KUNG-FU DICTIONARY

GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Dai-shifu
Great master
Shifu (Sifu)
Master
Laoshi
Teacher, instructor
Tusine (Xuesheng)
Student
Sanshou
Free hands - sportive fight in Wushu
Sanda
Free fight - traditional sportive fight in Kung-Fu
Da-Leitai
Traditional total contact fight
Taolu
Imaginary fight
Zuhe
Combination of techniques
Huxi lianxi
Breathing exercises
Zhong Guo Wu Shu
Chinese Modern Martial Arts
Kung-Fu
Traditional Chinese Martial Arts. It means: “long time", “great art", “smart person”, “a person with a spiritual attitude"

COMMANDS
Yubei
Attention!
Qi
Start it/Continue it/Restart it!
Ting
Stop it!
Shao xi
Pause!
Zai-lai
Taking again
Shi!
I understand!
Xiang hou zhuan
Turn back!
Xiang you zhuan
Turn it to the right!
Xiang zuo zhuan
Turn it to the left!
Ta sen (Fa shen)
Shout for fight
Ai!
Shout
Anjing
Silence!
Qi li
Stand up!
Ban zuo
Sit down!

POSITIONS (BU XING)

Ban ma bu
 A half from "horse man" position
Cha bu
Entered step to back
Dan die bu
"Butterfly" position
Dian bu
"The jump" step
Ding bu
Step „T"
Qi li bu
Naturally step
Du li bu
Crane position (with one leg up)
Er zi ma bu
Harpoon position
Gai bu
The covered step in side
Gao xu bu
The high false step
Gong bu
The bow position
Gui bu
Subjugation position
Guai bu
The turned step before
Heng dang bu
The arch man position on side
Huaxing bu
The circular step
Ji bu
The step resulted from a jump with both legs and turn back on with one leg behind
Li djang (Bing bu)
"Right foot" position
Ma bu
The "horseman" position
Pu bu
The "crouch" position
Qi long bu
The "stay in the dragon" position
Xu bu
The "false down step"
Xie bu
The "cross one’s legs "position
Zuo pan
The "cross one’s legs down" position

COMMON DEFINITIONS
Bu fa
Change of place
Bu xing
Positions
Cun jin
Explosive force
Dan tian
Abdomen
Djung
The middle part of the body
Dzia
Defending
Gun fan
To roll on
Gou
Hook
Gou shou
Hand in hook
Hou
 Back, In the back of
Hu
Part of
Hu zhao
Tiger claw
I
The attacker
Jiao
Leg
Jiao gen
The last part of your feet
Jiao jian
The top of your fingers leg
Jiao nei ce
The inferior part of your leg
Jiao mian
The superior part of your leg
Jiao wai
The exterior of your feet lower
Pao quan
The position with your close punches in the middle
Ping heng
Balance, techniques to maintain a balance
Quan
Fist
Quan fa
Fist techniques
Qian
Before, In front of
Shang
Up, The superior part of the body
Shen fa
The balance of the body
Shen xing
Forms of the body
Shong
Double, Double technique
Shou fa
Hands techniques
Shou xing
Hands forms
Shuai fa
Throwing techniques
Tui shou
Balance arms around your body
Da
Hit with the hand
Ti
Hit with the leg
Tiao yue
Jumps
Tui fa
Legs techniques
Xia
Below the bottom of the body, the feet
Yang
Positive
Yin
Negative
Ying zhao
The eagle talon
Ye zhang
Palm-butterfly
Ze (Ce)
Side, In lateral
Zhang
Palm
Zhan zhuang
"Tree still!" position for meditation and relaxation
 Zhang fa
Techniques of palm
Zhi
Finger
Xi gai
Knee
Zhou
Elbow
Zhou fa
Techniques of elbow

EXERCISES TO FALL DOWN (DIE BU GUN FAN LIANXI)

Gun fan
Fall down
Qian dao
The downfall in front
Ce dao
The downfall on one side
Hou dao
The downfall behind
Qiang bei
The downfall with roll in front of
Hou qiang bei
The downfall with roll behind of
Liyu da ting
The "carp jump" you get up directly by jumping
Wu long jiao zhu
"The black dragon is rolling on a pillar"/Trying to ignore all the blows by being down
Ce kong fan
"To roll up without hands"
Xuan zi
"The hurricane"

