Glossary
Wing Chun Terminology
Definitions in Chinese & roughly translated to English
The Blocks are named after the position(s) that they represent.
| Sil Lim Tao (1st Form) | - Little Idea Form | - First Form in the Wing Chun System - Read More |
| Chum Kuu (2nd Form) | - Arm/Bridge Seeking Form | - Second Form in the Wing Chun System - Read More |
| Biu Tze (3rd Form) | - Thrusting Fingers Form | - Third Form in the Wing Chun System - Read More |
| Muk Yan Chong | - Wooden Man or Wooden Dummy Form |
| Luk Dim Boon Kwun | - Six and a Half Point Pole /Dragon Pole Form |
| Bart Cham Dao | - Eight Slashing Butterfly Knives Form |
| Ng Mui | - The Buddhist Sil Lim nun who founded Wing Chun |
| Yip Man | - The late grandmaster of Wing Chun who taught publicly which spread the system |
Basic Wing Chun Terms
| Bok | - Shoulder |
| Chuie | - Blow or Punch |
| Da | - Strike |
| Dai | - Low or low level attack / defence |
| Dao | - Knife |
| Jarn | - Elbow |
| Jueng | - Palm |
| Kuen | - Fist |
| Ma | - Stance |
| Noi Moon | - Inner Gate - the space between your arms |
| Oi Moon | - Outer Gate - the space on the outside of either of your shoulders |
| Sau | - Hand or Arm |
| Sifu | - Teacher/Guardian Figure - your teacher can be either male or female |
| Jung Sin | - Centre Line - the area where direct your attack on an opponent & the area that you remain in control of on yourself. |
| Sut | - Knee |
Wing Chun Blocks/Deflections
| Bong Sau | - Wing Arm | - contacting on the little finger side of the wrist - Read More |
| Biu Gee | - Thrusting Hand/Fingers | - contacting on the little finger side of the wrist - Read More |
| Dai Bong Sau | - Low Wing Arm | - contacting on the little finger side of the wrist |
| Fak Sau | - Whisking Hand/Arm | - contacting with the little finger side of the wrist - Read More |
| Fan Sau | - Returning Hand | - retuning the hand back in to a guard position |
| Fook Sau | - Subduing Hand/Arm | - contacting with the thumb side of the forearm - Read More |
| Fut Sau | - Flicking Hand/Fingers | - contacting with the little finger side of the forearm - Read More |
| Got Sau | - Cutting hand (Sickle) | - using a tug of the hand with the body to control the bridge |
| Gum Sau | - Pressing/Pinning Hand | - block/strike with the elbow turned outward - Read More |
| Guan Sau | - Splitting Hand/Arm | - a low sweeping block - Read More |
| Huen Sau | - Circling Hand/Arm | - contacting with the wrist - Read More |
| Jip Sau | - an arm break | - "controlling the bridge" Jut Sau and Tok Sau |
| Jum Sau | - Sinking Hand/Arm/Elbow | - contacting with the little finger side of the forearm - Read More |
| Jut Sau | - Jerking Hand/Arm | - use of short range power to strike - Read More |
| Kau Sau | -Sickle Hand | - use of the hand to control the bridge of an opponent |
| Kwan Sau | - Rotating Arms | - Using rotation of the arms to free up position - Read More |
| Lan Sau | - Bar/Obstruction Arm | - contacting with forearm and sometimes palm - Read More |
| Lap Sau | - Grabbing/Controlling Arm | - grabbing hand control - Read More |
| Mun Sau | - Inquisitive/Asking Hand | - Front guard hand - Read More |
| Man Geng Sau | - Neck Pulling Hand/Arm | - Neck pulling hand from sections 1 & 2 of the Dummy |
| Pak Sau | - Slapping Hand/Arm | - catching/controlling with the palm - Read More |
