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	{{Chinese martial arts}}		{{Chinese martial arts}}
	'''Wing Chun''' ([[Cantonese]]) or '''Yong Chun''' ([[Mandarin Chinese\|Mandarin]]) ({{zh\|t=詠春\|s=咏春\|first=t}}, lit. "singing spring")<ref>See Etymology</ref> is a concept-based martial art, a form of [[Nanquan (martial art)\|Southern Chinese kung fu]], and a close-quarters system of [[self-defense]]. It is a martial arts style characterized by its focus on close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, rapid-fire punches, and straightforward efficiency. It has a philosophy that emphasizes capturing and sticking to an opponent's centerline. This is accomplished using simultaneous attack and defense, tactile sensitivity, and using an opponent's force against them.
			'''Wing Chun''' ([[Cantonese]]) or '''Yong Chun''' ([[Mandarin Chinese\|Mandarin]]) ({{zh\|t=[[wikt:詠春\|詠春]]\|s=[[wikt:咏春\|咏春]]\|first=t}}, lit. "singing spring")<ref>See Etymology</ref> is a concept-based martial art{{what\|date=August 2025}}, a form of [[Nanquan (martial art)\|Southern Chinese kung fu]], and a close-quarters system of [[self-defense]]. It is a martial arts style characterized by its focus on close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, rapid-fire punches, and straightforward efficiency. It has a philosophy that emphasizes capturing and sticking to an opponent's centerline. This is accomplished using simultaneous attack and defense, tactile sensitivity, and using an opponent's force against them.

