一、詠春拳概說 Brief Introduction of Yongchun Quan
詠春拳發源於廣東佛山。詠春拳是少林南拳的一種，是為了紀念詠春拳的創始人嚴詠春而得名的。嚴詠春從小師從五枚師太，後見到蛇鶴相爭便悟出一種拳術，經五枚大師修正，武技大成。嚴詠春請五枚師太為此拳術命名，五枚師太就借嚴詠春之名命此拳為“詠春拳”。詠春拳的起源和發展被一致認為是“源於嚴詠春，衍於梁讚，盛於葉問”。
Yongchun Quan originates in Foshan, Guangdong, it is one kind of Shaolin Nan Quan.It is to commemorate the founder of Yan Yongchun.Yongchun who grew up under the tutelage of a senior nun named Wumei.He penetrated to some fist martial art after seeing a fight between a snake, a crane and perfected his martial arts after Wumei's instruction and revision.Later,Yan Yongchun went to Wumei for the naming of the fist martial art and Wumei named it after Yan Yongchun as Yongchun.Yongchun was unanimously considered to “originate from Yan Yongchun, spread by Liangzan and prosper at Yip Man”.
實戰搏擊是詠春拳的核心功能。詠春拳是一種近身搏擊術，立足於實戰，同時要求以巧破力，速戰速決。詠春拳不提倡以力鬥力，在練習時以控製力量的方向和作用點為目的。詠春拳以柔克剛的效果可以媲美太極拳。詠春拳以直線用力和寸勁為特征，而太極拳則以弧形用力和化勁著稱，各施其法，有異曲同工之妙。
The core function of Yongchun is in real fight.It is a melee fighting technique based on actual combat and is war of quick decision and of artful broken force.Yongchun does not advocate for fighting force with force but for controlling the direction and point of strength as purpose in practice.Its effect of conquering the unyielding with the yielding can be comparable to that of Taiji.While Taiji is known for its arc stretching line and neutralizing force, Yongchun is characterized for its straight-line movement and appropriate strength.Though the two have different approaches, they are of equally satisfactory results.