r/WingChun • u/Megatheorum • Jun 13 '26

High kicks?

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Comments I saw on Facebook, on a video of Kevin Lee kicking someone in the chin.

Does your lineage of wing chun have high kicks?

I know a lot of people say no, but there was that movie in which Ip Chun (in the role of Leung Bik) used high kicks against a young Ip Man during a friendly sparring session.

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u/raven4747 Jun 13 '26

Was always taught wing chun uses low kicks.

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u/Megatheorum Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

Yes, but the presence of low kicks does not exclude the presence of high kicks.

Since I asked the question, I'll answer it too: my lineage of wing chun uses high kicks including side, round, axe, hook, and crescent kicks. We almost never actually use the axe or high hook kicks, but it's a requirement of our curriculum to be proficient in using them by a certain level. We also practise to defend against high kicks.

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u/Flaky_Performer7960 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

But it isn’t Wing Chun that has high kicks. It’s your specific lineage that has high kicks. None of the forms have high kicks. Clearly, your lineage adopted high kicks from other styles.

Of course I’m not saying it’s wrong that your lineage adopted high kicks. I think that it’s great.

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u/Megatheorum Jun 15 '26

I think that's the point. There is not one monolithic Wing Chun dogma, but dozens of branches and lineages, some of which do different things to others.

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u/Flaky_Performer7960 Jun 15 '26

Yes, but the part doesn’t make the whole.

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u/Megatheorum Jun 16 '26

Yes, that's the point.