YCGF Terminology

Taiji

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Taiji

Xingyi

Techniques

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an

àn

press

ba bei

拔背

bá bèi

taut back

ba fa

八法

bā fǎ

eight energies, eight methods

cai

cǎi

stamp

chang jin

长劲

cháng jìn

long force

chen jian

沉肩

chén jiān

sink shoulders

chen jin

沉劲

chén jìn

sinking force

chou kua

抽跨

chōu kuà

draw hips

ding jin

顶劲

dǐng jìn

pushing up fore

ding tou xuan

顶头悬

dǐng tóu xuán

lift the head

dong jin

懂劲

dǒng jìn

understanding force, level 2 taiji training

dou sou jin

抖擞劲

dǒu sǒu jìn

shaking force

dui

duì

intercept

fa

release a throwing force, attack

fa jin

发劲

fā jìn

release force

fu

covering

gai

gài

blanketing

gu dang

鼓荡

gǔ dàng

bellowing, undulation

guan chuan

贯穿

guàn chuān

go through, connect through

guo dang

裹裆

guǒ dāng

lift crotch

han xiong

涵胸

hán xiōng

hollow chest

hua

huà

melt, dissolve

ji

push

jin

jìn

type of force, ability or skill, level or standard

jin bu

進步

jìn bù

step forward

jing tan jin

惊弹劲

jīng tán jìn

surprised shivering force

kao

kào

shoulder, lean

li

gross physical strength

lian

lián

link

lie

liè

split

liu tun

溜臀

liū tún

tuck buttocks

lu

roll back

na

hold, control

nei jin

內劲

nèi jìn

internal force

nian

nián

adhere

peng

péng

ward off

shen ming

神明

shén míng

Illumination, level 3 taiji training

shi

shí

substantial

si yu

四隅

sì yú

four corners (non-cardinal) directions

si zheng

四正

sì zhèng

four straight (cardinal) directions

song yao

松腰

sōng yāo

relax waist

sui

suí

follow

ti fang

提放

tí fàng

raise up, drop down

ting

tīng

listen

ting jin

听劲

tīng jìn

listening skill

tui bu

退步

tuì bù

step backward

tun

tūn

swallowing

wai jin

外劲

wài jìn

external force

wu bu

五步

wǔ bù

five steps

xu

insubstantial

xu jin

蓄劲

xù jìn

store force

yin

yǐn

lure

you pan

右盼

yòu pàn

diagonal backward

zhan

zhān

stick

zhan gan

粘杆

zhān gān

sticking staff

zhao shu

着熟

zháo shú

practice skills, level 1 taiji training

zhong ding

中定

zhōng dìng

central equilibrium

zhou

zhǒu

elbow

zhu ji

筑基

zhú jī

build foundation

zhui zhou

坠肘

zhuì zhǒu

drop elbows

zuo gu

左顾

zuǒ gù

diagonal forward