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Preface
Wing Chun originated in late Qing Dynasty. Ng Mui, who is remarkably familiar with martial arts, taught Yan Wing Chun and her father. Yan Wingchun and her father came from Guangdong. From a very young age, Yan Wingchun was very smart, agile, upright and strong. This globally famous martial art is named after her, Wing Chun. Northern kicks and southern fists. Wing Chun is one of southern fist.
In 1949, Ip Man brought Wing Chun to Hong Kong and carried it forward. Within 22 years, he not only spread Wing Chun in Hong Kong and Macao but all over the world. Ip Man taught many excellent students, such as Bruce Lee, Leung Seung，Lok Yiu, Chu Sheong Tin, Wong Shun Leung and Moy Yat (梁相，駱耀，徐尚田，黃淳樑, ，梅逸). They inherited Master Ip Man’s legacy and spread Wing Chun to the world.
Wing Chun is very simple. Major forms include Siu Nim Tau, Chum Kiu, Biu Ji and Muk Yan Jong (Wooden Dummy form). Basic hand techniques include Tan Sau (spreading hand), Bong Sau (wing arm), and Fook Sau (covering hand), Por Jong Sau, Lap Sau, Jat Sau. Major stances include Gok Ma, Bik Ma, Hui Bo (虛步), Yi Ji Kim Yeung Mah. Wing Chun is an internal and close fighting martial art. Wing Chun is based on actual combat: moves are ever changing and very flexible; very good at defense and capable of attack; short bridge and narrow horse; good at inch power; using Gan Sau, Lan Sau, Tan Sau and Bong Sau, with great sensitivity of the bridge; an internal martial art with a lot of Fa jing (extreme power). Weapons include Luk Dim Boon Kwan (6 ½ point pole) and Pah Cham Dao (8 slash knives’). Luk Dim Boon Kwan is simple and practical. Pah Cham Dao is mysterious and fierce. During recent decades, Wing Chun has spread out in the world to more than 60 countries It is one of the most influential Chinese martial arts.
前言
相傳詠春拳起源於中晚滿清年代，由對南少林武功非常了解之武術⼤師五枚師太所創⽴，後傳與嚴⼆及嚴詠春⽗女，嚴詠春氏，原籍廣東，少⽽聰穎，⾏動矯捷，磊落有丈夫氣，這款名震海內外的中華武術，即成於她也，故名「詠春拳」，所謂南拳北腿，詠春拳就是中國拳術的南拳之⼀。
⾃⼀九四九年葉問宗師挾技來港之後，積極發揚詠春拳，在短短⼆⼗⼆年之時間，不但在港澳區把詠春發揚光⼤，更把詠春種⼦散落到世界每⼀角落，使詠春之果實牢牢散播於世界各地，他曾培養出之⼈才如李⼩龍及梁相、駱耀、徐尚⽥、⿈淳樑等出⾊之弟⼦，⽣前都能繼承宗師遺志，把詠春拳進⼀步發展開去。
拳術套路簡單，主要有⼩念頭、尋橋和標指三套拳及⽊⼈樁。基本⼿法以攤⼿為主，還有膀⼿、伏⼿、破中⼿、擸⼿、窒打。主要步型有角⾺、迫⾺、虛歩、⼆字鉗⽺⾺等。它是⼀種集內家拳法和近打於⼀身的拳術。它⽴⾜於實戰，具有招式多變、運⽤靈活、擅守能攻，短橋窄⾺，擅發⼨勁，耕攔攤膀，憑藉橋⼿靈敏及感覺，發揮⼨勁⼒量的內家拳法︔武器有六點半棍、八斬⼑等，六點半棍簡單好⽤，八斬⼑法招招玄妙兇狠。数⼗年來，詠春拳遍及世界60多個國家和地區，是中華武術中⽬前影響最⼤的拳種之⼀。