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Chi geng — sticking energy Chou gurk — snapping front Churng wai — stealing the

kick line
Chi gung — internal energy
exercises Choung chi — aggressive Churng wai chi sau — steal-
energy ing the line or regaining the
Chi gurk — sticky legs exer- line in chi sau
cise Choung geng — forward, ag-
gressive power Da— a strike or hit
Chi gwan or chi kwan —
sticky pole exercise Chour kuen or chour tau Da m’jong — 5 elbows exer-
kuen — hammerfist cise
Chi sau — sticky hands exer- tai jong — raising elbow
cises; there are many types of Chui meen joi ying — follow gwai jong — diagonal down-
chi sau the structure; straight on fac- ward elbow
ing and chasing wang jong — outward hori-
Chi sau chi gurk — sticky zontal elbow
hands and legs exercise Chui ying — facing straight- pai jong — inward horizontal
on structure; facing the elbow
Chi seurng gurk or chi gurk shadow sau jong — retracting or rear
— double sticky legs exercise elbow
Chum bo — cat sinking
Chi sun — body sticking stance in the knife form Daai geng — directing en-
ergy
Choi geng — taking over Chum jong — sinking elbow
power bock; immovable elbow line Dai — low or lower level
attack
Choeng kui jeong — long Chum sun — to evade by
bridge palm that drills as the sinking the body, ducking Dai bong sau or dai pong sau
stance turns, contacting with — low level wing arm block
the little finger side of the Chun geng — short thrusting
palm; from the Bue Gee form power Dai chan jeong — low knife
edge palm strike
Choeng kiu lik — long bridge Chun geng kuen — one inch
power punch, a short punch Dai gurk — low kick

Chong jou si gan — creating Chuun lop — moving stance- Dai au gurk — low round-
timing work between the poles in house
the mui fa jong
Chor ma — “sitting” horse Dai jing gurk — low front
stance, the basic turning Chung kiu lik — long bridge kick
stance power
Dai wang gurk — low side
Chor do — stomping with Chung kuen — straight kick
the knife handle punch
Dai jeong or haa jeong
— low level spade thrust controlling while alternating
palm strike Dit da — injuries such as punches as in pak faan sau,
bruises, sprains and strains
Dan chi sau — single sticky bue faan sau and lop faan
hands exercise Dit da jau or dit da jow sau
— herbal liniment for bruis-
Dan tien — the center of es, sprains, and strains Faan sun — to regain the
energy in the body located body position
about two inches below the Doi gok gurk — low diago-
navel in center of the trunk nal leg block or strike Faan sun jing gurk — to re-
gain the body position with a
Dang gurk — nailing kick Doi gok kuen or wang kuen front kick
— diagonal punch from out-
Dang gwan or dang kwan side across the centerline Fak do — upward deflecting
— snapping straight down block with the knives
with the pole Dok gurk Siu Lim Tau — sin-
gle leg form of Siu Lim Ta Fak sau — upward deflecting
Day har au gurk — round- block swinging the forearm
house kick on the floor Do — butterfly knives down and up, contacting
with the little finger side
Day har chi gurk — sticky Do bo — moving stances
legs on the floor with the knives of the wrist

Day har jing gurk — front Duun geng — short inches Fat do — right power in tech-
kick on the floor power niques

Day har wang gurk — side Faan dan chi sau — bounc- Faun au gurk or fong ngau
kick on the floor ing sticky hands gurk — reverse roundhouse

