Martial Arts: Wing Chun
Wing Chun was developed when several grandmasters of the Shaolin temple systemised the best parts of the Chinese martial arts, to form a martial art that was practical and faster to learn than the other styles. Wing Chun aims to deflect force in combat rather than meet force.
Wing Chun uses a centre line theory that is based around attacking vital targets along a central line of the body. Two weapons are taught, the dragon pole and butterfly knives, which are used as a pair. Wing Chun also uses the wooden dummy to practice striking and blocking techniques. Wing Chun also uses a partner exercise called Chi Sao, where two partners practice various arm exercises together, to gain better reflexes and response to attacks.
Origin of Wing Chun: China
Founder of Wing Chun: Ng Mui (A female nun of the Shaolin Temple)
Popularised by: Yip Man, Bruce Lee, William Cheung
July 28th, 2005 at 7:28 am
Hi, just a little note to say it’s generally accepted that Ng Mui “invented” Wing Chun outside of the Shaolin temple (therefore on her own), after the […] more
August 6th, 2005 at 6:35 pm
Hi, just a note to say that I have studied a variety of martial arts and after discovering wing chun there is nothing else I would do. It is easy to l […] more
August 12th, 2005 at 2:31 pm
Needless to say Wing Chun is a great art. But it seems to have a lack of ground fighting. This may be false, maybe it is just my dojo, but I’ve yet to […] more
September 2nd, 2005 at 7:24 pm
this for Brandon who made the comment about WC not having any ground fighting tecniques….why train to fight on the floor? remain on your horse!!
September 3rd, 2005 at 9:34 pm
To back that last comment up, wing chun teaches how to stay on your feet by avoiding tackle techniques and throwing push style strikes off to the side […] more
October 3rd, 2005 at 12:57 am
Obviously, you people have never been in a fight before. And I’ve noticed that all these people who posts replies who are supposed experts in martial […] more
October 14th, 2005 at 2:24 pm
I’am obessed with the concept of Wing Chun and the whole center line theory. I believe it’s great for ordinary self-defense technique against opponent […] more
October 28th, 2005 at 9:22 pm
Hi again guys, Training has been great! I couldn’t be happier with it. As for the above debate I have to side with the theory of putting blood sweat […] more
December 5th, 2005 at 4:49 pm
I have been learning Wing Chun for almost a year - I know its not a long time. I would probably switch my guard to line up parallel with the opponents […] more
December 5th, 2005 at 4:57 pm
The same centre line theory used in stand up is used on the ground. I feel the best part of wing chun comes after u have learned the fighting. The […] more
December 5th, 2005 at 5:03 pm
I agree that who ever trains harder will most of the time come out on top. But in a dark alley if you are out numbered and you end up on the groun […] more
December 14th, 2005 at 11:53 am
I have been practicing Wing Chun for a while now, and have found most of it’s power to be in the classic t-stance; the one where you keep your fist in […] more
December 20th, 2005 at 6:34 am
I have studied Wing Chun for a while now, and can see that it is a great style. The centre line theory is extremely effective. What our club does now […] more
January 5th, 2006 at 5:13 am
studied wing chun briefly. Very good martial art. The speed is awesome.Visually unflamboyant because the movements are so economical but when you see […] more
January 6th, 2006 at 5:57 pm
Hey from Greece. I practice Wing Chun after tried lots of other martial arts for many years. I honestly believe that there is not a GOOD or BAD martia […] more
February 21st, 2006 at 1:22 pm
I agree with the aurgument that style isn’t as important as the student. I study many different martial arts as well as basic self-defense and I think […] more
February 23rd, 2006 at 10:44 pm
Hi i was wondering I have done Judo and for 10 years. I gained a Sciatica injury during football (Gridiron for those that are Americans) I am wonderin […] more
February 28th, 2006 at 5:34 am
If you are proficient in wing chun, and it takes at least 4-5 years to become a good street fighter, throwing or ranged styles are no problem. Bombard […] more
February 28th, 2006 at 9:16 am
I agree with your way of thinking and find that in a street fight, one does not think of doing this and that to your opponent. If you can respond inst […] more
March 1st, 2006 at 9:31 am
One thing my instructor always repeats when we train-always imagine a guy twice your size, half-drunk coming down on you like a train. We train to sto […] more
April 19th, 2006 at 7:53 am
I don’t agree that it takes years and years. Big guys are easier to hurt than you think. Their size can even be a real disadvantage if you know how to […] more
May 2nd, 2006 at 4:10 am
Muay Thai in Thailand-you have my respect.It is that maybe you and I have different ideas about proficiency.I have been training wc for a year and a h […] more
May 9th, 2006 at 9:15 am
I was reading some of whats been said about lack of ground work. It is true that Wing Chun is weak in this area we do train to deal with these things […] more
May 11th, 2006 at 5:53 am
Fighting is 80 percent foot work. When I first started wc I could not even see my instructor move-and I trained other arts before. And by certain wc s […] more
May 15th, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Hey can anyone answer my question. Would wing chun be good for real self defence?
