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History
History: Around 250 years ago
About 250 years ago, the Chinese population of Han lived under the mercy of the Manchu Chinese noble warriors. The Hans were prohibited to practice martial arts, even though it was the day-to-day practicing of the major part of its Chinese population, until today. However, at the Siu Lan temple, it was possible to practice Kung Fu without restrictions, being that martial arts was a fundamental thing in their lives, a search for a bigger understanding of enlightenment.
It is said that the Shaolin monastery (Siu Lam, in Cantonese dialect), had available 36 chambers or temples, one of these the Vein Tsun Tong, a more advanced chamber was destined for more advanced practitioners, and was run by a nun named Ng Mui.
However, because of the suspicions of conspiracy and rebellious activities, the Manchu set fire to the Sin Lan temple (Shaolin). Some masters survived, among them Ng Mui, who managed to escape to the White Heron temple.
From here on, starts the history: Ng Mui met Yim Wing Tsun, a lovely young girl, daughter of a local merchant, who was often molested by locals and bothered by a certain hooligan. Ng Mui decided to teach a new technique to the girl, passing to her all her knowledge in exhausting trainings.
From there on, Yim Wing Tsun, now an adult, marries a salesman named Leung Bok Chau (Leung Bok Toa), by an arrangement made between both their parents, to which they also learnt the new technique, perfecting it and naming it after his wife (Wing Tsun) to the new style. Created from this relationship was the Wing Tsun Kuen, or, in an English version, “Everlasting Spring”. Being that Wing signifies SINGING and Tsun means SPRING, to which symbolises renovation. Another translation for the name can also be “Sing in praise to the coming of spring”.
This version is a myth on the way the system was created, to which should not be mistaken by its real origin.
Leung Bok Chau passed on these teachings to Leug Lan Kwai, to which was successfully passed onto Wong Wah Bo and Leung Yee Tei. This was the known period as the Red Chinese Junk, in which they would form constant presentations where the masters would present themselves. The Red Chinese Junk was planning revolutionary activities to go against the Manchu government. From them the techniques were passed onto Leung Jan (considered the King of Wing Tsun), in which they modified some techniques and passed it on to Chan Wah Shun and also to is own child, Leung Bik. This was the Fat Shan era, a city where the masters lived.
Yip man, the last “Closing Door Student”, learnt Wing Tsun and founded it in Hong Kong, soon after he managed to spread it worldwide. Wing Tsun is actually one of the best styles of Kung Fu, one of the most popular throughout the world. Even though many official masters of Wing Tsun, spread across the world and enhance the work in this style, the major popularity in the west became known by the most famous practitioner, Bruce Lee (disciple of Yip man to which was his master), that practiced Wing Tsun and valorized it as his major foundation to the acknowledgement of Martial Arts.
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