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65-700: Wing Chun has various spellings in the West, but "Wing Chun" is the most common. The origins of Wing Chun are uncertain, but it is generally attributed to the development of Southern Chinese martial arts. There are at least eight distinct lineages, of which the Ip Man and Yuen Kay-shan lineages are the most prolific. The martial art was brought to Hong Kong and then the rest of the world by Ip Man, with Bruce Lee being his most famous student. The Ving Tsun Athletic Association, founded in 1967 by Ip Man and his students, helped spread Wing Chun globally. Traditionally taught within

130-408: A 1993 American biographical drama film based on the life of Bruce Lee, who was one of Ip's students. In the 1999 film, What You Gonna Do, Sai Fung? ( a.k.a. 1959 某日某 ), he was portrayed by his son, Ip Chun, again as a special appearance. Yu Chenghui portrayed Ip Man in the 2008 Chinese television series, The Legend of Bruce Lee , which was also based on the life of Bruce Lee. Ip Man ,

195-638: A Hong Kong film starring Donnie Yen as the martial artist, was released in 2008. The film takes a number of liberties with Ip's life, often for dramatic effect. Ip's eldest son, Ip Chun , appears in the film and served as a consultant on the production, which focuses on Ip's life during the 1930s to the 1940s, during the Second Sino-Japanese War . The sequel, Ip Man 2 , focused on Ip's beginnings in Hong Kong and his students, including Bruce Lee . Ip Man has taught many other people. Amid

260-441: A Sunday afternoon and, after exchanging brief pleasantries, challenged the man to a duel. The man was Leung Bik and he easily overwhelmed Ip Man. Incredulous at the speed with which he had been countered, Ip requested a second duel and was beaten again, just as soundly. Discouraged by his defeat, Ip left without a word and afterwards was so depressed that he did not dare mention that he knew Kung Fu. A week later, Lai told him that

325-466: A Wing Chun practitioner like his half-brothers. Ip died on 2 December 1972, in his unit at 149 Tung Choi Street in Hong Kong, from laryngeal cancer , only seven months before the death of Bruce Lee , his most famous student. He was buried at Wo Hop Shek , Hong Kong. Ip's notable students include Chu Shong-tin , Lok Yiu, Wong Shun-leung , Bruce Lee , Moy Yat , Ho Kam Ming , Victor Kan , Lo Man-kam , William Cheung , and Leung Ting . Ip wrote

390-470: A familiar way, from master to student. The master, who had personal responsibility for the entire training of the student (apprentice), was addressed as Sifu (master). The lessons often took place in the master's house, where a personal bond would develop between the master and his family and the student (apprentice), with certain mutual obligations. The first public martial arts schools were established in Hong Kong. Since then, Wing Chun's lessons have taken on

455-504: A family system, modern Wing Chun lessons have taken on a more academic and commercial character. Wing Chun gained popularity in the 2010s due to the Ip Man film series starring Donnie Yen and has been featured in video games like Tekken 7 . Notable practitioners include Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Samuel Kwok, and Carlos Deleon. In Chinese, this martial art is referred to as 咏春拳 (simplified script) or 詠春拳 (traditional script). Though it

520-463: A guest appearance as young Ip Man. Ip Chun made a cameo appearance in the film. This film also focuses on the loyalty of Ip Man's students towards their master. Despite Yen's statement in March 2010 that he no longer wanted to be involved in future films related to Ip Man, a new film to the same series, Ip Man 3 , was released on 24 December 2015, with Yen once again reprising his role as Ip Man. In

585-692: A history of Wing Chun. Many artifacts of his life are on display in the Ip Man Museum on the Foshan Ancestral Temple grounds. Ip Man is portrayed in many films based on his life. The Wing Chun lineage according to Ip Man. In the 1976 film, Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth , Ip Man's eldest son, Ip Chun , portrayed his father in a minor role as Bruce Lee 's Wing Chun Sifu . Ip Man was portrayed by Wang Luoyong in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story   in

650-485: A job at a restaurant, where he would make new associates via the Hong Kong Restaurant Workers' Association. The association also had a club for martial artists, led by Leung Sheung , but Ip Man didn't want others to know that he was a martial artist. Ip is known to have been addicted to opium, and after moving to Hong Kong, he was able to buy it on the black market. Opium was very expensive at

