The Ging Lie

[UKBBC]

Hey there,

I'm a virgin on this forum, so please be gentle.....I have a question about the wing chun salute, in some lineages, they use an open left hand and a right fist, whilst others it is the converse. What's going on with that? Could one or the other be misconstrued as an insult in the wrong school??

Cheers

[drleungjohn]

Hi-the right fist/left palm comes from the triad days of Fan Ching Fuk Ming/Sun and Moon-the other way around was a general Martial and friendly salute,Within the four seas,all men are brothers"

[anerlich]

Could one or the other be misconstrued as an insult in the wrong school??

Only if the school owner was a moron.

Just be humble and polite when visiting another school. No reasonable person will hassle you for that.