	Wing Chun has various spellings in the West, but "Wing Chun" is the most common.<ref>« As the art grows in popularity, many different Romanizations for the Chinese character "Wing Chun" continue to be created, often as a result of the local dialect and pronunciation. This results in the ability to determine a lineage, student/teacher family tree, or origin, by the spelling alone. The most common spelling is "wing chun", which applies generally to all families. » - Wayne Belonoha, The Wing Chun Compendium, p.20</ref>{{Full citation needed\|date=January 2023}}<ref name="mil.news.sina.com.cn">{{cite web \|url= https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2020-11-23/doc-iiznezxs3243149.shtml\|title= Why traditional martial arts lose to hand-to-hand combat – US military hand-to-hand combat trainer who teaches Wing Chun sees it this way.\|author= \|date= November 23, 2020\|website= sina.com.cn.\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210514080001/https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2020-11-23/doc-iiznezxs3243149.shtml\|language= Chinese\|access-date=14 May 2021\|archive-date= May 14, 2021}}</ref>{{additional citation needed\|date=January 2023}} The origins of Wing Chun are uncertain, but it is generally attributed to the development of Southern Chinese martial arts. There are at least eight distinct lineages, of which the [[Ip Man]] and [[Yuen Kay-shan]] lineages are the most prolific.		Wing Chun has various spellings in the West, but "Wing Chun" is the most common.<ref>« As the art grows in popularity, many different Romanizations for the Chinese character "Wing Chun" continue to be created, often as a result of the local dialect and pronunciation. This results in the ability to determine a lineage, student/teacher family tree, or origin, by the spelling alone. The most common spelling is "wing chun", which applies generally to all families. » - Wayne Belonoha, The Wing Chun Compendium, p.20</ref>{{Full citation needed\|date=January 2023}}<ref name="mil.news.sina.com.cn">{{cite web \|url= https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2020-11-23/doc-iiznezxs3243149.shtml\|title= Why traditional martial arts lose to hand-to-hand combat – US military hand-to-hand combat trainer who teaches Wing Chun sees it this way.\|author= \|date= November 23, 2020\|website= sina.com.cn.\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210514080001/https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2020-11-23/doc-iiznezxs3243149.shtml\|language= Chinese\|access-date=14 May 2021\|archive-date= May 14, 2021}}</ref>{{additional citation needed\|date=January 2023}} The origins of Wing Chun are uncertain, but it is generally attributed to the development of Southern Chinese martial arts. There are at least eight distinct lineages, of which the [[Ip Man]] and [[Yuen Kay-shan]] lineages are the most prolific.
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	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	In Chinese, this martial art is referred to as {{lang\|zh\|咏春拳}} (simplified script) or {{lang\|zh\|詠春拳}} (traditional script). Though it is written in an almost identical way in traditional and simplified, it is not pronounced and transcribed in the same way according to the regions and their dialects: '''Yǒngchūn quán''' in [[Mandarin pinyin]], '''Wing-Chun keen''' in [[Cantonese]] [[Wade–Giles]]. It is made up of 2 terms: {{lang\|zh\|拳}} (quan/kuen) which means "fist, boxing" and the term {{lang\|zh\|詠春}} (wing-chun, in Cantonese) meaning "singing spring". The full name is thus translated as "singing spring boxing".<ref name="meaning N">{{cite book\|title=Mantis fist in Wing Chun\|date=2016\|first=Neskorodev \|last=Semyon \|page=4\|quote=The origin... One of them states, that this style was created by five masters of Southern Shaolin, who made this work in the Hall of Praising Spring. Other legend says, that the style was elaborated by [[Yim Wing Chun\|the women Wing Chun]] (Singing Spring), the daughter of novice of Southern Shaolin}}{{Self-published source\|reason=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform\|date=January 2023}}</ref><ref name="meaning W">{{cite book\|title=Sport as Symbol: Images of the Athlete in Art, Literature and Song\|date=2003\|first=Mari \|last=Womack\|page=93\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=RJPuAAAAMAAJ&q=sing+spring\|publisher=McFarland & Company\|isbn= 978-0-7864-1579-3\|quote=village girl named [[Yim Wing Chun]], which means to sing spring}}</ref>		In Chinese, this martial art is referred to as {{lang\|zh\|咏春拳}} (simplified script) or {{lang\|zh\|詠春拳}} (traditional script). Though it is written in an almost identical way in traditional and simplified, it is not pronounced and transcribed in the same way according to the regions and their dialects: '''Yǒngchūn quán''' in [[Mandarin pinyin]], '''Wing-Chun keen''' in [[Cantonese]] [[Wade–Giles]]. It is made up of two terms: {{lang\|zh\|拳}} (quan/kuen) which means "fist, boxing" and the term {{lang\|zh\|詠春}} (wing-chun, in Cantonese) meaning "singing spring". The full name is thus translated as "singing spring boxing".<ref name="meaning N">{{cite book\|title=Mantis fist in Wing Chun\|date=2016\|first=Neskorodev \|last=Semyon \|page=4\|quote=The origin... One of them states, that this style was created by five masters of Southern Shaolin, who made this work in the Hall of Praising Spring. Other legend says, that the style was elaborated by [[Yim Wing Chun\|the women Wing Chun]] (Singing Spring), the daughter of novice of Southern Shaolin}}{{Self-published source\|reason=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform\|date=January 2023}}</ref><ref name="meaning W">{{cite book\|title=Sport as Symbol: Images of the Athlete in Art, Literature and Song\|date=2003\|first=Mari \|last=Womack\|page=93\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=RJPuAAAAMAAJ&q=sing+spring\|publisher=McFarland & Company\|isbn= 978-0-7864-1579-3\|quote=village girl named [[Yim Wing Chun]], which means to sing spring}}</ref>

	In its short designation, the martial art is simply designated by these two sinograms:		In its short designation, the martial art is simply designated by these two sinograms:
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	According to the Hung Suen / Hung Gu Biu lineage, the Ng Mui / Yim Wing Chun legend was conceived to protect the identity of Cheung Ng, a Shaolin monk who survived the Manchurian massacres and took refuge at Red Boat Opera. The "Yim Wing Chun" name was chosen for specific reasons, as Yim could be understood as the word for "Secret" or "Protected", and "Wing Chun" refers to Siu Lam Wing Chun Tong (the Always Spring Hall). With "Yim Wing Chun" being a secret code for "the secret art of Siu Lam Wing Chun Hall."<ref>Chu, Ritchie & Wu 2015, pp. 83–89</ref>		According to the Hung Suen / Hung Gu Biu lineage, the Ng Mui / Yim Wing Chun legend was conceived to protect the identity of Cheung Ng, a Shaolin monk who survived the Manchurian massacres and took refuge at Red Boat Opera. The "Yim Wing Chun" name was chosen for specific reasons, as Yim could be understood as the word for "Secret" or "Protected", and "Wing Chun" refers to Siu Lam Wing Chun Tong (the Always Spring Hall). With "Yim Wing Chun" being a secret code for "the secret art of Siu Lam Wing Chun Hall."<ref>Chu, Ritchie & Wu 2015, pp. 83–89</ref>

