If we had to fight we would, but it is something to be avoided at all costs. It is a way of life. It uses simplicity, directness, speed and techniques rather than physical strength to respond to the attack, Koller explained, which is why a smaller person can develop his soft force against the hard energy of a larger opponent.
Foot work is a major priority in the wing chun system.
Our footwork is very mobile and rooted to the earth at the same time. This stabilizes, gives tremendous balance and helps us feel an opponent's energy when we make contact. It is also the kung fu system Bruce Lee studied for five years before he became a movie star. Lee studied under Yip Man, a wing chun grandmaster, who brought the martial art out of China and into Hong Kong in 1949. After reading about wing chun in a kung fu magazine, he took a trip to see a demonstration at a school in Collingdale, Delaware County.