EXERCISES FOR HEATING BODY, ARMS AND LEGS (BU YAO, JIAN LIAN
BI XI YA TUI)
Ya jian
Shoulder press
Dan bi rao huan
Rotating arm
Shuang bi rao huan
Rotating arms
Ce ya tui
Press both sides of the leg
Zheng ya tui
Press in front of the leg
Hou ya tui
Press in the back leg
Pu bu ya tui
Extent of leg squat position
Qian ban tui
Lifting the front foot
Ce ban tui
Lifting the leg side
Hou ban tui
Lifting the back foot
Shu cha
Static element
Heng cha
String
Qian fu yao
Bend before
Shuai yao
Leaning back
 Shuan yao
Rotating waist
Xiao yao
"Bridge" standing
Ti qi ping heng
Position of equilibrium "turn"

TECHNIQUES WITH SNAP PUNCH (QUAN FA)

Chong quan
Fist "torrent"
Chang quan
Fist "sun"
Dzia qiao quan
Higher blockage of forearm
Djuan sao quan
Blocking with fist inwards
Gai quan
Vertical fist strike
Gua quan
Circular punch with a swing
Guan quan
Hit with fist "wind passes through the ear"
Gua gai quan
Strike with the fist "chatterbox"
Jia quan
"Raising the fist" pitching punch with the edge to the top
Long tie tiao quan
Coup "dragon" from the bottom up
Pai quan
"Down the bridge" to cross the blockage poniard
Pi quan
Fist downward
Pau quan
Screw punch upward
Pi tiao quan
Hit with fist "hammer" in the side
Ping quan
Shot hit the back fist
Pian quan
Hit with fist hit from the top down
Sao quan
Blockage punch with top-down
Tie tiao quan
Hit with fist from the bottom up
Ce quan
Fist "Sunny" strikes the sides
Zie quan
Blocking the outside inwards
Zie ce quan
Blockage from the inside outwards

TECHNIQUES WITH SNAP ELBOW (ZHOU FA)

Dan zhou
Strike with the elbow up
Gai zhou
Strike with the elbow from the top down
Gua zhou
With circular elbow strike
Gua hou zhou
With circular elbow strike to back
Hou zhou
Strike back with the elbow
Ze zhou
 Shot in the elbow with lateral

THE STRIKING PALMS TECHNIQUES (SHOU FA)

Biao zhang
Hit the top with fingers
Cha zhang
Cuff that "sting"
Heng zhang
Direct hit with the palm on the inside outwards
Heng shong zhang
Direct hit with the palm inwards from the outside
Heng shou zhang
Direct hit with the palm turned
Liang zhang
"Hand wave" pitching over his head with the palm
Lun bai zhang
"Touch the ground" with the palm
Pi zhang
Vertical stroke of the board hand cubits "sword hand"
Sao zhang
Block span
She zhang
Coup "snake"
She zhang xie
Block with the palm down
She zhang shang
Block with the palm up
Shang zhang
Superior pitching span "roof"
Tan zhi
Pushing the back of the hand "wing of the crane"
Tui shou
Pushing the board of hand cubits
Tui zhang
Cuff vertically
Ze tui zhang
Blockage to the side from the inside outwards, with the palm vertical
Ze shong tui zhang
Blockage to the side from outside inwards, with the palm vertical

TECHNIQUES CLASH SITTING ON (TUI FA)

Ba lian ti
Swing in arc from inside out, with the sole vertically
Bai qi
Shot in the knee with lateral
Bai gua qi
Circular swing with the knee
Ban sao tui
Semi-maturation of the leg
Dao gou tui
Coup "hook" with leg in front
Hou bai tui
Shot back foot
Hou sao tui
Sweeping with back foot
Hu hou bai tui
Coup "tiger" to back
Kao sao tui jiao
Shot with soles prior to the twisting
Li he tui
Arc blow in from outside to inside, vertically
Long xiao wei
Hit "a little dragon tail"
 Qian kai jiao
"Ironing with the leg", shot or sole top down
Qian sao tui
To complete reap before
Qian tan tui
Hit with "screw" top-down
Shang xi
Strike with the knee before
Tan tui
Hit back leg stretched
Teng jiao tui
Before the coup, split with soles
Zhan ti tui
Before the coup, with the sole stretched
Ce chuai tui
Kick in the side
Ce tan tui
Hit with circular foot shot ("tiger tooth")
Tao ti
Short back swing ("horse")
Tao tan ti
Short circular swing back towards

TECHNIQUES CLASH SITTING IN SALT (TIAO YUE LIANXI)