	In the [[Pan Nam]] lineage, the "Wing" in Wing Chun comes from Chan Wing-wah, one of the founders of [[Hongmen]].<ref>Chu, Ritchie & Wu 2015, pp. 69–77</ref> According to the Pao Fa Lien lineage, the name Wing Chun is a shortened form of the revolutionary motto, "Wing yun chi jee; Mo mong Hon Juk; Dai dei wu chun." A secret code that allowed the anti-Qing revolutionaries to recognize each other. Eventually, the codeword was shortened to Wing Chun (Always Spring.)<ref>Chu 2015, pg.78</ref>		In the [[Pan Nam]] lineage, the "Wing" in Wing Chun comes from Chan Wing-wah, one of the founders of [[Hongmen]].<ref>Chu, Ritchie & Wu 2015, pp. 69–77</ref> According to the Pao Fa Lien lineage, the name Wing Chun is a shortened form of the revolutionary motto, "Wing yun chi jee; Mo mong Hon Juk; Dai dei wu chun." A secret code that allowed the [[Anti-Qing sentiment\|anti-Qing]] revolutionaries to recognize each other. Eventually, the codeword was shortened to Wing Chun (Always Spring.)<ref>Chu 2015, pg.78</ref>

	== Origins ==		== Origins ==
	{{For\|Wing Chun branches, their history and features\|Branches of Wing Chun}}		{{For\|Wing Chun branches, their history and features\|Branches of Wing Chun}}

	The definitive origin of Wing Chun remains unknown and is attributed to the development of [[Nanquan (martial art)\|Southern Chinese martial arts]].<ref name=" Benjamin N. Judkins & Jon Nielson 2015">{{cite book\|author=Benjamin N. Judkins & Jon Nielson\|title=The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts\|year=2015\|publisher=SUNY Press\|isbn=978-1-4384-5695-9\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H7s0CgAAQBAJ}}</ref> Complications in the history and documentation of Wing Chun are attributed to the art being passed from teacher to student orally, rather than in writing. Another reason is the secrecy of its development, due to its connections to ~~Anti~~-Qing rebellious movements.<ref>Chu 2015, pg. 1-2, 106-108</ref>		The definitive origin of Wing Chun remains unknown and is attributed to the development of [[Nanquan (martial art)\|Southern Chinese martial arts]].<ref name=" Benjamin N. Judkins & Jon Nielson 2015">{{cite book\|author=Benjamin N. Judkins & Jon Nielson\|title=The Creation of Wing Chun: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts\|year=2015\|publisher=SUNY Press\|isbn=978-1-4384-5695-9\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H7s0CgAAQBAJ}}</ref> Complications in the history and documentation of Wing Chun are attributed to the art being passed from teacher to student orally, rather than in writing. Another reason is the secrecy of its development, due to its connections to anti-Qing rebellious movements.<ref>Chu 2015, pg. 1-2, 106-108</ref>