Day ton bok gek — ground Faan sau — continuous lop Fay jong — flying elbows
fighting sau basic attack to break
through the opponent’s struc- Fong sau sin wai — blocking
Deng or tai gurk — raising ture line
kick
Faan kuen — circling punch Fok family — a family of
Dim gwan or dim kwan either inside or outside techniques which use the
—stabbing pole palm
Hoi faan kuen — outside
Dim ma — stamping in the whip punch Fok gurk — a downward leg
pole stance to give more block or strike contacting
energy Ngoi faan kuen — inside with the muscle next to the
whip punch shin bone
Ding sau — bent wrist block
or strike contacting with the Faan kuen or faan sau Fok sau — a palm controlling
wrist area — continuous attacking with block with the elbow down
are:
Fok sut — an inward knee Gaan jaam do — simultane- 1. bau ja geng — explode
block or strike ous low sweeping bock and power
upper deflecting block with 2. chi geng — sticking power
Fong sau sin wai — blocking the butterfly knives 3. keng geng — listening
line power
Gaan sau — a low sweeping 4. juun geng — drilling
Fung ngan kuen or fung an block. There are two kinds of power
kuen — phoenix eye punch gaan sau 5. jek jip geng — direct pow-
with the index knuckle for- ergan jip geng — indirect
ward hoi gaan sau — an outward power
low sweeping block 6. yaan geng or daai geng
Fuun do — an outward or — guiding power
sidewards slash with the but- ngoi gaan sau — an inward 7. lin jip geng — connecting
terfly knives low sweeping block power
8. choung geng — aggressive
Fuun sau — an outward or Gaan sau — 5 blocking mo- power
sidewards horizontal chop tions
Gin kuen — moving side
Ga chok — bouncing tech- ngoi gaan sau — inside low punch for pole exercise
nique off of an opponent’s sweeping block
structure Goiu ying — adjusting the
tan sau — flat palm-up block body structure
Gan jip geng — indirect contacting on the thumb side
power of the wrist Goot do — cutting knife at-
tack
Gaan da— simultaneous low hoi gaan sau — outside low
sweeping block with a punch sweeping block Goot gwan — cutting down
with the pole
Gaan gurk — 3 leg blocking jaam sau — forearm deflect-
exercise with the following ing block Gor dan chi sau — attacks in
blocks: single sticky hands
wu sau — guard hand block
Dai jing gurk — low front Gor lop sau — attacks in lop
kick blocking with the calf Gee — fingers sau
muscle
Gee gok chi sau or ji or chi Gor sau or guo sau — attacks
bong gurk — shin block gok chi sau — light sticky in sticky hands
hands
jut gurk — snapping block Gour yung — guts or deter-
Gee gok geng or gum gok mination and self-confidence
Gaan jaam — simultaneous geng — feeling power to win
low sweeping block with a
forearm deflecting block or Geng or ging — energy; the Gu deng chi sau — sitting
chop 8 types of Wing Chun energy sticky hands
Gum gok geng , gee gok Gurk jong — 8 kicks to the Haan kiu chi sau — walking
geng or ji gok geng — feeling mok jong or dummy on the bridge chi sau
energy
Gurng gee kuen — ginger fist Haan sau — a long bridge
Gum jeong — low palm punch block contacting with the
edge strike little finger side of the wrist
Gwai jong — a circular
Gum sau — downward palm downward elbow block or Hau chor ma — backward
block or strike with the el- strike contacting with the bracing stance
bow turned outward forearm
Hau huen joon ma or hau
Gum ying — body feeling Gwai sut — a downward huen or hau joon —- a turn-
knee block contacting with ing stance that is executed by
Gung gek sin wai — attack- the side of the knee or shin stepping forward
ing line
Gwan or kwan — pole then turning 180 degrees to
Gung lik chi sau — heavy face the opposite direction
sticky hands to develop Gwang geng — steel-bar
power power Hau jeong — a palm strike
with the back of the palm
Gurk — leg or kick The 8 Gwat ji fat lik — bone-joint
positions of the kick are power Hay jong or tai jong — rais-
1. jing gurk —strike with the ing elbow strike or block
top of the heel just below the Gwat gwan or sut gwan
arch — opening up or blocking Hay sau or tai sau or ding
2. wang gurk — strike with the inside or outside lower sau — a raising bent wrist
the outside of the heel on the gate with the pole block or strike contacting on
little toe side the little finger side of the
3. soo gurk — strike with the Gwat sau — a circular con- wrist
inside of the arch trolling technique that carries
4. yaai sut gurk — strike with the subject across the center- Hay sut or tai sut — raising
the middle of the heel down- line to open an attacking line knee block or strike contact-
ward ing with the top or side of the
5. tiu gurk — strike with the Haa or chaap kuen — low knee
instep with the toes pointed punch
6. jut gurk — strike with the Hoi or oi —outside
lower calf and achilles ten- Haa jeong or dai jeong
don — low palm strike with the Hoi bok — outside shoulder
7. tai sut — strike with the side of the palm
top or side of the knee with Hoi faan kuen — outside
the leg bent Haan — economic motion whip punch
8. chai gurk — strike down-
ward with the knife edge of Haan kiu — walking on the Hoi hurn — outside facing
the foot bridge or forearm stance
side kick work on the plum blossom
Hoi jeorng or hau jerong
— back palm strike or block huen tiu gurk — circling Jau sau — changing lines in
instep kick attacks, going from one line
Hoi jung sin — outside line to another
Huen ma — circling stance
Hoi kwan sau — outside roll- in the pole form Jau wai — moving stances
ing hands block while changing from one line
Huen sau — circling, con- to another
Hoi ma — to open the horse trolling hand
stance Jau wai chi sau or ngou sau
Huiu ma — cat stance in the — moving sticky hands while
Hoi moon chi sau or hoi pole form changing lines
mun chi sau — outside gate
(position) chi sau Hung jai — control of power Jau wai yaai sut — moving
stances to attack with the
Hoi moon kuen or hoi mun Hung jai chi sau — control- knees
kuen — outside gate diago- ling sticky hands motion to
nal punch block the opponent Jek jip geng — direct power

