Wing Chun is a highly aggressive art that fights and defends from the centerline. The signature technique is the One Inch Punch, made famous by Bruce Lee. This is done by relaxing the punching hand, and tensing it suddenly on impact.
All Wing Chun techniques are perfected on the wooden dummy, which consists of two arms, a mid section protraction and a leg for practicing low kicks.
Sticky hands (Chi Sao) is an important feature of Wing Chun. Two practitioners face each other and move their wrists and forearms against each other. These exercises develop sensitivity so that the Wing Chun fighter can quickly anticipate his opponent's next move in combat.
History
Wing Chun is a kung fu system founded by a woman named Yim Wing Chun, who lived in Fukien Province with her father.
Yim learnt kung fu from Ng Mui, an accomplished nun of the Southern Shaolin Temple. One day, Yim observed a snake fighting a crane and became inspired by the movements of the snake in striking along the centerline, and the crane using its wings to deflect and guard against the snake's strikes. She came to realize that these concepts could be incorporated into her own skills.
Together with Ng, Yim Wing Chun eventually created a new kung fu style consisting of three forms that became known as Siu Nim Tau (Little Idea), Chum Kiu (Seeking Bridges) and Biu Jee (Darting Fingers). Although Yim had initially wanted to name the new style in honor of her sifu, Ng suggested that the style be named Wing Chun instead.
Yim taught Wing Chun to her husband, Leung Bo Zhou, who incorporated the 6 1/2 feet pole or staff set to the system.
Wing Chun did not gain widespread popularity until in recent times. The master who did the most to spread Wing Chun was Yip Man. Originally from Foshan, Yip fled to Hong Kong in the turmoil of communist takeover of China and set up schools in Hong Kong to teach Wing Chun. His pupils include Bruce Lee.
What you'd find in our eBook
Our eBook contains an illustrated guide to the Siu Nim Tau Form with over 125 diagrams and instructions, together with detailed notes setting out key concepts, drills and applications.
Siu Nim Tau means “Little Idea” in Chinese, and is the entry-level set of Wing Chun. The name reminds the beginner to think small and not be overtly ambitious.
The form introduces the practitioner to the basic Wing Chun principles such as centre-line fighting, straight line punches and the basic stance of the style. Whilst it may appear easy to pick up, Siu Nim Tau is actually quite difficult to master. Its techniques lie at the center of all combat in Wing Chun.
- Understand the key combat principles of Wing Chun with our illustrated guide on the Centerline Principle, The Straight Line Principle, and Inner and Outer Doors and Four Gates Theory
- Form the stance properly with our illustrated guide on how to form the basic stance of Wing Chun, the Kim Yeung Stance.
- Develop your punching technique with our guide on the Centerline Punch, the most important punch in Wing Chun
- Learn about the transitions of the fist after the Centerline Punch with our guide to the Huen Sau, the circling hand.
- Master the critical ideas behind Siu Nim Tau and how they are applied:
- Apply the Fook Sau to open up your opponent's guard for deadly strikes
- Defend and counter-attack at the same time
- Develop your internal strength (Chi) with the Three Prayers to Buddha
- Use the Chum Sau to break free from an opponent's grip
- The meaning of the palm slice and what it should target
- What to do with your initial attack is intercepted
- Trap your opponent's kick and send him flying
- Trap your opponent's punch and defeat him immediately
- How to block and attack with the same hand
- Develop your punch with our guide to the chain punching exercise and strength development
We are very confident that our product will work to your satisfaction. However, if you are unable to download or use it on your PC, we will be happy to refund your money. 