	There are at least eight different distinct lineages of Wing Chun, each having its own history of origin. Additionally, there are competing genealogies within the same branch or about the same individual teacher. The eight distinct lineages of Wing Chun which have been identified are:		There are at least eight different distinct lineages of Wing Chun, each having its own history of origin. Additionally, there are competing genealogies within the same branch or about the same individual teacher. The eight distinct lineages of Wing Chun which have been identified are:
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	=== The Ving Tsun Athletic Association ===		=== The Ving Tsun Athletic Association ===
	The Ving Tsun Athletic Association was founded in 1967 by Cantonese master Ip Man and seven of his senior students so they could teach Wing Chun together and Ip Man would not take on all the work himself.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vingtsun.org.hk \|title=詠春體育會 - Ving Tsun Athletic Association \|website=vingtsun.org.hk \|language=zh, en \|date=2019-11-27}}</ref> The first public demonstration of the Wing Chun fighting system, according to Ip Man, took place in Hong Kong at an official exhibition fight in the winter of 1969 at what was then the Baptist College (now the [[Hong Kong Baptist University]]). [[Leung Ting]], a student of Ip Man, invited his master and some well-known representatives of the martial arts scene of the time to the college and conducted the exhibition fights in front of a specialist audience. The Association helped Wing Chun to spread to the rest of the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vingtsun.org.hk/developmentofVTAA.htm \|title=詠春體育會發展簡介 - Kurzer Überblick zur Entwicklung des Ving Tsun Athletic Association \|website=vingtsun.org.hk \|language=zh \|date=2019-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.vingtsun.org.hk/Development_1961-70.HTM \|title=The Development of Ving Tsun Kung Fu in Hong Kong (1961–1970) – 香港詠春體育會發展 (1961–1970) \|website=vingtsun.org.hk \|language=zh, en \|date=2019-11-27}}</ref>		The Ving Tsun Athletic Association was founded in 1967 by Cantonese master Ip Man and seven of his senior students so they could teach Wing Chun together and Ip Man would not take on all the work himself.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vingtsun.org.hk \|title=詠春體育會 - Ving Tsun Athletic Association \|website=vingtsun.org.hk \|language=zh, en \|date=2019-11-27}}</ref> The first public demonstration of the Wing Chun fighting system, according to Ip Man, took place in Hong Kong at an official exhibition fight in the winter of 1969 at what was then the Baptist College (now the [[Hong Kong Baptist University]]). [[Leung Ting]], a student of Ip Man, invited his master and some well-known representatives of the martial arts scene of the time to the college and conducted the exhibition fights in front of a specialist audience. The Association helped Wing Chun to spread to the rest of the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vingtsun.org.hk/developmentofVTAA.htm \|title=詠春體育會發展簡介 - Kurzer Überblick zur Entwicklung des Ving Tsun Athletic Association \|website=vingtsun.org.hk \|language=zh \|date=2019-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.vingtsun.org.hk/Development_1961-70.HTM \|title=The Development of Ving Tsun Kung Fu in Hong Kong (1961–1970) – 香港詠春體育會發展 (1961–1970) \|website=vingtsun.org.hk \|language=zh, en \|date=2019-11-27}}</ref>

	~~=== Organizational structure in modern Europe ===~~
	There is no uniform umbrella organization in Europe under which Wing Chun practitioners are grouped, but rather numerous, sometimes competing and divided associations, schools, and individual teachers. Most associations do not appear in the legal form of associations that have voluntarily merged to form an association, but as commercial organizations in which associated schools are integrated, which are authorized and certified by the association. Some of the associations are organized in a franchise system.{{citation needed\|date=October 2024}}

	=== International Wing Chun Organization (IWCO) ===		=== International Wing Chun Organization (IWCO) ===
	The International Wing Chun Organization (IWCO)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=International Wing Chun Organization HQs – One World, One Family \|url=http://iwco.online/ \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|language=en-GB}}</ref> was founded by Grandmaster Donald Mak<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-30 \|title=Mästare Donald Mak \|url=https://iwco.se/index.php/mastare-donald-mak/ \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=International Wing Chun Organization Sweden \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Donald Mak 麥廣權 {{!}} eWingChun \|url=https://www.ewingchun.com/sifus/donald-mak-%E9%BA%A5%E5%BB%A3%E6%AC%8A-0 \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=www.ewingchun.com}}</ref> in 1997,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Donald Mak Books from the Chow Tze Chuen lineage of Wing Chun Kung Fu. \|url=https://www.everythingwingchun.com/donald-mak-wing-chun-books-downloads-s/419.htm \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=www.everythingwingchun.com}}</ref> a respected Wing Chun practitioner and instructor who studied under the Great Grandmaster [[Chow Tze Chueng]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Chow Tze Chuen 鄒子傳 {{!}} eWingChun \|url=https://www.ewingchun.com/sifus/chow-tze-chuen-%E9%84%92%E5%AD%90%E5%82%B3 \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=www.ewingchun.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-30 \|title=Mästare Chow Tze Chuen \|url=https://iwco.se/index.php/mastare-chow-tze-chuen/ \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=International Wing Chun Organization Sweden \|language=en-US}}</ref>		The International Wing Chun Organization (IWCO)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=International Wing Chun Organization HQs – One World, One Family \|url=http://iwco.online/ \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|language=en-GB}}</ref> was founded by Grandmaster Donald Mak<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-30 \|title=Mästare Donald Mak \|url=https://iwco.se/index.php/mastare-donald-mak/ \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=International Wing Chun Organization Sweden \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Donald Mak 麥廣權 {{!}} eWingChun \|url=https://www.ewingchun.com/sifus/donald-mak-%E9%BA%A5%E5%BB%A3%E6%AC%8A-0 \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=www.ewingchun.com}}</ref> in 1997,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Donald Mak Books from the Chow Tze Chuen lineage of Wing Chun Kung Fu. \|url=https://www.everythingwingchun.com/donald-mak-wing-chun-books-downloads-s/419.htm \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=www.everythingwingchun.com}}</ref> a respected Wing Chun practitioner and instructor who studied under the Great Grandmaster [[Chow Tze Chueng]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Chow Tze Chuen 鄒子傳 {{!}} eWingChun \|url=https://www.ewingchun.com/sifus/chow-tze-chuen-%E9%84%92%E5%AD%90%E5%82%B3 \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=www.ewingchun.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-30 \|title=Mästare Chow Tze Chuen \|url=https://iwco.se/index.php/mastare-chow-tze-chuen/ \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=International Wing Chun Organization Sweden \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	In some associations, based on the family system that was used in the past, obedience and obligations towards the master and his teacher are emphasized, although these are rarely directly related to their training students.{{citation needed\|date=October 2024}}

