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The key to Immorality is first living a life worth remembering---Bruce Lee

Martial arts 武术
kungfu功夫
form 套路
bare-handed and weapons 赤手空拳
Martial monks 功夫和尚
self-denfense 自卫
hand-to-hand combat 空手对决，手搏
weapons practice 兵器对战
health maintenance 保健
self-cultivation 自我修养
civilian society 平民社会
martial element 武术元素
jiaodi/ horn-butting 角抵
religious sect 宗派
wrestling 摔跤\角力
strike殴打
throw
joint manipulation
 pressure point attacks
no-holds-barred weaponless fighting手搏
how-to manual 攻略
hard and soft techniques
sword dance 舞剑
Sumo 相扑
Chinese philosophy 中国哲学
Tao Te Ching 道德经
archery 箭术
charioteering 战车的御者
six arts 六艺（rites, music, calligraphy,

mathematics
The Art of War 孙子兵法
孙子Sun Tzu
Taoist practitioner 道教创始人
Qigong 气功
Tai Chi Chuan 太极拳
Five Animals Play 五禽戏（tiger,deer, monkey,

bear and bird)
Taoist philosophy 道家理论（哲学）

Bagua 八卦
Brunken  Boxing 醉拳
Eagle claw 鹰爪
Five Animal
 Hsing I
Hsing I, Hung Gar, Lau Gar, Monkey, Tiger,

Bak Mei Pai, Praying Mantis, Fujian White

Crane, Wing Chun and Tai Chi Chuan.
training manuals (拳谱)
The Central Guoshu Academy (Zhongyang

Guoshuguan, 中央國術館/中央国术馆)
Jing Wu Athletic Association (精武體育會/精武

体育会)
School of martial arts 武术门派
Yang style of Taijiquan杨氏太极拳
families" (家, jiā),
"sects" (派, pai)
"schools" (門, men)
external (外家拳)
internal (内家拳)
northern (北拳)
southern (南拳)
 high jump跳高
northern styles tend to emphasize fast and

powerful kicks, high jumps and generally

fluid and rapid movement, while the southern

styles focus more on strong arm and hand

techniques, and stable, immovable stances and

fast footwork
Changquan and Xingyiquan.
imitative-styles (象形拳）
Basics (基本功)
Chi" (breath, or energy)气
stretching,
 stance work, rudimentary conditioning,

meditation and basic kicking and punching

techniques.
内外相合，外重手眼身法步，内修心神意气力。
Train both Internal and External.
External training includes the hands, the

eyes, the body and stances.
Internal training includes the heart, the

spirit, the mind, breathing and strength.
Stances (steps or 步法）
The horse riding stance (骑马步，马步）
Meditation沉思冥想
preserve the art's lineage延续武术
flow轻盈
flexibility灵活
balance平衡
coordination协调
"train your form as if you were sparring and

spar as if it were a form."
Application training 实战适应训练
Lei tai (擂臺/擂台, raised platform fighting)
Sanda (散打) or sǎnshǒu (散手)
Eighteen Arms of Wushu (shíbābānbīngqì 十八般

兵器)
Wude (武 德)  "martial morality"
no extremity (Wuji, 無 極) （无为）
Humility谦虚 
Loyalty忠诚 
Respect 尊敬 
Righteousness正义 
Trust信赖 
Mind心
wisdom mind 智
Courage勇气 
Endurance忍耐 
Patience恒心 
Perseverance毅力 
Will意志
practitioners (武术名师)
Fujian White Crane.福建白鹤拳
Five Elders 五大长老
 
Combination of softness and hardness 刚柔并济
Wing Chun咏春
Jeet Kune Do截拳道
martial arts society (Wulin, 武林)
Kung Fu movies" (功夫片),
Kungfu master 功夫大师
Master shifu 师傅
武术　Martial Arts
螳螂拳Martis boxing
铁头功iron head

太极拳　shadow boxing, hexagram boxing
八步螳螂拳8 step praying mantis system

刀　broadsword

钩　hook

飞功　chikung

剑　rapier

棍　cudgel

散打　free combat

匕首　dagger

盾　shield

双剑　double

拳法　fist position

叉　fork

猿形　ape form

如封似闭　apparent close

器械对练　armed combat

与眼平　at eye level

与鼻平　at nose level

上步盖掌　backhand stroke in bow step

仰身跌　backward falling

倒毛跟斗　backward somersault

平衡　balance

提膝平衡　balance with one knee raised

平衡练习　balancing exercise

摸胸反击法　against one who grabs your breast

抓肩反击法　against one who grabs your breast shoulders from behind

正面抓单手反击法　against one who seizes one of your hands face to face

身后抓单手反击法　against one who seizes one of your hands from behind