Hoi sik — opening position Hung jai geng — controlling Jeong — palm strike or chop;
energy the 8 palm strikes are
Hoiu — emptiness, one of 1. jing jeong — front vertical
the major principles of Siu Jam jong — stance for chi palm
Lim Tau gung 2. choen kui jeong — long
bridge palm
Hoiu bo — empty step or cat Jaam do — a forward deflect- 3. hau jeong — back palm
stance in the pole form ing block with the butterfly 4. dai jeong — low side palm
knives 5. pau jeong — downward
Hoiu ying — empty shadow vertical palm strike
Jaam sau — a forearm de- 6. gum sau — diagonally
Huen da — simultaneous flecting block contacting downward palm strike
circling with one hand and with the little finger side of 7. chan jeong — knife edge
striking with the other the forearm palm strike to upper body
and head with palm up
Huen fok sau — circling one hoi jaam sau — outside wu 8. wang jeong — side of
hand into the fok sau posi- sau palm strike to upper body
tion and head with palm down
ngoi jaam sau— inside jaam
Huen gurk — any circle kick sau Ji gok chi sau, gee or chi gok
chi sau — light sticky hands
huen jing gurk — circling Jau ma or jou ma — combin-
front kick ing moving footwork Ji yau bak gek — free spar-
ring
huen wang gurk — circling Jau mui fa jong — stance-
Jing — front or center Jung sin — centerline or cen-
Joi geng — chasing power terline plane
Jing — quietness; one of the
major principles of the Siu Joi yin — following the ngoi jung sin — inside line
Lim Tau form shadow
hoi jung sin — outside line
Jing bok — front shoulder Joi yin chi sau — following
the shadow in chi sau; a type Jung sum sin — vertical
Jing chor ma or cheen chor of chasing chi sau motherline
ma — forward bracing stance
Joi yin jong — folowing the Juun geng — drilling power
Jing dok lop ma or jing gurk shadow on the floor
dok lop ma — front single Jut — snapping motion
leg stance Jon geng or juun geng —
drilling power Jut da — simultaneous snap-
Jing gurk — front kick ping control with one hand
Jong — elbow and striking with the other
Jing jeorng — straight vertical
palm strike Jong dai lik — elbow power Jut do — snapping the knives
produced from practicing the sideways
Jing jung — any strike on the punch
center Jut geng — snapping power
Jong gek — elbow pushing
Jing ma or yee gee kim yeung from behind Jut gurk — snapping kick or
ma — front developmental block
stance; it is not a stance to Jong sau — 1) a centerline
fight from block or strike contacting Jut sau — snapping block
with the thumb side of the contacting with the thumb
Jing meen — facing to the wrist side of the wrist
front
2) the general name for the Kau sau or kow sau — hook-
Jing ngour gurk — toe up Wing Chun fighting position ing palm control
hooking kick or control
Joong-lo — mid-level Keng geng — listening power
Jing sun — Wing Chun front-
on body structure Joong-lo kuen — mid-section Kit gwan or kit kwan —
drilling punch opening up or blocking the
Jin kuen — punches from the inside, upper gate with the
pole horse stance Juen ma — turning and cir- pole
cling stance with the pole
Jit gurk — stopping a kick Kuen — fist or punch
with a kick Juk dok lop ma or wang dok
lop ma — side single leg 8 families of Wing Chun
Jip sau — “controlling the stance punches are
bridge”; an arm break 1. chair kuen — pulling verti-
cal punch
2. chaap kuen — low punch La ma — the stable, rooting Lop da — simultanteous
3. ngoi faan kuen — inside stance in the pole form controlling and striking ; also
whip punch refers to a partner exercise
4. hoi faan kuen — outside Lan gwan or lan kwan —
whip punch horizontal long bridge pole Lop chan jeong — simulta-
5. doi gok kuen — diagonal neous palm controlling and
punch Lan gurk — horizontal leg heel palm strike
6. chour kuen — hammerfist block contacting with the
7. joong-lo kuen — drilling shin bone Lop fok — grabbing from fok
punch sau position
8. tai kuen — raising punch Lan sau — horizontal arm
block contacting with fore- Lop sau — grabbing hand
Kuen siu kuen — punch to arm and sometimes palm control; also refers to a part-
punch exercise ner exercise
Lau do — twisting the knives
Kuen to — any hand form inward to block and strike Lop sau chi sau — lop sau in
sticky hands
Kiu — bridge or forearm Lay wai chi sau — leaving
the gap sticky hands Lou gwan or low gwan — the
Kiu li — distance to the half point pole technique; a
bridge Lik — muscular strength short thrust

