of Wihng Cheun
chen hua (M) [Common Usage] see chahm fa
Chen Pin San (M) [Master] a prominent master of Chen taijiquan and a sixteenth-generation disciple
chen qiao chuan zhang (M) [Hong Jia] see chahm kiuh chyun jeung
Chen Shen Ru (M) [Master] a prominent master of Chen taijiquan and an eleventh-generation disciple
Chen taijiquan (M) [Style] An internal style originating in Henan Province in northern China founded by the Chen family in the village of Chenjiagou. Said by some to be the original style of taijiquan, it is characterized by graceful and soft movements as well as forceful movements with bursts of strength.
Chen Tang (M) [Master] a prominent master of Chen taijiquan and a fifth-generation disciple
Chen Ting Nian (M) [Master] a prominent master of Chen taijiquan and a sixteenth-generation disciple
Chen Wei Ming (M) [Master] a prominent master of Yang Taijiquan
Chen Xiang (M) [Master] see Chahn Heung
chen xiang (M) [Medicine] a plant used in Chinese herbal medicine to treat asthma
chen xiang guai (M) [Weapons] weapons usually used in pairs resembling the Okinawan tonfa
cheokchu (K) [Common Usage] spine
cheokgolbu (K) [Hapkido] area of the arm between the elbow and wrist, which is used as a striking surface
cheolhak (K) [Common Usage] philosophy
cheolhak ja (K) [Common Usage] philosopher
cheon (K) [Common Usage] heavens, sky
cheoncheonhi (K) [Common Usage] slowly
cheoncheonhi ha da (K) [Common Usage] to slow down, to do slowly
cheong (K) [Common Usage] blue
cheong ddi (K) [Common Usage] blue belt
cheon gi (K) [Common Usage] internal energy from the sky or heavens
cheong jang geup (K) [Ssi Rum] 75.1-kilogram to 80-kilogram adult weight class of amateur competition
cheong saek (K) [Common Usage] blue color
cheon gweon pumse (K) [Taekwondo] seventh-degree form
cheonha jangsa (K) [Ssi Rum] championship title meaning "strongest man under heaven"
Cheon Ji hyeong (K) [Taekwondo] see Chon Ji hyung
cheuhng (C) [Common Usage] long in length
cheuhng keuih (C) [Common Usage] see chang ju
cheuhng kiuh dahng (C) [Weapon] horse bench
Cheuhng Kyuhn (C) [Style] see Changquan
cheuih (C) [Common Usage] fist
cheuk bang nakbeop (K) [Hapkido, Kuk Sool] side-falling technique
cheung (C) [Weapon] spear
cheung gon (C) [Common Usage] (lit. Spear Pole) a staff that has a spear head attached to one end
cheung jim (C) [Common Usage] (lit. Spear Point) the tip of a spear head
cheung tauh (C) [Common Usage] spear head
cheun jit (C) [Common Usage] Spring festival
cheun tin (C) [Common Usage] see chun tian
cheut ga (C) [Common Usage] to become a monk or nun
cheut lihk (C) [Common Usage] to make an effort
cheut maaih (C) [Common Usage] to betray; betrayed
cheut saih (C) [Common Usage] to be born; birth
cheut sang (C) [Common Usage] see cheut saih
cheyuk gwan (K) [Common Usage] gymnasium
chi (M) [Common Usage] to eat
Chibana Choshin (O) [Master] a master of Shuri-te, student of Itosu Anko, and founding president of the All Okinawa Karate-Do Federation; he named the "Kobayashi" lineage of Shorin-ryu
Chiba Shusaku (J) [Master] founderofthe Hokushinltto-ryu
chiburi (J) [Iaido] a movement found in virtually all iai kata; it is a large swinging motion intended to remove the blood of a fallen opponent from the sword blade
chi daan sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] single-arm clinging
chi dan sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] see chi daan sau
Chi Do Kwan (K) [Style] a Taekwondo school founded by Yon Kue Pyan in 1946
chidori ashi (J) [Bu-jutsu] a type of stepping movement in which one foot crosses over the other
chigiriki (J) [Weapon] a staff with a weighted chain attached to one end used in the Araki-ryu and Kiraku-ryu
chigusa (J) [Weapon] hard steel used in Japanese blades
chi gwun (C) [Wihng Cheun] pole clinging
chih (C) [Common Usage] to resemble, to be like
chihn (C) [Common Usage] 1 front, in front of 2 a Chinese measurement used in weighing herbal medicines
chihng faht (C) [Common Usage] to punish
chihn san (C) [Common Usage] the area of a broadsword that starts from the tip to the middle of the blade
chih pah lahp jing (C) [Baahk Meih] A ready position in the Baahk Meih Pah form. While in a standing position, the trident is held in the right hand behind the back with the point of the weapon facing the ground.
chih shao (M) [Medicine] red peony root; a light red root used to invigorate blood flow
chii kara (Ok) [Common Usage] (lit. From the Chii) Chii is equivalent to the Japanese ki and the Chinese qi. Chii kara should not be confused with chikara. Although they sound similar, they are two completely different ways of understanding the physical ability a budoka generates. The Japanese term chikara, meaning strength, refers to the physical power of a person whereas the Okinawan chii kara refers to the internal energy (ki).
chiisai (J) [Common Usage] small
chijireugi (K) [Taekwondo] uppercut punch
chikai (J) [Common Usage] close, nearby
chika ma (J) [Common Usage] a close-range position in which either opponent can attack without stepping forward
chikara (J) [Common Usage] strength, power
chikara gami (J) [Sumo] (lit. Strength Paper) a small piece of white paper used by a rikishi to wipe his mouth after rinsing it out with chikara mizu before a match
chikara ishi (O) [Karate] a stone with a handle drilled into it used as a weight training device, mainly for the wrists, shoulders, and forearms
chikara mizu (J) [Sumo] (lit. Strength Water) water used by rikishi to rinse the mouth in symbolic purification prior to a bout
chikayoru (J) [Common Usage] to shorten the distance between yourself and someone else
chikujo-jutsu (J) [Bu-jutsu] the art of fortification, both for permanent and field structures
chi kung (M) [Common Usage] see qigong
Chikurin-ha Heiki-ryu (J) [Kyudo] a classical school of kyudo
chikuto (J) [Kendo] see shinai
chi kwun (C) [Wihng Cheun] see chi gwun
chil (K) [Common Usage] seven
childan (K) [Common Usage] seventh-degree black belt
chil geup (K) [Common Usage] seventh rank under black belt
chilsip (K) [Common Usage] seventy
Chi Lung Feng (M) [Master] see Ji Long Feng
chim (K) [Common Usage] acupuncture needle
chimei (J)