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A. Formal Bowing
- Right hand Wu Sau on top of the Left hand Fist.
Line up on Middle Reference Point.
Left hand dragon (fist), right hand tiger (palm), center point position.
Meaning: Coming from Shaolin warrior monks.
- Extend the arms to the High Reference Point, bow, and then seperate them so that
the fist and fingertips of the palm point towards the temple.
Meaning: The Shaolin warriors going out to the Martial Arts community.
- Change to Tan Da, maintain High Reference Point elbows on the Yin line.
Meaning: we are from the Wing Chun Tong in the Southern Shaolin Temple.
- Pull back with open hands
B. Logo
- The Gold Star represents its origin from the Han Nation, wisdom, and the five stages of combat.
- The 6 pedaled flower represents the six gates in HFY, the human combat formation. It
also represents the Buddhist concepts of the 6 senses or sense bases (salayatana = eyes, ears,
nose, tongue, body, and mind). The six Chinese characters within the flower pedals are as
follows:
Hung (red) represents the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty who
overthrew the Mongols. He belonged to the Red Turban secret society.
Fa (Flower) represents Shaolin Chan (Zen) via the Da Mo parable about
a lecture on reality and only on student comprehended the essence of a flower
Yi (Righteousness) represents the sacrifice and high personal standard of
character it takes to be a martial hero
Wing (Praising) represents the character used to name the art after the
destruction of the Southern Temple. It allides to passing on the art orally.
Chun (Spring) is a Chan (Zen) concept symbolizing rebirth - in this case,
rebirth of the Ming Dynasty.
Kuen (Fist) represents the close querter combat nature of the system.
- The Buddhist Symbol (backwards Swastika) from Shaolin Chan (Zen) represents the
Buddhist heart, a symbol of good fortune and blessing. It also symbolizes the master key that
opens the door to every science. The four arms express the succession of generations and the
different stages of life (birth, life, death, and immortality) when it faces a clockwise
direction. It also points to the four harmonies of nature when pointed clockwise. When
oriented counter clockwise, it represents the counter to the currents of nature. It depicts
the paradox of life itself - the fact that without death there is no life. It's the buddhist
belief about the meaning between life and death within nature, meaning you have to understand
death to know life. As realities change, there are always paradoxes. There are many paradoxes
between war and peace: For example:
In wartime, we intentionally go into dark, dangerous places in bad weather. We
would not enter such places under such conditions during peacetime and consider that action
to be harmonious with reality. In wartime, killing is considered honorable and courageous.
In peacetime, killing is considered criminal. Wartime preparation is supposed to ensure peace.
Understanding these paradoxes helps one to cope with his immediate reality more effectively.
During the late 17th Century, the Shaolin warriors were in desperate struggle for
their country, so the counter clockwise swastika was used.
- The Baht Jom Doa expresses the struggle between the Ming and Ching dynasties.
It represents the Hung Fa Yi warriors and martial heroes.
- Ying/Yang represents harmony - the highest level of combat capability. Warriors
display optimum efficiency and a true comprehension of immediate reality.
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