The Theory and Song
of Yong Chun Quan
Approved by Master
Cen Neng (Sum Nung) of Guangzhou Yong Chun Quan, the disciple of Zhang
Bao (Cheung Bo) and Ruan Qi Shan (Yuen Kay Shan)
Translated to
English by YC Yeung of the Chin Woo Athletic Association of Hong Kong,
23 August 1999, Leicester, UK
The techniques of
Yong Chun Quan are unique,
The methods are
impenetrable and unfastening should be avoided.
Teach and practice
with you but training heart is necessary,
Relax and smiling in
defeating the opponent to make great tales.
Seeking by the
forwarding (Tan) to judge the foe's situation,
It is like watching
flowers when afar but strike when he is near.
Let him fly like
dragon and hop like tiger, while I am at ease and entertained.
The hand strikes
like the falling star,
The kick is without
form like flying arrow.
Upper is in the
centreline and lower is gripping the groin, to ensure the body is
inaccessible.
The key is sticking
to the bridge of the enemy,
Exalted awareness
controls the advance;
The skill is to
borrow forces and strike forces,
Four ounces to
deflect a thousand pounds.
To strike first has
its reasons, but to encounter embedded the mystery.
Do not stop at a
single strike, forcing the opponent continuously is a must.
Theory:
Go on top of the in
coming bridge,
Neutralise the
incoming elbow with an elbow.
Close in to long
range strikes,
Move the stance
forward to incoming stance.
Keeping the incoming
hand and send forward the outgoing hand,
Loose hand must
follow with forward thrust.
Take the incoming
straight thrust with a curve,
Encounter cross hand
with straight thrust forward.
Forwarding,
obstructing, blocking and twisting,
Topping, stopping,
sinking and thrusting.
Sticking, touching,
ironing and swinging,
Swallowing and
spitting contained stealing and slipping.
Each point in the
theory is very clear,
Each technique must
be demarcated.
The difference of a
line is like heaven and earth,
Slightest bit of
slackness will be disqualified!
Committed all these
in memory,
One day will
retrieve the mystery within.
Honour your teacher
and respect your career year after year,
Honesty and
determination will generate greatness.
Song:
- Clever methods will generate
more clever methods,
- Unusual training exercises will
generate more unusual training exercises.
- Wind and thunder generated
within an inch,
- How can you not be humbled?
- True words of the Originator:
- The true skill of Yong Chun is
difficult to find,
- Especially when there are so
many branches and levels.
- Intelligent plus diligent after
many years,
- Will still be a lonesome boat
in a big ocean.
- If confronted with the
dishonest sort,
- Will not give away for a
thousand ounces of gold.
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