Everyone, please take note that she used the words "legend", and "folklore" to qualify that it cannot be substantiated as fact. There are now Chinese academic historians who specialize in researching the origins of kung fu who have said that it is difficult to validate whether many kung fu stories are true, or whether they were just fanciful stories. For example, do you really believe 8 immortal gods created drunken style? Highly unlikely. One of the problems is that the origins of many kung fu style origins have no written history because they were passed down in the oral tradition where facts can get skewed or exaggerated. Even something like an Ip Man movie gets highly exaggerated and, unfortunately, many people assume they are factual like Ip Man going to America to visit Bruce Lee. It never happened. Some believe that a more plausible origin of wing chun was that it originated from the Red Junk opera troupe with various martial artists exchanging ideas and contributing to the style. Stories and legends are wonderful and important to keep a style alive but understand that it may just be folklore and not actually factual.

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

Very well said! Thank you for underscoring this important perspective.

@mightymeatmonsta

3 жыл бұрын

You people are extremely stupid if you believe that Ng Mui and Wing Chun existed!!! There are NO records of EITHER ONE existing!! The Chinese have records that date back over 400 years and there are no records of either one of them existing!! The five elders are: Choi Dak Jung; Fong Daai Hung; Ma Chiu Hing; Wu Dak Tai; Lei Sik Hoi.

@MatthewTraceur

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReginaLinke yeah, Adam Chan actually outlines this idea more, where he speculates WC's origins came from 班中詠春 or red boat, he covers this in a video from 2011, (kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaSfsKWuj9yWfc4.html) and there's also a pretty recent one that's much more focused on WC's origins (kzread.info/dash/bejne/e31t0ruLccjKd84.html)

@kwekuhodgson1976

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewTraceur thx for hipping me to Adam Chans‘s video 👏🏿🙌🏿!!

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

@@mightymeatmonsta Please do not upset yourself. I wouldn't say people are stupid for believing what they believe. People believe lots of things, and it's not through name calling but rather study and communication, through which all of us expand our understanding and appreciation of that which is previously unknown.

Beautifully explained, as a Wing Chun student I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful! How long have you practiced?

@leemonsieur1710

2 жыл бұрын

Hello regina, please can you tell me the name of the Sifu at minute 5:07 please. I used to watch his videos when i was a kid, now I cant find him

@VingTsunMuseumVideos

2 жыл бұрын

It's not factual or history.

@decathlonevent

5 ай бұрын

​​@@ReginaLinke Hi Regina, Good video. Informative. As a bloke, what I love about Wing Chun Kung Fu is that it was created by a lady & taught to the 1st student, a female & the rest is history. Just goes to show we're equal & as an egeliterian ( meaning M & F are equal in all areas despite our biological differences) I practised Wing Chun as a teenager in the 1980's but didn't follow through. It's called life. But it has never left me. It's come & gone then back again over the past 40 or so years. Now it's like a revival & am practicing again. But with my conditions, I can only do so with my upper body, without my legs, so I'm practicing on my own. I can't even walk properly, let alone kick anything. So doing it properly is out the window 🪟 I'm afraid! I've learnt the Siu Nim Tao form but from a sitting position & am studying Wing Chun Kung Fu, academically & scientifically.

@decathlonevent

5 ай бұрын

​@@ReginaLinke Do you practice Wing Chun kung fu by any chance?

Hi Regina, that was very interesting and well researched, thankyou. I am a Wing Chun teacher and my second Master teacher was a very slender Chinese lady from Hong Kong who studied for 11 years fulltime with Master Yip Man's top student Chu Shong Tin. She was the living embodiment of the art I think. I once say her send a huge bully flying with what looked like a shrug. He was utterly defeated and she was being kind to him. As you seem a caring person I want to tell you that the real art still lives. It is not a fable that a small girl could defeat a large bully male however even women have bought into the idea that strength is only about muscle sinew and bone strength. This is untrue. Real strength, real kung fu power, is purely in the mind, the subconscious mind, the Nim Tau (anglicized Cantonese). Ng Mui's legacy lives on :) Your painting is lovely, I am a painter as well, however the time lapse was missing. Is there another link? Kindest regards, David

