Bak gek = sparring

Bai ying =losing body structure or loss of balance

Bai ying chi sau = irregular structure sticky hands

Bai ying jing ngau gurk = to regain lost balance by controlling with a front instep kick

Bai Ying ngoi au gurk = to regain lost balance by controlling with an inside instep kick

Bat jaam do = eight slash knives; the name of the Wing Chun butterfly knives and the knife form

Bat sin choi chi sau = 8 immortal table sticky hands for demonstrations

Bau ja geng = whipping or explode energy

Bau ja lik = explode power

Bik bo = jamming stance in the knive form

Bik ma = chasing stance with the pole

Bo lay ying = glass technique

Bok = shoulder

Bong an chi sau = blindfolded sticky hands

Bong do = wing arm block with the butterfly knives

Bong family = a family of Wing Chun techniques that contact on the little finger side of the wrist

Bong gurk = outer shin bock with the knee turned outward

Bong sau = wing arm block contacting on the wrist area

Bue do = shooting or thrusting with the knives also the stance to step forward

Bue gee = shooting fingers

Bue gee ma = outward circling stance

Bue gwan or bue kwan = shooting or thrusting with the pole

Bue jong sau = centerline thrusting block or strike with the thumb side up,

contacting on the thumb side of the wrist

Bue ma = shooting forward stance with the pole

Bue sau = shooting fingers block, contacting on the little finger side of the wrist

Chaam = to sink, one of the principles of the Siu Lum Tau

Chaam geng = sinking power to duck away from attacks

Chaan bo = go forward and jam stance in the knive form

Chaan do = a upper slash or chop with the butterfly knives

Chaan jeong = to "push out" with the palm; an upper gate palm strike that drills out with the palm

Chaap kuen = low punch

Chai gurk = any kick that stamps down; also a scraping kick contacting with the blade edge of the foot

Chai sut = to stomp downward with the knee

Chair kuen = pulling punch; the Wing Chun basic rotational punch

Chan dai jeorng or dai chan jeorng also juk jeong = to "cut in"; a low knife edge palm strike, contacting with the little finger side and with the palm up

Chan gang = neck chop with the little finger side of the palm down or palm up

Chan jeong = "knife edge" palm strike contacting with the little finger side of the palm

Cheen chor ma or jing chor ma = forward bracing stance

Chi = 1) internal energy 2) sticking

Chi dan gurk = single sticky legs exercise

Chi do = sticky knives

Chi gok chi sau or ji gok chi sau = light sticky hands

Chi geng = sticking energy

Chi gung = internal energy exercises

Chi gurk = sticky legs exercise

Chi gwan or chi kwan = sticky pole exercise

Chi sau = sticky hands exercises; there are many types of chi sau

Chi sau chi gurk = sticky hands and legs exercise

Chi seurng gurk or chi gurk = double sticky legs exercise

Chi sun = body sticking

Choi geng = taking over power

Choeng kui jeong = long bridge palm that drills as the stance turns, contacting with the little finger side of the palm; from the Bue Gee form

Choeng kiu lik = long bridge power

Chong jou si gan = creating timing

Chor ma = "sitting" horse stance, the basic turning stance

Chor do = stomping with the knife handle

Chou gurk = snapping front kick

Choung chi = aggressive energy

Choung geng = forward, aggressive power

Chour kuen or chour tau kuen = hammerfist

Chui meen joi ying = follow the structure; straight on facing and chasing

Chui ying = facing straight-on structure; facing the shadow

Chum bo = cat sinking stance in the knife form

Chum jong = sinking elbow bock; immovable elbow line

Chum Kiu = 1) searching for the bridge 2) the name of the second form, sinking the bridge

Chum sun = to evade by sinking the body, ducking

Chun geng = short thrusting power

Chun geng kuen = one inch punch, a short punch

Chuun lop = moving stancework between the poles in the mui fa jong

Chung kiu lik = long bridge power

Chung kuen = straight punch

Churng wai = stealing the line

Churng wai chi sau = stealing the line or regaining the line in chi sau

Da= a strike or hit

Da m'jong = 5 elbows exercise

tai jong = raising elbow

gwai jong = diagonal downward elbow

wang jong = outward horizontal elbow

pai jong = inward horizontal elbow

sau jong = retracting or rear elbow

Daai geng = directing energy

Dai = low or lower level attack

Dai bong sau or dai pong sau = low level wing arm block

Dai chan jeong = low knife edge palm strike

Dai Lim Tau = big idea which is built up from the little ideas in the Siu Lim Tau form

