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Origins of Wing Chun
We know the story of the founding of Wing Chun. It was named after the founder who was taught by Ng Mui in order to fight off a suitor who wanted to marry her. The problem is it sounds like the plot of a Kung Fu movie. What are your thoughts on how true the story is?
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@Matthew Wright yeah I see Ng Mui listed a fair amount, and she's also treated like a legendary figure. Really, the origin story makes me think of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Ng Mui reminds me of Michelle Yeoh's character, and there's even a marriage plot line with Zhang Ziyi's character. Not 1 for 1, but you can see where the Kung fu plotline comes in. It's crazy that we don't know if Wing Chun was a real person given that wasn't that long ago
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Thank you @Matthew Wright !
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How did you first hear about Wing Chun? Give your answer in the comments below. Personally, I had a friend in high school that had been doing Wing Chun for about a year and he was always talking about it. I was interested in Martial Arts already and wanted to have some kind of formal training, so decided to try out Wing Chun. It also happened to be the ONLY martial art school in the city I lived in.
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It was something I SHOULD have heard of, but hadn't. I did various martial arts growing up and wanted to get back into it after college. I was told about a school teaching it from a man on my mother's tennis team, and I went precisely because I hadn't heard of it. I thought it wouldn't be watered down since there weren't 30 schools teaching it around every corner. It blew me away when I saw it in action. Completely different from what I had done and demonstrably effective right out the gate. One of the best things that happened to me was walking through those doors.
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@Matthew Wright that is hard to believe. Still nothing compared to Sifu Jeff
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