Wing Chun quan (咏春拳）

The basic principles of Wing Chun Quan consist of simplicity, directness, the economy in movement, minimum use of brute force, and practicality. It includes hands, punches, and footwork.

The centerline is like a vertical line running down the center front of the body. It is the body’s straight path where your main organs live, where you live. On this line are many vulnerable points such as the eyes, nose, jaw, throat, solar plexus, abdomen, groin, knees, shins. Those points are the most effective places to strike an attacker and the parts of your own body. Must be guarded at all times.

The stance must be balanced and stable because it represents the foundation of the system. Without a good combat stance, it is challenging to generate force and overcome the attacker force. When you are out of balance when striking, you become vulnerable and be easily thrown down. It is crucial to have coordination and control of body weight at all times. The Wing Chun stance is mobile and stable at the same time.

Power is developed using proper breathing, body strength, and posture. The body’s power is the muscle workout and a combination of breathing with an appropriate technique. Speed is crucial for self-defense—the routines and movements combined with breathing increase the speed. Body relaxation is a must to maximize speed as stiffness delays movement. Endurance represents the physical capacity to successfully use techniques after physical exertion. The work combined with Qi is the target for the advanced students.

Hard Qigong functions to tighten the muscles to release the strength and aims to reach the goal of abdominal breathing for Kung Fu training.
Hard Qigong combined with abdominal breathing and physical self-defense training increase the conditioned body’s pain tolerance capacity and cell density intensity.

In the Wing Chun Quan system, there are three empty hand routines: Xiao Nian Tou, Xun Qiao, and Biao Ji.  

Wing Chun’s weapons routines include a pole and a double knife. In addition, Wing Chun practitioners use wooden dummies and rings for training.

Wing Chun Duawei Professional Training and Examination. Duilian practice also includes Chi Sao or sticky hands practice. 

Wing Chun Health Care through Qigong, Meditation, Acupuncture and Meridian Theory.

Wing Chun movements and routines include:

• Movement with stillness.
• The balance between Yin and Yang.
• Hardness and softness.
• The integration of mind and body. 

The routines tap deeply into the man’s body’s potential energy.