Dai gurk = low kick

Dai au gurk = low roundhouse

Dai jing gurk = low front kick

Dai wang gurk = low side kick

Dai jeong or haa jeong = low level spade thrust palm strike

Dan chi sau = single sticky hands exercise

Dan tien = the center of energy in the body located about two inches below the navel in center of the trunk

Dang gurk = nailing kick

Dang gwan or dang kwan = snapping straight down with the pole

Day har au gurk = roundhouse kick on the floor

Day har chi gurk = sticky legs on the floor

Day har jing gurk = front kick on the floor

Day har wang gurk = side kick on the floor

Day ton bok gek = ground fighting

Deng or tai gurk = raising kick

Dim gwan or dim kwan =stabbing pole

Dim ma = stamping in the pole stance to give more energy

Ding sau = bent wrist block or strike contacting with the wrist area

Dit da = injuries such as bruises, sprains and strains

Dit da jau or dit da jow = herbal liniment for bruises, sprains, and strains

Doi gok gurk = low diagonal leg block or strike

Doi gok kuen or wang kuen = diagonal punch from outside across the centerline

Dok gurk Siu Lim Tau = single leg form of Siu Lim Ta

Do = butterfly knives

Do bo = moving stances with the knives

Duun geng = short inches power

Faan dan chi sau = bouncing sticky hands

Faan sau = continuous lop sau basic attack to break through the opponent's structure

Faan kuen = circling punch either inside or outside

Hoi faan kuen = outside whip punch

Ngoi faan kuen = inside whip punch

Faan kuen or faan sau = continuous attacking with controlling while alternating punches as in pak faan sau,

bue faan sau and lop faan sau

Faan sun = to regain the body position

Faan sun jing gurk = to regain the body position with a front kick

Fak do = upward deflecting block with the knives

Fak sau = upward deflecting block swinging the forearm down and up, contacting with the little finger side

of the wrist

Fat do = right power in techniques

Faun au gurk or fong ngau gurk = reverse roundhouse

Fay jong = flying elbows

Fong sau sin wai = blocking line

Fok family = a family of Wing Chun techniques which use the palm

Fok gurk = a downward leg block or strike contacting with the muscle next to the shin bone

Fok sau = a palm controlling block with the elbow down

Fok sut = an inward knee block or strike

Fong sau sin wai = blocking line

Fung ngan kuen or fung an kuen = phoenix eye punch with the index knuckle forward

Fuun do = an outward or sidewards slash with the butterfly knives

Fuun sau = an outward or sidewards horizontal chop

Ga chok = bouncing technique off of an opponent's structure

Gan jip geng = indirect power

Gaan da= simultaneous low sweeping block with a punch

Gaan gurk = 3 leg blocking exercise with the following blocks:

dai jing gurk = low front kick blocking with the calf muscle

bong gurk = shin block

jut gurk = snapping block

Gaan jaam = simultaneous low sweeping block with a forearm deflecting block or chop

Gaan jaam do = simultaneous low sweeping bock and upper deflecting block with the butterfly knives

Gaan sau = a low sweeping block. There are two kinds of gaan sau

hoi gaan sau = an outward low sweeping block

ngoi gaan sau = an inward low sweeping block

Gaan sau = 5 blocking motions

ngoi gaan sau = inside low sweeping block

tan sau = flat palm-up block contacting on the thumb side of the wrist

hoi gaan sau = outside low sweeping block

jaam sau = forearm deflecting block

wu sau = guard hand block

Gee = fingers

Gee gok chi sau or ji or chi gok chi sau = light sticky hands

Gee gok geng or gum gok geng = feeling power

Geng or ging = energy; the 8 types of Wing Chun energy are:

