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Wushu Terminology

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Terminology: Wushu Terminology

  • Technical Terminology Wushu
    • Wu shu
    • Kou shu
    • Gong fu
    • Ji shu
    • Qi ben gong
    • Lian
    • Lian wu
    • Lian gong
    • Pao bu
    • Pao qi lai
    • Huo dong
    • Huo dong kai le ma?
    • Ya
    • Ya tui
    • Xia cha
    • Xia da cha
    • Bu fa
    • Ma bu
    • Gong bu
    • Pu bu
    • Xu bu
    • Xie bu
    • Ding bu
    • Shang bu
    • Quan
    • Quan fa
    • Zhang
    • Gou
    • Tui fa
    • Ti
    • Ti tui
    • Zheng ti
    • Ce ti
    • Lihe
    • Wai bai
    • Dan pai jiao
    • Dan ti chong quan
    • Dan ti chong zhang
    • Ce shuai tui
    • Bian tui
    • Qian sao
    • Hou sao
    • Teng kong
    • Da teng kong
    • Teng kong fei jiao
    • Xuan feng jiao
    • Teng kong bai lian
    • Ce kong fan
    • Ce kong fan zhuan ti
      san bai liu shi du
    • Xuan zi
    • Xuan zi zhuan ti
      san bai liu shi du
    • Xuan zi zhuan ti
      qi bai ar shi du
    • San bai liu
    • Qian zi
    • Xiao fan
    • Gao ti
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  • Competition Terminology Wushu
    • Bisai
    • Caipan
    • Kaishi
    • Fen
    • Dian
    • Bsa dian ba fen
    • Ying le
    • Dui le
    • Di yi ming
    • Di er ming
    • Di san ming
    • Dao shu di yi ming
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  • Uniform-Bodyparts Terminology Wushu
    • Cai fu
    • Tou
    • Tou fa
    • Lian
    • Yan jing
    • Bizi
    • Kou
    • Jian
    • Ge bu
    • Shang bi
    • Xia bi
    • Shou
    • Xiong bu
    • Fu ji
    • Bei
    • Kua
    • Tui
    • Da tui
    • Xi gai
    • Xiao tui
    • Jiao
    • Xie zi
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  • More chinese martial arts terms
    • Tao lu
    • San da
    • San shou
    • Shuai jiao
    • Hui bu hui?
    • Hui
    • Bu hui
    • Lei bu lei?
    • Lei
    • Lei si le?
    • Bu lei
    • Wo tiao bu ji lai !
    • Yi
    • Er
    • San
    • Si
    • Wu
    • Liu
    • Qi
    • Ba
    • Jiu
    • Shi
    • Shi yi
    • Shi er
    • Shi san
    • Er shi
    • Er shi yi
    • Er shi er
    • Er shi san
    • San shi
    • Si shi
    • Wu shi
    • Liu shi
    • Qi shi
    • Ba shi
    • Jui shi
    • Bai
    • Yi bai
    • Er bai
    • San bai
    • Qian
    • Wu qian wu bai wu shi wu
    • Wan
    • Shi wan
    • Bai wan
    • Wu Bai Wu shi wu wan
    • Yi
    • Shi Yi
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  • Other chinese phrases & words
    • Hao
    • Ni hao
    • Ni hao ma
    • Wo hen hao
    • Ni ne
    • Xie xie
    • Ni shi na guo ren?
    • Ni zhu zai na li?
    • Ting bu dong
    • Bu ming bai
    • Ming bai
    • Ni shuo man yi dian ba
    • Man yi dian
    • Kuai yi dian
    • Chi fan
    • Hao chi ma
    • Hao chi
    • Ni he ba

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Martial art
Old term for Wushu
Wushu aka kung fu = skill
Technique
Basics
Train
Train wushu - practice wushu
Train wushu - practice wushu
Running - run
Run up - ( to our speed - faster )
Warmup
Did you warm up enough? - Did you get warm enough?
Stretch
Stretch legs
Doing the Splits
Doing the big splits ( side splits )

Stance techniques
Horse stance
Bow stance
Flat stance
Cat stance
Sit stance ( where your legs are crossed )
T-stance
Step forward ( no real stance - just a walking step )

Fist - ( also used as "style" for fist forms: Hou quan, xiao hong quan, ying quan etc.)
Punching technique
Palm - ( also used as "style" for open hand forms like: Ba gua zhang etc.)
Crain ( Hand crain position )
Leg techniques
Kick
Kick the legs. ( when you practice the basic kicks )
Straight kick
Sideways kick
Inside circle kick
Outside circle kick
Slap kick - Slap hand and foot kick
Single leg kick with fist punch
Single leg kick with palm punch
Sidekick
Roundhousekick
Frontsweep
Backsweep
Jump
Doing the jumps
Flying frontkick
Whirlwind kick
Lotuskick
Cartwheel without hands
Cartwheel without hands and a full rotation of 360 degrees
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Butterfly kick
Butterfly twist 360
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Butterfly twist 720 degrees
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A wushu slangword for the butterflytwist 360
Roundoff
Tumbling / back handsprings and flips
Backflip

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Competition
Referee
Begin - Start
Point
Dot or komma
8,8 points
Winning - win
Losing - lost
First place
Second place
Thrid place
Last place ( lit: First place from behind )

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Uniform used for competitions
Head
Hair
Face
Eyes
Nose
Mouth
Shoulders
Arms
Upper arms
Forearms
Hands
Chest
Abdominals
Back
Hips
Legs
Thighs
Kneess

Calfs
Feet
Shoes
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Forms ( artistic- performance wushu )
Chinese kickboxing
Chinese kickboxing ( other word )
Chinese wrestling
Can you do it ( this exercise ) ( lit: can not can?)
Yes ( lit: can ) ( for yes, alwas repeat the verb )
No ( lit: not can ) ( for no, always say bu and then repeat the verb )
Are you exhausted ( lit: exhausted not exhausted )
Yes ( lit: exhausted )
Very very exhausted ( lit: exhausted deadly )
No ( lit: not exhausted )
I can't jump up ( I cannot do this jump )

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Good
Hello ( lit: you good )
How are you ( lit: you good ? )
I am fine ( lit: I very good )
And you? - What about you?
Thank you
Which country are you from?
Where do you live?
Don't understand
Don't understand ( the meaning )
Understand ( I understand! )
Pleas speak abit slower
Slower!
Faster!
Eat
Does it taste good?
It tastes good!
Drink something!

 

 

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