In my early days of my wing chun training I came across this little story of its origins.  There has always been some contention behind all of this but I like the story and adds to the legend of the Wing Chun Training System- So I though I would share it with you…..

Over 250 years ago the Chinese people where ruled by the Manchus.  Harsh restrictions were imposed upon them, including the banning of weapons and kung fu training.

The Shi lim tao temple became a secure training ground for a revolutionary Army congregated to begin their kung Fu training. Five grandmasters assembled at the Temple to devise a new fighting system, choosing the most effective techniques from each of their respective styles.

Mistress Ng Mui, one of the Grandmasters was said to have observed a fight between a crane and a snake, and adapted the strategies and principles of this encounter to suit the human frame.

Before the new system could be put into practice, the Manchus raided and burned the Shi Lim Temple and the Grandmasters fled.

Ng Mui went south where she met a young girl to whom she taught the Kung fu system developed at the Temple.  The name of the girl Wing Chun representing;

“HOPE FOR THE FUTURE”

Wing Chun eventually married and passed on her knowledge of the new system. Over the years the style became known as Wing Chun.

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