Wing
Chun is a southern style of Chinese kung fu, the most influential art in modern
times. Wing Chun emphasizes self-defense reduced to its most streamlined rudiments,
simultaneous attack and defense with multiple straight-line strikes at extremely
close range. Every punch, strike, slap, poke or kick in the system has been
designed to serve as a defense; similarly every block, deflection, or evasion
has been designed to double as an attack. Rapid hand techniques combined with
low kicks tend to be featured in an aggressive array of constant forward pressure.
Wing
Chun students are taught to insure the most effective deployment of their
striking techniques by controlling or "trapping" one or more of
an opponent's limbs whenever possible. Trapping skills are developed through
a competitive form of resistance training called chi sao, or "sticking
hands", which besides strengthening the upper body tends to make a student
combat-effective faster than students in most other fighting arts.
