To Chinese Readers: Can you tell what this says?

Wai Jia: The Kung Fu Forum Southern Chinese Kung Fu
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http://communities.msn.com.hk/kungfuhome/kungfufile.msnw

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Fu-Pow,

Those are pics of kuen pou or names of moves from the various forms.
They look like CLF forms but the image is very unclear to make out the words.

DF

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Yep,

looks like the Quan Pu (Names of Moves) of forms such as
Peng Kuen, Fu Ying Kuen, Ng Ying Kuen, Sup Ji Kau Da, Bagwasum, muifabagwa etc…and weapons (13 spear, broadsword etc..)

Very unclear though

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Thanks for the info. That is what I thought, but I wasn’t sure.

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Question

For those of you who can read, write, and speak Chinese, is it because that is your ethnic background? Or because you have learned it either through schooling or books?

Reason why I ask, is I would like to learn some basic Chinese, Cantonese or Mandarin, doesn’t matter, but was wondering what the best way would be? The local JC here does not teach this particular language.

Thanks for the help.

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Learning Mandarin is your best bet. Mandarin and written Chinese are very close while Cantonese is really limited to local Chinese Americans who have roots to Kwangtung area, specifically Canton. If you have Chinese friends where you live they more than likely speak Cantonese. Most written Chinese Martial arts are translated to Mandarin which again depends on what system they are using…Wade, Piny, etc.. Most people who learn Chinese. learn Mandarin because it is more widely used. Mandrain is the standard in China and you can go anywhere in China and be able to converse while Cantonese is very limited and too many local dialets. Of couse if you have a girl friend who’ s parents speak Cantonese, then you would come out way ahead there.