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