May 17th, 2006 at 10:43 am
Definitely! excellent for real self defence. This art is about defending against stronger and bigger attackers. It allows the practitioner to conse […] more
May 18th, 2006 at 7:27 am
TJ Wing Chun is my 30 years of self-investigation to understand myself, developed through 20 years of instructing to teach others to understand themse […] more
May 18th, 2006 at 7:44 am
The last submission was taken from a notice for a forthcoming seminar in the uk, however what I will say with reference to Wing Chun generally is that […] more
May 18th, 2006 at 10:36 pm
Can anyone answer my question would wing be good against street fighting?Would it be better to learn than boxing.
May 19th, 2006 at 6:25 am
In my mind Wing Chun was designed to fight against people who can fight rather than most other systems that began life as exercises that developed ove […] more
June 2nd, 2006 at 12:45 pm
I have studied many martial arts in my time and Wing chun is a very good one. But anyone can be put to the ground from behind making a Wing chun exper […] more
June 2nd, 2006 at 3:34 pm
In reply to DAN above any guy can get taken down from behind or by two people. The best martial arts have grappling and groundfighting. Wing chun is a […] more
June 12th, 2006 at 12:35 pm
Hello, I am actually choosing between two options to start studying MA: Wing Chun, Kenpo Karate or another style called Ryu Te (Ryukyu Kempo). Do y […] more
June 13th, 2006 at 12:43 am
Hey Robert I think you should choose wing chun. I dont know if it would give you a good workout but I could be use on the streets. Or many karate but […] more
June 13th, 2006 at 6:29 pm
wing chung as self defence ? well yeah
June 15th, 2006 at 11:05 am
The debate about ground fighting is a non starter in my books. No martial art is the final solution. If you want groundwork study some Gracy technique […] more
June 26th, 2006 at 7:11 am
Getting a WC master to the ground is not an easy thing - I mean a REAL masters - not many of them. They are extremely fast - you will not be able […] more
June 27th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
Wing Chun has ground fighting. I’m not going to say how, (because these are questions that require answers from the Sifu), but Wing Chun has ground f […] more
July 3rd, 2006 at 12:35 pm
I think Wing Chun if a very skillful way of fighting and should not be taken lightly because of lack of ground work. If the person learing wing chu […] more
July 11th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Ok first off there is no way to glue your feet to the ground using chi or watever you can be move. nothing against wc as a matter of fact i like i […] more
July 13th, 2006 at 3:39 am
There is nothing magical about it or about Chi. It is all a matter of training. When we exercise every time I punch my instructor to the chest I g […] more
July 30th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Wing chun is good at close range but when someone grabs you it is totally useless due to no grappling moves
July 30th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
*Wing chun is good at close range but when someone grabs you it is totally useless due to no grappling moves * Wrong,Wing chun has ground fightin […] more
July 31st, 2006 at 3:49 pm
hello i have done wing chun for some time now and wing chun is a style designed for defence. ok try not to get yourself on the ground but wing chun te […] more
August 23rd, 2006 at 1:34 pm
Wing Chun was named after a beautiful lady
August 30th, 2006 at 7:58 am
Offense is the best defence.WC is incredibly direct and offensive.It was designed to end a fight in a matter of seconds.
