The close-range fighting methods of southern China have their own methods and WingTsun is premier among them. WingTsun fighting techniques operate inside the comfort zone of many people and well inside the comfortable zone of many other fighting systems. At this range, most fighting methods have no defenses. It is assumed by some martial artists that when you are very close to your opponent, one simply switches to knees, elbows and grappling techniques. There is more to the story than just switching distances and weapons.
WingTsun begins close up. It is easier to hit a target when one is closer. In addition, one cannot hit the appropriate targets on your attacker at such close-range with punches launched from the waist or the side of the body. Instead, WingTsun launches punches from the center of the chest, a starting point that is much closer to one