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==
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	{{blockquote\|Wing Chun is in some sense a "soft" school of martial arts. However, if one equates that word as weak or without strength, then they are dead wrong. Chi Sau in Wing Chun is to maintain one's flexibility and softness, all the while keeping in the strength to fight back, much like the flexible nature of bamboo".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|date=2013-07-11 \|title=An Interview With Grandmaster Yip Man from 1972 \|language=en-US \|work=My Way of Wing Chun \|url=https://mywayofwingchun.com/2013/07/10/interview-with-wing-chun-grandmaster-yip-man-1972/ \|access-date=2018-02-10}}</ref> }}		{{blockquote\|Wing Chun is in some sense a "soft" school of martial arts. However, if one equates that word as weak or without strength, then they are dead wrong. Chi Sau in Wing Chun is to maintain one's flexibility and softness, all the while keeping in the strength to fight back, much like the flexible nature of bamboo".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|date=2013-07-11 \|title=An Interview With Grandmaster Yip Man from 1972 \|language=en-US \|work=My Way of Wing Chun \|url=https://mywayofwingchun.com/2013/07/10/interview-with-wing-chun-grandmaster-yip-man-1972/ \|access-date=2018-02-10}}</ref> }}

	~~=== Teaching structure in the past ===~~
	In ancient China, Wing Chun, like all other martial arts or craft guilds, was traditionally passed on in a familiar way, from master to student. The master, who had personal responsibility for the entire training of the student (apprentice), was addressed as [[Sifu]] (master). The lessons often took place in the master's house, where a personal bond would develop between the master and his family and the student (apprentice), with certain mutual obligations. The first public martial arts schools were established in Hong Kong. Since then, Wing Chun's lessons have taken on a more modern, academic, and commercial character.{{citation needed\|date=October 2024}}

	In some schools, however, the family system was still maintained. Lo Man-Kam, a nephew of Ip Man, still teaches his students in his home in Taipei. Selected long-term students are accepted into the inner circle of the Wing Chun family by the Sifu in the traditional way, through a master-student tea ceremony.{{citation needed\|date=October 2024}}

	== Forms ==		== Forms ==

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	== Forms ==		== Forms ==
	=== Most common forms ===		=== Most common forms ===
	[[File:Butterfly Swords.png\|thumb\|Butterfly ~~Swords~~]]		[[File:Butterfly Swords.png\|thumb\|Butterfly swords]]
	The most common system of forms in Wing Chun consists of three empty hand forms, two weapon forms: the Dragon pole and Butterfly swords, and a wooden dummy form.<ref name="Wing Chun Forms">{{Cite web\|url=https://blackbeltwiki.com/wing-chun-forms\|title=Wing Chun Forms}}</ref>		The most common system of forms in Wing Chun consists of three empty hand forms, two weapon forms: the Dragon pole and Butterfly swords, and a wooden dummy form.<ref name="Wing Chun Forms">{{Cite web\|url=https://blackbeltwiki.com/wing-chun-forms\|title=Wing Chun Forms}}</ref>