Chinese martial arts master: I have met all the other masters they look beautiful Me:bro are there other women’s in your life? Chinese martial art master: well I met a girl called Ng mui and I lost to her in a fight she used something called wing Chun Me: lmao u got defeated by women but u claim u like women

Thank you Regina. I am truly taken by you painting of the Abbas . Ng Mei and my decades of training in Wing Chun have stimulated my curiosity and continued interest and research in to wing Chun and its history. Although there’s uncertainty , My Sifu did follow and pass on the same story you recited. As was passed to him from Ip Man. Thank you. You are a truely gifted painter. Thank you for sharing your heart and skill.

loved the telling and the painting! I'm also finding it a cosmically cool coincident that Im leaving the 211th comment. 211 was my candidate number at U. S. Army Special Forces Assessment and Selecting Course 21 has been one of my numbers that frequently come up in my life as a sign.

Great content, got to learn Wing Chun approximately 29 years ago. I was 19 years old when I first learned it. The story that I’ve heard is that a nun was threatened with sexual harassment on a road while she was traveling. Protected herself and the people she was with. She then later passed it on to other women, to protect themselves from such. Glad there is some more clarity on the roots of Wing Chun.

thank you Regina Linke thank you for this wonderful admiration of wing chun that inspires me and everybody in the world who knows about its history and who follows it up till today When i started i was with karate going for my brown belt 2nd Dan but so i left and one day came i went with my uncle to his girlfriend and i heard this screaming sense of noise when i came close it was a Chinese family training i didn't know what it was they where doing so i went closer and the one Chinese student the (youngest son) asked me what do i want then i said to the humble of my voice I'd like to learn what you are doing and it sounds very interesting from that moment on i was part of a martial art students club from there originated country where it all began (wing chun) up until today it is in my blood.

Just want to make it clear that Yong Chun or Wing Chun in cantonese is a chinese translation for Singing Springs that what it means

Simply outstanding. Thank you for posting this. Very informative. 👌

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

When the south Shaolin temple, was destroyed; 5 masters escape. Yim Wing,was with them 🎉

I love the style and i practice wing chun it is great to know about it again

I love your historic presentation, therefore you owe my subscription; keep up the good work

The beautiful part about wing Chung is that a Buddhist nun of small stature, prayed incessantly to God, her God, which she called Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, a manifestation, like Avalokiteshvara of infinite compassion, and prayed to whatever God she knew that existed of infinite compassion to help her not get hurt because she was so small! And Buddha responded! like an avatar or a archangel, she had a response that showed her how to do the best scientific algorithm ever existed as far as self-defense is concerned. This algorithm was made famous by IP man, which was the teacher of Bruce Lee. IP man was small and stature and taught this algorithm to Bruce Lee who created Jeet Kundo, and in the book about Giocondo you can understand why are you gonna have to every once in a while switch up your cadence otherwise the enemy will be able to understand your trajectory

I've learn wing chun through youtube videos because there's no master to teach and guide me, and then later I met someone to guide me and introduce me to balintawak eskrima and as I train in Balnitawak, the wing chun I've learned improves and develope by itself together with my balintawak training because Filipino martial arts is so flexible and fluid that it's flow and method becomes what it is according to the practitioner's martial arts backgrounds. And most of all, chinese traders brought us there influences so possible our martial arts is included in that trade and exchange of chinese traders and our ancestors.

@jacobharris954

8 ай бұрын

Dude, same as me. Balintanwak and wing chun go together like batman and superman, captain America and iron man

I studied with Augustine Fong- Wing Chun Gung-Fu-- and now training with Sifu Rob Lopez Wing Chun Gung-Fu/ Tucson Arizona *)))😮

I have also heard the same story from my Sifu. There is also a documentary on the American Hero Channel called kungfu nun

Beautiful! Thank you!

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU! Let me know if there are any other stories you're interested in hearing.

Thank you for taking the courage to explain this.

Really happy to found this video! I also practice wing chun and its just a very interesting topic !

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! All the best with your practice.

Hi Regina. Really interesting your video. Where did you get these informations from? I knew that Wing Chun came from a woman but there are so many details. I didn´t know that she used to live in the Forbidden City. A question please: Have you ever searched for her´s grave? Where is it? I think that many visitors have already had the pleasure to visit it. What do you think about it? Other question please: I have searched for Ng Mui drawings or self portrait but I didn´t find anything that make me feel confident because of the films made about any actress who played Ng Mui. Cheers and congratulations.

