Training typically progresses through three core forms, each developing different skills:
The system is built on a few "truly intrinsic" maxims (Kuen Kuit) that guide every movement: Wing Tsun Kuen
: This is the most fundamental concept. Practitioners protect their own centerline—an imaginary vertical line through the middle of the body—while attacking the opponent’s. Training typically progresses through three core forms, each
: While other arts may block and then counter, Wing Tsun aims to neutralize an attack and strike in a single motion. Wing Tsun Kuen
: The system uses skeletal alignment and the "minimum use of brute force" to redirect an opponent's energy rather than meeting it head-on. The Three Empty-Hand Forms