715-521: A live opponent. There are many versions of this form which come from a variety of Wing Chun Kung Fu lineages. San Sik (Chinese: 散式 ; Cantonese Yale: Sáan Sīk; pinyin: Sǎn Shì; 'Separate forms'), along with the other three forms, is the basis of all Wing Chun techniques. They are compact in structure, and can be loosely grouped into three broad categories: (1) Focus on building body structure through basic punching, standing, turning, and stepping drills; (2) Fundamental arm cycles and changes, firmly ingraining

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780-561: A mistress from Shanghai , who was referred to by his students simply as Shanghai Po ( 上海婆 ). Ip and this mistress had an extramarital son named Ip Siu-wah ( 葉少華 ). In Foshan, his wife Cheung died of cancer in 1960. Ip never formally introduced his mistress to his other sons, who eventually arrived in Hong Kong to reunite with him in 1962. By the 1960s, Ip Man was becoming more famous in the Hong Kong community. This allowed him to attract wealthier and better-educated people to become his students. In 1967, Ip and some of his students established

845-563: A more modern, academic, and commercial character. In some schools, however, the family system was still maintained. Lo Man-Kam, a nephew of Ip Man, still teaches his students in his home in Taipei. Suitable selected long-term students are still accepted into the inner circle of the Wing Chun family by the Sifu in the traditional way, through a master-student tea ceremony. This ceremony underlines

910-487: A school for his son as he himself struggled with cancer. The film was released on 20 December 2019. The 2022 film, Ip Man: The Awakening , sees a young Ip Man (portrayed by Miu Tse ) visiting Hong Kong and becoming involved in stopping a human trafficking ring. Nanquan (martial art) Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

975-458: A secondary school for wealthy families and foreigners living in Hong Kong. Six months after moving to Hong Kong, a classmate of Ip's named Lai told him that a friend of Lai's father who was an expert in Kung Fu techniques was living with them, and had offered to have a friendly sparring match with Ip. At the time, Ip was undefeated so he eagerly accepted the challenge. He went to Lai's house on

1040-581: A specialist audience. The Association helped Wing Chun to spread to the rest of the world. There is no uniform umbrella organization in Europe under which Wing Chun practitioners are grouped, but rather numerous, sometimes competing and divided associations, schools, and individual teachers. Most associations do not appear in the legal form of associations that have voluntarily merged to form an association, but as commercial organizations in which associated schools are integrated, which are authorized and certified by

1105-571: A surge of Ip Man–related film projects in production, Donnie Yen told the Chinese media in March 2010 that after Ip Man 2 , he would no longer play the Wing Chun master, stating, "I would never ever touch any films related to Ip Man. This will be my final film on the subject. Whenever something becomes a success, everyone would jump on the bandwagon, this is very frightening. Did you know how many Ip Man films are in production? Under such condition, we would not progress, it'd only lead to over-saturation of

1170-491: Is a central theme, either from pivoting (rotational) or stepping (translational). Likewise, for some branches, this form provides the engine to the car. For branches that use the "sinking bridge" interpretation, the form has more emphasis on "uprooting", adding multi-dimensional movement and spiraling to the already developed engine. The third and last form, biu jee Chinese : 镖指 ; pinyin : biāo zhǐ ; Jyutping : biu1 ji2 ; lit. 'darting fingers',

1235-536: Is composed of extreme short-range and extreme long-range techniques, low kicks and sweeps, and "emergency techniques" to counter-attack when structure and centerline have been seriously compromised, such as when the practitioner is seriously injured., As well as the pivoting and stepping developed in Chum Kiu, a third degree of freedom, involves more upper body, and stretching is developed for more power. Such movements include close-range elbow strikes and finger thrusts to

1300-408: Is in some sense a "soft" school of martial arts. However, if one equates that word as weak or without strength, then they are dead wrong. Chi Sau in Wing Chun is to maintain one's flexibility and softness, all the while keeping in the strength to fight back, much like the flexible nature of bamboo". In ancient China, Wing Chun, like all other martial arts or craft guilds, was traditionally passed on in

1365-433: Is much third-party controversy and speculative theorizing regarding the true origins of Wing Chun. In the West, Wing Chun's history has become a mix of fact and fiction due to the impacts of early secrecy and modern marketing. Of the eight Wing Chun lineages, the Ip Man and Yuen Kay-shan lineages are the most prolific branches of Wing Chun worldwide. The other lineages are pretty much unknown outside of China, except for

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1430-418: Is practiced throughout the practitioner's lifetime. It is the foundation or "seed" of the art, on which all succeeding forms and techniques are based. Fundamental rules of balance and body structure are developed here. Using a car analogy; for some branches this would provide the chassis and for others, this is the engine. It serves as the basic alphabet of the system. Some branches view the symmetrical stance as

