Wing Chun Kung Fu Bamboo Ring. Jook Wan Heun. Bamboo/Iron ring method. Tyler Rea
Jook Wan Heun
The look Wan Heun or "Bamboo Ring/Hoop" is a training device developed in the early years of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Based on pictorial records and statues, Martial scholars believe that the ring was first used in religious rituals before being applied to Martial practices in temples throughout the Southern region. From temple training, the ring method was adopted by various Secret Societies operating within the temples, each with its own name and agenda.
Once political pressure from the Ching government against the temples became too strong and the threat of aggression too great, many secret societies fled, taking the ring method with them. For those secret societies that were the early custodians of the Wing Chun system, the Jook Wan Heun became an ideal way to train the evolving system, but also to train beginners easily in the essential structural elements necessary for skillful Wing Chun boxing.
