I did some extensive training this weekend and dug deeper with my Dad about the history of Wing Chun. Including some tv time watching 'How Bruce Lee Changed the World' on the History Channel. I'm starting to feel stronger in my one inch punches and flexible by relaxing the shoulder muscles more. I also tried some more moves on the wooden dummy this week..more to come on that I'm looking forward to my massage this week to loosen some stiff muscles! The story of Wing Chun was considered a secret according to history, therefore, versions may be slightly different. The key points remain:
-Wing Chun was developed by a woman, for a woman
-Ng Mui, the legendary Shaolin monk taught the beautiful Yim so she could defeat the man who was pursuing her. Because of the time limitations, she had to take 30 years of her Sholin martial arts knowledge and condense it into a economical method for Yim to learn as quickly as possible. She named it Wing Chun...
-Yim Wing Chun defeated the man and was free
-Bruce Lee learned Wing Chun before he created his own form of Jeet Kun Do