Wing Chun Terminology
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Numbers
- Yut - one
- Yee - two
- Sahm - three
- Say - four
- Mm - five
- Luk - six
- Chut - seven
- Bak - eight
- Gow - nine
- Sup - ten
- Sup yut - eleven
- Sup yee - twelve
- Sup sahm - thirteen
- Yee sup - twenty
- Sahm sup - thirty
General motion terms
- Bach chum do - Eight-cutting swords techniques
- Bo - stance
- Bui Gee/Bui Tze - thrusting fingers
- Bong sao - wing arm
- Chi sao - Sticky hands. Refers to an exercise in Wing Chun where two partners practice sparring techniques by keeping their arms touching ("sticking") at all times, and learning which arm movements/positions can be used as counters against the others.
- Chi gerk - Sticky legs. Same as above but focusing on use of the legs.
- Chum Kiu - Seeking bridge. Also the name of the second major form in the Wing Chun system.
- Da - hit
- Dan chi sao - Single sticky hand. Similar to Chi Sao but using only one hand.
- Fook sao - sensing hand
- Gong sao - slicing hand
- Gor sao - passing the bridge
- Gum sao - pinning hand
- Hau chang jern - rear pinning hand
- Hau jarn - rear elbow
- Hoi bo - open stance
- Huen bo - circling step
- Huen sao - circling hand
- Jarn - elbow
- Jern - palm
- Jing Ma - front stance
- Jop sao - close gate hand
- Jar - left side
- Jar chang jern - left sideways palm
- Jow sao - running hand
- Jum sao - sinking block
- Jun bay - ready to open
- Jut sao - snap energy hand (jerking hand)
- Kau sao - circling redirection hand
- Kuen - fist
- Lan sao - bar arm
- Lau sao - scooping arm
- Lin wan choy - chain punching (battle punching)
- Lop jing - attention stance
- Lop sao - jerking down hand
- Lut sao - freeing hand
- Ma bo - horse stance
- Man sao - asking (inquisitive) hand
- Moot sao - whipping down hand
- Pak sao - slap hand
- Pie harn - sideways elbow
- Po pie jern - double palms (butterfly palm)
- Poon sao - rolling hands
- Sahm gok ma - triangle stepping
- Sao - hand
- Sau bo - close stance
- Saut gon sao - noose around the neck
- Sahm hum jern - three-way palm (palm, elbow, shoulder)
- She sao - snake hand
- Saut sao - throat cutting hand
- Sup sao - figure 10 hands
- Sut - knee
- Taun sao - showing hand
- Tok sao - lifting hand
- Wan lan sao - double bar arm
- Wang jern - sideward palm
- Wu sao - protecting hand
- Yut hi kuen - sun character punch
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