Wong Hon Fan's Comments on Fanche
Here are Wong Hon Fan's comments under the application section of movement thirteen:
功 用
gōng yòng
Application
拳 經 云
quán jīng yún
The fist classics say,
[ 翻 車 遠 , 而 螳 螂 近 ; 翻 車 速 , 而 螳 螂 密 .]
fān chē yuǎn, ér táng láng jìn ; fān chē sù , ér táng láng mì
"Fanche is distant, but praying mantis is close; fanche is rapid, but praying mantis is dense."
翻 車 之 法 頗 多 ,
fān chē zhī fǎ pō duō ,
Fanche's methods are many,
有 順 翻 , 逆 翻 , 斜 翻 , 倒 翻 ,
yǒu shùn fān , nì fān , xié fān , dǎo fān
such as; Following Turning, Reverse Turning, Slanting Turning, Falling Turning,
皆 為 連 續 之 翻 ,
jiē wéi lián xù zhī fān ,
All are continuously turning,
惟 此 祇 一 翻 便 止 .
wéi cǐ zhǐ yī fān biàn zhǐ .
However, this only turns once then stops.
As always, please feel free to offer suggestions concerning the translation.