Wing Shun & Eskrima
Monday 6 February 2012
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Glossary
Wing Shun
Eskrima
A
B
Baraw
Work with a knife
Bart Cham Dao
Form of the 'eight cutting edges'.
Baston
Stick. Refers usually to the two feet rattan stick used to pratice Eskrima. The names Olisi, Garote or Pamalo can also be encountered.
Biu Ji
Biu Sao
Thrusting Fingers. An attack mainly used to strike the throat or the eyes.
Bong Sao
'Wing Arm'. Used to deflect a punch or acontrol of the wrist.
C
Carenza
Shadow boxing with weapons
Chi Gerk
The Sticky Legs. Like the work of Chi Sao with the ands, it develops the sensitivity of the legs.
Chi Sao
'The sticky hands'.
Chum Kiu
Corto
Short fighting distance
Crossada
Block and hit crosswise. Disarming form.
D
Daga
Knife
Dan Chi
Doble Baston
Double sticks. Work with two sticks.
Dragon Pole
Lu Dim Boon Kwan, six and a half point pole. The work with this weapon is the first armed form of the Wing Shun system.
E
F
Fak Sao
Strike with the side of the palm. Can be destructive if applied to the throat of a foe.
Fook Sao
An hand technic essential in the Chi Sao, with Tan Sao.
It is mainly used to control the opponent arm or head. But it can also be used for short range attack with the back of the wrist.
Free Sparring
G
Gaun Sao
Hand technique used to deflect attacks to the mid-section.
Gum Sao
The Spinning Hand used to deflect short range attacks like punches to the ribs or uppercuts.
It can also be used to make palm attacks as seen in Siu Nim Tao.
Guro
Teacher
H
I
I.R.A.S
Yi Ji Kim Yeung Mah, The adduction stance, with the hands in guard position Man Sao-Wu Sao.
Ikis
J
K
L
Lakan
Instructor
Lan Sao
'The bar arm'.
Lap Sao
Hand technic used to destroy the balance of the adversary by a short but intense pull.
Largo
Large fighting distance
Largo Mano
Stick fighting style at large distance
Lin Wan Kuen
The Chain Punching.
Lobtik
M
Man Sao
'The Searching Hand'. With the Wu Sao it forms the traditional guard of the Wing Shun.
Medio
Medium fighting distance
N
O
P
Pak Sao
'The Slapping Hand', a basic defensive technique made to deflect and control the arm of an opponent.
Palis
'Go with the force'. Block and hit in the same direction. Disarming form.
Panantukan
Bare hands boxing, using the technics learned with the sticks or the knife.
Pangamut
Work with bare hands.
Pangolisi
Work with the single or double sticks
Po Pai
Double palm strike.
Punio
Handle of the stick
Q
R
S
Scissors Gaun Sao
'High and Low Gaun Sao'. Double hand technique used to protect mid-section en high-section simultaneously.
Sidai
Younger brother, male student that have started classes after yourself.
Sifu
Sihing
Sije
Simui
Younger sister, female student that have started classes after yourself.
Sinawali
Fighting style with two sticks
Sisuk
Uncle
Siu Nim Tao
The Little Idea Form, first of the three bare hands forms of the Wing Shun.
Solo Baston
Single stick. Work with one stick.
Sumbrada
Drill with the stick
T
Tan Sao
'Palm Up Arm', one of the three most important basic hand techniques. Very effective for defensive purpose.
Tapi-tapi
U
V
W
WEKAF
World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation.
Witik
Wu Sao
'The Guarding Hand'. With the Man Sao it forms the traditional guard of the Wing Shun.
X
Y
Yi Ji Kim Yeung Mah
Also called I.R.A.S. The adduction stance, with hands in the guard position Man Sao-Wu Sao.
Yip Man
(1893-1972)
Founder of the Ving Tsun Athletic Association. He is considered as the 'father' of most of the modern branches of the Wing Chun and Wing Tsun teached all over the world.