obsidian-yanxin/notes/martial_arts/jun_fan_terminology.md

Jun Fan Gung Fu Terminology

Counting

Number	Cantonese		Number	Cantonese
One	Yut		Eleven	Sup Yut
Two	Yee		Twelve	Sup Yee
Three	Sahm		Thirteen	Sup Sahm
Four	Say		Twenty	Yee Sup
Five	Mm		Thirty	Sahm Sup
Six	Luk		Ninety-Nine	Gow Sup Gow
Seven	Chut		One Hundred	Yut Bak
Eight	Bak		One Thousand	Yut Ching
Nine	Gow		Ten Thousand	Yut Man
Ten	Sup

Basic Terms

Cantonese	English
Sao	Hand
Jern	Palm
Kuen	Fist
Kiu	Forearm (bridge)
Sut	Knee
Jarn	Elbow
Da	Hit
Tat	Kick
Oi Moon	Outside gate
Loi Moon	Inside gate
Sifu	Instructor of School
Si mo	Sifu's wife, Kung Fu mother
Si hing	Older kung fu brother
Si dei	Younger kung fu brother
Si je	Older kung fu sister
Si mui	Younger kung fu sister
Si gung	Sifu's Instructor
Si bak	Elder kung fu brother of Sifu

Stances

Cantonese	English
Ma Bo	Stance
Jong Tao	Fighting Stance (Facing head-on)
Yee Jee Keem Yeung Ma	Facing horse stance (Character two adduction stance)
Gee Ng Ma	Front stance
Yow Ju Sun Ma	Right sideways slanting stance
Jor Ju Sun Ma	Left sideways slanting stance

Practices

Cantonese	English
Duk Gerk	Single Leg
Chi Gerk	Sticky Leg
Chi Sao	Sticky Hands
Dan Chi Sao	Single Sticky Hand
Sern Chi Sao	Double Sticky Hands
Poon Sao	Rolling hands
Jow Sao	Running hands

General Terminology

Cantonese	English
Chung si	Grandmaster of a style
Dai gee / Moon yan	Student(s) / Disciple(s)
Di si hing	Oldest brother
Gar	Family, style
Kuen	Fist, fist fighting
Kuen fa	Fist fighting method
Kuen su	Art of fist fighting
Kuen to	Boxing form
Kung	Power or strength of a martial arts practitioner
Kung fu	Colloquial term of martial art work, knowledge or technique
Mo	Military
Moon to	Disciple(s)
Moon yan (Dai gee)	Formal term of martial artist
Mo su	Martial art
Pai	Style, system, school
Si juk	Nephew (student of Si-dei)
Si mo	Wife of Sifu, Kung fu mother
Si bak	Elder Kung fu brother of Sifu
Si bak gung	Elder Kung fu brother of Si gong
Si jo	Founder of a style
Si tai gung	Great grandfather
Siu lam gee	Siu Lam Monastery
Toe die	Student, disciple
Toe suen	Grandson (student of toe die)
Tung moon	Follower of the same style
Yut hing	Number one brother

