According to it’s wikipedia page “Wing chun is a concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense utilizing both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat.” Though I think it is safe to assume that Wing Chun’s primary focus is in the striking department – specifically punching (as it is sometimes referred to as Chinese boxing) as it’s grappling techniques would be limited and outdated especially compared to Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) or even Judo and wrestling.

It is often confused and associated with Kung Fu which is actually an umbrella term for all martial arts of Chinese origin. Wing Chun was the martial art of legend Bruce Lee before he developed his own martial art system of Jeet Kune Do, which is pretty much an off shoot of Wing Chun.

In this YouTube video we get to see what happens when two Wing Chun practitioners meet in an unsanctioned street fight. It is quite easy to distinguish the Wing Chun style from their movements and strikes. Both practitioners utilize a combination of low kicks plus wide, looping, powerful punches (albeit a bit sloppy). Compared to other traditional martial arts like Taekwondo which incorporates a wide variety of very fancy, powerful high kicks. Wing Chun is much basic with its kicking and focuses on powerful punching techniques.

It is quite clear early on in this video that the man in the black shirt is the superior and much more aggressive fighter. He drops his opponent multiple times, and perhaps this one could have been stopped a little earlier judging from the way his opponent went down.

He sets up his punches with a low kick – either to the legs or body and then he wades in with that big looping left hook of his that drops his opponent every time it connects. The fight is finally called off after another left hand lands and the guy in the black is declared the winner.