Me encanta mucho el yongchun.

Perfect, I love wing chun❤

Beautiful painting ❤

Very useful information😀🤠👍💝

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it interesting.

Ce-fu, Yim Wing 🎉

Hello Regina linke about wing chun how did ipman came about it ? regarding Ng Mui concerned

Great

As I also learned it that Ngmui was one of Five Monks that had met to form what we now call wing Chun. It was formed by the five monks to help create a system of combat to help fight against the Hans as they , at the time, produced fighters in 2 years or so while it took Shaolin at that time, 10 plus years to produce fighters. So they needed a method to produce fighters a lot quicker. and as such, they took the best of Shaolin to form one cohesive method of fighting. With thst said, it was stated that "Wing Chun' was actually the Hall where they used to meet at. Later on, the person that help teach Luk Dim Boon Kwan into Wing Chun on the Red Junk Opera Boat was also one of the escaped five monks from the temple.

The reason the southern martial arts are so different is because there were 72 different ways to train at Shaolin you could compare to an Orchestra with different musicians all learn music but many instruments differ in type and use producing many varied musicians styles and types even after Shaolin, scholars picked through the library rubbles scores from that new styles were formed. What about the other Ba Hop Wing Chun and its roots as not much is mentioned about this connection.

Hamlet - "Get thee to a nunnery!" Ophelia - "Heee-Yah ! To fingerjab or not to fingerjab you now,... That is a good question !"

Austing fong is the instructor in video

...cool picture

Thank you very much for sharing

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

You are mot welcome! Let me know if there's anything else you're interested in hearing about.

It was proven some time ago that the Ng Moi story is just a nice little fairy tale. Ip Chun Sifu admitted that his father Ip Man Sifu made up the story because he was being pressured by his students to write an article on the history of Wing Chun but he had told them many times that he did not know the full history of WCK so to satisfy the egos of his demanding students he created the whole Ng Moi story but in truth Ip Man Sifu only knew that he learned from Chan Wah Shun who learned from Leung Jan and so on. The very earliest known WCK came from the Red Boat Opera people. There is no evidence whatsoever that Ng Moi even existed.

As a Wingchun practitioner taught by my father with linage to the Weng Gong Ci Wushu Guan in Yongchun county, I’d like to set the record straight. The legend of Ng Mui being the founder of Wingchun is just a legend and nothing more. The actual origin of Wingchun traces back to Yongchun County, Fujian. The original art is called Fujian White Crane, which was founded by Fang_Qiniang. Yongchun is the Mandarin pronunciation of Wingchun (Cantonese). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujian_White_Crane When Fujian White Crane was introduced to Foshan, it was known as Yongchun Quan or Yongchun fist. By the time this art was passed down to the next generation, many legends were made up and the connection to Yongchun county, Fujian was forgotten. Another fun fact is Okinawa Karate was also a descendent art of the Fujian White Crane from Yongchun County, Fujian.

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the history and its lineage!

Thanks

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome, Todd.

Agustine Fong's W/C seems pretty legit.

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

I'll have to check him out. Thanks

It’s a myth. All historians place wing chun to the Red boat operas. Almost entirely from Hakka tribe martial arts, as nearly all wing chun moves come from Hakka styles.

Nice video. I have recently featured the art of WuMei (Ng-Mui) on my channel.

@orangeballoflight

4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed that episode!

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

Oh really? I will check it out, thanks!

I liked this video

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

SB?

Wu Mei understood and helped developed many skills and systems. She passed White Crane to those who have much time like monks and made Wing Chun as a fast way to transmit some of the high skills by making a complete but compressed style. Wu Mei(the style named after her) has 5 forms each of which utilizes its own unique and very advanced way of moving and using internal martial arts skills. The style of Wu Mei is almost lost and has only a couple masters still teach and those have diverged into different approaches. Master Yap Boh Heong has deep understanding of the Wu Mei system and perhaps a different historical link to her story through the history passed from master to student. kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6uc09Jpla3OdNo.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/dG2t2bBvgK3cc8Y.html

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

This is great, thanks so much for sharing! I look forward to checking out these resources.

