Guen Han Ging and Guen Han Har Ging

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15:55 Jul 19, 2005
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Chinese term or phrase: Guen Han Ging and Guen Han Har Ging
Please give some suggestion. Thanks

I am weak in cantonese pinyin.

How to translate Guen Han Ging and Guen Han Har Ging into English?

It is related to Kung Fu move stances - Mantis Fist skills.

Help appreciated
kschong
English translation:
Explanation:
这似乎是关于螳螂拳?讲究"六劲".所以Ging 是指 "劲".
该网站http://www.ckfa.com/system.htm,"六劲"是"Lok Gang" ---"Lok Gang" refers to this Kung Fu system's six short, medium, and long powers of "Guen, Han, Don". 有的解释为"六勁為發勁身體配合,即:牙、頸、腰、背、手、腳".但难对上号.

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article... 提到

one must practice "Tong Long Som Ging": (螳螂三劲)

Guen Handew Ging
Guen Han Jet Ging
Guen Han Gar Ging with the inch power of (1) long power (2) middle power (3) short powers.

但这三劲是什么我也查不到
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1Cantonese? or some other Chinese dialect Hokkein, Teochew, Hakka, Sze Yap ??
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Explanation:
这似乎是关于螳螂拳?讲究"六劲".所以Ging 是指 "劲".
该网站http://www.ckfa.com/system.htm,"六劲"是"Lok Gang" ---"Lok Gang" refers to this Kung Fu system's six short, medium, and long powers of "Guen, Han, Don". 有的解释为"六勁為發勁身體配合,即:牙、頸、腰、背、手、腳".但难对上号.

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article... 提到

one must practice "Tong Long Som Ging": (螳螂三劲)

Guen Handew Ging
Guen Han Jet Ging
Guen Han Gar Ging with the inch power of (1) long power (2) middle power (3) short powers.

但这三劲是什么我也查不到



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Cantonese? or some other Chinese dialect Hokkein, Teochew, Hakka, Sze Yap ??


Explanation:
Is it definitely Cantonese? possibly one of the South-East Asian Chinese dialects?

Dialects
The Teochews constitute the second largest Chinese dialect group in SE Asia ...
The major Chinese dialect group in the city of Sibu (Sarawak, East Malaysia) ...
www.post1.com/home/zhuangfu/dialects.htm - 36k - Cached - Similar pages

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