How good is Wing Chun that movie directors are rushing to film it?

China's kung fu is very profound and diverse. Why is "Wing Chun" so popular? On November 11, 2014, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, declared "Wing Chun" project as the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects. Although many people believe that Wing Chun originated in the Sichuan and Yunnan border areas, was popular in Fujian, and became famous in Foshan, Guangdong, due to the lack of written information, the history of Wing Chun has only been orally circulated among the masses, and then described in wild fiction. There are many legends and versions of the origins of Wing Chun, and the Wing Chun that has developed to this day is essentially the result of the gradual development and refinement of Wing Chun by successive generations of Wing Chun masters. With the passage of time, the claims are different from each other, so about the origin of Wing Chun, has always been a variety of opinions, there is not a unified statement, but this does not hinder the status and influence of Wing Chun.

Wing Chun is well known to the public, thanks in large part to a large number of film and television productions. The movie that really brought Wing Chun to the world's attention was Bruce Lee's world-famous work, Dragon Warrior, which is still regarded today as one of the 25 classics of American history.

Bruce Lee "Dragon Warrior Tigers"

The movie Bruce Lee and disciples, karate champion Robert than martial arts, the two sides of the forehand together, Bruce Lee suddenly did not return to the hand that is in front of the opponent that force, a fist will be the opponent knocked down, the whole audience applauded, the opponent does not understand, and then try again, Bruce Lee once again suddenly force, knocked down the opponent. This later became famous all over the world "inch power fist", that is, from the skills of Wing Chun. In the battle of the underground castle of Dragon Warriors and Tigers, Bruce Lee fought against many people, and all the fighters attacked Bruce Lee together, Bruce Lee purely used his hand movements to eliminate and fight, and instantly knocked down many people, and this method of fighting is also from the Wing Chun bridge hand techniques. In the play, he used long stick, short stick and two-sectioned stick to fight against all the fighters, among which the technique of long stick is derived from Wing Chun six-and-a-half-pointed stick.

Directed by Chang Cheh during the Shaw Brothers period, Hung Gar and Wing Chun seems crude and formulaic in many ways today, but it was very groundbreaking at the time. The movie didn't actually show much of Wing Chun, only one-fifth of the movie, but the performance of Wing Chun was pioneered by this movie, which fully embodied Wing Chun's finger power that can be used from within three inches to attack the enemy's unpreparedness.

Subsequently, the first Wing Chun film directed by Sammo Hung, "Mr. Zan and Money Wah", let Leung Ka Yan narrow horse short bridge Wing Chun palm and Kasavar wide-open and closed the Hong Kong boxing plus swinging Taekwondo leg fight can be said to be a complementary. The beauty of "Mr. Tsan and the Search for Money Wah" is that it breaks down every Wing Chun move and drill and is filmed in such detail that it could be read as a textbook on Wing Chun and could be a classic even without all the storylines. Mr. Zan in the drama is none other than Leung Zan, the Foshan Wing Chun master of the Qing Dynasty, while Finding Money Wah is Chan Wah Shun, who was Leung Zan's disciple. And then by the majority of the audience familiar with the Ip Man is precisely Liang Zan foot Chen Huashun closed disciple.

Following the success of "Mr. Zan and the Money-seeking Wah" for three years, director Sammo Hung has released another bromance classic, "The Loser", starring Yuen Biao and Lam Ching-ying. Among them, Lin's performance is extremely bright, playing the Wing Chun boxing skills that are by no means inferior to those performed by Donnie Yen later on, probably because of Lin's theater background, his Wing Chun is not only rigorous and flawless, but also has a kind of rhythmic sense of Peking Opera program, which is rhythmic and pleasing to the eye like art. Sammo Hung in this film not only designed a series of exciting Wing Chun fights, but also played the role of Wong Po Wah, a comedy role that makes people laugh, while playing a completely different style of Wing Chun with Lin Ching Ying, Lin Ching Ying's Wing Chun elegant and swift, a master style, Sammo Hung's Wing Chun is a powerful and powerful in the technology, Wing Chun sticking and squeezing, and never backing off the characteristics of the art of fighting to play the best, and at the same time, the two different styles of Wing Chun also for the two At the same time, their different styles of Wing Chun are also the best illustration of the difference between Wing Chun and Wing Chun as described by Sammo Hung. Sammo Hung's martial arts design in this movie also combines a detailed explanation of Wing Chun's principles with a visually stunning presentation. A comprehensive display of Wing Chun fighting styles and some of the staking apparatus is presented.

The promotion of Wing Chun in Hong Kong and overseas during this period was accelerated by the release of the movie, which left practitioners and the general public with a sense of satisfaction.

Wing Chun, fast and tight defense, flexible horse stance and fast up and down, both attack and defense and defense and attack at the same time, focusing on the combination of rigidity and flexibility, less energy consumption, so there are rumors that Wing Chun was invented by a woman. The classic kung fu movie "Wing Chun", directed and directed by Yuen Woo-ping himself, is one of the best works of the golden age of Hong Kong martial arts movies in the 1990s, telling the story of "Yim Wing Chun", the founder of Wing Chun. The two main characters, Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen, were both at the top of their game at the time, and under the direction of Yuen, the fight scenes were beautiful and clean. The action scenes are as fierce as Yuen Woo-ping's previous works, and Michelle Yeoh, who has a dance background, also looks good when she shoots the action scenes with her waist and the flexibility of her horse, but it is a pity that her "Wing Chun" performance is not authentic. The so-called "short bridge and narrow horse" close-range tactics, is the basic essence of Wing Chun boxing, but in this movie, but more use of high-kicking action and long bridge horse fighting in the air, seems to be a bit unorthodox.

