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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
意 |
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 |
開 |
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 |
吸 |
Xi |
to suck in |
發 |
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
一 |
Yi |
1 |
二 |
Er |
2 |
三 |
San |
3 |
四 |
Si |
4 |
五 |
Wu |
5 |
六 |
Liu |
6 |
七 |
Qi |
7 |
八 |
Ba |
8 |
九 |
Jiu |
9 |
十 |
Shi |
10 |
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