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	[[Donnie Yen]] played the role of Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 movie ''[[Ip Man (film)\|Ip Man]]'', and in its sequels ''[[Ip Man 2]]'', ''[[Ip Man 3]],'' and ''[[Ip Man 4]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2008 Chinese Box Office records \|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/china/?yr=2008&wk=50&p=.htm \|access-date=2013-02-10 \|publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=IP Man 4 Teaser Trailer Pits Donnie Yen Against Scott Adkins \|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/03/18/ip-man-4-trailer-teaser/ \|access-date=2019-03-20 \|website=Movies \|date=18 March 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> The Ip Man series of movies is credited for reviving interest in the martial art in the 2010s and the Ip Man trilogy received critical acclaim in the box office. Ip Man was [[Bruce Lee]]'s master, which made the trilogy so popular. Lee was largely responsible for launching the "[[kung fu]] craze" of the 1970s.<ref name="Desser">{{cite book \|last1=Desser \|first1=David \|title=The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity \|date=2002 \|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-521-77602-8 \|editor-last1=Fu \|editor-first1=Poshek \|pages=19–43 \|chapter=The Kung Fu Craze: Hong Kong Cinema's First American Reception \|access-date=June 10, 2020 \|editor-last2=Desser \|editor-first2=David \|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sELZJ5vihJUC&pg=PA19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608071604/https://books.google.com/books?id=sELZJ5vihJUC&pg=PA19 \|archive-date=June 8, 2020 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title= Bureaucracy may be wing chun kung fu master's biggest foe \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1589448/bureaucracy-may-be-wing-chun-kung-fu-masters-biggest-foe\|access-date=September 23, 2022\|date=September 11, 2014 \|publisher=South China Morning Post\|quote=Action star Donnie Yen helped reawaken interest in wing chun with his film Ip Man.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://people.com/movies/why-rogue-one-star-donnie-yen-performed-all-of-his-amazing-fight-scenes-blind/\|title=Why Rogue One Star Donnie Yen Performed All of His Amazing Fight Scenes 'Blind'\|last=Mike\|first=Miller\|date=2016-12-12\|work=PEOPLE.com\|access-date=2017-11-26\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2016-12/01/content_39828464.htm\|title=Donnie Yen leaves hand and foot prints in Hollywood- China.org.cn\|last=Zhang\|first=Rui\|date=December 1, 2016\|website=china.org.cn\|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>[http://wghot.wwwwang.com/content/200910/167376.shtml 甄子丹对《叶问》票房无信心耍咏春拳赚口碑 \|网网网络] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328162538/http://wghot.wwwwang.com/content/200910/167376.shtml \|date=28 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/GB/8222/86596/195994/195995/12017243.html \|title=《叶问前传》首映叶准改口赞甄子丹学咏春很快Ip Chun says Yen learns Wing Chun Fast \| 人民网 People's news \|work=People's Daily \|access-date=17 December 2011}}</ref>		[[Donnie Yen]] played the role of Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man in the 2008 movie ''[[Ip Man (film)\|Ip Man]]'', and in its sequels ''[[Ip Man 2]]'', ''[[Ip Man 3]],'' and ''[[Ip Man 4]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2008 Chinese Box Office records \|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/china/?yr=2008&wk=50&p=.htm \|access-date=2013-02-10 \|publisher=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=IP Man 4 Teaser Trailer Pits Donnie Yen Against Scott Adkins \|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/03/18/ip-man-4-trailer-teaser/ \|access-date=2019-03-20 \|website=Movies \|date=18 March 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> The Ip Man series of movies is credited for reviving interest in the martial art in the 2010s and the Ip Man trilogy received critical acclaim in the box office. Ip Man was [[Bruce Lee]]'s master, which made the trilogy so popular. Lee was largely responsible for launching the "[[kung fu]] craze" of the 1970s.<ref name="Desser">{{cite book \|last1=Desser \|first1=David \|title=The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity \|date=2002 \|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] \|isbn=978-0-521-77602-8 \|editor-last1=Fu \|editor-first1=Poshek \|pages=19–43 \|chapter=The Kung Fu Craze: Hong Kong Cinema's First American Reception \|access-date=June 10, 2020 \|editor-last2=Desser \|editor-first2=David \|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sELZJ5vihJUC&pg=PA19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608071604/https://books.google.com/books?id=sELZJ5vihJUC&pg=PA19 \|archive-date=June 8, 2020 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title= Bureaucracy may be wing chun kung fu master's biggest foe \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1589448/bureaucracy-may-be-wing-chun-kung-fu-masters-biggest-foe\|access-date=September 23, 2022\|date=September 11, 2014 \|publisher=South China Morning Post\|quote=Action star Donnie Yen helped reawaken interest in wing chun with his film Ip Man.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://people.com/movies/why-rogue-one-star-donnie-yen-performed-all-of-his-amazing-fight-scenes-blind/\|title=Why Rogue One Star Donnie Yen Performed All of His Amazing Fight Scenes 'Blind'\|last=Mike\|first=Miller\|date=2016-12-12\|work=PEOPLE.com\|access-date=2017-11-26\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2016-12/01/content_39828464.htm\|title=Donnie Yen leaves hand and foot prints in Hollywood- China.org.cn\|last=Zhang\|first=Rui\|date=December 1, 2016\|website=china.org.cn\|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>[http://wghot.wwwwang.com/content/200910/167376.shtml 甄子丹对《叶问》票房无信心耍咏春拳赚口碑 \|网网网络] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328162538/http://wghot.wwwwang.com/content/200910/167376.shtml \|date=28 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/GB/8222/86596/195994/195995/12017243.html \|title=《叶问前传》首映叶准改口赞甄子丹学咏春很快Ip Chun says Yen learns Wing Chun Fast \| 人民网 People's news \|work=People's Daily \|access-date=17 December 2011}}</ref>

