Kung Fu Terminology
Chinese name --- English meaning
Yu-Bay! --- Ready!
Gin Lai --- Salute
Bai Jong --- Ready Position
Kwoon --- School or Academy
Si-jo --- Founder of System
Si-gung --- Your Instructor’s Instructor
Si-fu ---Your Instructor
Si-hing --- Your senior, older brother
Si-dai --- Your junior or younger brother
Si-bak --- Instructor’s senior
Si-sook --- Instructor’s junior
To-dai ---Student
Toe-suen --- Student’s Student
Phon-Sao --- Trapping Hands
Pak sao --- Slapping Hand
Lop sao --- Pulling Hand
Jut sao --- Jerking Hand
Jao sao --- Running Hand
Huen sao --- Circling Hand
Boang sao --- Deflecting Hand (elbow up)
Fook sao --- Horizontal Deflecting Arm
Maun sao --- Inquisitive Hand (Gum Sao)
Gum sao --- Covering, Pressing Hand, Forearm
Tan sao --- Palm Up Deflecting Hand
Ha pak --- Low Slap
Ouy ha pak --- Outside Low Slap Cover
Loy ha pak --- Inside Low Slap Cover
Ha o’ou sao --- Low Outside Hooking Hand
Woang pak --- High Cross Slap
Goang sao --- Low Outer Wrist Block
Ha da --- Low Hit
Jung da --- Middle Hit
Go da --- High Hit
Bil-Jee --- Thrusting fingers (finger jab)
Jik chung choi --- Straight Blast (Battle Punch)
Chung choi --- Vertical Fist
Gua choi --- Back Fist
Ping choi --- Horizontal Fist
Chop choi --- Knuckle Fist
Saat --- Knee
Jang --- Elbow
Kow Tao --- Head Butt
No’ou tek --- Hook Kick (Roundhouse Kick)
Juk tek --- Side Kick
Hou tek --- Back Kick
Hou juk tek --- Back-Side Kick
Juen tek --- Spin Kick
Dum tek --- Foot Stomp
Gua tek --- Inverted Hook Kick
Jeet Tek --- Stop Kick
Jik tek --- Straight Kick
So tek --- Sweeping Kick
Chi sao --- Sticky Hands Exercise
Tan sao --- Palm Up Deflecting Hand