@gogilby

3 жыл бұрын

themartialman.com/the-history-of-wumei-passed-down-from-grandmaster-chee-kim-thong/

@jeff3595

2 жыл бұрын

Wai Ming Chau was the sole inheritor of the Ng Mui system. Some other practitioners may have studied-but never under a designated inheritor of the system. Hsieh Peng was the 6th sole inheritor (Chau being the 7th) & only the inheritors were qualified to name the next inheritor. Anyone learning under someone whom isn’t designated as inheritor will never gain the completeness of this advanced Kung fu system

@jasonsecretsword7606

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeff3595 the idea of a sole inherited is a ridiculous concept. That of all those studying only one may be labeled as able to teach. This concept was created to put the situation on an untouchable pedestal and is a construct of modern egoists.

Hundreds of KZread videos depicting animals fighting (or eating) each other but I have never seen any animal style martial arts being created as a result!

Ng Mui is undoubtedly the inspiration to author Jin Yong's fictional characters Guo Xiang and Miejue Shi Tai in his Condor Heroes novels.

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

Really? I haven't looked into these novels but will definitely do so now. Thanks!

@umamizaddy

4 жыл бұрын

@@ReginaLinke i recommend it, the stories are fascinating. Jin Yong is the Asian equivalent to author JR Tolkien in fantasy novels.

It has been said for a long time that Wu Mei did not exist, but there is a Kung Fu system with her name and several systems claim her as the founder. Well, in China, her grave has been found: Wu Mei Shitai not far from the South Shaolin in Shaolin Village, Dongzhang Town, Fuqing City, and the old people know that this place called Dongping in the mountains of Shaolin Village used to have a nunnery. Today, the archaeological excavations are the site of the Five Ancient Tombs of Shitai and the location of the nunnery. 五枚師太墳墓 If you put those words it will take you to the Shaolin temple report.

Fun poll: Who would win in a fight between a Wing Chun and boxing?

@abdulsamad74581

5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't depend on the style but on the practitioner itself. It depends on well rounded the fighter is.

@kazwel87

5 жыл бұрын

I think it would depend on the style of boxing, if you think of the more traditional Eastern and Western styles i think that Eastern boxing would possibly win i think Eastern boxing would lose, weight for weight and comparable skills that is. From what I know, having trained briefly in a few styles, Western boxing is mostly upper body strength while Eastern is more of a mix of styles that I think would adapt better against Wing Chun

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

That's true, the combination of each fighter's style, execution, and ability to react to the other are all factors.

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

Very true! I hadn't considered the weight aspect.

@jay_.edits.4991

4 жыл бұрын

Wing chun

My name is Fei_chuan and the difference in styles could simply be the master solving various problems as they arise osu!

WunderBaR

Ng Mui wasn't the creator. Wu Mei was. Wing Chun was taught by Wu Mei who had not named the art. Wing chun taught her husband who named it after her.

@Lolitocat

3 ай бұрын

Ng Mui (cantones) Wu Mei (mandarin) is the same person.

Beautifully said Ms. Regina as a Wing Chun practitioner it's very important that people know the origins of the art.

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Anthony!

@b.faithful1968

4 жыл бұрын

@@ReginaLinke you welcome!

@leemonsieur1710

2 жыл бұрын

Hello regina, please can you tell me the name of the Sifu at minute 5:07 please. I used to watch his videos when i was a kid, now I cant find him

@VingTsunMuseumVideos

2 жыл бұрын

But please be educated do not keep passing these fairy tales as the real history of this great system. Yes, it’s only a legend based on oral traditions. But it served its purpose during the time of struggles. First of all, there is no trace of any records on the nun, the father, the husband, or YWC the girl. Second, there is no nun in the Shaolin Temples. That was never a part of Shaolin tradition. This is true in the North and South Temple. Third, the story is not logical. Why would the nun want to come out of hiding for some girl’s romantic problems? It will get both of them kill. During this time the Ching dynasty was very harsh with death penalties. The Ching authorities will kill nine generations out if you are caught as a rebel. Fourth, YWC is a secret code. Yim means to be discreet or to be secretive. Wing means to talk or praise. Chun is the word Spring which symbolizes rebirth. Together the word means to be secretive and keep talking and praising about the rebirth of the Ming Dynasty. The nun symbolizes the roots of Wing Chun which is Shaolin. Fifth, this whole story about the nun teaching a girl was actually borrowed or stolen oral tradition from the system of White Crane. Six, if this story were true that means the nun has to be at least 200 years old. The Temple was destroyed in the mid to late 1600s. Based on the story of the nun teaching to YWC and then she passed on to her husband, and finally the husband passed it on to the Red Boat Opera people, this happen in the middle of the 1800s. So there is a 200 years gap. Someone in this fairy tale has a secret to long life and lived two hundred years. Seven. For hundreds of thousands of years, the fighting is mostly done by the men, not the ladies. So if there is something more efficient for fighting, we men are the one that needs it, not only the ladies. Also, number eight. The effective human combat system is based on human nature and physiology, not based on some girl watching two animals fighting. The important thing here is that every oral tradition or fairy tale served its purpose. But please be educated do not keep passing these fairy tales as the real history of this great system