Gin kuen = moving side punch for pole exercise

Goiu ying = adjusting the body structure

Goot do = cutting knife attack

Goot gwan = cutting down with the pole

Gor dan chi sau = attacks in single sticky hands

Gor lop sau = attacks in lop sau

Gor sau or guo sau = attacks in sticky hands

Gour yung = guts or determination and self-confidence to win

Gu deng chi sau = sitting sticky hands

Gum gok geng , gee gok geng or ji gok geng = feeling energy

Gum jeong = low palm edge strike

Gum sau = downward palm block or strike with the elbow turned outward

Gum ying = body feeling

Gung gek sin wai = attacking line

Gung lik chi sau = heavy sticky hands to develop power

Gurk = leg or kick The 8 positions of the kick are

Gurk jong = 8 kicks to the mok jong or dummy

Gurng gee kuen = ginger fist punch

Gwai jong = a circular downward elbow block or strike contacting with the forearm

Gwai sut = a downward knee block contacting with the side of the knee or shin

Gwan or kwan = pole

Gwang geng = steel-bar power

Gwat ji fat lik = bone-joint power

Gwat gwan or sut gwan = opening up or blocking the inside or outside lower gate with the pole

Gwat sau = a circular controlling technique that carries the subject across the centerline to open an attacking line

Haa or chaap kuen = low punch

Haa jeong or dai jeong = low palm strike with the side of the palm

Haan = economic motion

Haan kiu = walking on the bridge or forearm

Haan kiu chi sau = walking on the bridge chi sau

Haan sau = a long bridge block contacting with the little finger side of the wrist

Hau chor ma = backward bracing stance

Hau huen joon ma or hau huen or hau joon =- a turning stance that is executed by stepping forward

then turning 180 degrees to face the opposite direction

Hau jeong = a palm strike with the back of the palm

Hay jong or tai jong = raising elbow strike or block

Hay sau or tai sau or ding sau = a raising bent wrist block or strike contacting on the little finger side of the wrist

Hay sut or tai sut = raising knee block or strike contacting with the top or side of the knee

Ho Kam Ming = a long time disciple of Grandmaster Yip Man; the teacher of Augustine Fong

(Fong Chi-Wing)

Hoi or oi =outside

Hoi bok = outside shoulder

Hoi faan kuen = outside whip punch

Hoi hurn = outside facing stance

Hoi jeorng or hau jerong = back palm strike or block

Hoi jung sin = outside line

Hoi kwan sau = outside rolling hands block

Hoi ma = to open the horse stance

Hoi moon chi sau or hoi mun chi sau = outside gate (position) chi sau

Hoi moon kuen or hoi mun kuen = outside gate diagonal punch

Hoi sik = opening position

Hoiu = emptiness, one of the major principles of Siu Lim Tau

Hoiu bo = empty step or cat stance in the pole form

Hoiu ying = empty shadow

Huen da = simultaneous circling with one hand and striking with the other

Huen fok sau = circling one hand into the fok sau position

Huen gurk = any circle kick

huen jing gurk = circling front kick

huen wang gurk = circling side kick

huen tiu gurk = circling instep kick

Huen ma = circling stance in the pole form

Huen sau = circling, controlling hand

Huiu ma = cat stance in the pole form

Hung jai = control of power

Hung jai chi sau = controlling sticky hands motion to block the opponent

Hung jai geng = controlling energy

Jam jong = stance for chi gung

Jaam do = a forward deflecting block with the butterfly knives

Jaam sau = a forearm deflecting block contacting with the little finger side of the forearm

hoi jaam sau = outside wu sau

ngoi jaam sau= inside jaam sau

Jau ma or jou ma = combining moving footwork

Jau mui fa jong = stancework on the plum blossom

Jau sau = changing lines in attacks, going from one line to another

Jau wai = moving stances while changing from one line to another

Jau wai chi sau or ngou sau = moving sticky hands while changing lines

Jau wai yaai sut = moving stances to attack with the knees

Jek jip geng = direct power

Jeong = palm strike or chop; the 8 palm strikes are

Ji gok chi sau, gee or chi gok chi sau = light sticky hands

Ji yau bak gek = free sparring

Jing = front or center

Jing = quietness; one of the major principles of the Siu Lim Tau form

Jing bok = front shoulder

Jing chor ma or cheen chor ma = forward bracing stance

Jing dok lop ma or jing gurk dok lop ma = front single leg stance

Jing gurk = front kick

Jing jeorng = straight vertical palm strike

Jing jung = any strike on the center

Jing ma or yee gee kim yeung ma = front developmental stance; it is not a stance to fight from

