The common legend involves the young woman Yim Wing Chun (Wing Chun literally means beautiful springtime or praising spring) at the time after the destruction of the Southern Shaolin and its associated temples by the Qing government. After Wing Chun rebuffs the local warlord's marriage offer, he says he'll rescind his proposal if she can beat him in a martial art match. She asks a Buddhist nun- Ng Mui, who was one of the Shaolin Sect survivors, to teach her boxing; this still nameless style enables Yim Wing Chun to defeat the warlord. She thereafter marries Leung Bac-Chou and teaches him the style, which he names after her.

There are many arguments as to the origin of Wing Chun, but needless to say it is an highly effective system for women to study, and when a man applies the system it just further demonstrates it's effectiveness no matter your gender. Since the most common belief is that it was founded and further developed by a woman, women should take an interest in this system that is very beneficial to all.