Wing Chun Glossary
B
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
C
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
D
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
F
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
G
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
1. jing gurk =strike with the top of the heel just below the arch
2. wang gurk = strike with the outside of the heel on the little toe
side
3. soo gurk = strike with the inside of the arch
4. yaai sut gurk = strike with the middle of the heel downward
5. tiu gurk = strike with the instep with the toes pointed
6. jut gurk = strike with the lower calf and achilles tendon
7. tai sut = strike with the top or side of the knee with the leg bent
8. chai gurk = strike downward with the knife edge of the foot
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
H
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
J
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
K
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
L
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
M
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
N
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
O
Oi or hoi = an alternative spelling for "outside"
P
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
S
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
T
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
W
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
Y
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