Lee Yan-kong, who is seen as the successor to the new school of martial arts action films, is a very sentimental man. His two "Tiger", Andy Lau's Tiger shoots Muay Thai, and Junior Tiger imports the concept of national martial arts into the ring. The addition of martial arts stars of all generations, such as Dillon, Jiang David, Xiong Xinxin, Lu Huiguang, and Lau Ka Fai, also makes this a sincere memorial to the Chinese kung fu films. Wu Jianhao learns the national martial arts from all the old-timers and talks about the essentials of Wing Chun and Hung Gar, and it's Dillon who teaches Wu Wing Chun. Dillon had studied specifically with a Wing Chun teacher when he was a young boy, but never revealed it in a movie, but this time it was filmed by Lee Yan Kong. The movie actually pays a lot of homage to "Hung Gar and Wing Chun" as well.

In recent years, the most well-known "Wing Chun" movie is Donnie Yen's "Ip Man" series, in which "Yen's Kung Fu" has brought Wing Chun to its fullest extent in terms of visibility and combat. Martial arts scenes to do more but not mixed, meticulous display of Wing Chun and other boxing means of control of the enemy, so that people can enjoy the eye to appreciate the combat routines. North and south of the two schools of kung fu showdown, highlighting the beauty of the Chinese martial arts, fierce and strong showdown calm and steady, the rawness of the martial arts than the master of the spirit of the competition. Especially when Donnie Yen uses a chicken feather duster to block Fan Shao Huang's big knife, a rigid and a tough, a reckless and a stable, a stark contrast to give people a strong sensory impact. The moves used in Wing Chun are all instinctive reaction moves that we use for self-defense and self-protection in our daily life, neither mysterious nor flashy. The practitioner only summarizes and systematically practices them as a coherent application of techniques, "fighting as elimination, elimination with fighting", in order to achieve a high degree of self-protection.

With the popularity of Donnie Yen's "Ip Man" series, a wave of "Ip Man fever" was set off, and movie and TV followers also appeared one after another.

Movie producer Mr. Sin Kwok Lam is both a financial boss, but also a martial arts person, he is the first disciple of Ip Chun Lao, chairman of the Hong Kong Wing Chun Federation, vice president of the International Wing Chun Federation, is the driving force behind all the "Ip Man" series of films, from the "Ip Man", "Ip Man 2", to "Ip Man" prequel to "Ip Man: The Ultimate Battle", can be said to be the "Ip Man", "Ip Man: the ultimate battle".

Wing Chun is the world's leading promoter of Wing Chun and the Ip Man brand.

"Ip Man: The Prequel," directed by Qiu Litao and starring To Yuhang Fan Shao Huang, focuses on Ip Man's experiences from the age of 12 to 30. In addition to serving as a consultant and director for the film, Ip Chun, the son of Ip Man, plays Leung Pik, his father Ip Man's second Wing Chun master, and personally demonstrates Wing Chun on screen, marking his first time acting in a movie as an actor.

And "Ip Man: The Final Fight" is still directed by Qiu Litao and stars Wong Chiu-sang and Yuen Wing-yee. The movie tells the story of Ip Man, a Wing Chun master who traveled to Hong Kong in 1950 to make a living and took on Leung Shuang, Li Qiong, Chan Si-mei, Teng Sheng, and Wang Dong as his disciples, who fought to establish the "spirit of Wing Chun". Although there is no shortage of martial arts in this drama, director Qiu deliberately focuses on the martial arts. But Qiu deliberately focuses on recreating the old Hong Kong of the 1950s and 1960s, in order to honor the people and the life of the common people.

There is a certain amount of sentimentality, but it doesn't necessarily make for a successful movie. Also on the subject of Ip Man, the above two films were released to a mediocre response and lacked presence. It was not until the release of "The Grandmaster," directed by Wong Kar Wai, that the audience once again paid attention to Ip Man and Wing Chun.

Wing Chun emphasizes the "center line theory," which stresses the use of correct concepts, awareness and thinking to derive the flexible application of the limbs, and includes "searching for the bridge," "marking fingers," "small fingers" and "small fingers. Its contents include "finding the bridge", "marking the finger", and "small thoughts". As the saying goes, "If a small thought is not correct, it is not correct for life; as is the case with martial arts practice, so is the case with being a human being." The Grandmaster of the Generation" tells the story of the "North and South Martial Arts" during the Republic of China, and the legendary life of the Grandmaster of the generation of martial arts, Ip Man. His master Chan Wah Shun's advice of "one belt, one breath" supported him through the chaotic times of war and dynastic change. The movie uses Wing Chun's moves to tell the story of martial arts and humanism, and fleshes out the characters to advance the plot.

Wing Chun itself is practical and unassuming, simple, direct and functional. Ip Man carries these qualities forward, while being modest and discreet, never claiming to be the Grandmaster or Master of Wing Chun. If others called him by that name, Ip Man would feel uneasy and refused to do so, which showed his personality, and his disciples called him "Uncle Man". After Ip Man's death, his sons and disciples followed in his footsteps and devoted themselves to promoting Wing Chun overseas. His son, Yip Chun, taught Wing Chun at the Hong Kong Wing Chun Athletic Association, the Sha Tin Town Hall, the City University of Hong Kong, the University of Science and Technology, and the Foshan Institute of Science and Technology. The practice of Wing Chun in Hong Kong's performing arts circle is even more popular. The famous Ching Ka Pan and Yuen Ka Pan, although they both focus on the Northern School of Kung Fu, both practise Wing Chun on the side, while the Lau Ka Pan, on the other hand, mainly practises Wing Chun. It is said that Wong Kar Wai and Tony Leung Chiu Wai have studied Wing Chun.