Wing Chun Kung Fu can be traced back to the Shaolin Temple in Fu Jian Province and dates back approximately 400 years to the Qing Dynasty. It is at this time that Ng Mui a Buddhist nun escaped from the temple with five other monks after Qing forces burnt the temple down, out of fear of the monks at the temple, and their ‘martial art skills.
Ng Mui, the Buddhist nun who escaped the temple, met a young woman by the name of Yim Wing Chun (roughly translated as ‘Beautiful Springtime’) who told Ng Mui about the advances an unwanted suitor. Ng Mui decided to teach Yim Wing Chun how to fight off her unwanted suitor and after Yim Wing Chun won the fight Ng Mui decided to name the style of martial art Wing Chun.
The skill was now passed down from generation to generation until it reached one of its most famous exponents, the late Great Grandmaster Ip Man, who’s most famous student was Bruce Lee ‘The Little Dragon’.
After the very sad passing of Great Grandmaster Ip Man, the torch was taken up by his eldest son Grandmaster Ip Chun who has devoted his life to spreading Wing Chun across world. Even now at the wonderful age of 91 years old, his skill is still unsurpassed. Grandmaster Ip Chun passed this skill onto Master Michael Tse who is Grandmaster Ip Chun’s most senior student teaching Wing Chun Kung Fu in Europe.
Grandmaster Ip Chun & Master Michael Tse
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Master Tse is also one of the most renowned teachers of Qigong, Chinese Martial Arts, and Chinese Culture in the West. Since his arrival in the UK in 1987 Master Tse has given numerous talks and demonstrations, a very notable event organised by ‘Combat’ magazine in 1995. In addition to this Master Tse also set up the Tse Qigong Centre, writes books and has made several DVD’s to spread Wing Chun and Chinese culture throughout the world.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_text_separator title=”What is Wing Chun?”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Wing Chun Kung Fu is a traditional Chinese martial art that is so ingenious that it allows weaker and smaller persons in stature to overcome a bigger, stronger opponent purely based on sensitivity, footwork, technique and skill.It’s main principle allows a person to use an opponents energy and strength against themselves using simple and direct attacks.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_color=”#e8e8e8″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”custom” custom_text_color=”#fdbd00″ text_align=”left”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”top” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#fdbd00″ width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”20″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_text_separator title=”Direct Lineage to Ip Man”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”10″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]