Wing Chun History A General Overview:
The history of Wing Chun as with many other martial arts systems is a fairly open case and depends greatly on which perspective you choose to follow. Over many years its originations, as well as the system itself, has become rather diluted. Now as a skill its purpose as a fighting art has been dilapidated in comparison to its previously maintained standards.
This may not be surprising given the political turbulence of China’s past, however much can still be said based on the most key aspects of the system coupled with events, backgrounds and figureheads that may have influenced the creation of Wing Chun.
Wing Chun as many know means beautiful ‘spring time’ and has become synonymous with the story of Wing Chun, a young girl who was taught the powerful system by a Buddhist nun Ng Mui in order to shake of the shackles of repression she had been put under by being forced into marriage with a despicable man.
Sometimes the simplest explanation is the most likely but if history teaches us anything it’s that things cannot be taken at face value.
Chinese martial Arts are entirely unique in themselves however Wing Chun marked another level of unmatched difference. It can be regarded as a major cornerstone of Kung Fu’s development from what Shaolin developed to the Tai Chi masters had created, it is a tailor made art designed to adapt and take care of the problems that had been previously faced by practitioners in combat. It is on these natural and spontaneous evolutions that the most versatile and powerful skills are developed in the natural history of human existence.
Apart from the traditionally followed course of the Wing Chun story, Wing Chun itself may have been a red herring, created to disguise its true origins in its creation as a method of teaching an effective, efficient and all out fighting system that could be learned more quickly than the traditional martial arts that took years to cultivate. Therefore making it possible to create an army from the dust far more likely and faster. This perspective is possible given the rebellious nature of the Chinese when it came to the Manchu occupation of the country from 1644 to 1911.
Some theorise that a secret rebels organisation was perfectly integrated into the Shaolin monastic environment, simply by shaving their heads and donning the robes of a Buddhist monk they would become invisible in a religious society that was untouched by government.
Further theories go further in suggesting that the Manchu’s may have caught on to these activities and sent individuals to infiltrate the monastery as spies and learn the system.
This produces another explanation on the birth of Wing Chun. As stated previously it was developed as a system that was both devastating and could be learned far more quickly, if the discovery of this secret organisation by the Manchu is correct the development of Wing Chun in order to compensate is feasible. 
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Master Wong System training in Wing Chun:
Master Wong’s Wing Chun System teaches you to use lightning fast techniques with the efficiency and directness of movement that Wing Chun is famous for, generating power rapidly with adaptive skill in close quarters.
The fundamental principles of the Wing Chun System include keeping to the centreline when training in order to exploit the weaknesses of your opponent, this allows control and delivery of power in the most efficient way possible. At a proficient level these principles allow simultaneous attack and defence.
The principles of Wing Chun concentrate on simplicity, however learning and applying these principles practically is not an easy task. Master Wong’s Wing Chun System uses a rare but invaluable form of training known as energy drills. These drills include Punch Drill, Lap Sao, Elbow Drill, and Chi Sao. Punch drill teaches the individual to develop sensitivity in sticking to the opponent defending and attacking in different lines of the body, controlling your opponent and absorbing energy in real-time. This is an essential aspect of training in Wing Chun.
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Sil Lim Tao:
Training forms in Wing Chun are utilised as a method of defining the technique and the body’s ability to generate energy. They must be practiced in order to develop a foundation in the system, maintain and refine the movement to then turn it into skill.
The first form in Wing Chun it is the foundation of the system. Translated As ‘Little Idea’ it teaches the basic, fundamental principles. These include body posture, distance, correct form and body positioning and stepping. Without this as a base any effort to learn the whole system is futile as you must innately acquire these skills to properly understand and use them.
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Chum Kiu:
Meaning ‘Sinking Bridge’, it is Wing Chun’s foremost technique on stopping the opponent’s attack in its tracks and breaking down the assailants defence. As the second form the practitioner must learn to employ the techniques of ‘Chum Kiu’ in real time using energy, these include the implementation of the forearm, elbow and legs.
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Biu Jee:
Biu Jee is Wing Chuns final form, it teaches the individual how to break down the attacker with limitless technique, using multiple hits it utilises the fullest abilities of Wing Chuns basic movement as well as the more complex and powerful skills introduced by Biu Jee. Biu Jee technique severs the dangers an assailant presents by shattering there attack and defence with speed and direct hits, take downs and kicks.
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Wooden Dummy (116):
The dummy is the most useful tool for the Wing Chun practitioner other than a real person. Dummy work teaches how to move around the different lines of the body, control distance, develop perception and implementing technique with dummy form whilst conditioning the body’s response and timing.
Butterfly Knives
Bart Cham Doa translated means 8 cutting blades referring to the number of angles the blades cut through in the form. Butterfly knives is a valuable part of Wing Chun Training, reinforcing the basic principles in the hand forms, solidifying stances, improving co-ordination and increasing strength in the forearms and wrists. The blades are used as a direct extension of the hands making it possible to apply powerful technique to sticks, other improvised weapons you may find in everyday life and also back into the movements of the 3 original hand forms to deadly effect!
The Six and a half point pole technique is used to achieve accuracy, core strength and balance. By extending the pole from the body slight inaccuracy in position is revealed, the true strength of arms, legs and waist is tested to the limit! That by doing so the student can become strong, balanced, solid and grounded while fighting.
