chun, 3 empty hand, 2 weapons and a practice set on the wooden dummy. Wing chun is a close range fighting system.
