Wing Chun also know as Ving Tsun, is a concept-based traditional Southern Chinese kung fu style and a form of self-defense, that requires quick arm movements and strong legs to defeat opponents. Softness (via relaxation) and performance of techniques in a relaxed manner is fundamental to Wing Chun. Wing Chun was developed by Ng Mui, a Shaolin monk. She departed Shaolin temple after it was destroyed in a fire. She created a way of self-defense that was direct and efficient.  Later, Ng Mui would teach this art to a woman named Yim Wing-chun who used it to defend herself against unwanted advances, and the style would later be named after her.

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Yip Man, (1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972) is the source of Wing Chun for the Moy Yat family of Wing Chun. He had several students who later became martial arts masters; the most famous among them being Bruce Lee.

Moy Yat, (June 28, 1938 – January 23, 2001) was a Hong Kong martial artist, painter, seal maker, teacher and author. He was a student of Yip Man from 1957 until Yip Man's death in 1972.  Moy Yat started teaching Wing Chun in NY, 1973.