Table of Contents

List of Maps and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Hand Combat, Identity, and Civil Society in Guangdong, 1800-1949 1. Growth and Disorder: Paradoxes of the Qing Dynasty 2. Setting the Stage: The Evolution of Guangdong's Martial Arts, 1800-1911 3. Northern Tigers versus Southern Heroes: Local Identity, National Reform, and the Golden Age of Guangdong's Martial Arts, 1911-1949 Part II: Conflict, Imperialism, and Modernization: The Evolution of Wing Chun Kung Fu, 1900-1972 4. The Public Emergence of Wing Chun, 1900-1949 5. Ip Man and the Making of a Modern Kung Fu Master Epilogue: Wing Chun as a Global Art Notes Glossary Works Cited Index

About the Author

Benjamin N. Judkins holds a doctoral degree in political science from Columbia University. Jon Nielson is chief instructor at Wing Chun Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Reviews

"Martial arts was scorned by traditional Chinese literati, ignored by Western historians, and predicted to go extinct by Western and Chinese modernizers. However, as this book brilliantly demonstrates, late imperial and twentieth century Chinese history cannot be properly understood without it ... Wing Chun students will see the most definitive exposition of the roots of their art, historians will see twentieth-century China through a new lens, and martial arts studies scholars will see a high water mark and model in their field." - Martial Arts Studies "The Creation of Wing Chun is a fascinating read and a book that I highly recommend to all Wing Chun students." - Tony Massengill, Wing Chun Illustrated