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facaodotigre
10-22-2014, 04:12 AM
Hello friends
Somebody knows the translation to english of this poetry from Luo Guanyu's image?
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xiao yao
10-24-2014, 05:54 PM
Seven Star is famous under the whole heaven
Mantis Fist's mightiness reaches the whole world
facaodotigre
10-24-2014, 06:05 PM
Thank you very much Xiao Yao !
There is another picture of Grand Master Luo Guanyu with a Praying Mantis couplet . Do you aldo know the translation? Could do you please share it with us?
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xiao yao
10-24-2014, 11:16 PM
along the sides are the 12 keywords. starting the from right it says:
hook, pluck, cover, hang, hook, advance
the left side says:
collapse, hit, stick, adhere, paste, help (as in one hand helps the other)
At the bottom is says "Grandmaster Luo Guang Yu 1889-1944"
facaodotigre
10-27-2014, 06:53 AM
Thank you again Xiao Yao !!
I hope someone else got more couplets from Praying Mantis to added to this tread.
I got a new one. I friend o'mine just send me this one from Sifu Yuen Man Kai's presentation card from Hong Kong. I hope do you can translate too.
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Jimbo
10-27-2014, 10:08 AM
My Chinese is rusty, but I will give this one a try:
On the right side:
Beng Bu to Ba Zhou, even immortals cannot conquer.
On the left side:
Lan Jie to Zai Yao, even ghosts and spirits cannot escape.
Tainan Mantis
10-27-2014, 10:50 AM
A book published in 1946 by Huang Hanxun included a 28 character sonnet with each movement of the form. Attributed to Luo Guangyu's famous shifu Fan Xudong.
I have not translated the whole thing. Later versions of this book Beng Bu do not include these sonnets, I don't know why.
facaodotigre
10-28-2014, 01:13 PM
Thank you very much Jimbo and Tainan Mantis for his contributions !!
Xiao Yao :
Do you can write it on chinese computer characters?
What about Mei Hua Mantis oe Wah Lum Mantis ..... someone have couplets for posting ?
xiao yao
10-28-2014, 09:34 PM
Im not exactly sure what your question means, but I can type Chinese on my computer if that's what you are asking....
facaodotigre
10-29-2014, 04:01 AM
Oh yes .... chinese characters like this
拘 摟 採 掛 刁 進
崩 打 粘 黏 貼 靠
Sorry for not explain myself too well .
Thank you again !! If i have write it on chinese computer i can print it in different chinese fonts in microsoft word.
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