Jing meen = facing to the front

Jing ngour gurk = toe up hooking kick or control

Jing sun = Wing Chun front-on body structure

Jin kuen = punches from the pole horse stance

Jit gurk = stopping a kick with a kick

Jip sau = "controlling the bridge"; an arm break

Joi geng = chasing power

Joi yin = following the shadow

Joi yin chi sau = following the shadow in chi sau; a type of chasing chi sau

Joi yin jong = folowing the shadow on the floor

Jon geng or juun geng = drilling power

Jong = elbow

Jong dai lik = elbow power produced from practicing the punch

Jong gek = elbow pushing from behind

Jong sau = 1) a centerline block or strike contacting with the thumb side of the wrist

2) the general name for the Wing Chun fighting position

Joong-lo = mid-level

Joong-lo kuen = mid-section drilling punch

Juen ma = turning and circling stance with the pole

Juk dok lop ma or wang dok lop ma = side single leg stance

Jung sin = centerline or centerline plane

ngoi jung sin = inside line

hoi jung sin = outside line

Jung sum sin = vertical motherline

Juun geng = drilling power

Jut = snapping motion

Jut da = simultaneous snapping control with one hand and striking with the other

Jut do = snapping the knives sideways

Jut geng = snapping power

Jut gurk = snapping kick or block

Jut sau = snapping block contacting with the thumb side of the wrist

Kau sau or kow sau = hooking palm control

Keng geng = listening power

Kit gwan or kit kwan = opening up or blocking the inside, upper gate with the pole

Kuen = fist or punch

8 families of Wing Chun punches are

Kuen siu kuen = punch to punch exercise

Kuen to = any hand form

Kiu = bridge or forearm

Kiu li = distance to the bridge

Kiu sau = arm bridge

Kum la = joint locking techniques

Kum la chi sau = joint locking techniques applied in chi sau

Kwak sau = double spreading huen sau

Kwan or gwan = pole

Kwan = rolling

Kwan do = rolling knives

Kwan ma = pole stance

Kwan sau = rolling hands block

La ma = the stable, rooting stance in the pole form

Lan gwan or lan kwan = horizontal long bridge pole

Lan gurk = horizontal leg block contacting with the shin bone

Lan sau = horizontal arm block contacting with forearm and sometimes palm

Lau do = twisting the knives inward to block and strike

Lay wai chi sau = leaving the gap sticky hands

Lik = muscular strength

Lik do = the correct power

Lin jip geng = connecting power or energy

Lin siu dai da = economy of motion

Lin wan kuen = continuous chain punching

Ling gung jau = muscle liniment

Lin wai gurk = flowing kicks

Look sau or luk sau or gung lik chi sau = heavy sticky hands

Lop = grabbing or controlling with the palm

Lop da = simultanteous controlling and striking ; also refers to a partner exercise

Lop chan jeong = simultaneous palm controlling and heel palm strike

Lop fok = grabbing from fok sau position

Lop sau = grabbing hand control; also refers to a partner exercise

Lop sau chi sau = lop sau in sticky hands

Lou gwan or low gwan = the half point pole technique; a short thrust

Luk dim bune gwan or luk dim boon gwan = six and half point pole form

Lut sau = attacking without initial contact with the opponent's bridge; it begins with fighting position

Lut sau chi sau = attacking from man sau position and immediately going into sticky hands

Ma = stance

Ma bo = moving stances

Ma bo chi sau = moving sticky hands

Ma bo lop sau = moving lop sau

Mai jong = the correct elbow position with the elbow inward on the elbow line

Mai jong = closing the gap

Man = "to ask"

