Jeet Kune Do Terminology

Part I - General Terms

• Bai Jong – Ready Position • Da – Hit or Strike • Tek – Kick • Do – or “Tao” meaning “Way” • Elbow Origin Position – When your elbow is on your centerline & one fist distance from Stomach • Fist origin Position – When your fist is on your centerline & one fist distance from your chest • Ging Lai – Salute • Go Da – High Hit • Ha Da – Low Hit • Loy - Inside • Noy – Outside • Jeet – Stop or Intercept • Jeet Kune Do – Way of the Intercepting Fist • Jik Seen – Centerline, 3 parts- Mother Line, self centerline, Meridian Line • Kune - Fist • Kwaan – School • Lee Jun Fan – Bruce Lee’s Chinese name • Mook Jong – Wing Chun Dummy

• Doan Chi Sao – one hand Energy Hands training • Poon Sao – Rolling Arms • Look Sao – Rolling Hands with forward pressure & trapping techniques • Seong Chi Sao – Double-Arm Sticking Hands • Gor Sao – Chi Sao Sparring • Fon Sao – Trapping Hands

• Dai Si Hing – Senior Older Brother • Si Dai – Your Junior (younger kung fu brother) • Si Fu – Teacher or Instructor • Si Hing – Your Senior (older kung fu brother) • Si Jen – Your Senior (older kung fu sister)

• Si Jo – Founder of the System • Si Moi – Your Junior (younger kung fu sister) • Sil Lim Tao – First Wing Chun Form called “The Little Idea” • Yee Gee Kim Ma – Goat Plowing Stance (like in sill um tao form) • Yu Bay - Ready

Part II Specific Strikes

• Jik Jern – Straight Palm Strike • Dai Jern – Side Palm

• Pau Jern – Spade Palm • Biu Gee – Thrusting Fingers (finger jab) • Chop Chuie – Extended/Half Knuckle Punch • Chung Chuie – Vertical Fist • Gwa Chuie – Back Fist • Jik Chung Chuie– Commonly known as the Straight Blast. • Jin Chuie – Uppercut • Lao Sing Chuie – Overhead Backfist Strike • O’ou (Now) Chuie – Hook Punch (sometimes spelled “Now Chuie” due to the sound of the word with an almost silent “N”)

• Ping Chuie – Horizontal Fist Punch • Saat Sao – Slicing Hand, commonly known as Chop • Wu Chuie – Cross (as in Jab, Cross)

• Dum Tek – Stomp Kick • Gwa Tek – Inverted Hook Kick • Jik Tek – Straight Kick or Front Kick with Toe • Juk Tek – Side Kick • O’ou (Now)Tek - (sometimes spelled “Now Tek” due to the sound of the word with an almost silent “N”) – Hook Kick (commonly known as a round house kick in other martial art styles), Bruce Lee referred to the round kicks as Hook Kicks

• Wu Tek – Rear Leg Kick

Part III Defensive Terms

• Biu Sao – Thrusting Fingers Block • Boang Sao – Wing Arm Block (elbow up block) • Fook Sao – Bent Wrist Block or Hooking Hand Block • Gong Sao – Lower Outer Forearm Block • Jeet Sao – Intercepting Hand, as used in the shoulder or bicep stop • Jom Sao – Inward Chopping Forearm Block • Jong Sao – Sinking Elbow Forearm Block • Kwan Sao – Rotating Arms Block (uses both arms) • Tai Sao – Straight Arm Bent Wrist Upward Block • Tan Sao – Palm Up Deflecting Hand • Wu Sao – Rear guarding Hand

• Jeet Gurk – Shin Block • Jeet Tek – Intercepting Kick, Stop Kick

Part IV Trapping Terms

• Cow Sao – Scooping Hand • Gum Sao – Pinning Hand • Huen Sao – Circling Hand • Jao Sao – Running Hand • Jut Sao – Jerking Hand • Lan Sao – Horizontal Arm Block • Lop Sao – Pulling Hand • Lin Lop Sao – Cross Pulling Hand • Loy Jut Sao – Palm Down Pulling Deflection using the edge of the thumb/wrist area to redirect the force of a linear strike. • Noy Jut Sao – Palm Up Pulling Deflection using the edge of the thumb/wrist area (sometimes confused with Tan Sao, though they do look similar) to redirect the force of a linear strike. • Maun Sao – Front Hand, Inquisitive Hand, or Asking Hand • Pak Sao – Slapping Hand

• Loy Pak Sao – Inside Slapping Hands (on the inside of arm) • Noy Pak Sao – Outside Slapping Hand (on the outside of arm) • Tok Sao – Lifting Arm or Lifting Hand (lifting under the elbow(s) like you would see in the way the Mook Jong forms end) • Wedge – Failed Tan Sao or Bui Jee after using Pak Da. Can also wedge intentionally • Wong Pak – Outside Cross Slap • Lin Sil Dai Dar – Simultaneously Defend and Hit