The Chinese woman who created Wing Chun kung fu

According to Chinese folklore, Ng Mui was one of the legendary Five Elders who escaped the Qing Dynasty destruction of Shaolin Temple and went on to spread martial arts knowledge throughout China and the rest of the world. Said to be the originator of Wing Chun, Wu Mei Pai, Dragon Style, and White Crane martial arts, Ng Mui is a seriously badass woman of epic proportions. Here's what I learned about her when researching my painting called, "The Abbess."

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[assoverteakettle]

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.

[catitonavarro]

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.

[JohnDoe-rjkf]

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.

[filip]

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

[sarahdeol]

Thank you so much for this 🙏 I’m a huge Ng Mui fan, so glad to finally see some good content about her on YouTube!

[lootninja]

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.

[WingChunMindForce]

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

[wingchun-simplekungfu]

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.

[rudichong]

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

[GrahamDavidBenjamin]

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.

[andrewthomas]

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.

[jhaberly]

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

[Peekingduck]

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

[Mikeystar]

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 🤩

[snoewatamel]

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

[shaykhyaseen]

I could listen to your lectures for hours

[GrahamDavidBenjamin]

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

[roninnotasheeplikeyou.]

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

[patmathe]

Thank you for taking the courage to explain this.

[Shaferd]

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