	For the 2008 American action thriller film [[Bangkok Dangerous (2008 film)\|''Bangkok Dangerous'']], actor [[Nicolas Cage]] trained in Wing Chun extensively. A particular scene in the film shows ~~Cage’s~~ skills whilst drilling moves with another Wing Chun practitioner (played by Thai actor [[Shahkrit Yamnam]]).<ref>{{cite book \|title= Mixed Martial Arts' Most Wanted – The Top 10 book of Crazy Combat, Great Grappling, and Sick Submissions\|last=Heath \|first=Adam \|author2=Hudson, David \|year=2012 \|publisher=Potomac Books Inc \|isbn=978-1-59797-549-0 \|page= 141\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bLFgkHHOkb4C&dq=Bangkok+Dangerous+wing+chun&pg=PT141 }}</ref>		For the 2008 American action thriller film [[Bangkok Dangerous (2008 film)\|''Bangkok Dangerous'']], actor [[Nicolas Cage]] trained in Wing Chun extensively. A particular scene in the film shows Cage's skills whilst drilling moves with another Wing Chun practitioner (played by Thai actor [[Shahkrit Yamnam]]).<ref>{{cite book \|title= Mixed Martial Arts' Most Wanted – The Top 10 book of Crazy Combat, Great Grappling, and Sick Submissions\|last=Heath \|first=Adam \|author2=Hudson, David \|year=2012 \|publisher=Potomac Books Inc \|isbn=978-1-59797-549-0 \|page= 141\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bLFgkHHOkb4C&dq=Bangkok+Dangerous+wing+chun&pg=PT141 }}</ref>