1495-411: Is pronounced quite identically in the West but is written with many spellings: Ving Tsun, Wing Tsun, Wing Tsung, Yong Chun, Weng Chun, Wyng Tjun, Ving Tjun, Wing Tzun, Wing Tschun. Wing Chun is the most common form, used to apply to all lineages of this martial art. Context of the name Wing Chun varies between various branches of Wing Chun . Common legend is that the name is derived from Yim Wing-chun ,

1560-467: Is the secrecy of its development, due to its connections to Anti-Qing rebellious movements. There are at least eight different distinct lineages of Wing Chun, each having its own history of origin. Additionally, there are competing genealogies within the same branch or about the same individual teacher. The eight distinct lineages of Wing Chun which have been identified are: Regardless of the origins espoused by various Wing Chun branches and lineages, there

1625-400: Is thus translated as "singing spring boxing". In its short designation, the martial art is simply designated by these two sinograms: This martial art is sometimes referred to by 永春 , characters different from 詠春 , but pronounced and transcribed in the same way: They are literally translated as "eternal spring", the character 永 meaning "eternal, endless". These characters also designate

1690-588: Is written in an almost identical way in traditional and simplified, it is not pronounced and transcribed in the same way according to the regions and their dialects: Yǒngchūn quán in Mandarin pinyin , Wing-Chun keen in Cantonese Wade-Giles . It is made up of 2 terms: 拳 (quan/kuen) which means "fist, boxing" and the term 詠春 (wing-chun, in Cantonese) meaning "singing spring". The full name

1755-463: The Nationalist government . He taught Wing Chun to several of his subordinates, friends, and relatives, but did not officially run a martial arts school. Noted students of this time were Lok Yiu, Chow Kwong-yue (周光裕), Kwok Fu (郭富), Lun Kah (倫佳), Chan Chi-sun (陳志新), and Lui Ying (呂應 ). Chow Kwong-yue was regarded as most talented of Ip's Foshan students, but he devoted himself to trade and abandoned

1820-680: The Pan Nam line, which survives in the USA and the Jee Shim / Weng Chun line with a strong presence in Germany . The Yuen Chai Wan form of Wing Chun has a notable presence in Vietnam , with this lineage having earned the moniker of " Vietnamese Wing Chun ". In 1949, Ip Man , considered the most important grandmaster of modern Wing Chun, brought the style from China to Hong Kong and eventually to

1885-533: The closure of borders between China and Hong Kong in 1951, Ip and Cheung were separated for good, with Cheung remaining in Foshan until her death. After having moved to Hong Kong, the 56-year-old Ip Man struggled with unemployment. Ip's only prior experience was as a policeman in Foshan, but he was either unable or refused to join the Hong Kong Police Force . Ip's friends were able to help him get

1950-481: The developers wanted to introduce a new fighter utilizing Wing Chun. The developers consulted a student of Ip Man's nephew, who provided motion capture for the character. Ip Man Ip Man (born Ip Kai-man ; 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972), also known as Yip Man , was a Chinese martial arts grandmaster. He became a teacher of the martial art of Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later became martial arts masters in their own right,

2015-519: The " kung fu craze" of the 1970s. For the 2008 American action thriller film Bangkok Dangerous , actor Nicolas Cage trained in Wing Chun extensively. A particular scene in the film shows Cage’s skills whilst drilling moves with another Wing Chun practitioner (played by Thai actor Shahkrit Yamnam ). In December 2019, a new Wing Chun fighter named Leroy Smith was introduced to the fighting game Tekken 7 roster as downloadable content . When creating characters to represent real-world martial arts,

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2080-457: The 2018 action-comedy film Kung Fu League , Dennis To returned in the role of Ip Man, with three other martial artists, Wong Fei-hung , Huo Yuanjia , and Chen Zhen , whisked through time to teach martial arts to a modern-day comic book artist caught in a love triangle. Later in the movie, he reveals he's actually an imposter, Ip Bit Man. In the 2019 film, Ip Man and Four Kings , he was portrayed by Michael Tong . In this film, he must fight

2145-649: The Four Kings before he can confront a human trafficking ring and avenge the death of one of his students. In the 2019 film, Ip Man: Kung Fu Master , Dennis To reprised the role again as Ip Man, set during his time as a police officer in Guangzhou , before the start of the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949. Donnie Yen reprised his role as Ip Man for the last time in Ip Man 4 , which focused on Ip Man coming to San Francisco to find

