Wing chun (also spelled ving tsun) is a Chinese self-defense art founded more than 250 years ago by a Buddhist nun named Ng Mui. It's said to teach only the most effective techniques of various other styles of kung fu.

Wing chun teaches students to use low-level kicks and numerous hand and finger strikes to defeat an attacker. It also teaches that force shouldn't be met with force because that would mean a larger attacker could always defeat a smaller person. Redirection plays an important role in the art's defensive moves, as does protecting the body's centerline.

Wing chun is one of the most popular styles of kung fu in the world. Much of its popularity stems from the fact that Bruce Lee trained extensively in it under the late Hong Kong-based master Yip Man.


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