Chi Sim Weng Chun sayings

Wai Jia: The Kung Fu Forum Wing Chun
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Dear friends,

Hendrik asks for our Kuen Kuit:
These Kuen Kuit are from my ancestors from the Lo and from the Tang family:
Here are the most important:
10 truth of Shaolin, 18 kiu Sau of Shaolin, Luk Dim Boon principles(Tai-Lan-Dim-Kit-Got-Wun-Lau), Luk Dim Boon concepts (Tsin, Si, Tsau, Tan, Dik, Got, Cheung), search: Bok, Fok, Yau, Lau- avoid:
Tam-Pa-Mong, Tien-Dei-Yan,

Mo Kiu Mahn Yau Kiu,
Kiu Loi Kiu Sheung Gwo,
Lei Kiu Bin Jik Da

Furthermore Hendrik ask for our translation of our Kuen Kuit:
Tschoi Tschung Bei Chung Choy
Forward movement should be taken from avoidance (from the direct confrontation)
Hoi Tschung Sat Loi Chum
Always find weakness (of your opponent) from an apparent solid defence (meaning that there are always weaknesses in your opponent, no matter how strong)
Ta Mo Yee Shun Shuok
Wether it be forward jerk (attack,jump) or shift, such movement should be quick
Pien Cheng Mok Yan Chi
Don´t delay the choice (hesitate) on wether to take the side attack or direct forward attack

These translation is from Grandmaster Tang Chung Pak himself,
our family have all the Kuen Kuit handwritten from our ancestor GM Tang Yick and our living legend Grandmaster Wai Yan.

I like to share with you the Kuen Kuit for researching our great art.

I´m out of town until next wednesday.

Peace

Andreas Hoffmann
www.wengchun.net

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HI Andreas,

Great!

Thanks.

Hendrik Santo

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could you elaborate on the 18 kiu-sao?

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18 Kiu Sau from Southern Siu Lum (this is the title of the calligraphy from the Tang family):

Our whole weng chun kuen is a expression of these 18 Kiu Sau, they are the essence of our style:

Here a short translation, but you have to feel them (in your training and in your life) to understand the importance of all 18.

Tiu (Pick up), Buort (push aside),
Da (hit), Pun (fold),
Juar (grasp), Lai (Pull),
See (shear), Tshai (quick pull),
Kam, Na,
Fuong (prevent free movement), Nghai (“Shut off”),
Bik (cornering someone), Hup (“continuingly applying pressure”),
Tan (swallow), To (spit),
Buot (taking chance), Saat (stop/destroy).

Andreas Hoffmann

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very,interesting, similar to the twelve bridges of Hung Kuen-which makes sense, due to the fact that Jee Siem also was the source of that art as well. Thank You

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Andreas,

Thank you for so generously sharing your family’s treasures.

FWIW - Yuen Kay-San’s 12 Methods are as follows:

Join, Intercept, Sink, Dart, Stick, Feel, Press, Swing, Swallow, Slice, Steal, Leak.

RR