Wing Chun and Leung Bok Chau
Following her training under the Buddhist nun, Ng Mu, Wing Chun achieved such a level of competence in the martial art named after her that she was able to beat the man she was forced to become engaged to and marry. Successfully escaping from marriage to a man she did not love, Wing Chun married the man she did love, Leung Bok Chau.
The Proliferation of the Martial Art, Wing Chun
Once married, Wing Chun and Leung Bok Chau moved to Cnaton. It was there that Wing Chun taught her husband the martial art style and they continued to train together.
The martial art of Wing Chun acquired more followers when Leung Bok Chau passed all of his knowledge on to Leung Lan Kwai, a merchant who wanted to learn Wing Chun. Then, it was from Leung Lan Kwai who taught the next follower, Wong Wah Bo, and from him he taught the next follower. Eventually, Wing Chun became such a popular style of martial art that it grew and became more recognized throughout the province of Canton.
It is believed that one of its disciples, Leung Jan, was a doctor who further developed the style with his extensive knowledge of the human body and its mechanics. He is attributed to making Wing Chun a more systematic art. It si not known over what period of time the lineage and the evolution of the style occurs. Many believe it simply took place form the 1600s and onwards. Over time, many techniques and movements were added to the original system taught by the nun Ng Mu. The Wing Chun taught around the world today is a compilation of all these techniques and movements, but are based on the premise of the style: evasiveness and calmness, and techniques that rely on accurate execution to defeat an opponent, rather than brute strength and muscle.