Kiu sau — arm bridge Lik do — the correct power Luk dim bune gwan or luk
dim boon gwan — six and
Kum la — joint locking tech- Lin jip geng — connecting half point pole form
niques power or energy
Lut sau — attacking without
Kum la chi sau — joint lock- Lin siu dai da — economy of initial contact with the oppo-
ing techniques applied in chi motion nent’s bridge; it begins with
sau fighting position
Lin wan kuen — continuous
Kwak sau — double spread- chain punching Lut sau chi sau — attacking
ing huen sau from man sau position and
Ling gung jau — muscle lini- immediately going into sticky
Kwan or gwan — pole ment hands

Kwan — rolling Lin wai gurk — flowing kicks Ma — stance

Kwan do — rolling knives Look sau or luk sau or gung Ma bo — moving stances
lik chi sau — heavy sticky
Kwan ma — pole stance hands Ma bo chi sau — moving
sticky hands
Kwan sau — rolling hands Lop — grabbing or control-
block ling with the palm Ma bo lop sau — moving lop
sau Oi or hoi — an alternative
Ng Mui — the Buddhist Siu spelling for “outside”
Mai jong — the correct el- Lum nun who founded Wing
bow position with the elbow Chun Pai jong — horizontal inward
inward on the elbow line elbow strike
Ng’an geng or ng’on geng—
Mai jong — closing the gap elastic power Pak da — simultaneous push-
ing palm block and punch
Man — “to ask” Ngoi — inside
Pak do — catching knives
Man gurk — asking legs Ngoi bok — inside shoulder block
where the first motion sets up
the second attack Ngoi faan kuen — inside Pak gurk — inside kick with
whip punch the sole of the foot with the
Man sau — asking hands knee bent
where the first motions sets Ngoi geng — internal power
up the second attack Pak sau — pushing palm
Ngoi gung — internal chi block or strike
Man sau chi sau — asking exercises for fighting applica-
hand within sticky hands tions Pak sut — inward knee block
or strike
Mo kiu chi sau — walking on Ngoi hurn — inside facing
the bridge sticky hands stance Pau jeong — flat palm strike
with the fingers pointing
Mo see — traditional lion Ngoi jung sin — inside line down. This is applied to the
dance lower body
Ngoi kwan sau — inside roll-
Mok lik — eye power with ing hands Pau sau — lifting palm block
emotion
Ngoi moon kuen — inside Ping haan geng — balancing
Mok jong or Mok yan jong gate diagonal punch or equalizing power
— wooden dummy also the
name for the wooden dum- Ngoi moon chi sau — inside Ping sun — side turning body
my form gate (position) chi sau structure or position; this is
not a Wing Chun position
Moon or mun — gate or door Ngoi ngau gurk — inside leg
hook Por jung — all techniques
say-i moon — dead gate that control and “break” the
which is closed Ng’on geng or ng’an geng centerline
— elastic power
soung moon — live gate Por si gan — breaking timing
which is open Ngou sau — pushing and
drilling while moving in chi Po bai or po pai — double
Mui fa jong — plum blossom sau butterfly palm strike
posts
Poon sau — regular sticky hand to emotionally trap an opponent Si Bok — your teacher’s Si-Hing
motion
Seung — double or advancing Si Dai — a male classmate who
Pun doon — determination in a joined a school after you
fight Seung bok — shoulder attacks
Si Fu — your teacher can be
Sa bau — the wall bag Seung chi sau — double sticky either male or female
hands exercise
Sam gung ma or sip ma — 3 Si Gung — your teacher’s teacher
angle stance Seung dai bong — double low
forearm block Si Hing — a male classmate who
San sau — slow attack exercise joined the school before you