September 5th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
im a practioner in wing chun an BJJ and i can safely say that you cant be a complete fighter without ground experience just look at the video of royce […] more
September 13th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
You are new to Wing Chun, Brandon. Wing Chun have so much more for you to discover yet. Be patient and work hard on your technique. However, I underst […] more
October 4th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
So does wing chun teach you ground techniques or not.I know it teaches you grappling techniques But what about ground? Its stand up is amazing.I would […] more
October 11th, 2006 at 6:21 am
Hi, I have trained under William Chueng in Wing Chun for around 8 years in Australia. I can tell you after doing kickboxing for 2 years and boxing […] more
October 24th, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Let me just Say this. martial arts are great for the mind, body, and soul. but Boxing is a real life fighting art that demands complete balance the wh […] more
October 26th, 2006 at 5:23 am
I agree that boxers are among the best fighters in the world-that is more than obvious.Now,regarding martial arts.What you see in movies is nothing mo […] more
November 13th, 2006 at 11:18 pm
Im with Joe, Boxing is a sport, aimed at defeating an apponent with rules, certain boundaries, gloves.. A decent level WC student will quite confident […] more
December 4th, 2006 at 7:44 am
You know it’s a real shame to see so called martial arts practitioners bagging one style or another or living in a dream land and muck such statements […] more
December 5th, 2006 at 7:26 am
With respect, i agree that a decent level WC student may face up to a good boxer cofidently but I disagree with the premise that they will confidently […] more
December 8th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Hello all! I am making a holiday gift for a friend who was honored as a Wing Chun Warrior. I would like to use the symbol that is tatooed on the pal […] more
December 11th, 2006 at 1:43 pm
Hello Brandon my name is Martin Crinkle.I have been studying wing chun for a couple of years now. Dispite popular beleif there IS ground fighting in w […] more
January 5th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Hey Brandon and Martin: If there is any Wing Chun Groundfighting, it must be either an aspect that died out, never exxisted, or is a a relatively new […] more
January 8th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
I have been taking wing chun for about 2 1/2 years now. even from the begining, grappling and ground fighting have been part of my training regiment. […] more
January 15th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Actually, Wing Chun has many ground fighting techniques. CRCA Randy Willams Wing Chun has a very good ground fighting curriculum. It is not commonly p […] more
January 18th, 2007 at 5:10 am
Hi there. I practice a foreward thinking style of. wing chun , Ng Gar Tien based in Runcorn Cheshire. At our club we train in all areas of combat. […] more
February 4th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Wing chun is a great martial art that will help you out in a confrontation if all other avenues have been exhausted ie talking & running away. […] more
February 16th, 2007 at 3:22 am
Traditional Wing Chun which uses the central line rather than the centre line, it is different. William Cheung is the Grandmaster Traditional Wing Chu […] more
February 18th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Wing chun a self defence system,using economy of movement,directness and simplicity,to overcome physical strength.Classes are friendly with the emphas […] more
February 19th, 2007 at 5:58 am
It is not true that WC is lacking when it comes to footwork.80% of fighting is footwork and WC has highly developed and fast footwork.As for WC not be […] more
February 19th, 2007 at 6:13 am
Sorry bro. I didnt mean to say WC wasnt fluent. HELL NO. I practise WC and IT IS FLUENT, i just noted that Arts such as Boxing or Muay Thai have more […] more
May 31st, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Alright, I hear that wing chun is good for self defense and fighting, but how can that be if it only includes striking? I heard people saying that to […] more
June 5th, 2007 at 1:11 am
hey, i live in South Australia, Adelaide and i was interested in starting wing chun karate, if you could send me some information regarding the times […] more
July 3rd, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Wing-Chun is great and easy to learn and in a very short time once the essentials are learned an artist can obtain superior effectiveness with hands a […] more
July 30th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
i’ve just started wing chun and i like the centre line theory and how you can manipulate opponents just by possioning your hands in certain places
August 8th, 2007 at 9:14 am
There is a grandmaster of wingchun in australia. His name is william chueng and he teaches. His website is:www.cheungswingchun.com GrandMaster Cheu […] more
September 3rd, 2007 at 7:58 pm
The strong horse argument is a great one. A good horse will keep you off the ground. As to grappling and chokes. If you learn these in your Kwoon th […] more
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:03 pm
to BattlEMasteR. Blood sweat and tears mean shit if you’re learning the wrong thing. My wife took ballet for 15 years. Blood sweat and tears she […] more
October 27th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Wing Chun is a no B/S martial art that has no sport or competition element in it. Bruce Lee’s fame caused this art to be watered down by most modern d […] more
October 29th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
So is this more aggressve or defensive? deflections would sow defense…but useing sticks and such would show ofensive.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Firstly i need to say this there is to much fury between martial artists. Every art has its pro’s and cons every artist deserves respect cause in a wa […] more
January 13th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Hi, I’m interested in learning WC and live in North.Leics. Anyone know of any clubs local to me.I used to do Wado Ryu Karate but not for about 10 yrs […] more
January 14th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
If anyone is looking to find a school in Wing Chun my link page on the web site has world wide guide. www.ackungfu.net
January 18th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
ANYTHING is possible to any type of fighter at any level of proficiency. Ending up on the ground is one of those possibilities. One must be ready for […] more
January 18th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Void, I agree. While each style has its strengths, no one style can address every possibility. Take the best things different styles have to offer; m […] more
January 23rd, 2008 at 6:38 pm
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January 25th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Hello all, I’m studying wingchun, have for a little over a year. I think that in any situation its reaction time that will save you…. even a black b […] more
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:53 am
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March 3rd, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Hellow to everyone I think that Wing Chun is the best martial art ever since because it combines attack and defense together. It has lots of simple […] more
March 12th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Wing Chun is an attacking art. This is an art of offense.
