Secret Origin of Wing Chun

What we see today in MMA is a refl ection of the past - the complex amalgamation of striking, grappling and kicking styles that also previously existed in the Aumei monasteries. Most of the Wing Chun Kung Fu ``history" that is widespread and well-known to most people originated from a popular piece of fi ction that was written during the late Qing dynasty, and very few people today realize that Wing Chun has two very diff erent branches: Aumei Wing Chun and Shaolin Weng Chun. However,...
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What we see today in MMA is a refl ection of the past - the complex amalgamation of striking, grappling and kicking styles that also previously existed in the Aumei monasteries. Most of the Wing Chun Kung Fu ``history" that is widespread and well-known to most people originated from a popular piece of fi ction that was written during the late Qing dynasty, and very few people today realize that Wing Chun has two very diff erent branches: Aumei Wing Chun and Shaolin Weng Chun. However, even though most of what the Western world knows of Wing Chun today is actually Shaolin Weng Chun, Aumei Wing Chun and Shaolin Weng Chun have fundamental diff erences which are refl ected in their family trees, techniques and philosophies. This book focuses on the Yuen Kay San/Sum Neng lineage of Wing Chun, an Aumei Style of Wing Chun. It clarifi es some of the history and philosophy behind Aumei Wing Chun and explains some Aumei Wing Chun techniques while shedding light on some of the diff erences between Aumei Wing Chun and Shaolin Weng Chun. Grandmaster Tom Wong was born in China and began studying Kung Fu and Chi Gong from a young age. In 1989, Grandmaster Sum Neng appointed Tom Wong as the youngest of the four chief instructors.