Seung heun sau — double cir-
San sau chi sau — slow attacks cling block Si Jay - a female classmate who
in sticky hands joined the school before you
Seung jut sau — double snap-
Sat gwan — opening the lower ping block Si Jo — an ancestor within the
gate to inside or outside with the system
pole Seung kuen — double punch
Si ma — deflecting stance that
Say bo — retreat and step back Seung ma — front advancing braces the pole
stance to deflect in the knife stance
form Si Mo — your teacher’s wife
Seung pau sau — double upward
Say ping ma — low horse stance palm block Si Sook or si suk — your teach-
for pole er’s classmates who started after
Seung yan chi sau — double him
Say-i kuen — shooting punch sticky hands with three people
Sin — line
Say-i moon — dead gate Seung yan dan chi sau — single
sticky hands with three people jung sin — centerline
Sau — hand or arm
Seung yan jou wai chi sau — ngoi jung sin — inside line
Sau gwan — retreating the pole moving sticky hands with three
people hoi jung sin — outside line
Sau jong — retracting elbow
strike or block Seung yan lop sau — lop sau gung gek sin wai — attacking
with three people line
Sau sik or sau sic — closing posi-
tion in the forms Seung yan man sau — man sau fong sau sin wai — blocking line
with three people
Sau wuun geng — equalizing the jung sum sin — vertical mother-
point and power; wrist power Seung tan sau — double palm up line
block wang jung sin — horizontal
Seng yum geng — sound power motherline
Tai gurk — raising kick
Sing geng— raising power to Tit kiu sau — iron bridge
destroy the opponent’s struc- Tai gwan — raising pole
ture Tik gwan — opening the up-
Tai jong or hay jong — rais- per gate with the pole
Sip ma or sam gung ma — 3 ing elbow
angle stance Tiu do — snapping up knife
Tai kuen — raising punch
Siu geng — dissolving power Tiu gwan or tiu kwan —
Tai or dang sut — raising snapping up pole
Siu Lim Tau — “small idea knee block or attack
form” the first wing chun Tiu or tio gurk — jumping
form Tak gurk — low instep kick kick

Soang jong or wang jong Tan da — simultaneous palm Tiu gurk — instep kick
— outward horizontal elbow up block and punch
To gwan or to kwan — going
Soo gurk — sweeping kick Tan da gaan da — simultan- forward with the pole
teous blocking and attacking
Soor jung — sinking elbow exercise Toi dit — take downs
down to control the center-
line so the opponent cannot Tan do — locking knife block Toi dit chi sau — takedowns
move you in chi sau
Tan geng —”swallowing” or
Sor sau chi sau — trapping sucking power to duck or Toi ma — step back and turn
sticky hands control attacks stance

Soung moon — live gate Tan gurk — forward and up- Tok sau or pau sau — lifting
ward leg block palm block
Sum gwang — 3 joints in the
arm equivalent to the 3 gates Tan ma — drawing back Tong do — slicing knife at-
to pass stance from horse or cat in tack
the pole
Sun ying — body structure Tor chi si gan — delayed tim-
Tan sau — palm up block ing
Sup ji sau or sup gee sau contacting on the thumb side
— crossed arm block in all of the wrist Tor ma — step slide stance
hand forms
Tan sut — outward knee Tou geng— power that “spits
Sut — knee block or attack out” or bounces the oppo-
nent away
Taan gwan — snapping the Tang geng — a rubber- band
pole sideways like power Tou ma — advancing forward
stance in the pole
Tai — raising Teut sau or tuit sau — freeing
arm block Tui ma — jumping stance

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