Man gurk = asking legs where the first motion sets up the second attack

Man sau = asking hands where the first motions sets up the second attack

Man sau chi sau = asking hand within sticky hands

Mo kiu chi sau = walking on the bridge sticky hands

Mo see = traditional lion dance

Mok lik = eye power with emotion

Mok jong or Mok yan jong = wooden dummy also the name for the wooden dummy form

Moon or mun = gate or door

say-i moon = dead gate which is closed

soung moon = live gate which is open

Mui fa jong = plum blossom posts and the name for the exercise of practicing on the posts

Ng Mui = the Buddhist Siu Lum nun who founded Wing Chun

Ng'an geng or ng'on geng= elastic power

Ngoi = inside

Ngoi bok = inside shoulder

Ngoi faan kuen = inside whip punch

Ngoi geng = internal power

Ngoi gung = internal chi exercises for fighting applications

Ngoi hurn = inside facing stance

Ngoi jung sin = inside line

Ngoi kwan sau = inside rolling hands

Ngoi moon kuen = inside gate diagonal punch

Ngoi moon chi sau = inside gate (position) chi sau

Ngoi ngau gurk = inside leg hook

Ng'on geng or ng'an geng = elastic power

Ngou sau = pushing and drilling while moving in chi sau

Oi or hoi = an alternative spelling for "outside"

Pai jong = horizontal inward elbow strike

Pak da = simultaneous pushing palm block and punch

Pak do = catching knives block

Pak gurk = inside kick with the sole of the foot with the knee bent

Pak sau = pushing palm block or strike

Pak sut = inward knee block or strike

Pau jeong = flat palm strike with the fingers pointing down. This is applied to the lower body

Pau sau = lifting palm block

Ping haan geng = balancing or equalizing power

Ping sun = side turning body structure or position; this is not a Wing Chun position

Por jung = all techniques that control and "break" the centerline

Por si gan = breaking timing

Po bai or po pai = double butterfly palm strike

Poon sau = regular sticky hand motion

Pun doon = determination in a fight

Sa bau = the wall bag

Sam gung ma or sip ma = 3 angle stance

San sau = slow attack exercise

San sau chi sau = slow attacks in sticky hands

Sat gwan = opening the lower gate to inside or outside with the pole

Say bo = retreat and step back stance to deflect in the knife form

Say ping ma = low horse stance for pole

Say-i kuen = shooting punch

Say-i moon = dead gate

Sau = hand or arm

Sau gwan = retreating the pole

Sau jong = retracting elbow strike or block

Sau sik or sau sic = closing position in the forms

Sau wuun geng = equalizing the point and power; wrist power

Seng yum geng = sound power to emotionally trap an opponent

Seung = double or advancing

Seung bok = shoulder attacks

Seung chi sau = double sticky hands exercise

Seung dai bong = double low forearm block

Seung heun sau = double circling block

Seung jut sau = double snapping block

Seung kuen = double punch

Seung ma = front advancing stance

Seung pau sau = double upward palm block

Seung yan chi sau = double sticky hands with three people

Seung yan dan chi sau = single sticky hands with three people

Seung yan jou wai chi sau = moving sticky hands with three people

Seung yan lop sau = lop sau with three people

Seung yan man sau = man sau with three people

Seung tan sau = double palm up block

Si Bok = your teacher's Si-Hing

Si Dai = a male classmate who joined a school after you

Si Fu = your teacher can be either male or female

Si gan = timing

Si gan pui hop = the correct timing and power

Si Gung = your teacher's teacher

Si Hing = a male classmate who joined the school before you

Si Jay - a female classmate who joined the school before you

Si Jo = an ancestor within the system

Si ma = deflecting stance that braces the pole

Si Mo = your teacher's wife

Si Sook or si suk = your teacher's classmates who started after him

Sin = line

jung sin = centerline

ngoi jung sin = inside line

hoi jung sin = outside line

gung gek sin wai = attacking line

fong sau sin wai = blocking line

jung sum sin = vertical motherline

wang jung sin = horizontal motherline

Sing geng= raising power to destroy the opponent's structure

Sip ma or sam gung ma = 3 angle stance

Siu geng = dissolving power

Siu Lim Tau = "small idea form" the first wing chun form

Soang jong or wang jong = outward horizontal elbow

Soo gurk = sweeping kick

Soor jung = sinking elbow down to control the centerline so the opponent cannot move you

