詠春拳訣 Wing Chun Rhyme
Traditionally, Chinese martial arts principles were passed down through word of mouth in the form of poems and rhymes. Each martial art form usually had its own rhyme.
This is one of the Wing Chun’s.Chun rhymes which I've come across on the internet. I've made no attempts at verifying its authenticity, but as far as the text goes it makes sense.
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詠春絕技	The Art of Wing Chun,
源自少林	Originated from Shaolin.
招無虎鶴	There are no animal forms in the techniques.
法無五行	There are no references to the theory of the five elements in its methods.
只談線位	It only talks about lines and positions,
力與角度	Forces and angles.
同門技力	When students of Wing Chun pit their skills against each other,
四位三度	They observe the four positions and three distances where exchanges take place. (Four positions: left upper, left lower, right upper, right lower) (Three distances: kicking range, punching range, elbow range)
以弱勝強	The ability to defeat a stronger opponent,
始是功夫	Signifies the beginning of fruition.
內外相消	Attacks from inner and outer gates are neutralized without distinction,
並無絕招	There are no secret or special techniques.
蓄勁似蛇	Energy is stored like the way a snake coils before striking.
發勁似貓	Energy is released the way a cat would strike.
朝形似雞
陰陽發力	Force is used both in active and passive manners. (Active as in to strike an opponent, passive as in to redirect and use the opponent’s force against himself)
不行心意
只用精神
來留去送
甩手直沖	Enter directly when the opponent lowers or removes his guard.
梅花五點	The footwork positions form the five points of the plum blossom.
手腳互通
門分內外	There is the inner gate and the outer gate.
手有生死	There is the free hand and the trapped hand.
勁發六合
力從地起	Force comes from the ground.
發勁在腰	Power is generated at the waist.
出招在膊	Strokes are initiated at the shoulders.
寸內發勁	Force is released within the distance of an inch.
力有對錯	Force could be released in the right way or the wrong way.
發盡散盡	When you strike, release all your force.
散盡發盡	When you have released all of your force, your strike is completed.a
力有八種	There are eight types of forces,
當知分間	You should know how to distinguish between them.
真假虛實	The real from the fake, the substance from the emptiness.
蓄谷鬆散
線有安危
主分內外
頂位定位
得不進手
拳入三關
任我摧打
敗身誘敵
敗馬腳打
馬有五敗	There are five ways in which a stance can fail.
十者九壞	Nine out of ten of those situations would be bad for you.
演挾跪撐
攤身最憤
敵手行橋
必須落馬
蹬腰作勢
為搶內門
上不過膊
中不過踭
下二路手
以腳消腳
擺放有勢
打須有威
三角朝形
線守分明

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