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Basic translations of terms from Chinese

Baguazhang, Xingyiquan and Internal Martial Arts

 

Core footwork terms --

半步 Ban Bu half step
弓步 Gong Bu bow step
倒叉步 Dao Cha Bu cross step
丁字步 Ding Zi Bu T-character step
七星步 Qi Xing Bu seven star step
凹步 Ao Bu reverse step or opposite side step - (cross side)
順步 Shun Bu smooth step, straight step, or same side step - (lead side)
扣步 Kou Bu hooking step
擺步 Bai Bu swinging step
跟步 Gen Bu following step or gathering step

 

Core technique terms --

撞掌 Zhuang Zhang crashing palm
穿掌 Chuan Zhang piercing palm
崩拳 Beng Chuan crushing fist
裹掌 Guo Zhang wrapping palm
砍掌 Kan Zhang chopping palm
摔掌 Shuai Shou whipping palm or slapping palm
三爬手 San Pa Shou three climbing hands

 

Principles and Methods terms

Yi mind/intent
身法 Shen Fa body methods
手法 Shou Fa hand methods
踢法 Ti Fa kicking methods
打法 Da Fa hitting methods
摔法 Shuai Fa throwing methods
步法 Bu Fa stepping methods
肘法 Zhou Fa elbow methods
Kai to open
練功 Lian Gong to train hard at skills over a long period of time
功夫 Gong Fu skills acquired over a period of time through hard work
Xi to suck in
Fa to throw out
整勁 Zheng Jin combined/whole power
整體\勁 Zheng Ti Jin whole body power
先天 Xian Tian Pre-heaven, something innate, pre-birth
後天 Hou Tian Post-heaven, something learned, post-birth
架構 Jia Gou structure
分筋挫骨 Fen Jin Cuo Gu separate the tendons and saw the bones (aka: our style of "qinna")
收功 Shou Gong end practicing

 

Family Terms

祖師爺
Zu Shi Ye
founder of the lineage
師叔
Shi Shu
kung-fu uncle
老師
Lao Shi
teacher
師母
Shi Mu
your teacher's wife
大師兄
Da Shi Xiong
the teacher's first student (your eldest brother)
師兄
Shi Xiong
elder brother
師弟
Shi Di
younger brother
師姊
Shi Jie
elder sister
師妹
Shi Mei
younger sister

 

Numbers

Yi
1
Er
2
San
3
Si
4
Wu
5
Liu
6
Qi
7
Ba
8
Jiu
9
Shi
10