Ving Tsun is a Chinese fighting system which, according to legend, was developed by a woman between the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century. Out of the need to defend one's own life, the necessary elements were developed with strict consideration of the anatomy of the human body. The legendary development by a woman should make it clear that in Ving Tsun the priority is on technology and not  rawer  Muscle strength lies. However, this by no means means that Ving Tsun cannot be tough with his shock-like techniques. Only the possibility of a physically superior opponent was always taken into account.

The direct students of Yip Man coined the following spellings:

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Ving Tsun (VT)

Ving Tsun was used by Yip Man himself. The background for this choice of name was probably the “V” from Victory. Wong Shun Leung and Moy Yat also adopted this spelling from Yip Man.

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Wing Tsun (WT)

Wing Tsun stands for the style of Leung Ting. Widespread, especially in German-speaking countries, thanks to its enterprising German representative Keith Kernspecht and his EWTO - but also very controversial.

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Wing Chun

Wing Chun is used by Yip Man's two sons, Yip Ching and Yip Chun, by Lo Man Kam, the nephew and long-time student of Yip Man, by Lok Yiu and other direct students of Yip Man. In Europe, Wing Chun is mostly used as an overarching and internationally neutral term.

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There are also countless own creations in terms of naming (Ving Chun, Wing Tsung etc. pp.). These are mostly offshoots of the Wing Tsun style which, out of fear of legal disputes with the EWTO, acquired such a "pseudonym".