Brennan Translation

MANTIS LEAVES THE CAVE (sab, 25 mag 2024)
– 螳螂出洞 MANTIS LEAVES THE CAVE 順德黃漢勛編著並書 by Huang Hanxun [Wong Honfan] of Shunde 演式者禤紹燦 performed by Ta Shaocan 攝影者黃鵬英 photographed by Huang Pengying [Jan, 1972] [translation by Paul Brennan, May, 2024] – 序 PREFACE 螳螂拳由於一氣呵成之故，每套拳俱在三四十式之間，使練時能充份發揮力道，否則便易蹈虎頭蛇尾之 ！但此螳螂出洞則長達六十九式，比兩套柔靈猶有過之，且起落開合比他拳更多。因此吾授拳數十年俱選習三四年者方授之，初練亦常覺困難重重，有時勉強授諸時日稍淺者則 端百出，利之者反害之，足見練拳並非容易之事，稍一疎忽即導致不良之後果，同道諸君幸毋河漢吾言則成功有日矣。 黃漢勛草於螳螂樓 Mantis Boxing is … Continue reading →
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