wing chun and wu mei pai is indeed different, but I think this is because ng mui didnt have time to teach wing chun her kung fu, so she made a kung fu that easy to be learnt. I dont know anything about dragon style's history. ng mui isnt inventing white crane, but she brings it from tibet to china, and it is not fujian white crane (so many kung fu have crane in its name lol)

so quit and lovely nice woman

beautiful!

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support.

It’s interesting to Note that the Origin story of Wing Chun is the same as Chen Style Tai Chi. Even more funny is that both of those styles came out at the same time and they both use sticky hands 🙌

She was me in a past life

Nice

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Chinese culture and civilization is so awesome. That's why China is the future 🇨🇳💪

Wing Chun and the greatest Woman Ng mui IP Man wing Chun helps me through everything life and business training and respect and sense of humor and calm and control,I practice Wing Chun everyday before I go to work I sleep Wing Chun I eat Wing Chun I Walk Wing Chun my life is based upon it all Reason the time when IP Man fought for his country that is what makes the difference there's nothing nobody else that did it the way he had done. Rest in pease IP Man

Cool! :D

@ReginaLinke

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I’m a big fan of wing Chun and you made my dag

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

So glad I did, thanks for watching!

Soccer Kung Fu, invented by Stephen Chow is the best! ♥

Would you practise? Regina

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

I do not but this or aikido appeal to me more than other martial arts.

linda!

@ReginaLinke

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support!

One says a fox and crane this one says a snake and crane. Which one is it?

@ReginaLinke

4 жыл бұрын

Oops did I get my tales mixed up? I have heard both, but I think snake is more common.

@Luis-dn3kq

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReginaLinke yes its deffinitly snake! My Sifu told the origin is white crane and Oei Mey

@VikingMale

3 жыл бұрын

I heard she learned snake, then later crane. She blended the styles and taught. You can still learn the style she invented named after her. She later taught Wing Chun the 3rd form from Crane which was later broken up into 3 smaller forms in the Wing Chun style. And she taught some of what she new of fighting to Wing Chun. The styles are similar but there is more taught in Ng Mei than in Wing Chun. And each evolved differently over the centuries. So Ng Mei style is Snake and Crane evolved over the centuries, and Wing Chun went into other directions because of being in the harbour cities with small boats and cramped alleys, the cooks and boatmen altered Wing Chun to fit the smaller spaces, the use of chefs cleavers and boatmen poles. There is Crane taught in my city as well as Wing Chun and you can see the similarities and differences between the styles. Each has its own unique beauty.

nice. i like it. why only focus on the woman heroines ? Ng Mui / Pirate / Yang Gui Fei. where is the rest of the emperors / heroes ?

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying them. It is just an interest of mine to explore these characters in particular.

I know this but scared to use this I don't want to hurt people unless their is no another way the choice is yours .

just as my 🇺🇸Sifu 🗣️

Ng Mui was great because no Ng Mui no Bruce Lee

@ReginaLinke

3 жыл бұрын

We are all descendants of giants who came before us.

Hello 🇲🇫 ! Shaolin = wing Chung + ....ANIMALS ; Mr BRUCE - LEE , and ninjas blades / poison / Ghosts THANKS MISSES .

.........

You are beautiful.

