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Glossary for Wing Chun

Wing Chun: 14 documented terms. Of those: concept / principle (7), title (3), body part (1). Among them Sifu, Qin Na, Dan Tian.

Chi Sao / Sticking Hands黐手

Signature Wing Chun tactile sensitivity exercise building fluid arm reflexes and force redirection.

Concept / Principle China
Dan Tian丹田

Internal energy reservoir and center of gravity in the lower abdomen according to Chinese tradition.

Body Part China
Fa Jin / Fa Jing發勁

Technique of issuing explosive internal power instantaneously in Chinese martial arts.

Concept / Principle China
Kwoon / Wuguan武館

Traditional training hall and institute for Chinese martial arts (Kung Fu / Wushu).

Place China
Mu Ren Zhuang / Wooden Dummy木人樁

Traditional Chinese wooden training dummy used in Wing Chun and other Kung Fu styles.

Equipment China
Neijia / Waijia內家 / 外家

Traditional classification of Chinese martial arts into internal (Neijia) and external (Waijia) schools.

Concept / Principle China
Qin Na / Chin Na擒拿

Chinese system of joint locks, muscle tearing, and pressure point locking in Kung Fu.

Concept / Principle China
Sanda / Sanshou散打 / 散手

Official Chinese full-contact combat sport combining punches, kicks, wrestling takedowns, and sweeps.

Concept / Principle China
Shuai / Chinese Takedowns摔 / 摔法

Pillar of Chinese martial arts encompassing takedowns, sweeps, and high-amplitude throws.

Concept / Principle China
Shuai Jiao / Chinese Wrestling摔角 / 摔跤

Ancient Chinese jacket-wrestling discipline focusing on rapid throws, trips, and takedowns.

Concept / Principle China
Sifu / Shifu師父 / 師傅

Title for a master or teacher in Chinese martial arts.

Title China
Sigung / Shigong師公

Honorific title for the teacher of your Sifu in Chinese martial arts lineage.

Title China
Sihing / Sidai師兄 / 師弟

Titles for senior (Sihing) and junior (Sidai) male classmates under the same Sifu.

Title China
Wude武德

Traditional code of martial morality and ethics in Chinese martial arts.

Etiquette China