History of Wing Chun Kung Fu
Wing Chun Kung Fu is a fighting system developed in China. It is known as one of the most practical self-defense systems and a devastingly powerful close-range combat strategy. In this section you will learn about the origin of Wing Chun: who developed it, what is the system, where the system has gone, and how Grandmaster Chris Chan came to learn this deadly and partical martial art.
History: The Legend of Wing Chun Kung Fu
Written by: Joe Vaughan Edited by: Sifu's Ken Chun and Tito Pedruco
Who was the mysterious founder of Wing Chun Kung Fu? There may be as many versions of her story as there are tellers. Some even say she never existed. Yet the legend captures the spirit of our art so perfectly that a serious student will always find truth in it.
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Grandmaster Yip Man
Our story continues in the late 19th Century in the city of Fut San, Canton Province, Southern China. A famous Wing Chun instructor, Master Chan Wah Shun, was teaching a small, exclusive group of students. In fact, his tuition was so high- few ounces of silver, a tremendous cost at the time-that Wing Chun Kuen had become "the rich man's kung fu."
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The Siu Nihm Tao is the first and fundamental empty hand form. Known as the "Little Idea," the form contains an array of concepts and emotions that teach basic squared-body exercise stance, the centerline, and the fundamentals of internal joint control. In a way, the form contains the basis if the entire Wing Chun system.
"Siu" means "compact/economical" or "to decrease." "Nihm" means "idea" or "intent." "Tao" means "beginning" or "head." The name implies that training should begin by emptying the mind of preconceptions or distractions in order to focus on the idea (or intent) of this economical form.
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