What does Bong Sao mean?

The Bong Sao or wing arm is a deflecting technique that features quite heavily in the Wing Chun forms. It is performed by rolling the forearm out and the raising the elbow up.

What does Sau mean in Wing Chun?

Wing Chun Combat Terms

What does Gan Sau mean?

Gaun Sau is a Wing Chun technique and means splitting block. Gaun Sau is done high and low and protects from attacks.

Is Wing Chun Cantonese?

Wing Chun Kuen (咏春 traditional Chinese: 詠春拳), usually called Wing Chun (詠春), as well as Ving Tsun, is a concept-based traditional Southern Chinese Kung fu (wushu) style and a form of self-defense, that requires quick arm movements and strong legs to defeat opponents.

What language is Wing Chun in?

Chinese
These are terms used in the Chinese martial art, Wing Chun. They are originally colloquial Cantonese (or Foshan spoken slang). Thus, their meanings might be difficult to trace. Some of those terms are used in Jeet Kune Do, sometimes with a different meaning.

Who is the first Wing Chun master?

Wing Chun is the name of a system of martial arts developed in southern China approximately 300 years ago. Its originator, the Buddhist nun Ng Mui, was a master of Shaolin Kung Fu and used this knowledge to invent a way to take advantage of the weaknesses inherent in the other Shaolin systems.

What is Chi Sau?

Chi Sau, or ‘Sticking Hands’, is a Wing Chun training exercise designed to develop close range combat skills. The aim of Chi Sau is to learn through touch any shift in an opponent’s body position which indicates an eminent attack.

What is a Sigung?

sigung Your teacher’s teacher in Chinese. Derived from si meaning teacher and gung means grandfather, your sigung is your “grand-teacher.” sijo The founder of a martial arts system. In Chinese sijo means “great- grandfather” or great-grand-teacher.

Is Wing Chun Mandarin or Cantonese?