Ving Tsun Kung Fu is a southern Shaolin martial art emphasizing in-close
combat, the application of sound principles, and training attributes and skills over technique. The legend of Ving Tsun states
that it was founded roughly 400 years ago by a female Shaolin monk named Ng Mui after she observed a snake and a crane engaged
in combat. She first taught this new system to a young girl named Yim Ving Tsun, and so named the system after her.
In
modern times Ving Tsun was made famous by Grand Master Yip Man and his most famous student the late Bruce Lee. Master Lee
later went on to develop his own style called Jeet Kune Do; which was heavily influenced by Ving Tsun.
In application Ving Tsun is very aggressive utilizing continuous
hand strikes and low kicks. The Ving Tsun practitioner utilizes tactile sensitivity to read his opponents energy
and quickly respond to any threat in the most efficient manner possible. The ability to do this is developed through an exercise
called Chi-Sao, which is unique to Ving Tsun and is the core of Ving Tsun training.
Ving Tsun does not require more than average strength and can be practiced
well into ones later years. It develops relaxation, coordination, balance, timing, and sensitivity. With Ving Tsun training
we realize that skilled technique based on sound principles can conquer brute strength.
We have a unique approach to
training, there are no belts or sashes, and we do not even have a physical location that can be considered a “school”.
The world is our school, we train wherever and whenever we can. If you decide to train with us you will become a member of
a group of people who are dedicated to ongoing mental, physical, and spiritual development by training in the Ving Tsun Kung
Fu system. It is a life long journey where the trip is more important than the destination. We are about Kung Fu family and
Kung Fu life. Join us, find your center, learn Ving Tsun Kung Fu. (http://www.meetup.com/Ving-Tsun-Kung-Fu/ )
