as the spring equinox (for those residing in the northern hemisphere) is upon us, a quick look at what 詠春拳 means.
拳 (kuen) is used to denote a style of fighting.
詠春, according to legend, was a person's name. the individual characters themselves have the following meanings:
詠 = to praise
春 = spring
as nice and perfect it would be if 詠春 had a deeper meaning, it does not. no eternal youth or eternal springtime (surprisingly widespread misconception due to 永, which means forever, being mistaken for 詠).
perhaps it's fitting, considering that the names of the movements in 詠春拳 are what they are, without decoration or hidden meanings. it is just as well that our founders spent time developing this amazing martial art system rather than trying to come up with a creative name.
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