First real nem was wu mei, and she train in wudang first than come to fujian than do Training bai he quan. Wu mei never do any Wing chun training. Secend yim yong chun Is not real person. Real is yong chun bai he quan faunder was Woman his name fang Qi niang and thats real Person.vizit in yong chun city museum of Yong chun bai he quan. Most real wing chun Faunder is leung jan. Real history.

@Lolitocat

7 ай бұрын

当时，严永春被清兵追杀，逃往广东投靠弟子梁赞。 后来他到广西出家，成为了一位大师的姑妈。 一百年前他回到故乡 葬于广西。 每年梁赞做生意的时候，他都会带着家人去山里游历。

Do you practice Wing Chun?

It might be a myth bc many kung fu style are inspired from the first Chinese martial arts and the woman who made wing Chun could have inspired her own style bc she was a student in other martial arts

Thank you so much. That was a wonderful presentation of an interest I’ve had for many years. You gave it so much clarity. And the canvas! WoW 🤩

But please be educated do not keep passing these fairy tales as the real history of this great system. Yes, it’s only a legend based on oral traditions. But it served its purpose during the time of struggles. First of all, there is no trace of any records on the nun, the father, the husband, or YWC the girl. Second, there is no nun in the Shaolin Temples. That was never a part of Shaolin tradition. This is true in the North and South Temple. Third, the story is not logical. Why would the nun want to come out of hiding for some girl’s romantic problems? It will get both of them kill. During this time the Ching dynasty was very harsh with death penalties. The Ching authorities will kill nine generations out if you are caught as a rebel. Fourth, YWC is a secret code. Yim means to be discreet or to be secretive. Wing means to talk or praise. Chun is the word Spring which symbolizes rebirth. Together the word means to be secretive and keep talking and praising about the rebirth of the Ming Dynasty. The nun symbolizes the roots of Wing Chun which is Shaolin. Fifth, this whole story about the nun teaching a girl was actually borrowed or stolen oral tradition from the system of White Crane. Six, if this story were true that means the nun has to be at least 200 years old. The Temple was destroyed in the mid to late 1600s. Based on the story of the nun teaching to YWC and then she passed on to her husband, and finally the husband passed it on to the Red Boat Opera people, this happen in the middle of the 1800s. So there is a 200 years gap. Someone in this fairy tale has a secret to long life and lived two hundred years. Seven. For hundreds of thousands of years, the fighting is mostly done by the men, not the ladies. So if there is something more efficient for fighting, we men are the one that needs it, not only the ladies. Also, number eight. The effective human combat system is based on human nature and physiology, not based on some girl watching two animals fighting. The important thing here is that every oral tradition or fairy tale served its purpose. But please be educated do not keep passing these fairy tales as the real history of this great system

One of many origin stories :)

As a Jeet kune Do instructor I really appreciate Wing Chun as it is part of our lineage. I believe you did a wonderful job explaining the story. I know some people might disagree if it was true or not, either way it is part of Wing Chun and I believe should be carried on.

Now I hate this art because It was created by an women, damn Every were I go see women are better then man, I really hate this discrimination.

I trained in one of the most cut down versions of Wing Chun which was Ng Mui’s style. It didn’t have all the forms, no weapons, and many of the fancy stuff wasn’t added yet. It was a very short style to learn, only a few moves, but much practice in each of those moves. It has the low shin kick, the shin scrape, the basic slap block & punch (pok da) and grab/pull & punch (lop da) It had elbows, finger jab to the eyes, groin strikes with the front kick or knee, throat chops, heavy emphasis on side stepping and avoiding energy coming at you. This all may seem like a lot but it’s not. Wing Chun was NOT designed for cage fighting, but for self defense and escape, nothing more. It kills me to see people talk about it like it’s Karate or jui Jitsu, it’s not for sport, not even a “fighting” style, but just, you attack me, I side step and strike your throat and then I take off 🏃‍♂️💨

Really cool

I want to see a movie with ming na wen as ng music agent may from agents of shield would be awesome

what an amazing episode. Since I was a little girl I loved watching kung fu and wing chun videos and now I am learning the wing chung 6 months. I love it, but my classes mostly focus on the fight rather that the art itself which I am lacking of. The whole beauty of it is to prevent the fight, to see the art of living in regard of the fight itself. Sending love from Poland, Europe.

@wingchun-simplekungfu7584

2 жыл бұрын

You are on the right path. Your goal is true Kung Fu as I believe it was meant. 🙂

Where can i get a print copy of that painting ?