| Tan Sau | - Open/Spread - Hand | - contacting on the thumb side of the wrist - Read More |
| Tok Sau | - Lifting Palm | - lifting with the palm block - Read More |
| Tuet Sau | - Freeing hand | - the freeing hand at the end of Sil Lim Tao |
| Wu Sau | - Guard/Protective Hand | - Rear Guard Hand - Read More |
Chi Sau
| Chi Sau | - Double Sticky Hands Exercise |
| Chi Gerk | - Sticky Legs |
| Dan Chi Sau | - Single Sticky Hand Exercise |
| Poon Sau | - Regular Rolling Sticky Hand Motion |
| Luk Sau | - Rolling Sticky Hands with Forwarding Energy |
| Gor Sau | - Free hand techniques within Chi Sau |
Wing Chun Strikes Closed Fist Strikes
| Chuen Chuie | - Inch Punch | - delivered at very short range with (internal strike) |
| Chung Chuie | - Thrusting Punch | - delivered with max power from the rear hand |
| Fung An Chuie | - Phoenix Eye Punch | - delivered with the index finger bent into a point |
| Jik Chung Chuie | - Straight Punch | - basic straight punch |
| Lin Wan Kuen | - Chain Punching | - A chain of punches which don’t have to be the same |
Open Palm Methods
| Jing Jeung | - Front vertical palm |
| Dai Jeung | - Low side palm |
| Pau Jeung | - Downward vertical palm strike |
| Chan Jeung | - Knife edge palm strike to upper body or head with palm up |
| Wang Jeung | - Side of palm strike to upper body or head with palm down |
Elbow Strikes
| Gwai Jarn | - Diagonal downward elbow | |
| Kup Jarn | - Downward elbow delivered whilst rotating the body | |
| Pai Jarn | - horizontal inward elbow | |
Wing Chun Kicks
| Chai Gerk | - Stepping Kick/Crescent Kick |
| Chou Gerk | - Snapping front kick |
| Wang Gerk | - Horizontal Kick/Side Kick |
Wing Chun Foot Work
| Biu Ma | Thrusting Step |
| Huen Ma | Circling Step |
| Sam Gwok Ma | Triangle Step |
Simultaneous Movements
| Biu Da | - simultaneous thrusting arm and striking with the other hand, | (Inner/Outer Gate) |
| Guan Da | - simultaneous low sweeping block and striking with the other hand | (Inner/Outer Gate) |
| Gum Da | - simultaneous pinning arm and Striking with the other hand | (Outer Gate) |
| Huen Da | - simultaneous circling with one hand and striking with the other hand | (Outer Gate) |
| Lap Da | - simultaneous controlling and striking with the other hand | (Outer Gate) |
| Pak Da | simultaneous pushing palm block and striking with the other hand | (Outer Gate) |
| Tan Da | simultaneous Palm up Block and striking with the other hand | (Inner/Outer Gate) |
Other Terms
| Dan Tien | - the centre of energy in the body located about two inches below the navel |
| Fa Ging | - Releasing power |
| Gong Lik | - Internal Energy |
| Gong Lik | - Internal Energy |
| Gee | - Fingers |
| Ying & Yang | Soft & Hard, Male & Female, Positive & Negative |
| Yee Chi Kim Yeung Ma | Basic Wing Chun stance |
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| Bong | - Wing |
| Biu | - To Thrust or Shoot |
| Fak | - To Whisk |
| Fan | - To Return |
| Fook | - To Subdue |
| Fut | - To Flick around |
| Gum | - To Press or Pin |
| Guan | - To Split |
| Huen | - To Circle |
| Jip | - To Jerk and Lift Simultaneously |
| Jum | - To Sink |
| Jut | - To Jerk |
| Jut | - To Jerk |
| Kau | - To Hook |
| Lan | - To Obstruct or Bar |
| Lap | - To grab, control |
| Man | - To Ask or be Inquisitive |
| Pak | - To Parry |
| Sau | - Arm |
| Tan | - To Spread or open |
| Tok | - To Lift |
| Tuet | - To Free |
| Wu | - Guard |