2210-574: The Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) also pronounced as "Wing Chun" Athletic Association ( 詠春體育會 ). The main purpose of the Ving Tsun Athletic Association was to help Ip tackle his financial difficulties in Hong Kong, which was due to his regular use of opium . One of his former students, Duncan Leung, claimed that Ip used tuition money to support his opium addiction. Ip's mistress died of cancer in 1968, and their son later became

2275-546: The Wing Chun fighting system, according to Ip Man, took place in Hong Kong at an official exhibition fight in the winter of 1969 at what was then the Baptist College (now the Hong Kong Baptist University ). Leung Ting , a student of Ip Man, invited his master and some well-known representatives of the martial arts scene of the time to the college and conducted the exhibition fights in front of

2340-593: The Yongchun region near the city of Quanzhou (Fujian). If the use of 詠春 seems privileged today for Wing Chun styles, 永春 still appears in the name of other Southern Chinese martial arts (with 永春 often transcribed Weng Chun ); for example jee shim weng chun and Yǒng Chūn Bái Hè Quán ( 永春白鶴拳 ). In the West, the name of this martial art has been transcribed variably due to the use of different or personal Chinese language romanization methods, and differences in pronunciation between Chinese languages (but Cantonese

2405-419: The anti-Qing revolutionaries to recognize each other. Eventually, the codeword was shortened to Wing Chun (Always Spring.) The definitive origin of Wing Chun remains unknown and is attributed to the development of Southern Chinese martial arts . Complications in the history and documentation of Wing Chun are attributed to the art being passed from teacher to student orally, rather than in writing. Another reason

2470-443: The association. Some of the associations are organized in a franchise system. In some associations, based on the family system that was used in the past, obedience and obligations towards the master and his teacher are emphasized, although these are rarely directly related to their training students. Wing Chun puts emphasis on economic movement and encourages its practitioners to "feel" through their opponents' defenses and to utilize

2535-439: The bridge', focuses on coordinated movement of body mass and entry techniques to "bridge the gap" between practitioner and opponent, and move in to disrupt their structure and balance. Close-range attacks using the elbows and knees are also developed here. It also teaches methods of recovering position and centerline when in a compromised position where Siu Nim Tau structure has been lost. For some branches, bodyweight in striking

2600-436: The cardinal tools for interception and adaptation; (3) Sensitivity training and combination techniques. The Yuen Kay Shan / Sum Nung branch also historically trained to throw darts (Biu). Sammo Hung directed two films about Wing Chun practitioner Leung Jan : Warriors Two (1978), in which Leung is played Sammo Hung himself, and The Prodigal Son (1981), in which Leung is played by Yuen Biao . Donnie Yen played

2665-529: The conflict. What Ip Man did during the war remains unclear. It is rumoured that he had joined the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in its academy in Guizhou in 1938, after which he would have returned to Foshan as an undercover intelligence officer. However, the veracity of this has been disputed. It is believed Yip went to live with Kwok Fu during the war and only returned to Foshan at

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2730-570: The deep personal bond that has developed between master and student through the long training period. The most common system of forms in Wing Chun consists of three empty hand forms, two weapon forms: the Dragon pole and Butterfly swords, and a wooden dummy form. The first and most important form in Wing Chun, siu nim tau ( simplified Chinese : 小念头 ; traditional Chinese : 小念頭 ; pinyin : xiǎo niàn tou ; Jyutping : siu2 nim6 tau4 ; lit. 'little idea for beginning'),

2795-490: The end of an era in Chinese martial arts history as the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out. It was created in an almost biographical style, highlighting parts of history. In contrast with other Ip Man–related projects, The Grandmaster is a more reflective film, focusing more on the musings and philosophies between martial arts and life, as well as Ip Man's journey through the early 1930s to the early 1950s. The 2013 Chinese television series Ip Man , based on Ip Man's life,

2860-765: The end of the war. After the war, Ip Man served for a few years as captain of the Foshan police patrols. Ip found some time to train his second son, Ip Ching, during the year 1949. At the end of 1949, after the Chinese Communist Party won the Chinese Civil War , as Ip was a member of the Kuomintang, Ip, his wife and their elder daughter, Ip Nga-sum, left Foshan for Hong Kong . Ip, his wife Cheung, and their daughter arrived in Hong Kong through Macau in 1950. His wife and daughter later returned to Foshan to retrieve their identity cards. Due to

