Neo
07-13-2002, 04:56 PM
Hi!
This is a question for Rene, or anyone else in the know:
In "Complete Wing Chun", Pan Nam Wing Chun under "Forms and Training", you mention that each form begins with the opening movement which symbolises tye revolutionary slogan "fan qing fu Ming" (overthrow the Qing dynasty and return the Ming dynasty).
Im probably being thick and know the answer to this but could you explain which movement this is? Is it the open hand and closed fist salutation or am I barking up the wrong path?
With regard to the salutation, in the many books I have, I cannot seem to find an explanation of its meaning, and it seems to be performed in different ways (either the strking area of the closed fist against the open palm, or the thumb and rest of the knuckles against the open hand). I would really appreciate some enlightenment over these movements, after all these years of training Ive always taken them for granted and never questioned the history of them.
Many thanks
This is a question for Rene, or anyone else in the know:
In "Complete Wing Chun", Pan Nam Wing Chun under "Forms and Training", you mention that each form begins with the opening movement which symbolises tye revolutionary slogan "fan qing fu Ming" (overthrow the Qing dynasty and return the Ming dynasty).
Im probably being thick and know the answer to this but could you explain which movement this is? Is it the open hand and closed fist salutation or am I barking up the wrong path?
With regard to the salutation, in the many books I have, I cannot seem to find an explanation of its meaning, and it seems to be performed in different ways (either the strking area of the closed fist against the open palm, or the thumb and rest of the knuckles against the open hand). I would really appreciate some enlightenment over these movements, after all these years of training Ive always taken them for granted and never questioned the history of them.
Many thanks