Women in ancient China actively studied martial arts and were known as outstanding wushu masters. Emperor’s court had women - bodyguards, perfect in their beauty and killing methods, using for this purpose any subject. If professional spy could overcome any barrier, he could not escape charming women, permanently guarding their emperor.

Many nuns all over the Taoist and Buddhist’s Chinese monasteries practiced wushu. If men in combat could rely on their own strength, for women the only chance to win was outstanding mastery and meticulous technique. In wushu history women started their own schools and directions existed through centuries. The school of Ving-Chun was created about three hundred years ago in China but still is one of the most effective schools of hand-to-hand combat.