The Name Max in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.

馬克斯 is the name Max in Chinese (Mandarin).

マックス is the name Max in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male French name Maxance.

マクサンス is the name Maxance in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬克西 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Maxi.

マクスイ is the name Maxi in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬克西姆 is the name Maxim in Chinese (Mandarin).

マクスイム is the name Maxim in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬克西馬 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Maxima.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male French name Maxime.

マクスイミー is the name Maxime in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Portuguese/Latin name Maximiano.

マクスイミアノ is the name Maximiano in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬克西米利安 is the name Maximilian in Chinese (Mandarin).

マクシミリアン is the name Maximilian in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬西米利亞諾 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Maximiliano.

マクスイミリアノ is the name Maximiliano in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male French name Maximilien.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male Portuguese/Latin name Maximino.

マクスイミノ is the name Maximino in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬克西莫 is the name Maximo in Chinese (Mandarin).

マキシモ is the name Maximo in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬克思姆斯 is the name Maximus in Chinese (Mandarin).

マクシムス is the name Maximus in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

瑪可欣 is the name Maxine in Chinese (Mandarin).

マクシーン is the name Maxine in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬克西米利安 is the name Maxmilian in Chinese (Mandarin).

マキシミリアン is the name Maxmilian in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

馬克森 is the name Maxon in Chinese (Mandarin).

マクソン is the name Maxon in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

麥克森 is the name Maxson in Chinese (Mandarin).

マクソン is the name Maxson in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

麥克斯韋 is the name Maxwell in Chinese (Mandarin).

マクスウェル is the name Maxwell in Japanese.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

マクス is the name Maxx in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This text is the chant or poem of Wing Chun.

I call it a “chant” because it was meant to be a somewhat rhythmic poem to help practitioners memorize many aspects of Wing Chun.

You will see this referred to as “Wing Chun Kuem Kuit.” This Cantonese romanization is popular in the west (and there is no official way to romanize Cantonese, so many variations exist). In Mandarin, it would be, “Yong Chun Quan Jue.” The last character (kuit or kyut from Cantonese, jue or chüeh from Mandarin) kind of means “secrets of the art.” It's a short way to write 口訣, meaning “mnemonic chant” or “rhyme for remembering.”

In the west (especially in the military), we often use acronyms to remember things. There are no initials to make acronyms in Chinese, so in ancient times, chants like this are used to remember vast amounts of information. I will presume you already know the meaning of the 10 maxims, so I will skip that to keep this calligraphy entry from getting too large.

Some think 练拳者必记 is the title but that just says, “(When) training (the) fist, people should remember:.” Therefore, I've not included that in the calligraphy. However, you can put a note in the special instructions if you want it added.

Note: On a traditional calligraphy wall scroll, the characters will be written in vertical columns, starting from the right, and proceeding left.

Note: This is an except and variation from a huge 口訣. These 10 maxims are used extensively in Wing Chun training, and you’ll find them all over the internet. Just know there is a much longer version out there, along with several variations and excepts like this one. If you know of, or want a different version, just contact me, and I will add it for you.

A customer asked me to split these Wing Chun maxims into two parts, so he could order a couplet. I thought this was a good idea, so it's been added here.

A couplet is a set of two wall scrolls that start and finish one phrase or idea. Often, couplets are hung with the first wall scroll on the right side, and the second on the left side of a doorway or entrance. The order in Chinese is right-to-left, so that's why the first wall scroll goes on the right as you face the door.

Of course, couplets can also be hung together on a wall. Often they can be hung to flank an altar, or table with incense, or even flanking a larger central wall scroll. See an example here from the home of Confucius

Be sure to order both parts 1 and 2 together. One without the other is like Eve without Adam.

A customer asked me to split these Wing Chun maxims into two parts, so he could order a couplet.

It thought this was a good idea, so it's been added here.

Be sure to order both part 1 and part 2 together. They need to be a matched set. It will be incomplete as a single wall scroll. Also, each wall scroll is handmade, so if you order them separately, weeks or months apart, they will vary a little by length, shade of paper, etc.