Wing Chun Kung Fu
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What is Wing Chun Kung Fu? Wing Chun Kung Fu is a close quarter Southern Chinese martial art first made famous in the West by movie star legend Bruce Lee. It was brought from China to Hong Kong in 1949 by Bruce Lee’s teacher, Grandmaster Ip Man (aka Yip man).
Wing Chun which is commonly translated as “Beautiful Springtime” or “Eternal Springtime” is essentially an external system of Kung Fu; A concept or principles based martial art that relies on balance, stance and structure, sensitivity, relaxation and dynamic tension.
Based primarily on hand strikes, its core fighting development exercise or drill is called chi sao or “sticky hands”, a practice in which both opponents maintain arm/hand contact or ‘stick’ as they try to hit and defend against each other’s attack.
Known for its direct approach to striking, the Wing Chun practitioner is a specialist in close range combat preferring to fight inside an opponent’s comfortable range.
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