What is the origin of Wing Chun

The origin of Wing Chun (Wing Chun) It is said that in the Yongzheng era, because the court believed in Buddhism, the court was lax in supervising the Shaolin Temple, and gradually the Shaolin Temple became the main base for the fight against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, when a traitor informed the court, the court sent troops to besiege the Southern Shaolin Temple and set it on fire. Under the siege of thousands of Qing soldiers, five highly skilled martial arts elders escaped from the siege, they are the "Five Shaolin Elders" - White Eyebrows, Zhi Shan, Feng Daode, Miao Xian and Wu Mei. They were the "Five Shaolin Elders" - Pak Mei, Chi Shan, Fung Tak Sin, Miu Hin and Ng Mui. Among them, Ng Mui was the founder of Wing Chun. After the burning of Shaolin, the five elders dispersed to various places to live in seclusion. Five Horsemen lived in Daliang Mountain, on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan. It is said that Ng Mui saw a crane and a snake fighting each other by chance and suddenly realized the theory of boxing. That is, the centerline theory of the crane's attack, versus the flexibility of the snake. However, Wing Chun does not use the crane and the snake's hieroglyphic movements in Wing Chun. It only utilized the principles of their attacks to create a simple and practical art. At that time, it did not have a name. During his seclusion, Ng Mui used to buy tofu at the bottom of the hill. Why do I mention buying tofu? The point is that the person who sold the bean curd was called Yim Wing Chun (詠春), and as soon as I heard the name, I knew that Wing Chun had something to do with her. Yes, later on she became a disciple of Ng Mui. At first, Ng Mui did not want to teach Yim Wing Chun (Wing Chun) until one day. A tycoon fell in love with the young and beautiful Yim Wing Chun (Wing Chun). At that time, Yim Wing Chun was already engaged to the Leung family. Upon learning of the situation, Ng Mui brought Yim Wing Chun to the mountain and taught her the unnamed style. After a period of hard practice, Ng Mui felt that she could deal with the tycoon and let her go down the mountain. Yim Wing Chun's appearance made the tycoon overjoyed. But then Yim Wing Chun made an unexpected offer: she would only give in if she defeated her. The tycoon was not a small character, he had practiced martial arts since childhood and was as strong as an ox, everyone in the neighborhood was afraid of his strength, but a weak woman proposed to fight with him, how ridiculous it was. But the result was unexpected. In this bout, Yim Wing Chun (Wing Chun) knocked that tycoon to the ground in three or two blows. People on the spot were shocked. In the end, the tycoon kept his word and never bothered her again. It is said that Yim Wing Chun (Wing Chun) went to Wu Mei again to learn this martial art. At that time, Ng Mui did not tell her what kind of kung fu it was. He only told her not to spread it. The story goes that Yim Weng Chun (Wing Chun) went to Wu Mei again to learn this martial art. Yim Wing Chun married into the Leung family as a matter of course. Her husband had also learned martial arts, but was unable to defeat the weaker Yim Wing Chun. Later, Yim Wing Chun taught her husband this form of martial arts. Her husband also gave a name to this set of divine fists - Ving Tsun Fist.