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General Terms
Parts of the body
Styles
Stances
Kicks |
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| Pinyin | Pronunciation | Translation | ||
| General Terms | ||||
| wu xing | woo shing | five elements | ||
| wushu | woo shoo | martial arts | ||
| shifu | shee foo | master | ||
| gongfu | gong foo | or kungfu : time & effort | ||
| neigong | neigh gong | inside work | ||
| waigong | why gong | outside/external work | ||
| jingluo | jing luwow | qi meridians/network | ||
| ya tui | yah twee | press leg | ||
| yin/yang | yin/yang | opposites in balance | ||
| yin | yin | dark, soft, gentle etc... | ||
| yang | yang | light, hard, rough etc... | ||
| jing | jing | essence of life | ||
| qi | chee | vital energy | ||
| shen | shen | mind | ||
| quan | chu’wan | fist or boxing |
| Pinyin | Pronunciation | Translation | ||
| Parts of the body | ||||
| zhang | jang | palm | ||
| gou shou | go show | hook hand | ||
| shou | show | hand | ||
| bei | bey | arm | ||
| tui | twee | leg | ||
| kua | kwar | hip | ||
| jiao | jee aow | foot | ||
| tou | too | head | ||
| yan | yan | eye | ||
| upper dan tien | dan tee en | yintang; "original cavity of the spirit" , between eyebrows | ||
| middle dan tien | dan tee en | shan zhong; "central altar" centre of chest | ||
| lower dan tien | dan tee en | qi hai; "sea of qi" below navel | ||
| bai hui | buy hwee | "hundred meetings" top of head | ||
| lao gong | lauw gong | "palace of labour" centre of palm | ||
| hui yin | hwee yin | "meeting of yin" centre of perineum | ||
| ming men | ming men | "gate of life" below 14th vertebra | ||
| yong quan | yong chu'wan | "bubbling spring" centre of foot |
| Pinyin | Pronunciation | Translation | ||
| Stances | ||||
| ma bu | maa boo | horse stance | ||
| gong bu | gong boo | bow stance | ||
| xu bu | shoe boo | empty stance | ||
| xie bu | shea boo | cross stance | ||
| pu bu | poo boo | side crouch stance | ||
| ding bu | ding boo | t- stance | ||
| zuo pan | zwo pan | sitting stance | ||
| duili bu | dwee lee boo | one leg stance | ||
| ban ma bu | ban maa boo | half horse stance |
| Pinyin | Pronunciation | Translation | ||
| Kicks | ||||
| zhengti tui | jeng tea twee | front kick | ||
| xieti tui | shr tea twee | cross front kick | ||
| ce tui | sir twee | side front kick | ||
| waibai tui | why buy twee | outside crescent kick | ||
| lihe tui | lee her twee | inside crescent kick | ||
| tan tui | tan twee | toe kick | ||
| deng tui | deng twee | heel kick | ||
| chuai tui | choy twee | side kick | ||
| bian tui | bee an twee | roundhouse/ whip kick | ||
| Advanced Kicks | ||||
| tengkong bailian | teng kong buy lee an | spinning outside crescent kick | ||
| xuanfeng tui | schwan fung twee | whirlwind kick | ||
| xuanzi | schwan tzer | butterfly kick |
| Pinyin | Pronunciation | Translation | ||
| Styles | ||||
| taiji quan | tie chee chu’wan | great ultimate fist/boxing | ||
| bagua zhang | baa gwa jang | 8 trigram palm | ||
| xingyi quan | sching yee chu'wan | mind form boxing | ||
| shaolin quan | sh'ow lin chu'wan | shaolin fist/boxing | ||
| yi quan (da cheng quan) | yee chu'wan (daa cheng chu'wan) | will or mind intent fist/boxing (great achievement fist/boxing) | ||
| minjian wushu | min gee an woo shoo | folk wushu | ||
| chuantong wushu | chu'wan tong woo shoo | traditional wushu | ||
| xiandai wushu | she an die woo shoo | modern wushu | ||
| jingsai wushu | jing sigh woo shoo | competition wushu | ||
| lian huan quan | lee'an hwu'an chu'wan | interlocking or chain link fist/boxing | ||
| qi gong | chee gong | breathing skills, energy work | ||
| qin na | cheen nah | bone and joint locking | ||
| jibengong | gee ben gong | basic work/exercises | ||
| sanda / san shou | sun daa / sun show | free hit / free fighting | ||
| taolu | t'ow loo | form or set of movements | ||
| waijia | why gee ar | external family | ||
| neijia | nay gee ar | internal family | ||
| waigong | why gong | external exercises | ||
| neigong | nay gong | internal exercises |
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