	In December 2019, a new Wing Chun fighter named Leroy Smith was introduced to the [[fighting game]] ''[[Tekken 7]]'' roster as [[downloadable content]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/tekken-7-gets-a-brand-new-character-called-leroy-smith \|title= Tekken 7 gets a brand new character called Leroy Smith \|last= Yin-Poole \|first= Wesley\|date= August 5, 2019 \|website= [[Eurogamer]] \|publisher= \|access-date= March 3, 2023\|quote=Bandai Namco has announced season three of Tekken 7 – and it adds a brand new character. Leroy Smith is described as a "seasoned master of martial arts" who, 50 years ago, lost his family and home in New York as part of a gang conflict. He's back – and he's bringing his Wing Chun with him.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url= https://kotaku.com/new-tekken-7-character-s-dog-sidekick-is-good-and-pure-1840393709\|title=New Tekken 7 Character's Dog Sidekick Is Good And Pure \|last=Walker \|first=Ian \|date= December 12, 2019\|website= Kotaku \|publisher= \|access-date= March 3, 2023\|quote=After previously being revealed at Evo back in August, Tekken 7 newcomer Leroy Smith is finally playable via an update released earlier in the week. This elderly Wing Chun master proved popular in the fighting game community before release thanks to his unique mixture of American and Chinese fashion...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.tilt.fi/uutiset/tekken-7n-kolmas-kausi-tuo-muassaan-taysin-uuden-hahmon-tallainen-on-leroy-smith/ \|title=Tekken 7:n kolmas kausi tuo muassaan täysin uuden hahmon – tällainen on Leroy Smith \|trans-title=The third season of Tekken 7 brings, among other things, a completely new character – this is what Leroy Smith is like \|language= Finnish\|last= Herranen \|first=Jaakko \|date= August 5, 2019 \|website= [[Tilt (Finnish TV series)\|Tilt.fi]] \|publisher= \|access-date= March 3, 2023 \|quote=Täysin uutena tuttavuutena rautanyrkkikarkeloihin liittyy kokenut kamppailulajien taitaja Leroy Smith. 50 vuotta sitten perheensä menettänyt veteraani hallitsee legendaarisen Wing Chun -taistelulajin. Smith liittyy hahmorepertuaariin ennen vuoden loppua.<br />Translation: ''Experienced martial arts expert Leroy Smith joins the iron fists as a completely new acquaintance. A veteran who lost his family 50 years ago commands the legendary martial art of Wing Chun. Smith will join the cast before the end of the year.''}}</ref> When creating characters to represent real-world martial arts, the [[Bandai-Namco\|developers]] wanted to introduce a new fighter utilizing Wing Chun. The developers consulted a student of Ip Man's nephew, who provided [[motion capture]] for the character.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=January 27, 2020 \|title=TEKKEN 7 – Dev Diary: Leroy Smith & Fahkumram \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiCRBcl1IFM \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BiCRBcl1IFM\| archive-date=2021-12-11 \|url-status=live\|access-date=2020-01-29 \|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		In December 2019, a new Wing Chun fighter named Leroy Smith was introduced to the [[fighting game]] ''[[Tekken 7]]'' roster as [[downloadable content]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/tekken-7-gets-a-brand-new-character-called-leroy-smith \|title= Tekken 7 gets a brand new character called Leroy Smith \|last= Yin-Poole \|first= Wesley\|date= August 5, 2019 \|website= [[Eurogamer]] \|publisher= \|access-date= March 3, 2023\|quote=Bandai Namco has announced season three of Tekken 7 – and it adds a brand new character. Leroy Smith is described as a "seasoned master of martial arts" who, 50 years ago, lost his family and home in New York as part of a gang conflict. He's back – and he's bringing his Wing Chun with him.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url= https://kotaku.com/new-tekken-7-character-s-dog-sidekick-is-good-and-pure-1840393709\|title=New Tekken 7 Character's Dog Sidekick Is Good And Pure \|last=Walker \|first=Ian \|date= December 12, 2019\|website= Kotaku \|publisher= \|access-date= March 3, 2023\|quote=After previously being revealed at Evo back in August, Tekken 7 newcomer Leroy Smith is finally playable via an update released earlier in the week. This elderly Wing Chun master proved popular in the fighting game community before release thanks to his unique mixture of American and Chinese fashion...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.tilt.fi/uutiset/tekken-7n-kolmas-kausi-tuo-muassaan-taysin-uuden-hahmon-tallainen-on-leroy-smith/ \|title=Tekken 7:n kolmas kausi tuo muassaan täysin uuden hahmon – tällainen on Leroy Smith \|trans-title=The third season of Tekken 7 brings, among other things, a completely new character – this is what Leroy Smith is like \|language= Finnish\|last= Herranen \|first=Jaakko \|date= August 5, 2019 \|website= [[Tilt (Finnish TV series)\|Tilt.fi]] \|publisher= \|access-date= March 3, 2023 \|quote=Täysin uutena tuttavuutena rautanyrkkikarkeloihin liittyy kokenut kamppailulajien taitaja Leroy Smith. 50 vuotta sitten perheensä menettänyt veteraani hallitsee legendaarisen Wing Chun -taistelulajin. Smith liittyy hahmorepertuaariin ennen vuoden loppua.<br />Translation: ''Experienced martial arts expert Leroy Smith joins the iron fists as a completely new acquaintance. A veteran who lost his family 50 years ago commands the legendary martial art of Wing Chun. Smith will join the cast before the end of the year.''}}</ref> When creating characters to represent real-world martial arts, the [[Bandai-Namco\|developers]] wanted to introduce a new fighter utilizing Wing Chun. The developers consulted a student of Ip Man's nephew, who provided [[motion capture]] for the character.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=January 27, 2020 \|title=TEKKEN 7 – Dev Diary: Leroy Smith & Fahkumram \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiCRBcl1IFM \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BiCRBcl1IFM\| archive-date=2021-12-11 \|url-status=live\|access-date=2020-01-29 \|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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