Forms
As normally seen in English |
Simp. char. |
Trad. char. |
Cantonese |
Mandarin |
Meaning(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Siu Lim Tao | 小念头 | 小念頭 | siu2 lim6 tau4 | xiǎo niàn tou | little idea |
Chum Kiu | 寻桥 | 尋橋 | cham4 kiu4 | xún qiáo | seeking the bridge |
Biu Jee | 镖指 | 鏢指 | biu1 ji2 | biāo zhǐ | darting fingers |
Muk Yan Jong | 木人桩 | 木人樁 | muk6 yan4 jong1 | mù rén zhuāng | wooden dummy |
Luk Dim Boon Gwun | 六点半棍 | 六點半棍 | liù diǎn bàn gùn | six and a half point pole | |
Bat Jam Dou | 八斩刀 | 八斬刀 | bā zhǎn dāo | eight slashing knives |
Read more about this topic: Wing Chun Terms
Famous quotes containing the word forms:
“Your body must become familiar with its deathin all its possible forms and degreesas a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life.”
—Dag Hammarskjöld (19051961)
“The most passionate, consistent, extreme and implacable enemy of the Enlightenment and ... all forms of rationalism ... was Johann Georg Hamann. His influence, direct and indirect, upon the romantic revolt against universalism and scientific method ... was considerable and perhaps crucial.”
—Isaiah Berlin (b. 1909)
“I regret the unhappiness of princes who are slaves to forms and fettered by caution.”
—Elizabeth I (15331603)