l25067101  on December 8th, 2009

wing chun kung fu:
was originated by a female in china who used the ovements of animals to create a simple, no frills martial art.
wing chun uses efficiency over brute strength enabling small defenders to overpower much larger assailants
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Cnote  on December 8th, 2009

Females can do any martial arts.

I have personally seen more females in Judo, Krav Maga, Aikido, and Taekwondo, but like I said females can do any.

Wing Chun was created by a woman.
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Wing Chun Kung Fu  on December 8th, 2009

Hello Dreamz.

Wing Chun kung fu, the only system believed to have been founded by a woman, is an aggressive style that is used strictly for self-defense.

The legend relates that a girl named Yim Wing Chun desired to learn martial arts at the Shaolin temple. She caught the attention of a Shaolin nun named Ng Mui, who was an accomplished martial artist. So impressed was Ng Mui with Yim Wing Chun’s ability and desire, that she offered to teach Shaolin martial arts to her. The Kung fu that Yim Wing Chun learned consisted of only three forms, instead of the ten or more taught in other Shaolin systems. Her Kung fu was also used only for self-defense and lacked the fancy sets that other styles used to entice potential martial artists into the kung fu systems. Yim Wing Chun’s style consisted of short direct movements designed to eliminate any wasted energy and to encourage speed in the counterattacks. It also included training with wooden dummies and chi sao (sticky hand) techniques.

A highly aggressive art, wing chun concentrates on centerline attacks, using no wasted effort. Blocks are used to redirect the opponent’s strike so that the wing chun practitioner can counterattack with wither his blocking hand or the other hand, in a very close-in position. Since the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, there are no circular movements to be seen in most wing chun styles. (An exception is based upon short fluid circular movements).

Attacking-hand movements in the wing chun system are of the short one-inch punch type made famous by the late Bruce Lee and are all delivered along the centerline of the opponent’s body. There are also many knee, elbow and finger attacks. Sixty per cent of attacking techniques are hand techniques and the other 40 per cent is comprised of short low kicks. Hand and foot techniques are delivered simultaneously in the wing chun system. All wing chun techniques are perfected on the wing chun dummy (mook jong). This dummy consists of two arms and a midsection projection from practicing hand techniques and a leg against which the eight types of quick low kicks are practiced.

The wooden dummy allows the wing chun student the opportunity to use his full force and power, while at the same time toughening the bones and muscles in his arms and legs. Wing chun uses the dummy more than other kung fu systems.

Chi sao (sticky hands) is a unique training feature of the wing chun system. In chi sao practice two wing chun practitioner’s face each other and move their wrists and forearms against each other’s wrists and forearms in small circles. The sensitivity developed in the wrists and forearms by this practice allows the wing chun stylist to predict the opponent’s next move. He is also so close in to his opponent that he can use his chi sao technique to counter and attack instantly. The practitioner uses the short quick movements of chi sao to his best advantage striking before his opponent realizes where the attack is coming from.

Wing chun kung fu contains few weapons. The most famous weapons of its arsenal are the staff and the butterfly knives. The pao fa lein wing chun style, however, contains many more weapons. The broadsword, butterfly knives, trident, and staff are just a few of the weapons available in pao fa lein wing chun.

I train In Wing Chun and love it. Women truly are the most dangerous things on the planet .
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3 Years Fitness Training.
1 Year Martial Arts
6 months of Wing Chun (1 month break due to appendicitis).

slash  on December 8th, 2009

women can do any martial arts,
i recommend karate or muay thai kickboxing
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Blingcosa  on December 8th, 2009

aikido
kung fu
tae kwon do

Wing Chun & Silat were both started by women
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nperrando  on December 8th, 2009

tae kwon do is good for women because woman naturally have stronger legs than men and tkd mainly is a kicking martial art
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Jose G  on December 8th, 2009

Well the classes I’ve seen the highest ratios of girl:guy is Capoeira. Not really regarded as a practical form of self-defense, though.

I’ve also seen a lot in Indonesian Silat and Filipino Kali.
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Personal observation.