Attributed to Chen Wang Ting, this style of Taijiquan developed as the secret style of the Chen family of the village of Chenjiagou in Henan province. See Silk Reeling.Ĭhen shou (Chum Sao): Wrist pushing down low blockĬhen Jia Taijiquan (Chan Gar Tai Gik Kune): Chen Family Tai Chi Chuan. (see Buddhism below)īuddhism: (In Mandarin: Fojiao): An Indian and Chinese philosophy discovered by The Buddha.Ĭai jiao (Chai Geuk): Front toe kick with slapĬe chua tui (Juk Dun Toy): Side thrust kickĬhan si jing (Chan Si Bong) :”Silk-Reeling Practice” or “Spiral-Power Practice.” A set of exercises peculiar to Chen-style Taijiquan used to develop the coordination and strength that form the basis of internal strength. Characters from Chinese mythology.īo shou (Fak sao): Sweeping arm to strike open handīuddha: “Enlightened One.” The Buddha refers to an Indian sage by the name of Siddhartha Gautama who lived from 560-480 BC. Also Zuibaxian (Joei Baht Seen) Drunk Eight Immortals.

Baguazhang, or Bagua, is based on the Classic of Changes or Yi Jing (I-Ching) and is well known for its fast, evasive footwork, intricate coiling and numerous palm strikes.īai gong bu (Ban Gung Bo): Bow stance with heel raisedīa xian (Baht Seen): Eight Immortals. Strikes are not emphasized and Aikido movements do not meet force with force.Ī mi tou fo (O Lay Toe Fut): Buddhist greeting, a phonetic of Amitabha.īa gua zhang (Pa Kua Chang): “Eight Trigram Palm.” An internal martial art which emphasizes the use of internal strength in close fighting with circular footwork and body movements. A related form of therapy, Acupressure, uses finger pressure or massage instead of needles to accomplish the same goal.Īikido: “Way of Harmonious Energy.” A Japanese internal martial art founded by Morihei Ueshiba that emphasizes the use of internal strength in controlling the opponent’s momentum through techniques of locking and throwing. In Acupuncture therapy, needles are used to stimulate precise points on the body to rebalance or unblock the flow of vital energy within the body. Some words may have the same spelling here, but different tones when spoken so the definitions are different.Īcupuncture: (On Mandarin: Zhenci liaofa) One of the most widely known therapies from Traditional Chinese Medicine. Note that the Chinese language has different tones that are not reflected in the spelling of the words. When there are no parenthesized words, the pinyin and old terms are equivalent. Old spellings, usually from unsystematic Cantonese phonetic transliterations, are in parenthesis. This system was declared as the official system for the romanization of Chinese by the United Nations in 1995. All the terms are presented in Mandarin first using the pinyin system of romanization.

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