2925-446: The first section of the form is done without muscle tension and slowly in a meditative, calm, and being "in the moment" way. In 1972, weeks before he died, Ip Man demonstrated Siu Nim Tau (also known as Siu Lim Tau) on film, showing how the form is to be performed. The second form, chum kiu simplified Chinese : 寻桥 ; traditional Chinese : 尋橋 ; pinyin : xún qiáo ; Jyutping : cham4 kiu4 ; lit. 'seeking

2990-433: The form should be kept secret; others interpret it as meaning it should never be used if you can help it. Mu ren zhuang ( simplified Chinese : 木人桩 ; traditional Chinese : 木人樁 ; pinyin : mù rén zhuāng ; Jyutping : muk6 yan4 jong1 ; lit. 'wooden dummy') is performed on a wooden dummy, which serves as a training tool to teach the student the use of Wing Chun Kuen's 108 movements against

3055-403: The fundamental fighting stance, while others see it as a training stance used in developing technique. Although many of the movements are similar, siu nim tau varies significantly between the different branches of Wing Chun. In Ip Man 's Wing Chun, the first section of the form is done by training the basic power for the hand techniques by tensing and relaxing the arms. In Moy Yat 's Wing Chun,

3120-456: The groin. The practice of "settling" one's opponent to brace them more effectively against the ground helps one deliver as much force as possible. Softness (via relaxation) and performance of techniques in a relaxed manner, and by training the physical, mental, breathing, energy, and force in a relaxed manner to develop Chi "soft wholesome force", is fundamental to Wing Chun. On "softness" in Wing Chun, Ip Man said during an interview: Wing Chun

3185-451: The incoming attacks with deflection, rapid punches, and finger pokes. Slapping and defensive maneuvers are used to distract the opponent to make them shift their defenses away from their centerline. Wing Chun favors a relatively high, narrow stance with the elbows close to the body. Within the stance, arms are generally positioned across the vital points of the centerline with hands in a vertical "wu sau" ("protecting hand" position). This puts

3250-414: The man he had fought was asking after him. Ip replied that he was too embarrassed to return, at which point Lai told him that Leung Bik had highly praised his Kung Fu techniques and that he was the son of Leung Jan , who trained Ip's master, Chan Wah-shun . Ip proceeded to train with Leung Bik, until Leung's death in 1911. Ip returned to Foshan in 1916 when he was 24 and became a police officer there for

3315-433: The martial arts. Kwok Fu and Lun Kah began teaching and spreading the art of Wing Chun in the Foshan and Guangdong region. Cahn Chi-sun and Lui Ying moved to Hong Kong but neither accepted students. He married Cheung Wing-sing and they had several children: sons Ip Chun and Ip Ching , and daughters Ip Nga-sum ( 葉雅心 ) and Ip Nga-wun ( 葉雅媛 ). During the second Sino-Japanese war , Ip Man sided with Kuomintang during

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3380-521: The most famous among them being Bruce Lee . Ip Man was born as Ip Kai-man ( 葉繼問 ) to Ip Oi-dor ( 葉靄多 ) and Ng Shui ( 吳瑞 ) as the third of four children. He grew up in a wealthy family in Foshan (Fatshan), Guangdong (Kwangtung), and received traditional Chinese education, alongside his elder brother Ip Kai-gak ( 葉繼格 ), elder sister Ip Wan-mei ( 葉允媚 ), and younger sister Ip Wan-hum ( 葉允堪 ). Ip started learning Wing Chun from Chan Wah-shun when he

3445-578: The mythical progenator of the martial art, who was a student of the legendary Abbess Ng Mui . According to the Hung Suen / Hung Gu Biu lineage, the Ng Mui / Yim Wing Chun legend was conceived to protect the identity of Cheung Ng, a Shaolin monk who survived the Manchurian massacres and took refuge at Red Boat Opera. The "Yim Wing Chun" name was chosen for specific reasons, as Yim could be understood as

3510-406: The practitioner in a position to make readily placed blocks and fast-moving blows to vital striking points down the center of the body, i.e. the neck, chest, belly, and groin. Shifting or turning within a stance is done on the heels, balls, or middle (K1 or Kidney point 1) of the foot, depending on the lineage. Some Wing Chun styles discourage the use of high kicks because this risks counter-attacks to