Teng kong fei jiao
"Winged foot", to strike before the expanse of jump sole
Teng kong hou bai tui
Shot back jump
Teng kong tan tui
Shot back foot expanse of jump
Teng kong teng jiao
Shot before the soles of jump
Teng kong ce chuai jiao
Side shot of jump
Teng kong ce tan tui
Circular swing of jump
Teng kong wai bai lian
Balancing foot outside of jump
Xuan feng tui jiao
Jump foot jump shot with "whirlpool"

100 CHINESSE WEAPONS

LONG ARMS
Ge
Axe
Mao
Lance
Yue
Axe with a long tail
Ji
Halberd
Dan Ji
Halebard simple
Shuang Tou Qiang
Impale two
She Qiang
Impale "snake"
Lian Dao Qiang
Impale with hook
Zhua
 Impale
Bi
Penson
Fo Shou
Hand of Buddha
Chan Zhang
Monk cane, Cane Chan
Chan
Sword monk
Jin Qian Chan
Sword "gold" sword
Pa
Rake
Chu Tou
Hoe
Hu Cha
Gallows for tiger
Liang Jian Cha (Niu Jiao Cha)
Prong two teeth
Fei Cha
Forks flying
Long Xu Cha
Prong "setae dragon"
San Jian Liang Ren Dao
3 double sword
Da Dao
Long sword
Kwan Dao
Long Halebard
Ying Tao Dao
Sword head with eagle
Pu Dao
Big halebard
Zhan Ma Dao
Sword for cut horses
Qian Kun Ri Yue Dao
Sword "heaven and earth, sun and months"
Chan Zi Dao
Sword wing "Cicada"
Tian He Feng Wei Tang
Phoenix tail of the heavenly lotus
Lan Qiang
"Impale lion"
Lan Ya Ban
Stick the wolf teeth
Lan Ya Dang
Trident with wolfish teeth disposed
Shao Zi Gun
Stick for break

SHORT ARMS
Jiu Huan Dao
Large sword with 9 rings
Jiu Gou Dao
Large sword with 9 hooks
Nan Dao
South large sword
Gui Tao Dao
Large sword "head ghost-devil"
Yan Zi Dao
Large sword "queue bird"
Zha Dao
Large hand sword
Jian Ci
Sword right to pierced
She Jian
 Sword "serpent" right
Bian
Whip
Jian
Bat
Chui
Hammer
Ba Ling Chui
Hammer in 8 parts
Tie Shan
Iron range
Tie Yan Dou
Iron pipe
Tie Di
Iron Flute
Ba
Plates
Tie Chi
Iron ruler
Guai
Crutch
Fei Mao Dan
"Flying tile"
Dun
Shield
Fen Shui Dun
Shield that separates waters
Ban Deng
Bank
Shuang Shou Dao (Bagua Dao)
Large swords for two hands 2 hands
Shuang Shou Jian
Swords for two hands
Chi Shou
Dagger "Stuck"

CONCEALED AND CASTING WEAPONS

Luohan Qian
Coins "Arhat"
Fei Dao
Knives for threw
Fei Biao
For throwing arrows
Shu Jian
Sword "of cloths"
Tie Chan Chu
Iron Toad
Fei Huang Shi
Stone grasshoppers
Pan Guan Bi
Brush student
Lan Ya Chui
Hammer "wolf tooth"
Dan Gong
Bow
Lu
Crossbow

SOFT WEAPONS
Liu Xing Chui
Meteor hammer
Sen Biao
String to the top impale
 Shuang Tao Fei Chui
Weight flying
Chui Zi Mu
Hammer mother and son
San Jie Gun
Stick of 3 elements
Er Jie Gun
Stick of 2 elements
Qi Jie Bian (Jie Jiu Bian)
Chain/whip of 7 or 9 elements
Long Tao Gan Ban
Stick with the dragon head
Shuang Fei Zhua
Claws flying
Si Jie Tang
Cut of 4 elements

DOUBLE WEAPONS
Shuang Dao
Double large swords
Shuang Jian
Straight sword
Hu Die Shuang Dao
Knives butterfly
Fu
Hammers
Lian Dao
Mow
Gou
Hooks
Jiu Zi Gou
Hooks with new tops
Shuang Shou Ji
Halberds (twin)
Shuang Bi Shou
Two poniard
Huan (Lun)
Circles or wheels
Shuo Huan
Rings iron
Lu Jiao Dao
Knives of deer antlers
Tie Su Zi
Iron comb
Tie Kuai Zi
Iron chopsticks
Emei Ci
Poniards of Emei
Ma Ji
Halberd for horses
Lin Jiao Dao
Head Unicorn swords
Yuan Yang Chan
Sword "The Mandarin duck

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