Tuttle Dictionary Martial Arts Korea, China & Japan. Daniel Kogan
[Karate] a term for a technique or strike that if executed with force and accuracy would be fatal; lethal
chim gam sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] front pinning hand
chim sul (K) [Common Usage] acupuncture
chimu (O) [Common Usage] liver
chin (C) [Common Usage] money
chin (M) [Common Usage] see chi yuhk
Chi Na (M) [Style] see Qin Na
chi nah (C) [Common Usage] anchor hand
Chinenshi Kyachu no Kon (O) [Kobudo] a staff kata practiced in Ryukyu Kobudo
ching (C) [Common Usage] see qing
Chin Gempin (J) [Master] Chen Yuanbin; a Chinese quan fa and pottery master who went Nagasaki in the early seventeenth century and taught several samurai who later created styles of ju-jutsu
ching jihng (C) [Common Usage] peaceful
ching jong (C) [Choy Leih Faht] balanced wooden dummy
ching long tan jaw (M) [Yang Taijiquan] see qing long dan zhao
ching luhng cheut seui sai (C) [Mouh Taai Gihk Kyuhn] see qing long chu shui shi
ching luhng daaih dou (C) [Weapon] long-handled green dragon big knife
ching luhng gaai meih (C) [Baahk Meih] a posture in the Baahk Meih Pah form in which the legs form a triangular stance with the left foot in front, and the base of the trident is swung toward the right front corner
Ching Luhng Yuht Daaih Dou (C) [Huhng Ga] (lit. Green Dragon Moon Big Sword) a weapons form using a gwaan dou
Ching Tihng Wah (C) [Master] a second-generation disciple of baguazhang
chin gum sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] see chim gam sau
Chinkon Kishin (J) [Shinto] a meditation technique practiced by the Omoto-kyo sect of Shinto
Chin Lauh Sik Kyuhn (C) [Ying Jaau] a hand form taught in this northern style
Chin Luhng Daahn Tauh Gwan (C) [Choy Leih Faht] (lit. Constricting Dragon Single-Ended Staff Form) a weapons form using a staff
chin ma (M) [Zhu Jia] see qin ma
Chi no kata (O) [Karate] a kata practiced in Kojo-ryu
Chinpugata (O) [Karate] a kata practiced in Kojo-ryu
Chinte (O) [Karate] an advanced kata in Shuri-te
Chinto (O) [Karate] a kata from the Shuri-te schools of Okinawa, also practiced in some Tomari-te schools; referred to as Gankaku in mainland Japan
chi pa li zheng (M) [Bai Mei] see chih pah lahp jing
chipuru (O) [Common Usage] head
chirichozu (J) [Sumo] a series of ritual movements in which rikishi vow to the gods to fight fairly and honestly that is made before each bout
chi sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] (lit. Sticky hands) a training exercise practiced between two people for developing sensitivity in the hands and arms and to improve trapping skills
Chiseigangata (O) [Karate] a kata practiced in Kojo-ryu
chi seung sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] double-arm clinging
chi sheung sau (C) [Wihng Cheun] see chi seung sau
chi shih (M) [Common Usage] see qi shi
Chisochin (O) [Karate] see Shisochin
Chito-ryu (J) [Style] a style of Japanese karate founded by Chitose Tsuyoshi
Chitose Tsuyoshi (O) [Master] a student of Aragaki Seisho and founder of the Chito-ryu
Chiu Kauh (C) [Master] a prominent master of Huhng Ga who was taught by Lahm Sai Wihng
Chiu San Saam Gok Jin (C) [Jung Hok Kyuhn] see Chao Shen San Jiao Zhan
chiu sau (C) [Common Usage] push-hand technique
Chiu Sau Daan Tauh Gwan (C) [Choy Leih Faht] (lit. Chiu
Sau Single-Ended Staff Form) a weapons form
chi yuhk (C) [Common Usage] to disgrace
cho (C) [Kahm Na] see cuo
cho banjeon (K) [Taekwondo] elimination round in sparring competition
chobo ja (K) [Common Usage] beginner
chodan (K) [Common Usage] first-degree black belt
chodan ja (K) [Common Usage] person with a first-degree black belt
chogeup ban (K) [Kuk Sool] beginning-level course
chogeup hyeong (K) [Kuk Sool] beginning-level form
Choh (C) [Choy Leih Faht] see Choh Tauh
cho ho (J) [Nin-jutsu] the study of espionage and the recruiting of agents
Choh Tauh (C) [Choy Leih Faht] Farmer's Hoe form
choi (C) [Common Usage] vegetables
Choi Hong-Hi (K) [Master] founder of Taekwondo
choih pun yuhn (C) [Common Usage] see ping pan yuan
choijong gyeolseung (K) [Taekwondo] final match in sparring competition
Choi Yahp Bo Kyuhn (C) [Sai Chong Baahk Hok Kyuhn] a hand form
Choi Yeong hyeong (K) [Taekwondo] see Choi Yong hyung
Choi Yeuhng Daaih Dou (C) [Choy Leih Faht] (lit. Choy Yeung's Long-Handled Broadsword Form) a weapons form
Choi Yong hyung (K) [Taekwondo] form named after a Koryo dynasty general
Choi Yong-Sul (K) [Master] the founder of Hapkido; he is said to have learned Daito-Ryu aiki-jutsu from Takeda Sokaku in Japan
chojeom (K) [Common Usage] focus, focal point
chojeom eul matchu da (K) [Common Usage] to focus
chokusen (J) [Common Usage] (in a) straight line
choku to (J) [Weapon] a sword without any curvature
chong (K) [Common Usage] gun
chon gake (J) [Sumo] a sweep and arm pull that results in the opponent's loss of balance and subsequent fall
chong bangeo sul (K) [Kuk Sool] gun-defense technique
chong bonbu (K) [Common Usage] headquarters of an organization
chong geom (K) [Common Usage] bayonet
Chon Ji hyung (K) [Taekwondo] Heaven and Earth form
chonmage (J) [Sumo] topknot
choon pei (M) [Zhu Jia] see zhun bei
choshi waza (J) [Common Usage] harmonious technique
Chosun sidae (K) [Common Usage] Chosun dynasty period (1392-1910), also called the Yi dynasty period
Chosun wangjo (K) [Common Usage] Chosun dynasty, a political entity that ruled the entire Korean peninsula (all of modern North and South Korea, but none of modern China), also called the Yi dynasty
choteki (J) [Common Usage] rebel bushi of the Tokugawa era; a term used by the regime when referring to the enemies of the bakufu
Choun no Kon (O) [Kobudo] a staff kata practiced in Ryukyu Kobudo
chou ren (M) [Common Usage] enemy
chou yeuhk (C) [Common Usage] see cao yue
chowa (J) [Common Usage] harmony
chowa suru (J) [Common Usage] to attain harmony; in aikido it refers to harmony of movement while training with a partner
Choy Ga (C) [Style] (lit. Choy Family) A southern style founded by Choy Gau Yih. It has its origins at the Shaolin Temple and was prevalent in the late Qing dynasty. This fighting style uses a variety of long-range fighting movements and is one of the five family styles