胆·力·与功夫
Determination, Strength & Skills
一膽二力三功夫。鼎足而居，缺一不可。
1. Guts 2. Strength & 3. Kung Fu is a saying frequently used to put down the importance of Kung Fu (or combat skills within the context). Rather than considering it a ranking of the 3 principal attributes of a seasoned practitioner, students of martial arts would best regard the saying as a mere enumeration of these attributes; liken them to legs of a 3-legged East Asian “Ding” – a incense holder that requires all three supports to be equally developed.
拳不过三
In Three Moves
Unduly smug Wing Chun practitioners might sell themselves on the idea that the Wing Chun system is so superior that enemies are destroyed in less than 3 moves. This misused notion laid waste the intended advise – that one’s training would best be conducted assuming that an aggressor will attempt to viciously and decisively overpower one within a few moves.
追身莫追手
Keeping Focus
Chase the body and not the hands. This is just one of many sayings in the Wing Chun tradition (when weapons are not involved). This site will strive to share sayings, advices and interpretations of the arts while screening information in favor of those which link the physiological and psychological (and hence philosophical) aspects of the martial arts.
A Martial Arts Studio (武術工作室）
This site is maintained for the purpose of sharing insights into the philosophical, physiological and psychological aspects of martial arts. Although the principal editors are practitioners of Wing Chun, the intent is to keep this platform, when fully developed, for broader subjects, including the history of medieval warfare (cross-cultural), the transformation from a militaristic to “civilian” setting, to the “modern” personal self-defense applications.
Next Steps…
Contents of this site will be progressively built up to include review of written articles, uploaded public videos, and advertised products related to martial arts. While the owners of this site reserve the right to screen and publish only contents that are consistent with the overall goals of the platform by admittedly subjective standards, interested contributors are encourage to send us materials they feel deserving of our visitors’ attention.
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