Terms of Motion

Cantonese	English
Bart chum do	Eight-cutting broadswords techniques
Bo	Stance
Biu gee	Thrusting fingers form
Biu gee sao	Thrusting fingers
Bong sao	Tying up hand
Chaeng Jern	Spade (Scraping) palm strike
Chair hung choi	Battle punches
Chew yin	Face to face
Chi sao	Sticky hands
Chi gerk	Sticky leg
Chi kwun	Pole clinging exercise
Chi sheung sao	Double arm clinging
Chin gum sao	Front pinning hand
Chock sao	One hand at a time technique training
Chong	Pre-fighting posture
Chuen kiu	Piercing arm
Chuen sao	Threading through hand
Chum kiu	Arm seeking form
Chung lo	Mid-level
Chung sim	Median line
Chung sum sin	Center line
Chut sing ma	Seven star step
Cue	Forearm (bridge)
Cup jarn	Downward vertical elbow
Da	Hit
Dan chi sao	Single sticky hand
Da gow	Street fighting
Deem jern	Vertical palm
Ding jarn	Butting elbow
Dio jern	Even palm
Dui kok ma	Diagonal stance
Duk gerk	Single leg
Fut sao	Whisking arm
Fook sao	Bridge on arm; sensing hand
Ga sao	Lying palm
Gee ng ma	Front stance
Gon sao	Slicing hand
Gor sao	Passing the bridge
Gum sao	Pinning hand
Har lo	Low level
Hau gum sao	Rear pinning hand
Hau sahm hup jern	Rear three way palm
Hau jarn	Rear elbow
Hoi bo	Open stance
Huen bo	Circling step
Huen got sao	Circling cut hand
Huen sao	Circling hand
Jarn	Elbow
Jean choy kuen	Arrow punch
Jek	Straight thrust
Jern	Palm
Jing jern	Root palm
Jing ma	Front stance
Jong tau	Facing head on
Jop sao	Close gate hand
Jor	Left side
Jow sao	Running hands
Ju jern	Sideways palm
Ju gum sao	Sideways pinning hand
Ju sun kuen	Sideline punch
Ju sun ma	Sideways facing stance
Jum sao	Sinking block
Jun bay	Ready (prior to opening)
Jut sao	Snap energy hand
Kan sao	Splitting block (complex motion)
Kau sao	Circling hand (redirection)
Kau bo	Plucking step
Kuen	Fist
Kuen to	Boxing form
Kuo sao	Fighting practice
Kwai jarn	Downward elbow strike
Kwan sao	Rotating arms (simultaneous tan and bong sao)
Kwan ma	Pole stance
Lan sao	Bar hand
Lap sao	Deflecting arm (complex movement)
Larp sao	Roll around hand
Lau sao	Scooping arm
Lew goh bo	Mynah bird step
Lin wan choy	Chain punches
Loi moon	Inside gate
Lok sao	Rolling arms exercise
Lop jing	Attention stance
Lop sao	Jerking down hand
Lut sao	Freeing hand
Luk dim boon kwan	Six and a half point pole techniques
Ma bo	Horse stance
Mang geng sao	Neck pulling hard
Man sao	Inquisitive hand
Moot sao	Whipping down hand
Muk yan chong	Wooden dummy
Muk yan chong fa	Wooden dummy form
Noi moon	Indoor area
Nuk sao	Free fighting
Oi moon	Outside gate
Pak sao	Slap block
Pao jong sao	Capture center hand
Pie jarn	Sideways elbow
Po pai jern	Double palms (butterfly palms)
Poon sao	Rolling hands
Que sao	Bridge arm
Sahm kok bo	Triangular steps
Sahm sing chong	Three star dummy / Tripodal dummy
Sahm pai fut	Praying thrice to the Buddha
Sai	Relaxed alert energy. A look of sharpness in motion
Sao	Hand
Sau bo	Close stance
Saun sao	Prearranged drills
Saut sao	Throat cutting hand (killing hand)
Saut geng sao	Tightening around neck hand
Sahm hup jern	Three way palm (palm, elbow, shoulder)
Say yim	Central line
Sei ping ma	Quadrilateral level stance
Sei ping di ma	Quadrilateral horse stance
Sern chi sao	Double sticky hands
Sern kuen	Double punches (complex movements)
She sao	Snake hand
Sheung lo	Upper level
Siu nim tau	Little idea form
Sut	Knee
Tan sao	Showing hand (palm up)
Tarn sao	Bounce off energy hand
Tat	Kick
Taw sao	Sticky drawing hand
Tie sao	Lifting elbow hand
Ting sao	Thrusting forward hand
Tok sao	Elbow lifting hand
Tsiu yim jern	Wind gate palm (kidney level)
Tui sao	Horizontal snapping hand
T'uo sao	Downward sweep and chop escaping hand
Wan lan sao	Fence up hand
Wang jern	Sideward palm
Wu sao	Protecting hand
Wu yum jern	Protect woman's part palm
Wu yerng jern	Protect man's part palm
Yan cheung	Stamping palm
Yut jee kuen	Sun character punch
Yut chi chung kuen	Sun character thrusting punch
Yee jee keem yeung ma	Character two adduction stance
Yow	Right side