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

All prints have currently been sold, but thank you for your interest... I'll let you know if I make any more.

Thank you for the insight.

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome.

Your painting is gorgeous! Do you sell your art work?

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much... the painting and prints have been sold.

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Ah enjoyed the story. If you are into movies /(and old kung-fu movies in general). A good one to see : Stranger from Shaolin (1977)/free, just search on youtube, and tells this story; with Ng Mui and Yin Wing Chun in all her glory! full of excessively oversized hats and excessive iron body/Qi or Qi gong -chi or "inner strength". Its a fun watch if your a fan of old kung fu flicks, a little silly and over the top but a must see if your looking for more Wing Chun in your life. Thanks for the vid, 🙏 -Cheers

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing these recommendations, especially for the nostalgic entertainment value. Cheers!

@mikein60fpstwitch.tvaliber73

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReginaLinke Ah, no worries. I dabble in Wing Chun , Choy lay fut and a few other styles on my spare time and its interesting to compare contrast to what there doing on the big screen/to books/ to formal (in studio/kwoon/dujo) training. There will always be hidden training methods etc in obscure places/ one thing i can think of off the top of my head is Wing Chun ring training, not so popular these days; but never the less considered "old school" or proto Wing Chun methods. Anyway, best of luck -Cheers

Women barely get credit for things they create that there are clear evidence for, yet some of you think patriarchal, ancient China, would give credit of various fighting styles to a woman that didn't exist. I'm glad all oral history of men that created Kung Fu are true though. SMH.

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Fun history lesson, awesome art (love the vibrant colours). You are really talented !

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate that

I dont like the legend that she is credited as inventing wing chun, its like it has become a novelty due to her gender. It was supposedly made by the 5 elders and only ng mui survived to pass it on. Ng Mui was allegedly a master of a wild assortment of styles, mostly southern, which dont resemble wing chun at all, though if she was related to Yue Fei she would know xinyi. It does however resemble dragon and bai mei, and she knew the former while Bak Mei invented the latter. Both dragon and xinyi are from henan, and dragon is supposedly from the hakka styles. This story may have been created to hide its association with minority, "red boat", people.

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

For all of you that are stuck on records, apparently you are not aware that not all societies kept written records. The Griots of ancient Egypt passed on oral traditions, and the Arabs were known for their exceptional memorization. Get out of your biases and go research.

@shaquadradeloiserussell8659

2 жыл бұрын

Research what? Sitting on our asses playing with the internet all day?

Excellent thanks! I really enjoyed this video. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. Cheers Regina!

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

I will tell you a profound realization I've had long ago. Kung fu has everything one can IMAGINE in regards to moves (types, angles, heights, forces, speeds, distances, steps, types of defenses and attacks etc.), and strategies. All these are scattered among the countless kung fu arts. It's like an huge lake and everybody has a glass of water from it. My more profound realization is, all that kung fu includes, that is, from everything from ALL all the kf arts throughout history, is not discovered by humans, it's revealed by spirits; the intelligence behind even just building/structuring/creating a taolu/kata is not merely human. Can you discern the strategies in a taolu, the design and planning of the moves and sequences? It's inspiration given by spirits. This was one profound realization. Most likely, no one will see it my way and that's ok. But I am 100% sure my perspective is accurate. I mean listen to the narrative: a woman (I said A WOMAN!!!???) sees how crane moves and fights with a snake, and she (a woman!) creates a martial art based on her finds??... Really?? Are we so naive and gullible to believe that? This actually makes sense to you? Can't you see that the wisdom in these arts is not from humans? Have you seen cranes and snakes fight? Can you see and understand their movements? Would you think of using their moves when fighting another human? (

Folklore yes because she does not exist and any true wing chun practitioner should be aware of this and stop spreading the illusion and lies because this is ALL lies... fact check me

Hello regina, please can you tell me the name of the Sifu at minute 5:07 please. I used to watch his videos when i was a kid, now I cant find him

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

Of course, it's Sifu Fong Chi Wing... The clip is from Murat Kaplan. His video can be accessed from the link in the description.

Thank you for this. I have not heard the story in a long time. Sadly closed captioning was messed up at times.

@ReginaLinke

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, and sorry about the CC!