Sor sau chi sau = trapping sticky hands

Soung moon = live gate

Sum gwang = 3 joints in the arm equivalent to the 3 gates to pass

Sun ying = body structure

Sup ji sau or sup gee sau = crossed arm block in all hand forms

Sut = knee

Taan gwan = snapping the pole sideways

Tai = raising

Tai gurk = raising kick

Tai gwan = raising pole

Tai jong or hay jong = raising elbow

Tai kuen = raising punch

Tai or dang sut = raising knee block or attack

Tak gurk = low instep kick

Tan da = simultaneous palm up block and punch

Tan da gaan da = simultanteous blocking and attacking exercise

Tan do = locking knife block

Tan geng ="swallowing" or sucking power to duck or control attacks

Tan gurk = forward and upward leg block

Tan ma = drawing back stance from horse or cat in the pole

Tan sau = palm up block contacting on the thumb side of the wrist

Tan sut = outward knee block or attack

Tang geng = a rubber- band like power

Teut sau or tuit sau = freeing arm block

Tit kiu sau = iron bridge

Tik gwan = opening the upper gate with the pole

Tiu do = snapping up knife

Tiu gwan or tiu kwan = snapping up pole

Tiu or tio gurk = jumping kick

Tiu gurk = instep kick

To gwan or to kwan = going forward with the pole

Toi dit = take downs

Toi dit chi sau = takedowns in chi sau

Toi ma = step back and turn stance

Tok sau or pau sau = lifting palm block

Tong do = slicing knife attack

Tor chi si gan = delayed timing

Tor ma = step slide stance

Tou geng= power that "spits out" or bounces the opponent away

Tou ma = advancing forward stance in the pole

Tui ma = jumping stance

Tun gwan or tun kwan = retracting pole

Tung ma = retreating jumping stance in the pole form

Wai ji = a good position

Wan bo = crossing step stance in the knife form

Wan do = circling knife attack

Wan ma = step and circle into other stances in the pole

Wang or wan = side

Wang gurk = side kick

Wang gurk dok lop ma = side kick single leg stance

Wang jeong = side of palm strike with the palm down

Wang jong or pai jong = inside horizontal elbow

Wang jung sin = horizontal motherline

Wing Chun Tong = Wing Chun school

Won or huen gwan /kwan = following circle with the pole

Woot ma = flexible pole stance

Wu do = a strike with the knife hand guard

Wu gurk = blade edge of the foot block or strike

Wu sau = guard hand block contacting with the little finger side of the wrist

Wu yi sun - to return the body to a normal position

Wu yi ying = to regain the body structure

Wu yi ying bong sau = to regain the body structure with bong sau

Wu yi ying gum sau = to regain the body structure with gum sau

Wun geng, ngon geng, jut geng = jerking power

Yaai = to attack stepping down

Yaai hau gurk = to attack by stepping down on the opponent's rear leg

Yaai sut = to attack down with the knee

Yaan geng or daai geng = guiding power

Yang = everything that is strong, light, active male, etc.

Yang chi = the energy you inhale from air; oxygen

Yap jung lou = closing the gap

Yau = to relax; an essential principle of the Siu Lim Tau form

Yee gee kim yeung ma =the mother of all stances; the stationary front stance for developing all stances which means two knees going in stance

Yee ma = transitions between the stances in the pole

Yee ying bo sau = using your structure to recover your position

Yim Wing Chun = the young lady that Ng Mui taught the Wing Chun system to. She further refined and improved the system so it is named after her.

Yin = everything that is weak, dark, quiet, female, etc.

Yin and yang = a pair of opposites that constantly change. All things have both yin and yang and all things change

Yin chi = energy you exhale or carbon dioxide

Ying = structure

Yip Man = the late grandmaster of Wing Chun who taught publically which spread the system

Yon geng = elastic power

Yuen geng = patience energy also the ability to make the opponent move they way you want

Yut bo = turning around stance in the knife form with fak do and also going through the legs with the knives

Yut ge chon kuen or doi kou kuen = vertical punch