Terminology
Note to students: some of these terms are used in our everyday training, while some have fallen into disuse. The full glossary of terms is listed here for reference and interest only, though the student is expected to know many of the more basic terms.
| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| 1. Ready | Chun-Pei |
| 2. Stop | Siew |
| 3. Turn Around | Dao-Chuen |
| STANCE | BEAR-POH |
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| 1. Basic Stance | Gee-Bun Bear Poh |
| 2. 3/4 Stance | Chiah Bear Poh |
| 3. Contemporary Sparring Stance | Kuan Bear Poh |
| 4. Traditional Cross Step Stance | Tap-Kar Bear Poh |
| PUNCHING TECHNIQUES | CHIEW-POH |
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| 1. Basic Punch | Gee-Bun Cheng |
| 2. Shoulder Punch | Geng-Dao Cheng |
| 3. Box Punch | Juan-Cheng |
| 4. Upright Punch | Did-Cheng |
| 5. Roundhouse Punch | Kao-Chiew |
| 6. Backfist | Chiew-Boay |
| 7. Elbow Strike | Chiew-Jiam |
| KICKING TECHNIQUES | KAR-POH |
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| 1. Front Kick | Jeng-Tat |
| 2. Cross Step Traditional | Tap-Kar |
| 3. Cross Step Contemporary | Char-Kar |
| 4. Cross-Step Front Kick | Char-Kar-Tat |
| 5. Turning Kick | Juan-Tat |
| 6. Sidekick | Bian-Tat |
| 7. Reverse Kick Backslice | Awr-Chiat-Tat |
| 8. Reverse Kick Backswing | Awr-Juan-Tat |
| 9. Backthrust Kick | Awr-Tat |
| 10. Raising Kick | Seng-Tat |
| 11. Oblique Front Kick | Chiah-Tat |
| JUMPING TECHNIQUES | DIAW-POH |
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| 1. Jumping Front Kick | Diaw-Jeng-Tat |
| 2. Jumping Side Kick | Diaw-Bian-Tat |
| 3. Jumping Turning Kick | Diaw-Juan-Tat |
| 4. Jumping Backthrust | Diaw-Awr-Tat |
| 5. Jumping Reverse Kick | Diaw-Awr-Juan-Tat |
| SWEEPING TECHNIQUES | SAU-POH |
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| 1. Front Sweep | Jeng-Sau |
| 2. Back Sweep | Awr-Sau |
| 3. Sweep | Jit-Chuan-Sau |
| BLOCKING TECHNIQUES | TARH-POH |
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| 1. Inner Block | Lai-Tarh |
| 2. Outer Block | Gua-Tarh |
| 3. Upwards Block | Deng-Tarh |
| ROLLING TECHNIQUES | LIAN-POH |
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| 1. Front Roll | Jeng-Lian |
| 2. Back Roll | Awr-Lian |
| STICKWORK TECHNIQUES |
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| 1. High Section Strike | Kam |
| 2. High Section Block | Deng-Tarh |
| 3. Middle Section Thrust | Tuu |
| 4. Middle Section Block | Tiong-Tarh |
| 5. Low Section Upwards Attack | Hiaw |
| 6. Low Section Block | Kear-Tarh |
| 7. Sweep | Sau (See Leg Sweeps) |
| 8. Press Block | Jeet |
| TECHNIQUE SEQUENCES | KUN-SOOT |
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| 1. One-Step Sparring | Eee-Poh Kun |
| 2. Combination Techniques | Sua-Chiew |
| Chek-Chiew |
| Tsan-Tsao |
| Tsan-Chiew |
| 3. Weapons | Kun |
| 4. Forms | Gun |
| 5. Free-Sparring | Joo-Yew-Kun |
| TERMS OF RESPECT |
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| 1. Ancestor Master | Cho-Si |
| 2. Grandmaster | Si-Gung |
| 3. Master | Si-Fu |
| 4. Master-Uncle | Si-Sok |
| 5. Instructor | Gow-Lian |
| 6. Fellow-Student Elder | Si-Heng |
| 7. Fellow-Student Younger | Si-Dai |
| NUMBERS |
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| 1 | yī | = ee |
| 2 | èr | = awr |
| 3 | sān | = san |
| 4 | sì | = suh |
| 5 | wǔ | = woo |
| 6 | liù | = leeoo |
| 7 | qī | = chee |
| 8 | bā | = bah |
| 9 | jiǔ | = jyoh |
| 10 | shí | = shhuh |