Al Case

Wing Chun Kung Fu, The Girly Martial Art That Will Kick Your Fanny!



Posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011

by Al Case
http://www.alcasebooks.com/

Every once in a while somebody will remark that 'Isn't Wing Chun Kung Fu that stuff invented by a girl?' Inside that statement is a bias against ladies who can be pretty darned tough. The statement also reveals some fundamental ignorance.

Many years ago, the legend goes, a warlord during the Qing dynasty was forcing his affections on a peasant girl. The girl escaped into the forest in tears, where she was found by a Shaolin nun named Ng Mui. The nun taught the girl enough Gung Fu to defeat the warlord, and then the young girl was able to marry the man of her dreams.

The man of her dreams, a fellow named Leung Bac-Chou, apparently already knew some pretty good gung fu. During a little marital spat he decided to put his wife in her place, and wound up being put in his place. Fortunately, wifey decided to teach hubbie her system, and the style was named after the wife: Wing Chun (beautiful springtime).

While one could find many plot inconsistencies with this myth, the fact remains that it is one of the more workable systems of the Chinese Martial Arts. This is because the martial system is concept based, but backed up by good, hard work. In other words, students of Wing Chun don't just talk the talk, they walk the walk.

The system is short range based. The main drill of the style is Chi Sau, or 'Sticky Hands,' a routine by which practitioners twine the arms and learn to read and be sensitive to a foe. People practicing Chi Sau for any length of time become able to 'read the mind' of an opponent fairly easily.

The system also has the incredible wooden dummy training device. This is a thick stand of wood with arms and legs. The student learns how to bash, guide and manipulate an opponent by working with this wood dummy.

Close range combat is not the only blessing of the Ving Tsun school of art, however. For middle range work one learns how to use the Butterfly swords. For long range work one learns the ten foot spear.

Wing Chun has proven itself over the years, and the most famous practitioner was Bruce Lee. Currently, Wing Chun Kung Fu has spread over the world, and is renowned for its combat effectiveness. Not bad for a girly Martial Art.

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