Tai Chi Terms Flashcards
脚 jiǎo
Foot
膝 xī
Knee
腿 tuǐ
Leg
腕 wàn
Wrist
腰 yào
waist
垮 kuà
inner Hip joints
转 垮 zhuǎnkuà
turn hips across
沉 chén
To sink down
转移 zhuǎnyí
Transfer
掤 péng
Expand
转身 zhuǎnshēn
Turn/ rotate the whole body
八门 bà mén
Eight energies
捋 lǔ
pulling into emptiness energy
按 àn
Push/ downward energy
Waves coming down energy
挤 jǐ/ 擠 jǐ
Pushing energy
挒 liè
Splitting energy
採 cǎi
plucking energy
搂膝拗步 lǒuxī ǎo bù
Brush knee
肘 zhǒu
Elbow stroke
(Chỏ)
靠 kào
Shoulder stroke
白鹤亮翅 bái hè liàng chì
white crane spread wings
含胸拔背 hánxiōng bá bèi
Chest sinks inward, back pushed out backward
Explanation : chi will sink along the spine to the dan tian
虚灵顶劲 xū líng dǐng jìn
Head held upright
松腰 松垮 sōng yào sōng kuà
loose/soften the waist and hips ( groins)
So body turns easily and chi can sink to the feet
揽雀尾 lǎn quē wěi
Peng lǔ jǐ àn set
海底针 hǎi dǐ zhēn
Needles under the sea
十 字 手 shí zì shǒu
cross hands
搬 攔 捶 Ban Lán Chúi
Parry punch set
倒 攆猴 dào niǎn hóu
Repulse monkey
命门 mìngmén
Pressure point on lower back
中 定 zhōngdìng
Centre of equilibrium
阴阳
yīn yáng
twelve types of kua
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缩 胯 suōkuà
tUck the belly in
落胯 Luò kuà
Lower kuà to feet but still maintain Xu Ling ding Jin
坐胯 zuò kuà
Sitting position
塌胯 Tà kuà
The instant when you stop sinking and prepare to fajin
开 胯 kài kuà
Open the hip joins
送 胯 sòngkuà
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合胯 hé kuà
Close the hip joins, used when back leg is turning to lock a forward stance
转胯 zhuǎn kuà
Transfer the body weight horizontally from one leg to the other.
Ratio of weights between legs can be 4/6,7/3,2/8
提 胯 tí kuà
process of sinking to feet then lift body up using the renouncing force of the ground. Eg. lift one leg up in golden rooster
旋胯 xuán kuà
Spiral up movement of the hip joint, used when lifting and closing of the foot during horizontal step. Eg, cloud hands
脱 胯 tuōkuà
separation of the hip socket and the femoral head, used in kicking , bai he Liang chi
打 dǎ
Fight
Đánh
精 jīng
Energy/ force
气功 qīgòng
Khí công
太极
太極
Tai chi
Tai chi
发劲 fàjìng
Phát chưởng
马步 mǎbù
Mã bộ
云 手 Yún shǒu/ 雲 手
Cloud hands
野马分墨 yè mǎ fàn zhong
parting the wild mane horse
( flying dish)
高探马 gào tàn mǎ
High patting on horse
分 腳 fēnjiǎo
Low kick
单鞭 Dàn biān/ 單鞭
Single whip
手挥琵琶 shǒu hūi pí pá
playing the lute
式 shì
Form style
蹬脚 dēngjiǎo
Heel kick
闪通臂 Shǎn tōng bì
Fan penetrates back
收势 Shōushì
Closing form
如封似 闭Rúfēng shìbì
Separate hands, withdraw and push
玉女穿梭 yùnǚ chuānsuō
Fair lady works the shuttle
势独立 Shì dú lì
Golden rooster stands on one leg
起势 Qǐshì
Opening form
打虎勢 Dǎhǔshi
Tiger punch
练功 liàngong
Luyện công
对拉经 dùi la jìng
Pulling energy
云用 yùn yòng
Use
Dẫn dụng
发破 fà pò
Phá bỏ
龙 lóng
Dragon
意念 yìniàn
Thought of doing something
Ý niệm
投 tóu
Throw
接触 Jiēchù
contact
接触点 jiēchù diǎn
Contact point
推来 tùi lǎi
Push
Đẩy đi
弹簧经 Tánhuáng jìng
Spring force
引进 Yǐnjìn
Introduction
giới thiệu
连绵不断 Liánmián bùduàn
Lien tục khong đứt
不动 bùdòng
Do not move
不动前脚 bùdòngqián jiǎo
Don’t move the front foot
前后发劲 Qiánhòu fā jìn
Front and back fa Jin
指尖 Zhǐ jiān
Fingertip
发劲意念在指尖 Fā jìn yìniàn zài zhǐ jiān
Fa Jin projection using fingertip
控制 Kòngzhì
Control
Khống chế
系统 Xì tǒng
System
Hệ thống
住子 zhùzi
Support
Trụ trì