please note the words are loosely translated in italics
Vocabulary
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Pronounced
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In Chinese |
Translation/Meaning
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Bo
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bù
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步
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Stance or To
stand. We have 8 stances or bo.
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Chang
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zhãng
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掌
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Palm
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Chi
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qì
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氣
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Energy. The
natural energy your body produces, originating from the digestive tract's
nervous system.
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Ch'iang Shan
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qiáng shan
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強山
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Strong Mountain.
is our Grand Master Park Bok Nam's Pa Kua
"given" name by his Master (=Shizou) Lu Shuitian when he was officially
recognized as a 6th generation disciple of the Pa Kua Chang lineage. It is
also the name of our association, and the name of the Richmond, VA kwon.
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Pa Kua Chang
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ba guà
zhãng
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八卦掌
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Eight Trigrams Palm.
The lineage pa kua of kung fu trained at the Chinese
Connection under Grand Master Bok Nam Park and Lu Shui T'ien.
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Gun
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gùn
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棍
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Long
stick.
The long weapon cut from the wax wood tree.
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Jian
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Jiàn
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劍
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Straight, double-edged sword.
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Dao
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dao
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刀
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Single-edged saber.
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Kung fu
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gong fu
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功夫
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The patient accomplishment of an art.
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Wu Kwon
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Woo guan
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館
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Chinese martial arts school.
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Shizou
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shi zû
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師祖
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The Master's Master. The title given to our Grand Master.
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Sifu
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shi fù
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師父
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Kung fu Master.
"Teacher-Father", a reference used *only by students* of a
particular Master teacher in a kung fu school/guan. Or address our sifu as Mr. Buckman if you are not a student.
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Simo
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shi mù
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師母
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Master's wife.
(a) a Madam Teacher referred by her recorded disciples or (b) a Master Teacher's
wife generally referred by his recorded disciples. When a Master
Teacher's wife is also a teacher, the reference will stay the same as
"Simo."
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Tan t'ien
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dan tián
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丹田
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Heavenly container. At the region of your diaphragm, below the belly button,
it is believed that your natural life energy is stored here
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Wu shu
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wû shù
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武術
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Martial art. Today, wushu refers to the artistic sport created in the
late 1950's by Communist China.
Many stunt men and movies use wushu athletes (Jet Li) and opera stars
(Jackie Chan) for kung fu movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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Wu Tang
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wû dang
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武當
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Branch of kung fu that split from the highly physical
Shaolin kung fu training. Wu
Tang kung fu lineages are not based on religion or philosophy, rather they
are based on athletic training and the observations of nature (physics). The most important aspect of training
in our Wu tang lineage is physical development that incorporates chi
flow. Hence, Wutang is where the
Taoism started from.
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