Wing Chun Martial Arts
Wing Chun Martial arts are just one of the many styles that has its origins in China and was developed by the Shaolin monks. Like the other styles developed by the holy order it was made to be practical and easy to learn. The idea behind Wing Chun is to attack along the centre line of the body, and strike vital areas. Basically in fighting like anything else the shortest distance between two points is a straight line so in Wing Chun it is all about striking and destroying the target. The strike doesn’t need to be hard, but if it is done correctly it can do more damage. Rather then absorb the strikes of an attacker a Wing Chun practitioner deflects the attacker’s striking energy.
In other styles there is the block then the strike, but in Wing Chun Martial arts the two movements are combined into one swift action. There is no pause between movements. When an attack strikes at a Wing Chun practitioner they will deflect the blow and then strike back. There is a structure to the style that allows a practitioner block any attacks long as they’re protecting their core.
With balance, body structure and relaxation a Wing Chun practitioner is able to maintain this attack/defense structure, but its strength is also a fatal weakness. While someone can use Wing Chun to defeat a larger opponent it is only works if they can stay strong enough long enough to maintain their attack/defense structure. Now in theory Wing Chun sounds great for self defense, but only in the short term. In a self defense situation there is no set time limit. You have to be able to keep fighting, and your method of self defense has to work whether you’re tired or hurt. You can’t tell an attacker that you’re too tired to keep fighting.
Wing Chun Martial arts as legend goes were created by Buddhist nun who taught a peasant woman how to defender herself against a warlord who is trying to force her to Augry him. With the style of boxing she was able to defeat the warlord and Augry a lover instead who she taught the style. Among those to practice Wing Chun include Martial artists like Bruce Lee though Lee saw flaws with a style and worked to strip away some of the pointless traditions and positions and turn Wing Chun in an eve more basic form of self defense.
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