一、咏春拳概说 Brief Introduction of Yongchun Quan
咏春拳发源于广东佛山。咏春拳是少林南拳的一种，是为了纪念咏春拳的创始人严咏春而得名的。严咏春从小师从五枚师太，后见到蛇鹤相争便悟出一种拳术，经五枚大师修正，武技大成。严咏春请五枚师太为此拳术命名，五枚师太就借严咏春之名命此拳为“咏春拳”。咏春拳的起源和发展被一致认为是“源于严咏春，衍于梁赞，盛于叶问”。
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”.
实战搏击是咏春拳的核心功能。咏春拳是一种近身搏击术，立足于实战，同时要求以巧破力，速战速决。咏春拳不提倡以力斗力，在练习时以控制力量的方向和作用点为目的。咏春拳以柔克刚的效果可以媲美太极拳。咏春拳以直线用力和寸劲为特征，而太极拳则以弧形用力和化劲著称，各施其法，有异曲同工之妙。
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.