Adhering to Wing Chun's Kuen Kuit
Greetings,
Does your WC training follow and adhere to the principles and concepts as described in the Kuen Kuit? I want to know if today's practitioners utilize or deviate from it.
Bong Baat Ting Lao
Dik Yaat Yee Dong
Jong Sum Yim Hong
Kuen Yao Sum Faat (Sao Yao Sum Faat)
Lien Siu Dai Da
Loi Lao Hoi Sung
Lut Sao Jik Jong (Fung Lut Jik Jong)
Sien Faat Jai Yan
Yan Si Yee Gong
Yao Ying Da Ying
Mo Ying Da Yieng
Yao Yieng Juk Lao
Mo Yieng Po Jung
Yee Sao Wai Gong
Yee Gong Wai Sao
You can find the translation and definition at
www.wingchunkuen.com
a kuen kuit: fear vs. greed
One of the Kuen Kuits that my Sifu shared with us is (in Mandarin):
pa da zhong gui da
(fear, hit, in the end, come back, hit)
tan da zhong bei da
(greed, hit, in the end, get, hit)
My understanding of this saying is "if you are afraid to get hit, you will end up getting hit; if you are too eager to hit, you will end up getting hit).
Last time I met with Sifu Ken Chung, he also talked about this, that greed and fear get in the way of training, and it best to leave this behind.
Is this a saying common to Wing Chun (has anyone else heard of it)? Or is it just something my Sifu came up with?
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Re: Kuen Kuit question....
Hi Mustafa,
So the curious can see and the knowledgeable can come with corrections and comments. :D Romanization of Chinese sounds is an art, so consider this a little better than a pure swag. :D
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Originally posted by MustafaUcozler
Hello everyone,
I have run into some "Kuen Kuits" that I need a
translation for. Unfortunately I do not have the
Chinese characters and my cantonese skills are pretty
much non-existent, which makes things certainly
extremely difficult.
Can anyone here still give it a shot?
1. Fung Hung Bit Jun
Must enter when there's an opening. Or as Ken said: Fung hung jik chung. Ben writes "jeck" instead of jik.
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2. Jone Gan Biu Bong He
This one says essentially, when your opponent has your
centerline, then perform bil sau, then bong sau.
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3. Wang Lan Dai Cheung Jim Sin Tau
This translates to when you lan sao, you go down with the opposite hand, and not up, then you get the advantage.
Regards,