3575-730: The prospect of getting tougher in order to survive the dangerous environment of 1950s Hong Kong. Initially, Ip Man's teaching business was poor in Hong Kong because Ip's students typically stayed for only a couple of months. He moved his school twice, first, to Castle Peak Road in Sham Shui Po , and then to Lee Tat Street ( 利達街 ) in Yau Ma Tei . By then, some of his students had attained proficiency in Wing Chun and were able to start their own schools. They went on and sparred with other martial artists to compare their skills, and their victories helped to increase Ip's fame. Around 1955, he had

3640-468: The rest of the world. Yip Man's most famous student was Bruce Lee , who had studied under Yip Man before he moved to the United States. Lee is also credited for popularizing Wing Chun internationally, although he would later develop his own martial arts philosophies (namely Jeet Kune Do ) that contain many Wing Chun influences. Some masters changed the way of teaching only 1 loyal student because it

3705-462: The role of Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 movie Ip Man , and in its sequels Ip Man 2 , Ip Man 3 , and Ip Man 4 . The Ip Man series of movies is credited for reviving interest in the martial art in the 2010s and the Ip Man trilogy received critical acclaim in the box office. Ip Man was Bruce Lee 's master, which made the trilogy so popular. Lee was largely responsible for launching

3770-558: The subject matter." Another Hong Kong film based on Ip Man's life, called The Legend Is Born – Ip Man , was released in June 2010. Herman Yau directed the film and it starred Dennis To as Ip Man and Seventeen band's Wen Junhui as his younger counterpart. Ip Chun makes a special appearance in the film as Leung Bik. In the 2010 film, Bruce Lee, My Brother , Ip Man was portrayed by Wong Chi-wai. Wong Kar-wai 's The Grandmaster stars Tony Leung as Ip Man. The film focuses more on

3835-427: The throat. For some branches, this is the turbo-charger of the car; for others, it can be seen as a "pit stop" kit that should never come into play, recovering your "engine" when it has been lost. Still, other branches view this form as imparting deadly "killing" and maiming techniques that should never be used without good reason. A common Wing Chun saying is, "Biu jee doesn't go out the door". Some interpret this to mean

3900-490: The time, so Ip had to earn a steady income to smoke opium while supporting his family in Foshan. Ip began teaching Wing Chun in the early 1950s, to escape poverty and to allegedly feed his opium addiction. His earliest students consisted mainly of "poor and uneducated" members of the Restaurant Workers' Association and "restless and angry young men", who were attracted to Ip Man's charismatic personality and

3965-628: The word for "Secret" or "Protected", and "Wing Chun" refers to Siu Lam Wing Chun Tong (the Always Spring Hall). With "Yim Wing Chun" being a secret code for "the secret art of Siu Lam Wing Chun Hall." In the Pan Nam lineage, the "Wing" in Wing Chun comes from Chan Wing-wah, one of the founders of Hongmen . According to the Pao Fa Lien lineage, the name Wing Chun is a shortened form of the revolutionary motto, "Wing yun chi jee; Mo mong Hon Juk; Dai dei wu chun." A secret code that allowed

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4030-529: Was 9 or 13. Chan was 57 at the time, and Ip became Chan's 16th and last student. Due to Chan's age, he was able to train Ip for only three years before suffering a mild stroke in 1909 and retiring to his village. Ip learned most of his skills and techniques from Chan's second-most senior student, Ng Chung-sok ( 吳仲素 ). At the age of 16, with help from his relative, Leung Fut-ting, Ip moved to Hong Kong and there he attended school at St. Stephen's College , by then

4095-417: Was a tradition that came because of Qing dynasty's influence and destruction of Southern Shaolin, in order to preserve the style, ancient masters taught only 1 loyal student. The Ving Tsun Athletic Association was founded in 1967 by Cantonese master Ip Man and seven of his senior students so they could teach Wing Chun together and Ip Man would not take on all the work himself. The first public demonstration of

4160-491: Was first aired on the television network Shandong TV from late February to mid March 2013. It was directed by Fan Xiaotian and starred Kevin Cheng as the eponymous character and Zhou Jianan as the younger counterpart. The 2013 Hong Kong film, Ip Man: The Final Fight , directed by Herman Yau and starring Anthony Wong as Ip Man, focuses on Ip's later life in Hong Kong. Kevin Cheng from the 2013 television series Ip Man made

4225-400: Was often preferred) or according to Western languages. In addition, some Wing Chun masters voluntarily created their own terms, in order to dissociate their personal teaching from traditional teachings. For example, Yip Man 's Ving Tsun or Leung Ting 's Wing Tsun. The consequence is the ability to determine a lineage, a student-teacher family tree, just by spelling. Finally, this martial art

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