March 26th, 2008 at 1:43 am
I have been learning taekwondo for a while now and I’m thinking of switching. Is Wing Chun more of a traditional martial art or a realistic one. I wan […] more
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 am
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April 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
whats better jeet kune do or wing chun?? its urgent
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:16 am
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May 6th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
thats right boxers do it better and they get the job DONE!!
May 19th, 2008 at 9:14 am
I’m thinking WC like any other martial art will be excellent if you have mastered it. If you train a couple months my impression is that WC will prob […] more
May 21st, 2008 at 11:48 am
I’ve been in multiple “bar brawls” and have never really ended up on the ground. Usually they consist of a few shoves, a few wild punches, and it’s o […] more
May 21st, 2008 at 11:52 am
Also, I think we, as people who take martial arts, forget that the majority of people that are wandering around this earth don’t “train” weekly in a f […] more
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:38 am
So is this more aggressve or defensive? deflections would sow defense…but useing sticks and such would show ofensive.
May 27th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Hello, I’ve had some surgery on my right leg..which has made it weaker then my left,,,I know this technique requires balance, but I was wondering if t […] more
May 30th, 2008 at 10:02 am
I am really unflexible when it comes to my legs. I tried TKD, Karate, and the kicks hurt me. I’ve been taking Wing Chun for 3 mths now. There is so […] more
May 31st, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Agreed, the Wing Chun system is great, I trained for a few years, the dangerous “invisible” low stomp kicks and jams combined with the chain punches a […] more
May 31st, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Hi Danielle,I’m in South Australia to, Wing Chun is not Karate, it is Chinese, have a look in the yellow pages for a good school in Adelaide, I traine […] more
June 1st, 2008 at 2:48 am
Jawslk, Wing Chun is more offensive than defensive, a good wing chun fighter does not wait for your attack and defend and counter attack, instead he w […] more
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Yes, alot of the wrist locks & arm locks form the basics of Aikido, at least in all the schools I’ve trained with (nikkyo, ikkyo, sankyo, etc..). […] more
June 9th, 2008 at 3:12 am
Thanks BAH, I might look into some Aikido training as I have not developed enough Wing Chun skill (Sil lum Tao level only but soon will start Biu Jee) […] more
June 20th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
hi, i just found this site. have a question for you guys. is it late to start doing wing chun in the age of 23. when i was in high school i was practi […] more
June 20th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
na, its never too late really to do any martial art, it depends on the person and what you want to accomplish with it, good luck with it though
August 7th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I am now through 5 months of Wing Chun, and will be testing for the Chum Kiu level next month (Orange Belt in our school). I still have nothing but g […] more
August 8th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
“Everyone’s first instinct in a fight is to charge at the person with arms flailing.” — This is true of most but once one learns to fight with mart […] more
August 9th, 2008 at 10:18 am
What people fail to understand is that ‘going to the ground’ is the most terrible thing you can do UNLESS you are fighting ONE opponent. So to argue […] more
September 26th, 2008 at 8:13 am
I’ve been taking Wing Chun for around 6mths now. I’m getting some pretty nasty bruises on my forearms. Anyone used dit da jow? Does the stuff actua […] more