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Work on the ground (including rolling)
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Work is the effort of doing, as opposed to thinking. Work is effortful and eventful. It is acting, sparring, moving, living.
What is called work in some martial arts, is considered Kung Fu elsewhere.
Yin is empty and insubstantial, yang is solid and substantial. Symbolizes the two complimentary yet opposing aspects of reality.
- Traditional Chinese: 陰陽
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Simplified Chinese: 阴阳
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Short for “quan fa” which means “fist techniques” — used as a reference to Shaolin Kung Fu arts.
Pronounced ch’uan
Hoong Ka Kungfu, Wing Choon Kungfu and Pakua Kungfu are known as Hungjiaquan, Yongchunquan and Baguaquan respectively.
The “quan” in Taijiquan.
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“Energy”, or vital life energy.
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A noble warrior-class, trained in the martial arts. A follower of Bushido, The Way of the warrior (for the Japanese).
A ronin is a samurai without a master, and is considered disgraced.
- Japanese: 侍, “Servant”
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The word ‘samurai’ is derived from the Japanese verb ‘sabu’, meaning ‘to serve’.
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This is the phonetic English form of two Pinyin terms:
- Ji (极 or 極), which literally means “ultimate”
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Qi (气 or 氣), which means “energy”, or vital life energy.
These two ideas are often confused because of this phonetic similarity.
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Qigong is energy training and makes use of a Zen state of mind.
The soft style of the Eight Section Brocade, or Eight Treasures Exercises, emphasizing Daoist exercise methods and aims, is arguably now the most popular qigong exercise set practiced all around the world.
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also known as Chi Kung
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- Taijiquan, where it is used extensively (although there are marked differences)
